Elements of modern X-ray physics /

• Main Author: Als-Nielsen, J. (Jens), 1937-
• Other Authors: McMorrow, Des
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken : Wiley, 2011.
• Edition: 2nd ed.
• Subjects: X-rays.; SCIENCE > Solid State Physics.; SCIENCE > Physics > Nuclear.; Röntgenstrålning.; Electronic books.; Röntgenstraling.; X-Rays.; Radiation.

"Although the book has been written from the perspective of two physicists, we hope that it will be useful to the wider community of biologists, chemists, material scientists, etc., who work at synchrotron radiation facilities around the world"--

Table of Contents:

• Cover; Half Title page; Title page; Copyright page; Preface; Preface to the first edition; Acknowledgements from the first edition; Notes on the use of this book; Chapter 1: X-rays and their interaction with matter; 1.1 X-rays: waves and photons; 1.2 Scattering; 1.3 Absorption; 1.4 Refraction and reflection; 1.5 Coherence; 1.6 Magnetic interactions; 1.7 Further reading; Chapter 2: Sources; 2.1 Early history and the X-ray tube; 2.2 Introduction to synchrotron radiation; 2.3 Synchrotron radiation from a circular arc; 2.4 Undulator radiation; 2.5 Wiggler radiation; 2.6 Free-electron lasers.