{"title":"Powder diffraction: what's in a name?","authors":"Robert B Von Dreele","doi":"10.1107/S0108270113028503","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The development of powder diffraction is briefly described; the extent of this development from studies of metals to protein crystal structures shows that powder diffraction is at the cutting edge of crystallography. A new name `polycrystallography' is proposed for these endeavours. </p>","PeriodicalId":7368,"journal":{"name":"Acta crystallographica. Section C, Crystal structure communications","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8000,"publicationDate":"2013-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1107/S0108270113028503","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Acta crystallographica. Section C, Crystal structure communications","FirstCategoryId":"92","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1107/S0108270113028503","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2013/11/8 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The development of powder diffraction is briefly described; the extent of this development from studies of metals to protein crystal structures shows that powder diffraction is at the cutting edge of crystallography. A new name `polycrystallography' is proposed for these endeavours.
期刊介绍:
Acta Crystallographica Section C: Structural Chemistry is continuing its transition to a journal that publishes exciting science with structural content, in particular, important results relating to the chemical sciences. Section C is the journal of choice for the rapid publication of articles that highlight interesting research facilitated by the determination, calculation or analysis of structures of any type, other than macromolecular structures. Articles that emphasize the science and the outcomes that were enabled by the study are particularly welcomed. Authors are encouraged to include mainstream science in their papers, thereby producing manuscripts that are substantial scientific well-rounded contributions that appeal to a broad community of readers and increase the profile of the authors.