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Scattering Techniques: Small- and Wide-Angle Neutron Diffraction

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Neutron Methods for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage

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Neutron scattering techniques are widely used for materials characterization and may be used to study meso-, micro- and nano-structures of objects of cultural heritage interest. This chapter presents the theoretical framework and introductory instrumentation of neutron diffraction techniques together with some practical examples.

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  1. Department of Physics and Centre NAST, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy

    C.-K. Loong & G. Festa

  2. ISIS Spallation Neutron Source, Oxfordshire, UK

    A. Scherillo

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  1. Institute of Applied Materials, Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin, Berlin, Germany

    Nikolay Kardjilov

  2. Physics Department, NAST Centre, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy

    Giulia Festa

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Loong, CK., Scherillo, A., Festa, G. (2017). Scattering Techniques: Small- and Wide-Angle Neutron Diffraction. In: Kardjilov, N., Festa, G. (eds) Neutron Methods for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage. Neutron Scattering Applications and Techniques. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33163-8_9

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