Every year, thousands of new materials are created, yet many never reach their full potential because their applications aren ...

X-ray diffraction to obtain high-resolution maps of intra-granular stress in the sandstone. By combining stress mapping with ...

Figure 1: a) Stationary diffraction pattern of cBN powder, integrated over the Debye-Scherrer rings, measured with femtosecond x-ray pulses as a function of the diffraction angle 2θ. b) Transient ...

To complete the demonstration, [Steve] then used diffraction to image the helical tungsten filament of an incandescent light bulb. Shining a laser through the helix resulted in a pattern bearing a ...

A team led by researchers from the Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, has discovered brand new interference patterns in twisted two-dimensional tungsten ditelluride lattices.

If the diffraction pattern is not clear, then the sample may not be pure and will be purified at this point. But other factors can prevent a diffraction pattern from being generated including a ...

Today, scientists can take an X-ray diffraction pattern, measure the angles of each scattered X-ray beam and use computer software to determine the atomic makeup of any crystal they come across.

The diffraction patterns created by X-rays are due to interaction with valance electrons and their spatial distribution. Electron beams detect the charge distribution in atomic nuclei and their ...