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

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

It underwent structural and compositional analysis using various techniques, including X-ray diffraction, Rietveld analysis, inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry, and selected-area electron diffraction.

From Science Daily

The authors analysed the crystal structures using a technique known as relativistic ultrafast electron diffraction.

From Nature

These microscopes would be the same as those currently used in structural biology, but would have detectors that are optimized for electron diffraction, and stages that have a greater tilt range and that can be more finely controlled.

From Nature

A technique called 3D electron diffraction, which has long been used by inorganic chemists and material scientists, is set to revamp organic chemistry.

From Nature