CRYSTALLOGRAPHY AND X-RAY DIFFRACTION

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: M S & E 350 or 351 , graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Apply concepts of reciprocal space lattice to X-ray diffraction patterns Audience: Undergraduate 2. Apply concepts of Ewald sphere to X-ray diffraction of single-crystal, thin film, and polycrystalline samples Audience: Undergraduate 3. Explain the relationship between real-space lattices and reciprocal space lattices Audience: Undergraduate 4. Derive the structural factor of various crystal structures Audience: Undergraduate 5. Index power diffraction patterns and determine the crystal structure and lattice parameters Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Apply concepts of reciprocal space lattice to X-ray diffraction patterns Audience: Undergraduate 2. Apply concepts of Ewald sphere to X-ray diffraction of single-crystal, thin film, and polycrystalline samples Audience: Undergraduate 3. Explain the relationship between real-space lattices and reciprocal space lattices Audience: Undergraduate 4. Derive the structural factor of various crystal structures Audience: Undergraduate 5. Index power diffraction patterns and determine the crystal structure and lattice parameters Audience: Undergraduate