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Small-angle scattering for beginners
Many experimental methods are available for the characterization of nanostructures, but most of them are limited by stringent experimental conditions. When it comes to analysing nanostructures in the bulk or in their natural environment – even as ordinary as water at room temperature – small-angle s...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8662971/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34963770 http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/S1600576721010293 |
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author | Gommes, Cedric J. Jaksch, Sebastian Frielinghaus, Henrich |
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description | Many experimental methods are available for the characterization of nanostructures, but most of them are limited by stringent experimental conditions. When it comes to analysing nanostructures in the bulk or in their natural environment – even as ordinary as water at room temperature – small-angle scattering (SAS) of X-rays or neutrons is often the only option. The rapid worldwide development of synchrotron and neutron facilities over recent decades has opened unprecedented possibilities for using SAS in situ and in a time-resolved way. But, in spite of its huge potential in the field of nanomaterials in general, SAS is covered far less than other characterization methods in non-specialized curricula. Presented here is a rigorous discussion of small-angle scattering, at a technical level comparable to the classical undergraduate coverage of X-ray diffraction by crystals and which contains diffraction as a particular case. |
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spelling | pubmed-86629712021-12-27 Small-angle scattering for beginners Gommes, Cedric J. Jaksch, Sebastian Frielinghaus, Henrich J Appl Crystallogr Teaching and Education Many experimental methods are available for the characterization of nanostructures, but most of them are limited by stringent experimental conditions. When it comes to analysing nanostructures in the bulk or in their natural environment – even as ordinary as water at room temperature – small-angle scattering (SAS) of X-rays or neutrons is often the only option. The rapid worldwide development of synchrotron and neutron facilities over recent decades has opened unprecedented possibilities for using SAS in situ and in a time-resolved way. But, in spite of its huge potential in the field of nanomaterials in general, SAS is covered far less than other characterization methods in non-specialized curricula. Presented here is a rigorous discussion of small-angle scattering, at a technical level comparable to the classical undergraduate coverage of X-ray diffraction by crystals and which contains diffraction as a particular case. International Union of Crystallography 2021-11-25 /pmc/articles/PMC8662971/ /pubmed/34963770 http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/S1600576721010293 Text en © Cedric J. Gommes et al. 2021 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) Licence, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original authors and source are cited. |
spellingShingle | Teaching and Education Gommes, Cedric J. Jaksch, Sebastian Frielinghaus, Henrich Small-angle scattering for beginners |
title | Small-angle scattering for beginners |
title_full | Small-angle scattering for beginners |
title_fullStr | Small-angle scattering for beginners |
title_full_unstemmed | Small-angle scattering for beginners |
title_short | Small-angle scattering for beginners |
title_sort | small-angle scattering for beginners |
topic | Teaching and Education |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8662971/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34963770 http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/S1600576721010293 |
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