diffraction
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"We found that the diffraction patterns themselves become chiral because the structure lacks mirror symmetry," explains senior author Masaya Notomi.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
The researchers also found that the diffraction pattern changed depending on both the direction and polarization of the incoming light.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
"Even better, our original inference of melting has now been confirmed directly with X-ray diffraction."
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
But he acknowledged that manifestations such as diffraction, interference, and scattering were inescapably wavelike.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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