Once the sample was delivered to the CheMin, it will be subjected to X-Ray diffraction.

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Electrons, being waves as well as particles, produce a diffraction pattern when transmitted through a crystal.

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Finally, gracefully curved edges on the baffle board diffuse frequencies of diffraction, producing an exceptionally vivid soundstage.

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This little miracle involves using tiny chip-mounted diffraction gratings and laser light passed over them via a scanning mirror.

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And when a wave meets an obstacle of about the same size as its wavelength, it is scattered in a process known as diffraction.

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The other is a novel diffraction technique, known as holographic projection.

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The light from the lines is directed to the appropriate eye using either tiny lenses or diffraction gratings over each pixel (the dots of which the picture is composed).

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Using X-ray diffraction will not only tell scientists what kinds of minerals are present in Martian soil, it will also provide clues to what conditions existed on Mars when those crystals formed.

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