Title: transmission high energy electron diffraction
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - transmission high energy electron diffraction
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.T06483
Status: current

Definition
Any technique which is based on the diffraction of high energy electrons (\(E_{0} = 10{-}200\ \rm{keV}\)) in crystalline materials and evaluation of the angular distribution of the transmitted electrons. The diffraction pattern represents an image of the reciprocal lattice and therefore contains information about crystal structure. This technique is also often called selected area electron diffraction (SAED). For consistency with other electron diffraction techniques, however, the term THEED is recommended.

Related Terms
- angular distribution: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/A00351
- consistency: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/C01279
- diffraction: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/D01711

Source
- Orange Book, 2nd ed., p. 248 (https://media.iupac.org/publications/analytical_compendium/)

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Citation: Citation: 'transmission high energy electron 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.T06483
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