Applications of Neutron Powder Diffraction
Erich H. Kisi and Christopher J. Howard
Abstract
This book covers the theory, practicalities, and the extensive applications of neutron powder diffraction in materials science, physics, chemistry, mineralogy, and engineering. Various highlight applications of neutron powder diffraction are outlined in the introduction, then the theory is developed and instrumentation described sufficient for a return to the applications. The book covers the use of neutron powder diffraction in the solution (hard) and refinement (more straightforward) of crystal and magnetic structures, applications of powder diffraction in quantitative phase analysis, extrac ... More
This book covers the theory, practicalities, and the extensive applications of neutron powder diffraction in materials science, physics, chemistry, mineralogy, and engineering. Various highlight applications of neutron powder diffraction are outlined in the introduction, then the theory is developed and instrumentation described sufficient for a return to the applications. The book covers the use of neutron powder diffraction in the solution (hard) and refinement (more straightforward) of crystal and magnetic structures, applications of powder diffraction in quantitative phase analysis, extraction of microstructural information from powder diffraction patterns, and the applications of neutron diffraction in studies of elastic properties and for the measurement of residual stress. Additional theory to underpin these various applications is developed as required.
Keywords:
theory,
applications,
crystal structure,
magnetic structure,
microstructure,
quantitative phase analysis,
residual stress
Bibliographic Information
Print publication date: 2008 |
Print ISBN-13: 9780198515944 |
Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: January 2009 |
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198515944.001.0001 |
Authors
Affiliations are at time of print publication.
Erich H. Kisi, author
School of Engineering, The University of Newcastle, Australia
Christopher J. Howard, author
School of Engineering, The University of Newcastle, Australia
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