X-ray microscope

X-ray microscope
X-ray microscope n an instrument in which X-ray diffraction patterns of crystals are translated into pictures showing the relative positions of the atoms in a crystal as if in a photomicrograph of very high magnification

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a microscope in which a beam of x-rays is used instead of light, the image usually being reproduced on film.

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