Oral Qualifying Exam - X-Ray Diffraction and Scattering
SUGGESTED BOOKS
X-ray Diffraction, B. E. Warren
Diffraction Physics, 2nd or 3rd edition, John Cowley, North-Holland
Elements of Modern X-ray Physics, J. Als-Nielsen and D. McMorrow
NON-EXCLUSIVE LIST OF TOPICS
Basics of diffraction
Crystal symmetry and diffraction
Non-crystalline diffraction
Effect of vibrations: phonons and Debye-Waller factor
Short-range order and stacking faults
Dynamical diffraction (elementary, 2-beam case)
X-ray sources and synchrotron radiation