Question

Can X-Rays be reflected, refracted, diffracted and polarized just like other waves​

Answer 1

Answer:

• X-ray energies are high, so they refract very little - regardless of the material. The distortion produced by the air-tissue-air refraction differential is small. Grids are used in x-ray imaging because scattered x-rays have an angle parallel to the image detector (film/semiconductor/phosphor
• X-rays can be reflected off smooth metallic surfaces at very shallow angles---grazing incidence. Such reflections are particularly efficient for metals with high density, such as gold, platinum or iridium. The reflection, similar to those radiations in the optical wavelengths, is non-dispersive.
• X-ray diffraction is now a common technique for the study of crystal structures and atomic spacing. X-ray diffraction is based on constructive interference of monochromatic X-rays and a crystalline sample.

Answer 2

Answer:

Generally these phenomenas are not occurred with X-rays but they can be reflected, refracted, diffracted and polarized at some extreme conditions.

Explanation:

• The energy of X-ray are very high for it's short wavelength (0.01–10 nm) and high frequencies (10^16 to 10^20 hertz). There are two types of X-ray spectrum; one is Soft X-ray and the other is Hard X-ray. For having high energy level they refract very little - regardless of the high density material such as gold (Au), platinum(Pt), silver (Ag) or irridium(Ir) .
• As wavelength of X− rays is very small (≈0.01–10 nm). Hence they are not diffracted by ordinary gratings . X− rays follow the Bragg's law. X-rays can be diffracted only if the way the x-rays and substance interact meets the conditions of Bragg's law. This short wavelengths can be diffracted by a pattern determined by the position and geometric structure of some crystal like Molybdenum, Cooper Sulphate (CuSO4) .
• X-rays also can be polarized by scattering. When X-ray passes through a metarial the electric part (E) of this Electro Magnetic wave causes electron to emit a photon (γ) and gives the appearance that original photon has been scattered by changing direction.