Scattering Methods and their Application in Colloid and Interface Science

Scattering Methods and their Application in Colloid and Interface Science offers an overview of small-angle X-ray and neutron scattering techniques (SAXS & SANS), as well as static and dynamic light scattering (SLS & DLS). These scattering techniques are central to the study of soft matter, such as colloidal dispersions and surfactant self-assembly. The theoretical concepts are followed by an overview of instrumentation and a detailed description of the evaluation techniques in the first part of the book. In the second part, several typical application examples are used to show the strength and limitations of these techniques.

• Features the latest input from the world-leading expert with personal experience in all the fields covered (SAXS, SANS, SLS and DLS)
• Includes unified notation throughout the book to enhance its readability
• Provides—in a single source—scattering theory, evaluation of techniques and a variety of applications

(Post)-graduate students, young researchers and scientists in academia and industry using scattering techniques applied to colloid and interface science

1. Interference, Rayleigh-Debye-Gans Theory
2. General Theorems and Special Cases
3. The Inverse Scattering Problem
4. Concentration Effects, Interactions
5. Absolute Intensity
6. Contrast Variation
7. Instrumentation
8. Numerical Methods
9. Static Light Scattering from Small Particles
10. Light Scattering from Large Particles – Lorenz-Mie Theory
11. Dynamic Light Scattering

PART II
12. Dilute Systems – Practical Aspects – Applications
13. Concentrated, Interacting Systems – Practical Aspects – Applications
14. Glasses, Liquid Crystals and Gels