X-RAY DIFFRACTION

ANALYSIS
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 Interaction of the radiation with the matter.
Elastic interactions - in which there is no lost in the energy

Inelastic interactions – with lost of the exciting energy.

X-Rays Interactions with solids

X-ray Diffraction – X-rays in and out but no loss of energy, elastic scattering of x-
rays
X-ray fluorescence – X-rays in and out but look at x-rays generated by secondary
process, inelastic scattering of x-rays
X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy - X-rays in and out but look for energy losses
X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy - X-rays in electrons out (secondary electrons)

No single techniques is capable of providing a complete characterization of a

material
A single crystal, also called The opposite of a single crystal
monocrystal, is a crystalline solid in sample is a polycrystalline
which the crystal lattice of the entire sample, which is made up of a
sample is continuous and unbroken to number of smaller crystals
the edges of the sample, with no grain known as crystallites. Usually
boundaries. those crystallites are connected
through a amorphous material to
form extended solid.