X-rays: by B. L. Worsnop and F. C. Chalklin. 126 pages.1950.Price, $1.25

✍ Scribed by Jean A. Minkin

• Book ID: 103077535
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1950
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 25 KB
• Volume: 250
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0016-0032
• DOI: 10.1016/0016-0032(50)90731-9

✦ Synopsis

One of a series of monographs intended to provide for a wide field of readers a compact r6sum~ of the recent state of development in various branches of physics, "X-Rays" contains a brief but informative description of the methods of production and observation of X-rays, the determination of their wavelengths from crystal diffraction studies, X-ray emission spectra, absorption, scattering of X-rays by various types of materials, optical phenomena observed, and photoelectric and ionization effects produced by X-ray bombardment.

Such an amount of material is of course impossible to cover in great detail in a book of this length (126 pages). However, in conjunction with each chapter the authors present in their bibliography adequate references for the reader who wishes to pursue any given topic further.

As an introduction for the physics student interested in X-rays and for all others seeking a good general idea of the present-day situation in this science, this book is recommended reading.

JEAs A. MINKIN