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Bragg's law
noun
, Physics.
- the law that the intensity of a crystal reflection of an x-ray is a function of the angle Braggangle that is the complement of the angle of incidence of the x-ray.
Bragg's law
noun
- the principle that when a beam of X-rays of wavelength λ enters a crystal, the maximum intensity of the reflected ray occurs when sin θ = n λ/2 d , where θ is the complement of the angle of incidence, n is a whole number, and d is the distance between layers of atoms
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Bragg's law1
First recorded in 1910–15; named after Sir W. H. and Sir W. L. Bragg
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Bragg's law1
C20: named after William and Lawrence Bragg
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