diffraction
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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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