Polymers and Neutron Scattering [Paperback]

The application of neutron scattering to polymers provides information which cannot be obtained by other techniques and has allowed progress in our understanding of polymer conformation in the bulk. This book presents examples which are needed to understand how these techniques can be applied. It is specifically written to introduce the newcomer and non-expert in physics or chemistry to the experimental techniques and the basic theory necessary to understand the results.

Introduction
Neutron Production and Detection: the nuts and bolts
Spectrometers and what they mean
Theoretical basis of scattering
Labelling with deuterium - how, why, and when to use
Form factors
Interacting systems
Experimental examples of structural studies
Dynamics
Neutron reflection for studying surfaces and interfaces
Glossary of symbols

As neutron scattering experiments continue to become an integral component of the pursuit of new and otherwise unattainable information, members of this community will find the text by Higgins and Beno?t to be essential reading. --AIChE Journal