Bragg scattering
Meanings
noun
- the diffraction phenomenon exhibited by a crystal bombarded with X-rays in such a way that each plane of the crystal lattice acts as a reflector.
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Etymology
Named after William Lawrence Bragg and his father William Henry Bragg, who proposed the idea in 1913.
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