X-ray Diffraction

Scattering from Periodic

Structures
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F   n ( r )e  ik r
dV
Röntgen Max von Laue

x-ray diffraction from a single crystal YALO3 sample

(yttrium aluminum perovskite)
Bragg, William Henry & William Lawrence
Bragg’s Model

2d sin( )  n
 X-ray Diffraction
Techniques

“White” x-rays, fixed sample:

Laue Method

Monochromatic x-rays, rotating sample:

Rotating Crystal Method
Powder Method

2d sin( )  n
X-ray diffraction pattern for a single alum crystal.
Image by Dr H. J. Milledge, Department of Geology, University
College, London
Rosalind Franklin's x-ray diffraction image of DNA.
Powder Techniques
Powder Techniques
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