513.001 Molecular and Solid State Physics

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Diffraction from a quartz crystal

Light from a blue laser (410 nm) strikes a quartz crystal. The incident laser light is propagating in the [7 9 3] direction. The lattice constant is 4.9 Å. Is a diffraction peak observed?