Table of Contents

Preface. X--rays and their interaction with matter. Sources of X--rays. Refraction and reflection from interfaces. Kinematical Diffraction. Diffraction by perfect crystals. Photoelectric absorption. Resonant scattering. Appendix A: Scattering and absorption cross--sections. Appendix B: Classical electric dipole radiation. Appendix C: Quantization of the electromagnetic field. Appendix D: Gaussian statistics. Appendix E: Fourier transforms. Appendix F: Comparison of X--rays with neutrons. Appendix G: MATLAB computer programs. List of tables. References. Index.

Reviews

"...presents the basics of modern X--ray physics and considers new opportunities offered by synchrotron radiation." (SciTech Book News, Vol. 25, No. 4, December 2001) "...will be a welcome addition to the bookshelves of synchrotron-radiation professionals and students alike... The text is now my personal choice for teaching x--ray physics." (Physics Today, March 2002)