VERB + DIFFRACTION
results
DIFFRACTION + NOUN
techniques
noun
The bending of a wave around an obstacle.
The breaking up of an electromagnetic wave as it passes a geometric structure (e.g. a slit), followed by reconstruction of the wave by interference.
Mary's monograph on crystal structures devoted an entire chapter to X-ray diffraction techniques.
The results of the diffraction experiments were presented in a clear tabular format.