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Kinematical Theory of Electron Diffraction

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In this chapter, we develop the theory of transmission electron diffraction based on the assumption of single scattering or the so-called kinematical approximation.

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Zuo, J.M., Spence, J.C.H. (2017). Kinematical Theory of Electron Diffraction. In: Advanced Transmission Electron Microscopy. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-6607-3_4

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