blocking geometry

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.09367
Experimental arrangement wherein the atom rows or planes of a single-crystal target are aligned parallel to a vector from the sample to the detector.
Source:
PAC, 2020, 92, 1781. 'Glossary of methods and terms used in surface chemical analysis (IUPAC Recommendations 2020)' on page 1832 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2019-0404)