Systematic Materials Analysis, Volume III presents brief discussions on a broad range of instrumental methods and approaches that will yield the desired information about a given material. The book discusses the selection of analytical methods on the bases of specimen limitations and information desired. The chapters on specific instruments briefly outline the theories of operation and describe the capability of the methods for qualitative and quantitative measurements of chemical composition, structure, and texture (as applicable). The commercial instruments and techniques discussed include arc, spark, laser, plasmas, flame photometry, gas analysis techniques, combustion methods, gas chromatography, and ion-scattering spectrometry. The Mossbauer spectrometry; optical microscopy; x-ray diffraction; x-ray fluorescence; and absorption spectrometry are also encompassed. Materials analyst, materials scientist, chemists, and engineers will find the book invaluable. Systematic Materials Analysis, Volume II presents a broad range of instrumental methods and approaches that will yield the desired information about a given material. This book serves as a guide for the purchase of new instrumentation. Organized into nine chapters, this volume starts with an overview of the analytical methods on the bases of specimen limitations and information desired by using flow charts encompassing the various instruments. This book then proceeds with a discussion of the specific instruments that outline the theories of operation. Other chapters consider the capability of the methods for quantitative and qualitative measurements of structure, texture, and chemical composition. This text discusses as well the selectivity and sensitivity of each method. The final chapter deals with X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and provides a listing of known manufacturers of commercial ESCA (Electron Spectroscopy for Chemical Analysis) instrumentation. Materials analysts, laboratory administrator, biological scientists, engineers, and researchers will find this book extremely useful. Content: Systematic Materials Analysis , Page ii Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv Dedication , Page v List of Contributors , Page xi Preface , Pages xiii-xiv Acknowledgments , Page xv Contents of Other Volumes , Pages xvii-xix CHAPTER 1 - Introduction to Analytical Methods , Pages 1-37 , J.H. Richardson, R.V. Peterson CHAPTER 2 - Alpha-Particle Spectrometry , Pages 39-56 , J.H. Patterson CHAPTER 3 - Auger Electron Spectrometry , Pages 57-82 , Gary Stupian CHAPTER 4 - Electron Diffraction: High Energy (HEED) , Pages 83-113 , Raymond K. Hart CHAPTER 5 - Electron Diffraction: Low Energy (LEED) , Pages 115-141 , Helen H. Farrell CHAPTER 6 - Electron Microprobe , Pages 143-192 , John R. Ogren CHAPTER 7 - Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectrometry , Pages 193-224 , Juan A. McMillan CHAPTER 8 - Fluorometry , Pages 225-253 , John L. Kropp CHAPTER 9 - Infrared Spectrometry , Pages 255-300 , A. Lee Smith CHAPTER 10 - Liquid Chromatography , Pages 301-345 , R.E. Leitch Author Index , Pages 347-357 Subject Index , Pages 358-363 Systematic Materials Analysis focuses on the broad range of instrumental methods that brings new approaches to materials analysts to yield the desired information about a given material. This book explores the specific instruments that briefly outline the theories of operation. Organized into ten chapters, this volume starts with an overview of the analytical methods on the bases of specimen limitations and information desired, and then examines the use of flow charts encompassing the various instruments. This text then discusses the use of the charts, which present a complete listing of analytical instrumentation arranged so as to enable the selection of the best method for a given analytical task. Other chapters outline the theories of operation and describe the capability of the methods for quantitative and qualitative measurements of chemical composition, texture, and structure as applicable. This book is a valuable resource for materials analysts, engineers, biological scientists, laboratory administrators, and researchers.
