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.
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