#diffraction when light passes sharp edges or goes through narrow slits the rays are deflected and produce fringes of light and dark bands
supertype: #optical_phenomenon__opticalphenomenon a physical phenomenon related to or involving light
subtype: #X-ray_diffraction the scattering of X rays by the atoms of a crystal; the diffraction pattern shows structure of the crystal
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