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Title: Braggs and Superconductivity
Post by: Albertenouttaten on October 30, 2016, 12:33:51 pm

Hi everyone,

How did Bragg's X-ray diffraction aid in the research and development of superconductivity?

Thanks.

Title: Re: Braggs and Superconductivity
Post by: jamonwindeyer on October 30, 2016, 12:44:43 pm

Quote from: Albertenouttaten on October 30, 2016, 12:33:51 pm

Hi everyone,

How did Bragg's X-ray diffraction aid in the research and development of superconductivity?

Thanks.

Hey! You don't really need to be able to answer a question like this in HSC Physics, it's a tad beyond the syllabus just in terms of linking the two, but remember that Bragg's experiments taught us a lot about the crystal lattice structure of metals. It is an understanding of this structure which enables us to understand, research, and develop for the idea of superconductivity :) :)