x-ray diffraction

Definitions

General Science

• noun
  (written as X-ray diffraction)
  the diffraction of X-rays arising due to the position and size of the atoms within a crystal, used to obtain structured information about a crystal

Construction

• The diffraction of x-rays by substances having a regular arrangement of atoms.
• A phenomenon used to identify substances having such structure.

Electronics

• (written as X-ray diffraction)
  The diffraction by a crystal of an incident X-ray beam. The angles at which the X-rays are diffracted are determined by the interatomic distances within the lattice, with the resulting characteristic pattern enabling the determination of the structure of the crystal. Such diffraction is the basis of X-ray crystallography.
• acronymXRD
  (written as X-ray diffraction)
• synonymX-ray crystallography
  (written as X-ray diffraction)

Nearby Definitions of “x-ray diffraction”

• x-rated
• X-ray
• X-ray astronomy
• X-ray burster
• X-ray crystallography
• x-ray diffraction
• x-ray fluorescence
• X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy
• X-ray image
• X-ray lithography
• X-ray machine

Contexts for “x-ray diffraction”

6 definitions in context
• General Science
• Construction
• Electronics