# Debye-Waller factor

> dimensionless number used in condensed matter physics to describe the attenuation of X-ray scattering or coherent neutron scattering caused by thermal motion

**Wikidata**: [Q902587](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q902587)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debye–Waller_factor)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/debye-waller-factor


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. ISO 80000-12:2019 Quantities and units — Part 12: Condensed matter physics
3. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)