X-ray crystallography noun

The study of crystal structures as shown by their diffraction of X-rays

X-ray diffraction noun

The characteristic interference pattern produced by X-rays passing through a crystal structure

X-ray micrography noun

The preparation, and study through the microscope, of radiographs obtained by means of X-rays

X-ray spectrum noun

A wavelength or frequency diagram in which a series of lines indicate by their positions the energy of the X-rays emitted by a body as the result of electron bombardment

X-ray telescope noun

A telescope designed to investigate the emission of X-rays from stars, etc

X-ray therapy noun

The use of X-rays for medical treatment

X-ray tube noun

A tube enclosing a vacuum, in which X-rays are emitted from a metal target placed obliquely opposite to an incandescent cathode whose high-energy electrons impinge on the target

characteristic X-rays

Secondary X-rays emitted when X-rays fall on matter, which contain monochromatic radiations that vary in wavelength according to the atoms from which they are scattered