X Ray Structure Determination a Practical Guide

Closely Follows an Actual Structural Determination. After Some Introductory Material on the Nature of X--Rays, the Diffraction Process, and the Internal Geometry of Crystals, the Selection and Preparation of a Crystal Are Considered. Techniques of Measuring Raw X--Ray Data Are Covered, Plus Their Reduction Into a Useable Form. the Second Part Discusses Both Traditional and Novel Methods of Solving the "Phasea a Problem, the Principal Difficulty in X--Ray Structure Determination. the Third Part Considers How to Extract the Most Information From the Data and How to Evaluate Its Reliability. Finally, There is a Discussion of Sources of Error in Practice and Interpretation.