Structure Determination by X-Ray Crystallography

This book is an account of crystal symmetry and optical and e-ray diffraction techniques for examining single crystals. It includes the solution of crystal structures by the current methods, worked examples of crystal structure determination, problems and solutions for each chapter.

List of contents

Periodic Table of the Elements (Inside Front Cover). Foreword. Preface. Disclaimer. Physical Constants and Other Numerical Data. Notation. 1. Crystal Morphology and Crystal Symmetry. 2. Lattices and Space-Group Theory. 3. I. X-Rays, X-Ray Diffraction and Structure Factors. II. Intensities and Intensity Statistics. 4. I. Optical and X-Ray Examination of Crystals. II. Measurement of Intensity Data from Single Crystals. 5. Fourier Series and Fourier Transforms. 6. Fourier Techniques in X-Ray Structure Determination. 7. Direct Methods Search Methods and Refinement. 8. Examples of Crystal Structure Determination. 9. X-Ray Structure Determination with Powders. 10. Proteins and Macromolecular X-Ray Analysis. 11. Computer-Aided Crystallography. Appendices. Tutorial Solutions. Index.

About the author

Mark F. C. Ladd is a professor at the University of Surrey.

Rex Palmer is a professor at the University of London.

Summary

I was highly flattered when I was asked by Mark Ladd and Rex Palmer if I would write the Foreword to this Fourth Edition of their book. "Ladd & Palmer" is such a well-known and classic book on the subject of crystal structure determination, one of the standards in the field: I did feel daunted by the prospect, and wondered if I could do justice to it. The determination of crystal structures by X-ray crystallography has come a long way since the 1912 discoveries of von Laue and the Braggs. In the intervening years great advances have been made, so that today it is almost taken for granted that crystal structures can be determined in which hundreds, if not thousands, of sepa­ rate atomic positions can be found with apparent ease. In the early years the struc­ tures of relatively simple materials, such as the alkali halides, were often argued over and even disputed, whereas today we routinely see published structures of most complex molecular crystals, including the structures of viruses and proteins.

Product details

• Authors: Mark F. Ladd, Mark F. C. Ladd, Mark F.C. Ladd, Mark F.C. (University of Surrey Ladd, R. A. Palmer, Rex A. Palmer
• Publisher: Springer Netherlands
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.06.2009
• EAN: 9780306474538
• ISBN: 978-0-306-47453-8
• No. of pages: 819
• Weight: 1319 g
• Illustrations: XLIII, 819 p. With CD-ROM.
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Chemistry > Theoretical chemistry; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Mineralogy, petrography; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Natural science; C, biochemistry, chemistry, Chemistry and Materials Science, Biochemistry, general, Testing of materials, Characterization and Analytical Technique, Materials science, Characterization and Evaluation of Materials, Chemistry/Food Science, general, Physical Chemistry, Mineralogy, Mineral Resources, Chemistry of minerals, crystals & gems