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The basics of crystallography and diffraction / Christopher Hammond, University of Leeds.
Author
Hammond, C. (Christopher), 1942-
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Book
Language
English
Εdition
Fourth edition.
Published/Created
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Description
xiv, 519 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Oxford Scholarship - Oxford University Press: Physics
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QD905.2 .H355 2015
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Crystallography
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X-ray crystallography
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Series
International Union of Crystallography texts on crystallography ; 21.
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International Union of Crystallography texts on crystallography ; 21
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Summary note
This book provides a clear and very broadly based introduction to crystallography, light, X-ray and electron diffraction -- a knowledge which is essential to students in a wide range of scientific disciplines but which is otherwise generally covered in subject-specific and more mathematically detailed texts. The text is also designed to appeal to the more general reader since it shows, by historical and biographical references, how the subject has developed from the work and insights of successive generations of crystallographers and scientists. The book shows how an understanding of crystal structures, both inorganic and organic may be built up from simple ideas of atomic and molecular packing. Beginning with (two dimensional) examples of patterns and tilings, the concepts of lattices, symmetry point and space groups are developed. 'Penrose' tilings and quasiperiodic structures are also included. The reciprocal lattice and its importance in understanding the geometry of light, X-ray and electron diffraction patterns is explained in simple terms, leading to Fourier analysis in diffraction, crystal structure determination, image formation and the diffraction-limited resolution in these techniques. Practical X-ray and electron diffraction techniques and their applications are described. A recurring theme is the common principles: the techniques are not treated in isolation. The fourth edition has been revised throughout, and includes new sections on trace analysis, the structural analysis of crystals and molecules, trial and error, Fourier analysis, Patterson maps, direct methods, charge flipping, group theory in crystallography, a new chapter on the description of physical properties of crystals by tensors (Chapter 14), and a new appendix on group theory in crystallography (Appendix 7). Covers the basics of crystallography and diffraction at an introductory level appropriate to the needs of students ; Makes difficult and abstruse topics 'crystal clear' ; Makes use of familiar and everyday examples in the explanations of symmetry and diffraction ; Describes X-ray and electron diffraction techniques and their applications in simple terms ; Emphasizes the 'human element' in the development of the subject by way of historical and biographical notes.--Publisher website.
Notes
" International Union of Crystallography."
Previous edition: 2009.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Crystals and crystal structures
Two-dimensional patterns, lattices and symmetry
Bravais lattices and crystal systems
Crystal symmetry: point groups, space groups, symmetry-related properties and quasiperiodic crystals
Describing lattice planes and directions in crystals: Miller indices and zone axis symbols
The reciprocal lattice
The diffraction of light
X-ray diffraction: the contribution of Max von Laue, W.H. and W.L. Bragg and P.P. Ewald
The diffraction of X-rays
X-ray diffraction of polycrystalline materials
Electron diffraction and its applications
The stereographic projection and its uses
Fourier analysis in diffraction and image formation
The physical properties of crystals and their description by tensors
Appendix 1: Computer programs, models and model-building in crystallography
Appendix 2: Polyhedra in crystallography
Appendix 3: Biographical notes on crystallographers and scientists mentioned in the text
Appendix 4: Some useful crystallographic relationships
Appendix 5: A simple introduction to vectors and complex numbers and their use in crystallography
Appendix 6: Systematic absences (extinctions) in X-ray diffraction and double diffraction in electron diffraction patterns
Appendix 7: Group theory in crystallography.
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ISBN
9780198738671 ((hbk.))
0198738676 ((hbk.))
9780198738688 ((pbk.))
0198738684 ((pbk.))
LCCN
2015930096
OCLC
913452990
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