{"product_id":"elements-of-modern-xray-physics-9780470973950","title":"Elements of Modern XRay Physics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEagerly awaited, this second edition of a best-selling text comprehensively describes from a modern perspective the basics of x-ray physics as well as the completely new opportunities offered by synchrotron radiation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface v\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface to the first edition vi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements from the first edition vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on the use of this book vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 X-rays and their interaction with matter 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 X-rays: waves and photons 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Scattering 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Absorption 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 Refraction and reflection 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 Coherence 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6 Magnetic interactions 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.7 Further reading 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Sources 29\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Early history and the X-ray tube 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Introduction to synchrotron radiation 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Synchrotron radiation from a circular arc 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Undulator radiation 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Wiggler radiation 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6 Free-electron lasers 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.7 Compact light sources 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.8 Coherence volume and photon degeneracy 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.9 Further reading 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.10 Exercises 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Refraction and reflection from interfaces 69\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Refraction and phase shift in scattering 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Refractive index and scattering length density 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Refractive index including absorption 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Snell’s law and the Fresnel equations in the X-ray region 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Reflection from a homogeneous slab 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6 Specular reflection from multilayers 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.7 Reflectivity from a graded interface 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.8 Rough interfaces and surfaces 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.9 Examples of reflectivity studies 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.10 X-ray optics 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.11 Further reading 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.12 Exercises 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Kinematical scattering I: non-crystalline materials 113\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Two electrons 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Scattering from an atom 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Scattering from a molecule 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Scattering from liquids and glasses 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6 Further reading 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.7 Exercises 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Kinematical scattering II: crystalline order 147\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Scattering from a crystal 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Quasiperiodic structures 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Crystal truncation rods 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Lattice vibrations, the Debye-Waller factor and TDS 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 The measured intensity from a crystallite 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6 Applications of kinematical diffraction 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7 Further reading 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.8 Exercises 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Diffraction by perfect crystals 207\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 One atomic layer: reflection and transmission 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Kinematical reflection from a few layers 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Darwin theory and dynamical diffraction 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 The Darwin reflectivity curve 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 DuMond diagrams 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6 Further reading 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.7 Exercises 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Photoelectric absorption 239\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 X-ray absorption by an isolated atom 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 EXAFS and near-edge structure 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 X-ray dichroism 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 ARPES 268\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 Further reading 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6 Exercises 272\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Resonant scattering 275\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 The forced charged oscillator model 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 The atom as an assembly of oscillators 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 The Kramers-Kronig relations 282\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Numerical estimate of \u003ci\u003ef′\u003c\/i\u003e 284\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 Breakdown of Friedel’s law and Bijvoet pairs 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.6 The phase problem in crystallography 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.7 Quantum mechanical description 300\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.8 Further reading 302\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.9 Exercises 302\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Imaging 305\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Introduction 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Absorption contrast imaging 307\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Phase contrast imaging 318\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 Coherent diffraction imaging 329\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 Holography 335\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.6 Further reading 340\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.7 Exercises 340\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Scattering and absorption cross-sections 343\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eB Classical electric dipole radiation 349\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eC Quantization of the electromagnetic field 355\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eD Gaussian statistics 361\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eE Fourier transforms 363\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eF Comparison of X-rays with neutrons 371\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eG MATLABⓇ computer programs 373\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eH Answers to exercises and hints 397\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 403\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 407\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of symbols 417\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default 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