Application of X-ray diffraction technique?

Question

Uses of X-ray diffraction technique

Answer 1

To determine the 3-dimensional structures of proteins and nucleic acids.

Answer 2

Single crystal materials are finding more use in industrial applications everyday. From the microelectronics industry which uses silicon and gallium arsenide single crystal substrates in integrated circuit production, to the aerospace and power generation industries which are producing single crystal, nickel based alloy, turbine blades, there is a need to fully characterize these materials. Because the quality assurance requirements for one industry are not necessarily those of another, a characterization technique which can be tailored to the needs of a particular industry is desirable. One technique which has proven to be useful in a variety of single crystal inspection applications is x-ray diffraction topography[1-11].This paper describes the details of an x-ray diffraction topographic system which was used and shows topographic images illustrating the utility of the system as applied to nickel based alloy, turbine blades, quartz resonators, and silicon carbides substrates