diffraction

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His research showed that plasma around the pulsar bends and spreads electromagnetic waves through diffraction, helping form the pattern.

From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2026

The team also conducted detailed materials analysis and neutron diffraction experiments at ORNL's Spallation Neutron Source, a DOE Office of Science user facility.

From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026

Watson became fascinated by the new technique of diffraction whereby X-rays were bounced off atoms to reveal their inner structures.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025

She was the most experienced chemist and an expert in diffraction.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025

He had been collecting X-ray diffraction data from hemoglobin crystals for over ten years and was just beginning to get somewhere.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson