Term: long spacing
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.L03624

Definition:
The average separation between stacked lamellar crystals, usually measured by small-angle X-ray or neutron diffraction.

Related Terms:
1) angle (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00346).
2) neutron (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.N04116).
3) diffraction (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.D01711).

Source: Purple Book, 1st ed., p. 82 (http://old.iupac.org/publications/books/author/metanomski.html)

Citation: 'long spacing' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.L03624

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