Kikuchi lines in electron diffraction

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Kikuchi lines in electron diffraction are characteristic pairs of diffuse, intersecting bands in electron diffraction patterns that arise from inelastic and subsequent coherent scattering in crystals, and are widely used for precise crystallographic orientation analysis.

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instanceOf crystallographic analysis tool ⓘ
electron diffraction phenomenon ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Kikuchi patterns ⓘ
appliedIn grain boundary character analysis ⓘ
orientation imaging microscopy ⓘ
phase identification in multiphase materials ⓘ
arisesFrom inelastic scattering of electrons ⓘ
subsequent coherent Bragg scattering ⓘ
bandPositionDeterminedBy Bragg angle for the diffracting planes ⓘ
bandWidthProportionalTo inelastic scattering angle distribution ⓘ
characterizedBy pairs of diffuse bands ⓘ
sharp line intersections at zone axes ⓘ
contrastsWith sharp Bragg diffraction spots ⓘ
dependsOn accelerating voltage ⓘ
atomic number of the specimen ⓘ
crystal orientation ⓘ
crystal symmetry ⓘ
specimen thickness ⓘ
discoveredBy Seishi Kikuchi ⓘ
discoveryYear 1928 ⓘ
enables calibration of camera length in TEM ⓘ
high-precision orientation mapping ⓘ
geometryDescribedBy Kikuchi cone construction ⓘ
hasCause diffuse inelastic background plus Bragg diffraction ⓘ
hasPart Kikuchi bands ⓘ
Kikuchi line intersections ⓘ
intersectionsCorrespondTo zone axes ⓘ
namedAfter Seishi Kikuchi ⓘ
occursIn electron backscatter diffraction ⓘ
reflection high-energy electron diffraction ⓘ
transmission electron diffraction ⓘ
relatedTo Bragg reflection cones ⓘ
Ewald sphere construction ⓘ
linked to: Laue equations
requires crystalline specimen ⓘ
high-energy electrons ⓘ
partially coherent electron beam ⓘ
sufficient inelastic scattering to form diffuse background ⓘ
sensitiveTo small misorientations ⓘ
typicalElectronEnergyRange 10 keV to 300 keV ⓘ
usedFor crystallographic orientation determination ⓘ
indexing of diffraction patterns ⓘ
lattice parameter refinement ⓘ
space group analysis ⓘ
texture analysis in polycrystals ⓘ
usedIn RHEED surface studies ⓘ
scanning electron microscopy with EBSD ⓘ
transmission electron microscopy ⓘ
visualizedOn fluorescent screen in TEM ⓘ
recorded diffraction film or detector ⓘ

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Seishi Kikuchi → knownFor → Kikuchi lines in electron diffraction ⓘ
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