X-ray Diffraction (XRD)
the diffraction of a beam of X-rays, usually by the three-dimensional periodic array of atoms in a crystal that has periodic repeat distances (lattice dimensions) of the same order of magnitude as the wavelength of the X-rays (1).
Committee
Trace Materials
Date Added to Lexicon
Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)
ASTM E3294-23 Standard Guide for Forensic Analysis of Geological Materials by Powder X-Ray Diffraction. ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428, 2023.
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