electron diffraction

American  

noun

Physics.

1. the phenomenon whereby electron waves scattered by the regularly spaced atoms of a crystal produce diffraction patterns characteristic of the crystal structure and the wavelength.

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Etymology

Origin of electron diffraction

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

Using the advanced analytical facilities at GIGCAS, the scientists applied techniques including cryogenic three-dimensional electron diffraction and NanoSIMS.

From Science Daily • Dec. 26, 2025

Furthermore, to elucidate the role of the halogen bonds in the above-mentioned photoinduced sequential dynamics, the researchers conducted quantum chemistry calculations using the ultrafast electron diffraction results.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2024

Then, in 2013, Tamir Gonen, a structural biologist at the University of California, Los Angeles, developed a version of electron diffraction called MicroED, which could be used on large biomolecules such as proteins.

From Nature • Oct. 28, 2018

Figure 1c shows a typical cylindrical nanocrystal grown to 140 nm in length with the corresponding electron diffraction pattern and also high-resolution TEM images along the three MFI axes of similar nanocrystals.

From Nature • Mar. 14, 2017

Our work aims to develop a tabletop electron source capable of performing ultrafast electron diffraction on biological samples.

From Scientific American • Jun. 11, 2012