Laboratory Procedure
neutron diffraction
neu·tron dif·frac·tion
Subclass of:
Crystallography
Definitions related to neutron diffraction:
  • Interference of neutrons that have scattered off atoms or molecules; used to determine crystal structure by measuring diffraction angles.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • The scattering of NEUTRONS by matter, especially crystals, with accompanying variation in intensity due to interference effects. It is useful in CRYSTALLOGRAPHY and POWDER DIFFRACTION.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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