Introduction to X-ray powder diffractometry /
When bombarded with X-rays, solid materials produce distinct scattering patterns similar to fingerprints. X-ray powder diffraction is a technique used to fingerprint solid samples, which are then identified and cataloged for future use-much the way the FBI keeps fingerprints on file. The current dat...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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New York :
Wiley,
©1996.
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| Series: | Chemical analysis ;
v. 138. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | When bombarded with X-rays, solid materials produce distinct scattering patterns similar to fingerprints. X-ray powder diffraction is a technique used to fingerprint solid samples, which are then identified and cataloged for future use-much the way the FBI keeps fingerprints on file. The current database of some 70,000 material prints has been put to a broad range of uses, from the analysis of moon rocks to testing drugs for purity.Introduction to X-ray Powder Diffractometry fully updates the achievements in the field over the past fifteen years and provides a much-needed explanation o. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxiii, 403 pages) : illustrations |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781118520994 1118520998 9781118520918 1118520912 9781118520925 1118520920 1283593033 9781283593038 9786613905482 6613905488 |