Title: in situ micro-X-ray diffraction
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - <i>in situ</i> micro-X-ray diffraction
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.I03060
Status: current

Definition
Any technique which utilizes the diffraction of X-rays generated in a microstructural domain of a solid under bombardment with a finely focused electron beam, thus providing an X-ray diffraction pattern of this microstructural domain. The pattern can be recorded with a film either on the reflection or transmission side of the specimen (in the latter case the crystalline sample has to be a thin film or a small particle).

Related Terms
- diffraction: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/D01711
- film: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/F02366
- thin film: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/T06345
- transmission: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/T06477

Source
- PAC, 1983, 55, 2023. 'Nomenclature, symbols and units recommended for in situ microanalysis (Provisional)' on page 2025 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac198355122023)

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Citation: Citation: '<i>in situ</i> micro-X-ray diffraction' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.I03060
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