Notes on contributors |
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List of important symbols |
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1 Introduction Compton scattering: a probe of electron density distributions |
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1 | (21) |
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1.2 Why use Compton scattering to study electron density? |
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2 | (3) |
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1.3 Basic Compton scattering |
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1.4 A brief history lesson |
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10 | (7) |
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17 | (5) |
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2 The theory of Compton scattering |
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22 | (60) |
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22 | (2) |
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2.2 Non-relativistic DDSCS for charge scattering |
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24 | (3) |
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27 | (4) |
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2.4 The Compton scattering regime |
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31 | (1) |
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2.5 Impulse approximation, Compton profiles |
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31 | (8) |
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2.6 Densities in position and momentum space, kinetic energy |
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39 | (5) |
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2.7 Momentum densities, Compton profiles and reciprocal form factors in condensed matter physics |
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44 | (12) |
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2.8 Magnetic Compton profiles: spin density in momentum space |
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56 | (3) |
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2.9 Relativistic treatment of Compton scattering |
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59 | (10) |
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2.10 Compton scattering beyond the impulse approximation |
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69 | (13) |
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3 Compton scattering instrumentation |
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82 | (30) |
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82 | (2) |
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84 | (4) |
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88 | (6) |
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94 | (4) |
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98 | (9) |
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107 | (5) |
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4 Compton scattering instrumentation for laboratory-based photon sources |
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112 | (21) |
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112 | (2) |
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114 | (6) |
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120 | (8) |
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4.4 Coincidence experiments |
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128 | (2) |
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130 | (3) |
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5 The processing of experimental data |
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133 | (30) |
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133 | (1) |
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5.2 Experimental resolution |
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134 | (5) |
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5.3 Absorption correction |
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139 | (6) |
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5.4 Cross-section correction |
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145 | (5) |
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5.5 Detector efficiency correction |
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150 | (1) |
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5.6 Correction for analysing crystal reflectivity |
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151 | (1) |
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5.7 Correction for dead time |
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151 | (1) |
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152 | (2) |
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5.9 Instrumental resolution function of solid state detector |
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154 | (1) |
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5.10 Correction for beam instability in magnetic Compton scattering |
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154 | (2) |
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5.11 Normalization procedures |
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156 | (2) |
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5.12 Background subtraction |
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158 | (1) |
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5.13 Total correction factor |
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158 | (1) |
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5.14 Unquantifiable sources of data handling errors |
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159 | (4) |
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6 The reconstruction of momentum density |
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163 | (25) |
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163 | (3) |
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6.2 Detailed analysis of the Fourier/Fourier-Bessel methods of reconstruction |
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166 | (10) |
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6.3 The effect of experimental resolution |
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176 | (1) |
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6.4 Optimization of an experiment |
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177 | (5) |
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6.5 Applications to Compton scattering from single crystals |
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182 | (6) |
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7 Momentum density studies by the Maximum Entropy Method |
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188 | (24) |
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188 | (1) |
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7.2 Elements of Bayesian analysis and the MEM |
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188 | (5) |
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193 | (7) |
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200 | (5) |
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7.5 Reconstruction in three dimensions |
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205 | (4) |
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209 | (3) |
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8 Momentum density studies in crystalline solids: theory |
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212 | (25) |
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212 | (1) |
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8.2 Methods of momentum density calculation |
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213 | (13) |
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226 | (11) |
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9 Experimental studies of momentum density in metals and alloys |
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237 | (52) |
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237 | (2) |
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9.2 Alkali metals and their alloys |
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239 | (12) |
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251 | (3) |
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9.4 Aluminium and its alloys |
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254 | (5) |
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259 | (5) |
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264 | (13) |
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9.7 Other alloys and compounds |
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277 | (6) |
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283 | (6) |
10 Spin-dependent Compton scattering |
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289 | (44) |
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289 | (2) |
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10.2 Characteristic features of the spin-dependent Compton profile |
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291 | (3) |
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10.3 Experimental technique |
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294 | (3) |
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297 | (2) |
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10.5 Classified review of MCPs |
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11 Compton scattering and the allied techniques |
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333 | (38) |
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333 | (1) |
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11.2 Positron annihilation |
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333 | (6) |
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11.3 Fermi surface determination using ARPES |
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339 | (16) |
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355 | (1) |
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11.5 Electron momentum spectroscopy applied to solids |
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356 | (2) |
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11.6 Compton coincidence spectroscopy: γ, eγ |
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358 | (2) |
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11.7 Magnetization density in ferromagnets |
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360 | (3) |
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11.8 Other deep inelastic scattering studies of momentum distributions |
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363 | (2) |
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365 | (6) |
Index |
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