释义 |
de·bye-scher·rer method \dəˈbīˈsherə(r)-\ noun Usage: usually capitalized D&S Etymology: after P. J. W. Debye and Paul Scherrer b1890 Swiss physicist : a method of forming a diffraction pattern by directing a beam of X rays onto an aggregate of small crystals (as in the powdered form of a substance) and by photographing the pattern so formed to provide a means of identifying crystalline substances |