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  Geometry of Diffraction: Exercises     4 of 18
 

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Questions imageWhich of these statements regarding the geometry of diffraction is true?

If a beam ofcoherent waves is incident on a single layer of atoms, only certain angles of incidence which satisfy the Bragg law, give rise to a diffracted beam.

Bragg's law for diffraction does not depend on the spacing between the atoms in a single layer of atoms, but on the spacing of the layers of atoms in a crystalline material.

If a beam of coherent waves is incident on many layers of regularly spaced atoms, the diffraction angle increases as the spacing between the layers increases.

 

 
 

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