Number of hours
- Lectures 10.0
- Tutorials 10.0
ECTS
ECTS 1.5
Goal(s)
The objective is to give basic knowledges on the symetry in crystals and X-ray diffraction as given in the PMP common core.
Contact Stephane PIGNARDContent(s)
Introduction
Chap 1 : Geometric crystallography
1.1. What is a crystal ?
1.2. Symetry in crystals
Chap 2 : X-ray diffraction : reciprocal space
2.1. Scattering by a periodic ordering of atoms
2.2. Reciprocal space
2.3. Directions of diffraction
Chap 3 : X-ray diffraction : diffracted intensity
3.1. Scattering of an electromagnetic wave
3.2. Diffracted intensity
Chap 4 : Experimental techniques
4.1. X-ray sources
4.2. X-ray diffraction techniques
Prerequisites
3D geometry
Electromagnetic waves
Test
Written exam 2h
Bibliography
Cristallographie géométrique et radiocristallographie, J.J. Rousseau & A. Gibaud, Dunod (2006)
X-Ray Diffraction in Crystals, Imperfect Crystals, and Amorphous Bodies, A. Guinier, Freeman, San Francisco (1963)