Magnetic form factor

{{Short description|Fourier transform}} In [[electromagnetism]], a '''magnetic form factor''' is the [[Fourier transform]] of an [[electric charge]] distribution in space.

==See also==

* [[atomic form factor#Magnetic scattering|Atomic form factor]], for the form factor relevant to magnetic diffraction of free neutrons by unpaired outer electrons of an atom. * [[Electric form factor]] * [[Form factor (quantum field theory)]]

== External links == *[https://web.archive.org/web/20060929131417/http://neutron.ornl.gov/~zhelud/useful/formfac/index.html Magnetic form factors], Andrey Zheludev, HFIR Center for Neutron Scattering, Oak Ridge National Laboratory *[https://arxiv.org/abs/nucl-ex/9611004v1 "The magnetic form factor of the neutron"], E.E.W. Bruins, November 1996

[[Category:Electromagnetism]]

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