X-Ray Powder Diffraction
Diffraction of a beam of X-rays by planes of atoms in a powdered crystalline sample; the powders are prepared so they ideally represent all possible crystal orientations to the X-ray beam (adapted from Ref (1)).
Committee
Trace Materials
Date Added to Lexicon
Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)
ANSI/ASTM E3294-22 Standard Guide for Forensic Analysis of Geological Materials by Powder X-Ray Diffraction. ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428, 2022.
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