Kaye Savage
Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Vanderbilt University
VU Station B351705 phone: 615-322-2986
Nashville TN 37235 fax: 615-322-2138
On Nov 4, 2004, at 10:48 PM, Lachlan Cranswick Structural Characterization of Materials wrote:
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.
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Lachlan M. D. Cranswick
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