Diffractometer
![Bruker X8 Apex diffractometer at the University of Arizona Department of Geosciences](/Images/godic/202501/09/Arizona_Geosciences_Student_Club_0035349.jpg")
![The detector end of a simple x-ray diffractometer with an area detector. The direction of the X-rays is indicated with the red arrow.](/Images/godic/202501/09/2D_x-ray_diffractometer_at_University_of_Helsinki_in_English5350.JPG")
A diffractometer (pronunciation: di-"frak-'tä-m&-t&r) is a measuring instrument for analyzing the structure of a material from the scattering pattern produced when a beam of radiation or particles (such as X-rays or neutrons) interacts with it.