Measurement of coherent x-ray scatter form factors for amorphous materials using diffractometers

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 23, 2004, Pages 5233-5250

  Johns, Paul C ^a,b   Wismayer, Matthew P ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTOMETERS; GRAPHITE; MONOCHROMATORS; PHOTONS; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION; X RAY SCATTERING;

ANGLE-DEPENDENT EFFECTS; COHERENT X-RAY SCATTER; DIFFRACTION PATTERNS; POWDER DIFFRACTOMETERS;

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS;

GRAPHITE; PLASTIC; WATER;

ACCURACY; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MUSCLE TISSUE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION SCATTERING; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

EID: 11044225122     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/49/23/003     Document Type: Article

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