Analysis of the molecular short‐range order

Whilst the transition from short‐range order to long‐range order is not a sharp transition, i.e. there is a steady progression, there are metrics to judge the shorter‐range effects. These are described. Diffuse scattering occurs, from effects associated with both short‐range order and long‐range order. For convenience, and the special nature of the topic, we have kept these two aspects in this chapter. Diffuse scattering as a source of measurement error is described.

Whilst the transition from short‐range order to long‐range order is not a sharp transition, i.e. there is a steady progression, there are metrics to judge the shorter‐range effects. These are described. Diffuse scattering occurs, from effects associated with both short‐range order and long‐range order. For convenience, and the special nature of the topic, we have kept these two aspects in this chapter. Diffuse scattering as a source of measurement error is described.