Introduction to Synchrotron Radiation

by Margaritondo, Giorgio

• ISBN13: 9780195045246
• ISBN10: 0195045246
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1988-03-24
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This unique book provides an introduction to the physics of synchrotron radiation, one of the major new experimental tools that is broadening the scope of research in chemistry, molecular biology, and other sciences. The author is one of the world's foremost authorities in the field. The emphasis is on experimental techniques, not on complex mathematics, and scientific concepts are clearly defined, making this an ideal introductory text.

Table of Contents

Synchrotron Radiation: A Unique Tool for Many Disciplines

Synchrotron Radiation Sources and Instrumentation

Elements of Storage Ring Operation

Synchrotron Radiation from the Bending Magnets

Synchrotron Radiation from Insertion Devices

Optical Components

Particle Analyzers and Detectors

Vacuum Instrumentation

Optical Spectroscopy and EXAFS

Optical Absorption Processes for Ultraviolet and X-Ray Photons in Atoms,Molecules, and Solids

Detailed Features in the Optical Absorption Spectra

EXAFS

Photoemission Spectroscopy

General Description of Photoemission Spectroscopy

Gas-Phase Photoemission of Atoms and Molecules

Solid State Photoemission

Elastic X-Ray Scattering

Small Angle Scattering Studies of Disordered Systems

X-Ray Diffraction Studies of Ordered Systems

Systems with Partial Order

Synchrotron Radiation in Technology and Medicine

X-Ray Lithography

Synchrotron-Radiation Angiography

Desorption, Microscopy, Fluorescence, and Other Synchrotron RadiationTechniques

Photo Stimulated Desorption and Radiation Damage

X-Ray Microscopy

Fluorescence Experiments

X-Ray Standing Wave Analysis

Inelastic X-Ray Scattering

Future Research Opportunities

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