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Neutron and synchrotron radiation for condensed matter by Jose Baruchel, Jean-Louis Hodeau, Mogens S. Lehmann

By Jose Baruchel, Jean-Louis Hodeau, Mogens S. Lehmann

Those notes hide the fabric offered in three Introductory Lectures on the HERCULES path for eu graduate scholars entitled "Neutrons and Synchrotron Radiation for Condensed subject Studies". This identify of the path demands an advent the place the similarities and adjustments among Neutron and X-ray experiences are provided, and that's the total objective of the Introductory lectures.

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