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Neutron Diffraction Proposal

United States of America · Science / Physics. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1944

Ernest Wollan1944

Oak Ridge · Science / Physics

Proposes using reactor neutrons and a modified diffraction instrument to study crystal structure.

Names involved

Ernest Wollan

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