X-ray
crystallography (x-ray diffraction):
The study of crystal
structure,
and the structure
of the atoms, molecules, or ions
which compose the crystal,
based on diffraction
of x-ray photons.
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| Crystals | A diffraction
pattern caused by constructive
and destructive interference of x-ray photons. |
Deconvolution of the diffraction
pattern gives an electron density map, from which molecular structure can be determined. Here the structure is rendered as an ORTEP drawing. |