The basics of crystallography and diffraction / Christopher Hammond, University of Leeds.

Author
Hammond, C. (Christopher), 1942- [Browse]
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Book
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English
Εdition
Fourth edition.
Published/​Created
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.
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xiv, 519 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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    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.
    ISBN
    • 9780198738671 ((hbk.))
    • 0198738676 ((hbk.))
    • 9780198738688 ((pbk.))
    • 0198738684 ((pbk.))
    LCCN
    2015930096
    OCLC
    913452990
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