MSE 6404
Scattering Theory
Spring 2008
MWF 10:05 - 10:55 am, Room 105 Instructional Center
INSTRUCTOR:
W.B. Carter (brent.carter@gatech.edu)
Office: Room 351 Love
Phone: 894-6762
Office Hours: Tuesday 9:00 - 10:00 or by appointment
TEACHING
ASSISTANT:
Garritt Tucker (garritt.tucker@gatech.edu)
Office: 4114 MRDC
Phone: 894-9387
TEXT:
R.A. Young, “Use of reciprocal Lattice Concepts in Powder
Diffraction Analysis,” unpublished notes (provided).
REFERENCES:
B.E. Warren, “X-ray Diffraction,” Dover, New York, 1990.
B.D. Cullity, “Elements of X-ray Diffraction,” second edition,
Addison-Wesley, Reading, Massachusetts, 1978.
A. Guinier, “X-ray Diffraction In Crystals, Imperfect Crystals, and
Amorphous Bodies,” Dover, New York, 1994.
R.Jenkins and R.L. Snyder, “Introduction to X-ray Powder
Diffractometry,” Wiley, New York, 1996.
V.K. Pecharsky and P.Y. Zavalij, “Fundamentals of Powder
Diffraction and Structural Characterization of Materials,” Springer,
New York, 2003.
L.H. Schwartz and J.B. Cohen, “Diffraction from Materials,”
Academic Press, New York, 1977.
COURSE OUTLINE
This course is a general introduction to the scattering/diffraction of various
radiations/particles from solids. Although the emphasis is on the scattering of x-rays, the
kinematical formalism developed is applicable to the scattering of electrons and neutrons
as well. The dynamical theory of diffraction is not treated.
Emphasis is on the application of scattering/diffraction to the structural characterization of
materials.
TOPICS COVERED
1.
Review of the properties of x-rays; crystallography; reciprocal lattice; stereographic
projection
2. Diffraction Geometry
Bragg’s law; Laue’s equations; diffraction and the reciprocal lattice; diffraction
methods; etc.
3. Diffraction Intensities
Scattering by electrons, atoms, unit cells; structure factor; polycrystals; multiplicity
factor; Lorentz factor; absorption factor; temperature factor; etc.
4. Diffraction - Real Samples
Grain size effects; strain effects;
5. Diffractometer Measurements
6. Phase Identification
7. Determination of Crystal Structure
8. Quantitative Phase Analysis
9. Precise Parameter Measurement*
10. Structure of Polycrystalline Materials*
11. Stress Measurement*
12. Crystal Quality*
13. Small Angle Scattering*
14. Electron Diffraction*
15. Neutron Diffraction*
* Time permitting (order may change)
GRADING:
Midterm Exams: There will be two midterm exams, each of which will
count for 20% of the course grade.
Final Exam: The final exam will be comprehensive and will count for
40% of the course grade.
Missed exams can be made up for excused absences only. Please
inform the instructor if you know you will miss an exam in advance.
Unexcused absences on quiz/exam days will result in a grade of zero
on the quiz/exam missed.
Homework: Periodic homework assignments will count for 20% of the
course grade. Homework submitted past the due date will be assigned
a grade of zero.
ATTENDANCE
POLICY:
Students are encouraged to attend lectures and are responsible for all
material presented in class. Class attendance will not be recorded.
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
Students are encouraged to study together (including working together on the homework
assignments). If you simply let someone copy your homework assignment, rather than working with
them on it, you will be doing neither of you a favor.
Students are to neither receive nor give help to others during exams.
Any student suspected of academic misconduct will be referred to the Office of Student Integrity.