>Or newer book >Fundamentals of Powder Diffraction and Structural Characterization of >Materials >at >http://www.springeronline.com/sgw/cda/frontpage/0,0,4-0-22-33289750-0,0.html >?referer=www.springeronline.com/isbn/1-4020-7365-8
I am in the process of writing a review of Fundamentals of Powder Diffraction and Structural Characterization of Materials by Vitalij Pecharsky, and Peter Zavalij. (First I need to get the time to finish it - only 2/3rds through). But based on those 2/3rds, it is an excellent book and probably the best modern text I have come across with respect to powder diffraction. Very good balance of theory vs practice with general advice and pitfalls to be aware of. It is also internet aware of the available software out there that people would need to know about for performing powder diffraction. The book includes a CD of the data mentioned in the text so that you can also try out the problems described in the book. There was a comment on this list previously that the book is not cheap. $163 is not a petty cash job and could severely interfere with a student's beer/tinned tuna/general slum living budget. Publishers need to be severely pole-axed about the cost of modern textbooks. While difficult for a student or laboring scientist to afford - it would be worth getting for a laboratory or library. Seeing a more affordable paperback copy produced would also be nice to help get this into the hands of individuals. Lachlan. ----------------------- Lachlan M. D. Cranswick Contact outside working hours / Coordonnees en dehors des heures de travail: E-mail / courriel: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Home Tel: (613) 584-4226 Mobile/Cell: 613 401 3433 WWW: http://lachlan.bluehaze.com.au/ P.O. Box 2057, Deep River, Ontario, Canada, K0J 1P0 (please use clear titles in any Email - otherwise messages might accidentally get put in the SPAM list due to large amount of junk Email being received. If you don't get an expected reply to any messages, please try again.) (Essayez d'utiliser des titres explicites - sans quoi vos messages pourraient aboutir dans un dossier de rebuts, du fait de la quantité très importante de pourriels reçue. Si vous n'obtenez pas la réponse attendue, merci de bien vouloir renvoyer un message.)