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A particular moiré fringe pattern is observed on X-ray topographs in silicon crystals irradiated by protons. The kinematical theory of X-ray diffraction explains very well the geometry of these fringes on traverse topographs. Takagi's dynamical theory of X-ray diffraction is used to calculate the fringe contrast on section topographs. There is a good agreement between theory and experiment.