The Game of Diffraction

Ever wondered how single-crystal diffraction works, and how we can predict where the Bragg peaks will emerge on the detector?

Try the game, made using xrays_on_detector, an open-source package for six-circle diffraction.

You are free to reorient the sample, drive the goniometer circles, change the detector model and its distance, and tune the X-ray energy, then watch the diffraction pattern each configuration produces for a range of crystals. You can also drive the detector arm onto a particular hkl reflection.

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