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    EMSE312 (3): Diffraction Principles


    Description:
    Use of X-rays, lasers, and electrons for diffraction studies and chemical analysis of materials. Fourier transforms and optical diffraction. Fundamentals of crystallography. Crystal structures of simple metals, semiconductors and ceramics. Reciprocal lattice and diffraction. Stereographic projections. Powder diffraction patterns and analysis of unknown structures. Laue backscattering and orientation of single crystals. Electron microscopy and electron diffraction. Chemical analysis using energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. Prereq: EMSE 201 and MATH 224.

    Course Offering Plan: Annually (lastest in Fall 2007)

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