Description
Book SynopsisSince the early 20th century, X-ray and electron scattering has provided a powerful means by which the location of atoms can be identified in gas-phase molecules and condensed matter with sub-atomic spatial resolution. Scattering techniques can also provide valuable observables of the fundamental properties of electrons in matter such as an electron’s spin and its energy. In recent years, significant technological developments in both X-ray and electron scattering have paved the way to time-resolved analogues capable of capturing real-time snapshots of transient structures undergoing a photochemical reaction. Structural Dynamics with X-ray and Electron Scattering is a two-part book that firstly introduces the fundamental background to scattering theory and photochemical phenomena of interest. The second part discusses the latest advances and research results from the application of ultrafast scattering techniques to imaging the structure and dynamics of gas-phase molecules and condensed matter. This book aims to provide a unifying platform for X-ray and electron scattering.
Table of ContentsUltrafast Molecular Spectroscopy in the Gas Phase;Ultrafast Spectroscopy in Solid Matter;Theory of Time-dependent Scattering;Femtosecond Diffraction with Laser-driven Hard X-ray Sources: Nuclear Motions and Transient Charge Densities;Imaging Clusters and Their Dynamics with Single-shot Coherent Diffraction;Ultrafast Nanoscale Imaging with High Harmonic Sources;X-ray Resonant Scattering and Holography with Application to Magnetization Dynamics;Free Electron Lasers for X-ray Scattering and Diffraction;Time-resolved X-ray Scattering of Excited State Structure and Dynamics;Photoelectron Diffraction;The Many Facets of Ultrafast Electron Diffraction and Microscopy: Development and Applications;Imaging Ultrafast Structural Dynamics with Megaelectronvolt Ultrafast Electron Diffraction;Laser Induced Electron Diffraction;Electron Imaging in Action: Attosecond Electron Diffraction and Microscopy;RF Cavity-based Ultrafast Transmission Electron Microscopy;Next-generation Electron Sources
