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diffraction

[dih-frak-shuhn] / dɪˈfræk ʃən /


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"This was the first time that shock-compressed diamond was probed with X-ray diffraction all the way up to melting," said Millot.

From Science Daily Aug. 20, 2026

During that brief interval, the researchers needed to record several properties of the material, including X-ray diffraction measurements capable of revealing its atomic arrangement.

From Science Daily Aug. 20, 2026

The researchers also confirmed their conclusions using phase field simulations and electron backscatter diffraction measurements.

From Science Daily Jul. 10, 2026

Using this concept, the team designed and experimentally demonstrated a three dimensional singular dielectric resonator capable of confining light below the diffraction limit in all three spatial dimensions.

From Science Daily May 21, 2026

He had been collecting X-ray diffraction data from hemoglobin crystals for over ten years and was just beginning to get somewhere.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson




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