<p>The unit cell space and reciprocal space are fourier transforms of each other. The unit cell indicates the stacking space between crystal elements. The reciprocal space is a similar kind of vectorial representation of the diffracted X-rays. The following reference explains it quite well, although it is not a simple concept. Unless you are smarter than me, you may have to read it 2 or 3 times to 'get it'. </p>

<p><a href="http://bama.ua.edu/~mweaver/courses/MTE583/MTE%20583_Class_17a.pdf" rel="nofollow">Reciprocal Lattices and Diffraction</a> </p>

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Gordon Stanger
<p>Could someone please explain what reciprocal space means in the context of of x-ray diffraction of a crystal lattice?</p>

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Reciprocal space in the context of x-ray diffraction and a crystal lattice?
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# Reciprocal space in the context of x-ray diffraction and a crystal lattice?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-08-29)

Could someone please explain what reciprocal space means in the context of of x-ray diffraction of a crystal lattice?

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### Answer by username_1 on 2016-08-29. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

The unit cell space and reciprocal space are fourier transforms of each other. The unit cell indicates the stacking space between crystal elements. The reciprocal space is a similar kind of vectorial representation of the diffracted X-rays. The following reference explains it quite well, although it is not a simple concept. Unless you are smarter than me, you may have to read it 2 or 3 times to 'get it'.

[Reciprocal Lattices and Diffraction](http://bama.ua.edu/~mweaver/courses/MTE583/MTE%20583_Class_17a.pdf)


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