Part one of term paper
Many scientific applications have made great use of the wave nature of light. Until the first half of the century the nature of light remained completely a mystery. Some thought light to be a particle while others believed it to be a wave. Scientists now know that wave exhibits properties of both waves and particles. It is this dual natu ...

Part two of term paper
... of atomic planar spacing. Before getting into the specifics of the Debye-Scherrer camera it will be advantageous to beginning with the fundamental concept of simple harmonic motion as it relates to light waves. Simple harmonic motion is the condition in which a particle that is moving along the x-axis has a displacement function given by the following relation x = Acos(wt + f) where x is the position along the x axis A is the amplitude or in other words the maximum possible displacement w ...