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110 Chapter 4<br />

Close examination <strong>of</strong> the rings reveals that they consist <strong>of</strong> a large number<br />

<strong>of</strong> spots, each arising from Bragg reflection from an individual crystallite.<br />

Equation (4.21) predicts only the radial angle (� = 2�B) that determines the<br />

distance <strong>of</strong> a spot from the center <strong>of</strong> the diffraction pattern. The azimuthal<br />

angle � <strong>of</strong> a spot is determined by the azimuthal orientation <strong>of</strong> a crystallite<br />

about the incident-beam direction (the optic axis). Because the grains in a<br />

polycrystalline specimen are randomly oriented, diffraction spots occur at all<br />

azimuthal angles and give the appearance <strong>of</strong> continuous rings if many grains<br />

lie within the path <strong>of</strong> the electron beam (grain size

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