Ultrafast electron diffraction captures atomic layers twisting in response to light

A pulse of light sets the tempo in the material. Atoms in a crystalline sheet just a few atoms thick begin to move—not ...
Nature

Acoustic Wave Scattering and Diffraction in Waveguide Structures

The study of acoustic wave scattering and diffraction in waveguide structures lies at the forefront of both theoretical and applied acoustics. It encompasses the intricate processes by which sound ...
JSTOR Daily

Transverse Diffraction of Nonlinear Waves and Singular Rays

SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics, Vol. 48, No. 1 (Feb., 1988), pp. 1-37 (37 pages) We derive an asymptotic partial differential equation which describes the diffraction of a weakly nonlinear high ...
JSTOR Daily

The Diffraction of Radio Waves in Passing through a Phase-Changing Ionosphere

Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A, Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Vol. 209, No. 1096 (Oct. 8, 1951), pp. 81-96 (16 pages) The radio waves from 'radio stars' may suffer ...
AZOM

Principles and Applications of Laser Diffraction Technology

Light scattering as the basis for size determination of many objects has been explored for a long time. It was Gustav Mie, author of the Mie Scattering Theory, who studied gold nanoparticles in ...
Nanowerk

Understand X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) In Nanotechnology

Definition: X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) is a powerful analytical technique used to characterize the atomic and molecular structure of a crystal. By measuring the angles and intensities of diffracted beams ...