Table of Contents

Fundamental.- Essential Properties of X-Rays.- X-Ray Scattering, Interference and Diffraction.- Crystal Structure.- Detailed Interpretation of the Diffraction of X-Rays by Crystals.- Diffraction of X-Rays by Imperfect Crystals and Paracrystals.- Scattering of X-Rays by Very Small Bodies.- Structure of High Polymeric Substances.- Experimental.- Experimental Methods.- Analytical.- Identification of Crystals by X-Ray Diffraction.- Analysis of Crystallite Orientation.- Crystal Structure Analysis of High Polymers.- Crystal Structure Determination of Macromolecules.- Analysis of the Breadth and Shape of Diffraction Patterns.- Analyses Using the Total Diffraction Intensity Distribution Curves of High Polymers.- Analysis of X-ray Small-angle Scattering.

About the Author

Nobutami Kasai: Born in 1929. Graduated from Faculty of Engineering, Osaka University (1951). Doctor of Engineering, Chemistry was granted from Osaka University, in 1962. Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Osaka University. Professor emeritus, Osaka University (1992). Professor, Kobe Women's University (1992). Professor emeritus, Kobe Women's University (2002). President, Crystallographic Society of Japan (1989 - 1990). President, Asian Crystallographic Association (1990 - 1993). Awarded "The Chemical Society of Japan Prize" (1990). Honorary member, Crystallographic Society of Japan. Masao Kakudo: Born in 1918. Graduated from Faculty of Science, Osaka University (1942). Doctor of Science, Chemistry (1953). Professor and Director of Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University (for about ten years). Professor emeritus, Osaka University (1982). President, Himeji Institute of Technology. Professor emeritus, Himeji Institute of Technology. President, Crystallographic Society of Japan (1977). Awarded "The Chemical Society of Japan Prize". Honorary member Crystallographic Society of Japan. Deceased in January 2005