X-ray crystallography Summary

Everything you need to understand or teach X-ray crystallography.

  • 4 Encyclopedia Articles

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Encyclopedia Articles (4)

1,755 words, approx. 6 pages
X-Ray Crystallography X-ray crystallography is an experimental technique for determining the arrangement of atoms in a crystalline material using highly energetic electromagnetic radiation. X-ray crys... Read more
646 words, approx. 3 pages
X-Ray Diffraction Max von Laue (1879-1960) recognized that the regularly spaced planes of atoms and molecules in crystals resemble a diffraction grating. He and his coworkers, W. Friedrich and P. Knip... Read more
373 words, approx. 2 pages
X-Ray Crystallography X-ray Crystallography is the study and determination of crystalline structures through x-ray diffraction techniques. In 1953, Watson and Crick used x-ray crystallography to disco... Read more
563 words, approx. 2 pages
X-Ray Crystallography X-ray crystallography is a process by which the extremely fine atomic structure of many crystals can be examined and recorded. It was first developed not as a research tool but a... Read more