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An extra stage has been identified for the first time that helps explain why ice can have a liquid layer at the surface even ...

X-ray diffraction (XRD) is a powerful non-destructive analytical technique used to evaluate crystalline materials and determine their structural properties. As one of the most widely used ...

Optical dispersion occurs when the refractive index of a material changes with the wavelength of incoming light. This variation causes different colors to move at different speeds in transparent media ...

Abstract: Two various versions of the Modified Volume Integral Equation Method (MVIEM) for solving the diffraction problem on a permeable, inhomogeneous body located in free space are presented. The ...

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XRD works by directing X-rays onto a crystalline material and analyzing the angles and intensities of the diffracted beams. The atomic planes within the crystal act as a three-dimensional grating, ...