Ewald's sphere

The Ewald sphere is a geometric construction used in electron, neutron, and X-ray crystallography which demonstrates the relationship between: * the wavevector of the incident and diffracted x-ray beams, * the diffraction angle for a given reflection, * the reciprocal lattice of the crystal It was conceived by Paul Peter Ewald, a German physicist and crystallographer. Ewald himself spoke of the sphere of reflection.

Ewald's sphere

The Ewald sphere is a geometric construction used in electron, neutron, and X-ray crystallography which demonstrates the relationship between: * the wavevector of the incident and diffracted x-ray beams, * the diffraction angle for a given reflection, * the reciprocal lattice of the crystal It was conceived by Paul Peter Ewald, a German physicist and crystallographer. Ewald himself spoke of the sphere of reflection.