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7. Diffraction simulator
seto edited this page Mar 23, 2026
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Crystal Diffraction simulates single-crystal X-ray and electron diffraction patterns.

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| Operation | Action |
|---|---|
| Left drag | Rotate |
| Centre drag | Translate |
| Right drag | Zoom in |
| Right click | Zoom out |
| Left double-click | Spot details |



Spots, Kikuchi lines, Debye rings, Scale, label options (Index/d/Distance/Excit.Err/|Fg|).





Toggle from toolbar; set threshold, colour, labels.



X-ray (characteristic/synchrotron), Electron, Neutron. Set energy or wavelength.

Parallel, Precession (PED), Convergence (CBED)

- Only excitation error
- Kinematical & excitation error
- Dynamical theory (Bloch wave, electron only)

Solid sphere or Gaussian. Opacity, radius, brightness, colour scale.

Number of waves, sample thickness.

Semi-angle and step.


See Appendix A2. Detector Coordinate System.
Detailed Bethe dynamical theory spot data with schematic.