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Using lasers to demonstrate refraction, diffraction, and dispersion
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Using a red and green laser the phenomenon of refraction and diffraction can be demonstrated relatively easily in the classroom. Also the difference in dispersion with a prism (normal dispersion) and dispersion with a grating (which follows the Bragg equation) can be shown.
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Using Overhead Projector to Simulate X-ray Diffraction Experiments
Veljko DragojlovicJournal of Chemical Education1999 76 (9), 1240Using Overhead Projector to Simulate X-ray Diffraction Experiments
Veljko DragojlovicJournal of Chemical Education1999 76 (9), 1240A demonstration to simulate X-ray diffraction experiments can be performed using an overhead projector. The glass surface of the overhead projector is covered with a piece of cardboard that has an 8-mm circular or square hole in the center. The projector ...
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- Received: August 03, 2009
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