Method: Diffraction
Diffraction refers to various phenomena that occur when a wave encounters an obstacle or opening - which may also be atoms in a crystal. Incoming waves bend around the atoms and outgoing waves build a diffraction pattern, which reveals the molecular structure of a material.
Please find below a list of diffraction techniques used at BESSY II. Select one technique to get to a list of BESSY II instruments that employ it.
Acronnym | Long name |
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Crystallography (biological macromolecules) | Crystallography (biological macromolecules) |
Crystallography (material sciences) | Crystallography (material sciences) |
Powder Diffraction | Powder Diffraction |
Single Crystal Diffraction | Single Crystal Diffraction |
Surface Diffraction | Surface Diffraction |
LEED | Low Energy Electron Diffraction |
XPD | X-ray Photoelectron Diffraction |
Time-resolved diffraction | Time-resolved diffraction |