Preferred Label : diffraction;
IUPAC definition : A modification which light (or electron, neutron beams, etc.) undergoes in passing
by the edges of opaque bodies or through narrow slits or in being reflected from ruled
surfaces (or crystalline materials). The light waves, owing to their wave-like nature
appear to be deflected and produce fringes of parallel light and dark bands corresponding
to regions of constructive reinforcement or destructive interference, respectively,
of the waves.;
Origin ID : D01711;
- See also
A modification which light (or electron, neutron beams, etc.) undergoes in passing
by the edges of opaque bodies or through narrow slits or in being reflected from ruled
surfaces (or crystalline materials). The light waves, owing to their wave-like nature
appear to be deflected and produce fringes of parallel light and dark bands corresponding
to regions of constructive reinforcement or destructive interference, respectively,
of the waves.