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When we set up a crystal target and X-ray it, the crystal scatters the X-rays. By examination and noting the angles at which the scattering occurs, and also the varying intensities of the scattered radiation, investigators can figure out the structure of the atoms within that crystal structure. This is called X-ray crystallography, and it relies on what we call X-ray diffraction. The technology has been around for quite a while, having been developed in the early part of the 20th century.

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