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Diffuse Reflection of X-Rays by Single Crystals

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IN a recent letter, A. Taylor and D. Laidler1 describe anomalous reflections to be found on photographs of graphite taken with cobalt Kα radiation, and suggest that these may be similar to the diffuse spots to be found on well-exposed Laue photographs.

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  1. NATURE, 146, 130 (1940).

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  2. Lonsdale, K., and Smith, H., Phil Mag. (7), 28, 614 (1939).

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LONSDALE, K., KNAGGS, I. & SMITH, H. Diffuse Reflection of X-Rays by Single Crystals. Nature 146, 332–333 (1940). https://doi.org/10.1038/146332a0

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