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This webpage contains an interactive simulation that replicates the Davisson-Germer experiment of electron diffraction off of materials, a historically important verification of the wave-nature of quantum systems. This virtual experiment shows the maxima and minima pattern in the electron scattering as a function of angle. Users can control the size and separation of atomic scatterers, as well as the intensity and speed of the electron beam. Tools are provided to measure the resulting diffraction pattern, angles, and separations of maxima and minima. A plot shows the intensities as a function of angle and includes the ability to save and compare scattering plots.
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/informal/items/detail.cfm?ID=4472">PhET. PhET Simulation: Davisson-Germer: Electron Diffraction. Boulder: PhET, August 11, 2006.</a>
AIP Format
(PhET, Boulder, 2005), WWW Document, (https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/davisson-germer).
AJP/PRST-PER
PhET Simulation: Davisson-Germer: Electron Diffraction (PhET, Boulder, 2005), <https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/davisson-germer>.
APA Format
PhET Simulation: Davisson-Germer: Electron Diffraction. (2006, August 11). Retrieved November 19, 2025, from PhET: https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/davisson-germer
Chicago Format
PhET. PhET Simulation: Davisson-Germer: Electron Diffraction. Boulder: PhET, August 11, 2006. https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/davisson-germer (accessed 19 November 2025).
MLA Format
PhET Simulation: Davisson-Germer: Electron Diffraction. Boulder: PhET, 2005. 11 Aug. 2006. 19 Nov. 2025 <https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/davisson-germer>.
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@misc{
Title = {PhET Simulation: Davisson-Germer: Electron Diffraction},
Publisher = {PhET},
Volume = {2025},
Number = {19 November 2025},
Month = {August 11, 2006},
Year = {2005}
}
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