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X-Ray Diffraction JS Model
written by Wolfgang Christian
How did Rosalind Franklin discover the helical structure of DNA? The X-Ray Diffraction JavaScript Model computes diffraction patterns from first principles for simple apertures including a sinusoidal wave corresponding to a 2D projection of a helix as described in a paper by Braun, Tierney and Schmitzer.

"How Rosalind Franklin Discovered the Helical Structure of DNA: Experiments in Diffraction," Gregory Braun, Dennis Tierney and Heidrun Schmitzer, The Physics Teacher, vol 49.3, 140-143 (2011).

The X-Ray Diffraction JavaScript Model was developed using the Easy Java Simulations (EJS) version 5.  This beta release is distributed as a ready-to-run html page and requires only a browser with JavaScript support.
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Subjects Levels Resource Types
Modern Physics
- Biophysics
- Condensed Matter
= Crystal Structure
Oscillations & Waves
- Wave Motion
= Interference and Diffraction
- Lower Undergraduate
- High School
- Upper Undergraduate
- Instructional Material
= Interactive Simulation
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September 29, 2023 by Wolfgang Christian
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AAAS Benchmark Alignments (2008 Version)

4. The Physical Setting

4F. Motion
  • 6-8: 4F/M4. Vibrations in materials set up wavelike disturbances that spread away from the source. Sound and earthquake waves are examples. These and other waves move at different speeds in different materials.
  • 6-8: 4F/M7. Wave behavior can be described in terms of how fast the disturbance spreads, and in terms of the distance between successive peaks of the disturbance (the wavelength).
  • 9-12: 4F/H6ab. Waves can superpose on one another, bend around corners, reflect off surfaces, be absorbed by materials they enter, and change direction when entering a new material. All these effects vary with wavelength.
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Christian, W. (2017). X-Ray Diffraction JS Model (Version 1.0) [Computer software]. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14302&DocID=4655
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Christian, Wolfgang. "X-Ray Diffraction JS Model." Version 1.0. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14302&DocID=4655 (accessed 28 March 2024).
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Christian, Wolfgang. X-Ray Diffraction JS Model. Vers. 1.0. Computer software. 2017. 28 Mar. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14302&DocID=4655>.
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