  Analysis with the characteristic functional of stochastic motion is used for
the gradient spin echo measurement of restricted motion to clarify details of
the diffraction-like effect in a porous structure. It gives the diffusive
diffraction as an interference of spin phase shifts due to the back-flow of
spins bouncing at the boundaries, when mean displacement of scattered spins is
equal to the spin phase grating prepared by applied magnetic field gradients.
The diffraction patterns convey information about morphology of the surrounding
media at times long enough that opposite boundaries are restricting
displacements. The method explains the dependence of diffraction on the time
and width of gradient pulses, as observed at the experiments and the
simulations. It also enlightens the analysis of transport properties by the
spin echo, particularly in systems, where the motion is restricted by structure
or configuration.
