晶体X射线衍射的发现及其深远影响

The discovery of X-ray diffraction by crystals and its great impact on science

1912年4月,弗里德里希、克里平和劳厄成功地观察到X射线透过硫酸铜晶体后的衍射斑点!随后劳厄推导出描述晶体衍射的著名劳厄方程.由于晶体X射线衍射的发现,劳厄于1914年荣获诺贝尔物理学奖.1912年10月,W.L.布拉格通过X射线透射ZnS晶体实验,推导出了著名的布拉格方程.1915年布拉格父子荣获诺贝尔物理学奖.晶体X射线衍射的发现对自然科学的影响是深远的.2012年是劳厄发现晶体X射线衍射100年,文章回忆了这段光辉的历史及其对科学技术所产生的深远影响,以怀念科学先驱们对科学技术的贡献,弘扬他们对科学研究的认真严谨的科学态度、勇于创新的科学精神和谦逊无私的品德.

In April 1912, Friedrich, Knipping and Laue discovered X-ray diffraction in a CuSO4 crystal. Later, Laue derived the famous Laue equations which explain the diffraction phenomenon. For this, Laue was awarded a Nobel Prize for Physics in 1914. In 1912 W. H. Bragg and W. L. Bragg received news of Laue ＂s discovery, and from X-ray diffraction experiments in a ZnS crystal they derived the famous Bragg equa- tion. For this work, father and son were together awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1915. To com- memorate the 100th anniversary of the discovery of X-ray diffraction, this article reviews the important con- tributions of the early pioneers and their historic impact on science and technology worldwide.