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X-ray Diffraction Techniques

This teaching & learning package provides an introduction to X-ray diffraction. It describes the main crystallographic information that can be obtained and experimental methods most commonly used.

$Schematic of diffraction$	Aims Before you start Introduction Experimental matters Bragg′s law Single crystal diffraction Determining lattice parameters accurately Relationship between crystalline structure and X-ray data: peak positions, intensities and widths Powder diffraction Phase identification Oriented (or textured) samples Summary Questions Going further

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First created: April 2004. Completely revised: October 2007.