What are the applications of Bragg diffraction in material science?

[sashats]

A question;

What is Bragg diffraction? (X-ray scattering??)

What is to be done with it? (I read something about beam splitting and diffraction of atoms by changing the momentum)

Thanks.

 

[Adrian Baker]

Originally posted by sashats
A question;

What is Bragg diffraction? (X-ray scattering??)

What is to be done with it? (I read something about beam splitting and diffraction of atoms by changing the momentum)

Thanks.

The X rays used are of a similar wavelength as the atomic spacings of many crystals. The X rays therefore diffract when entering a crystal and the diffraction pattern can be used to work out the atomic spacings and crystal structure of the material.

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