Overview
- Nominated as an outstanding Ph.D thesis by the Australian National University, Acton, Australia
- Presents a detailed description of small angle x-ray scattering (SAXS) on cylindrical scatterers
- Provides a technical summary of the SAXS beamline at the Australian synchrotron
- Includes a summary of fission track annealing from a non-geological point of view
Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)
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About this book
This book pioneers a novel approach to investigate the effects of pressure on fission tracks, a geological problem that has remained unsolved for 60 years. While conventional techniques to study fission tracks were limited in precision, this book overcomes such issues by using state-of-the-art synchrotron-based x-ray scattering; a technique initially developed for applications in material science and biomedical research.
The book provides an overview of the theory and application of small angle x-ray scattering (SAXS) on cylindrical ion tracks, including in-situ SAXS on ion tracks with simultaneous increases in temperature and pressure. As such it demonstrates a degree of characterisation normally not achievable with in-situ techniques. Further, it compares SAXS with small angle neutron scattering (SANS).
This book has led to a range of publications and attracted the interest of the geological and material science communities. Daniel Schauries has been awarded severalprizes for this research, including the Graduate Student Award of the Materials Research Society.Authors and Affiliations
About the author
During his PhD tenure, he further worked as Research Analyst for the Oil & Gas division of ThermoFisher Scientific, consulting industry clients by X-ray-assisted rock analysis.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Ion Tracks in Apatite and Quartz
Book Subtitle: And Their Behaviour with Temperature and Pressure
Authors: Daniel Schauries
Series Title: Springer Theses
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96283-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-96282-5Published: 13 August 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-07170-7Published: 28 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-96283-2Published: 01 August 2018
Series ISSN: 2190-5053
Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 154
Number of Illustrations: 62 b/w illustrations, 5 illustrations in colour
Topics: Crystallography and Scattering Methods, Geology, Measurement Science and Instrumentation, Particle Acceleration and Detection, Beam Physics