Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Associated Concepts Facet
3. Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)
4. scientific concepts
5. physical sciences concepts
6. diffraction

Narrower term/s

• small angle neutron scattering

Anotations

Scope note:

The phenomenon, similar in principle to electron diffraction, whereby a beam of neutrons scattered by the regularly spaced atoms of a solid produces diffraction patterns characteristic of the solid’s crystal structure. Neutron diffraction may be used in place of x-ray crystallography.