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X rays (wavelengths from 0.5 to 2 Å), thermal neutrons (1–10 Å), and fast electrons (0.05–1 Å) are all used in diffraction studies of the three-dimensional structure of matter. Electron diffraction is not widespread in small-angle scattering investigations, which require a larger wavelength. Thus X rays and neutrons are used in practice only as a tool for structure determinations by the small-angle scattering technique.
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Feigin, L.A., Svergun, D.I., Taylor, G.W. (1987). Principles of the Theory of X-Ray and Neutron Scattering. In: Taylor, G.W. (eds) Structure Analysis by Small-Angle X-Ray and Neutron Scattering. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-6624-0_1
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