About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 87. Chapters: X-ray, Wilhelm Rontgen, X-ray crystallography, Compton scattering, N ray, X-ray fluorescence, X-ray scattering techniques, Biological small-angle scattering, Small-angle X-ray scattering, Dayton Miller, Bragg's law, Arthur Compton, Resonant inelastic X-ray scattering, Chest radiograph, David L. Webster, Linear particle accelerator, X-ray optics, Cargo scanning, Grazing-incidence small-angle X-ray scattering, Electron microprobe, QEMSCAN, X-ray image intensifier, Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, H. Stanley Allen, High energy X-rays, Metal L-edge, Cockcroft-Walton generator, X-ray microscope, Automated mineralogy, Quasi-periodic oscillation, X-ray Raman scattering, X-ray nanoprobe, X-ray standing waves, X-ray laser, Metal K-edge, Photostimulated luminescence, X-ray absorption spectroscopy, Duane-Hunt law, Nick Veasey, X-ray reflectivity, K-alpha, Scattering amplitude, Soft X-ray emission spectroscopy, Ernst Wagner, Automated x-ray inspection, Siegbahn notation, Anomalous X-ray scattering, Megavoltage X-rays, Ligand K-edge, Silhouette sign, Abnormal reflection, X-ray filter, Characteristic x-ray, Orthovoltage X-rays, Kramers' law, Help Conquer Cancer, Superficial X-rays, Water window, K-beta, Settegast, LEXID, Reflectivity range. Excerpt: X-ray crystallography is a method of determining the arrangement of atoms within a crystal, in which a beam of X-rays strikes a crystal and diffracts into many specific directions. From the angles and intensities of these diffracted beams, a crystallographer can produce a three-dimensional picture of the density of electrons within the crystal. From this electron density, the mean positions of the atoms in the crystal can be determined, as well as their chemical bonds, their disorder and various other information. Since many materials can form crystals-such as salts, metals, mine...
