Introduction to X-Ray Powder Diffractometry

by Robert L. Snyder and Ron Jenkins

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471513393
• ISBN13: 9780471513391
• Release Date: June 1996
• Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.1"