Structure Determination by X-Ray Crystallography [Hardcover]

Mark F.C. Ladd (Author), Rex A. Palmer (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0306447517 | ISBN-13: 978-0306447518 | Publication Date: April 30, 1994 | Edition: 3rd

This warmly received third edition is now available in an inexpensive softcover.

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`The authors are experienced both as research workers themselves and as teachers of standing, and this is shown in their clarity of exposition. There are plenty of illustrations and worked examples to aid the student.'
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• Hardcover: 612 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 3rd edition (April 30, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0306447517
• ISBN-13: 978-0306447518
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,651,883 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars excellent, May 16, 2011

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This review is from: Structure Determination by X-Ray Crystallography (Paperback)

This book is a fantastic overview of X-ray crystallography. It covers the basics in great detail, including symmetry, point groups, space groups, reciprocal space, etc. The explanations are easy to understand (as easy as this material can be) and it is reviewed in a good amount of detail. After covering the basic "background" material, the transition into x-ray diffraction and determining the structure from diffraction patters is covered and "flows" quite easily from the discussions of the introductory material. Each section of the book (more or less) builds on material covered in the previous sections and since the subject matter is explained so well, this book is very comprehensive. I never felt that any explanations were ambiguous or lacking in depth or clarity - to the contrary: basically every concept in the book is explained clearly and with sufficient depth to ensure that I was not left with a headful of questions about something.

The authors did an equally excellent job in explaining abstract mathematical ideas (e.g. symmetry, space groups, etc.), theoretical physical concepts (e.g. scattering by electrons, combinations of waves, the phase problem, etc.) and concrete experimental methods (e.g. Weissenberg method, Laue method, X-ray sources, etc.)

This is the book that I would recommend to anyone who wants to understand X-ray crystallography and how to determine crystal structures with X-ray diffraction.

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good book, July 12, 2011

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This book is really good for the introduction of the X-ray single crystal structure determination. The text is really clear with useful examples.

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