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Powder Diffraction - Spallation Neutron Source

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<strong>Diffraction</strong> from random polycrystalline material<br />

In a sufficiently large, randomly<br />

oriented polycrystalline sample<br />

(e.g. a powder) contains a very<br />

large number of crystallites.<br />

A beam impinging on the sample<br />

will find a representative number<br />

of crystallites in the right<br />

orientation for diffraction<br />

<strong>Diffraction</strong> occurs only at specific<br />

angles, those where Bragg’s Law is<br />

satisfied.<br />

Incident<br />

Beam<br />

Diffracted<br />

Beam<br />

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