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Application of this analytic procedure to spectra of Zr(,x)Ti(,1-x)Se(,2), for x = .07, .11, and .21, indicates that the Zr substitutes for Ti and that the Zr-Se interatomic distance is 2.63 (ANGSTROM), as compared to the Ti-Se distance (2.53 (ANGSTROM)) in TiSe(,2), and the Zr-Se distance (2.68 (ANGSTROM)) in ZrSe(,2).","abstract_html":"Extended x-ray absorption fine struture (EXAFS) spectra have been obtained for a group of layered transitional-metal dichalcogenide crystals, including the nonstoichiometric compounds Ti(,1+x)Se(,2) and the alloys Zr(,x)Ti(,1-x)Se(,2). Fourier transform analysis of the EXAFS spectra has been performed in order to test the theoretical phase and amplitude functions of Teo and Lee. 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