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X-Ray Microscopy

X-Ray Microscopy

X-Ray Microscopy

V. E. Cosslett
W. C. Nixon
June 2014
Paperback
9781107654655
AUD$92.68
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Paperback

    Originally published in 1960 as part of the Cambridge Monographs on Physics series, this book looks at the physical principles behind the use of X-rays for microscopic investigation. Cosslett and Nixon review a variety of techniques used in X-ray microscopy, as well as specimen preparation methods. Many plates of various X-rayed materials are also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of microscopy.

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    June 2014
    Paperback
    9781107654655
    454 pages
    216 × 140 × 26 mm
    0.57kg
    Available

    Table of Contents

    • Preface
    • Acknowledgements
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Contact microradiography
    • 3. Microscopy by point projection
    • 4. Reflexion x-ray microscopy: mirror systems
    • 5. Reflexion x-ray microscopy: curved crystals
    • 6. X-ray absorption microanalysis
    • 7. X-ray emission microanalysis
    • 8. Production of x-rays
    • 9. Specimen preparation techniques
    • 10. Techniques of contact microradiography
    • 11. Techniques of projection microscopy
    • 12. Applications of x-ray microscopy in biology and medicine
    • 13. Inorganic applications of x-ray microscopy
    • 14. Microdiffraction
    • 15. Some new experimental methods
    • Appendix. Absorption and emission data
    • References
    • Index.
      Authors
    • V. E. Cosslett
    • W. C. Nixon