X-Ray Diffraction by Macromolecules (Springer Series in Chemical Physics)

the Audience For This Thorough Overview Includes Advanced Undergraduates And Postgraduate Researchers In Macromolecular Sciences Who Can Benefit From More Familiarity With The Use Of X-ray Diffraction For Obtaining Structural Information On Biological Substances, Natural And Synthetic High Polymeric Materials. X-ray Diffraction By Macromolecules Comprises Three Parts: Fundamental, Experimental And Analytical, And The Volume As A Whole May Serve As An Intermediate Textbook To Bridge The Treatments Found In Primers And Specialist Works. It Presents A Thorough Treatment Of Principles And Applications, And Gives Full, Practical Details On Experimental Methods And The Treatment Of Results, Along With Many Examples Of Actual Analysis. Front Matter....Pages 1-2 Essential Properties of X-Rays....Pages 3-14 X-Ray Scattering, Interference and Diffraction....Pages 15-44 Crystal Structure....Pages 45-60 Detailed Interpretation of the Diffraction of X-Rays by Crystals....Pages 61-82 Diffraction of X-Rays by Imperfect Crystals and Paracrystals....Pages 83-108 Scattering of X-Rays by Very Small Bodies....Pages 109-133 Structure of High Polymeric Substances....Pages 135-156 Front Matter....Pages 157-157 Experimental Methods....Pages 159-225 Front Matter....Pages 226-227 Identification of Crystals by X-Ray Diffraction....Pages 229-237 Analysis of Crystallite Orientation....Pages 239-271 Crystal Structure Analysis of High Polymers....Pages 273-320 Crystal Structure Determination of Macromolecules....Pages 321-357 Analysis of the Breadth and Shape of Diffraction Patterns....Pages 359-391 Analyses Using the Total Diffraction Intensity Distribution Curves of High Polymers....Pages 393-417 Analysis of X-ray Small-angle Scattering....Pages 419-480 "This book is divided into three parts: fundamental, experimental and analytical, and the volume as a whole is intended as an intermediate textbook to bridge the gap between primers and specialist works. It presents a thorough treatment of principles and applications, and give full, practical details of experimental methods and treatment of results, many including examples of actual analysis."--BOOK JACKET