Crystallography is diffraction

  • How to determine crystal structure from diffraction pattern?

    You are measuring the k-space (reciprocal lattice space) points with the x-ray diffraction.
    The Fourier transform of these points (provided you measured enough of them) gives you exactly the Bravais lattice.
    The Bravais lattice is the crystal stucture.

  • What is diffraction based on?

    All diffraction methods are based on generation of X-rays in an X-ray tube.
    These X-rays are directed at the sample, and the diffracted rays are collected.
    A key component of all diffraction is the angle between the incident and diffracted rays..

X-ray crystallography is the experimental science determining the atomic and molecular structure of a crystal, in which the crystalline structure causes a beam of incident X-rays to diffract into many specific directions.

Why is X ray diffraction suitable for Crystallography?

Diffraction occurs when a wave meets a set of regularly spaced scattering objects, and its wavelength of the distance between the scattering objects are of the same order of magnitude

This makes X-rays suitable for crystallography, as its wavelength and crystal lattice parameters are both in the scale of angstroms (Å)


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