diffraction

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Almost all the objects in this image are distant galaxies; the few stars among them are distinguishable by their six-pointed diffraction spikes.

From New York Times

Firing X-rays at the powder and measuring them as they bounced off — a process known as X-ray diffraction — allowed the team to work out its structure.

From Scientific American

Over a decade later, using a technique called electron backscattered diffraction, Jourdan and his team were able to determine if the returned particles of Itokawa had previously been impacted in space.

From Salon

One technique, X-ray powder diffraction, studies how an X-ray behaves when it’s trained on a mineral or other substance that has been ground into powder.

From Washington Post

The struts that hold the small mirror away from the primary mirror add six more diffraction spikes: Two visibly radiate horizontally from the center of a bright object.

From Scientific American