Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Goniometer:
The portion of an
x-ray diffractometer
used to orient the
crystal
under study in three-dimensional space.
Sketch of a goniometer holding a
crystal
.
Related terms:
X-ray crystallography
,
diffraction
,
constructive interference
,
destructive interference
,
diffraction pattern
,
reflection
,
electron density map
,
ORTEP
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