Dear Alberto, I agree with you, but there are also 'great' professors of crystallography that say "powder diffraction spectra". Davide
-----Messaggio originale----- Da: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Inviato: giovedì 11 febbraio 2010 14.52 A: [email protected] Oggetto: diffraction patterns or spectra Dear all, I see that in scientific literature (also in high-impact factor scientific journals) the diffraction patterns are often referred to as diffraction spectra. But we all know that diffraction is not a spectroscopic technique. Should we pay more attention on this aspect when we write or refer a paper? What about? Best regards, Alberto
