multiwavelength anomalous dispersion

multiwavelength anomalous dispersion

[‚məl·tē¦wāv‚leŋkth ə‚näm·ə·ləs di′spərzh·ən] (crystallography) A technique for overcoming the phase problem by collecting x-ray diffraction data at several wavelengths around the absorption edge of a strongly absorbing atom. Abbreviated MAD.