Material:Gold

Gold is a dense, soft metal. In scattering experiments, it is frequently encountered because it is a material of choice for nanoparticles.

Properties

• Density: 19.30 g/cm³
• Neutron SLD: 4.662×10⁻⁶ Å⁻²

Material	density (g/cm3)	X-ray energy (keV)	X-ray wavelength (Å)	critical angle (°)	qc (Å−1)	SLD (10−6Å−2)
Au	19.30	2.0	6.20	1.830	0.0648	83.44
		4.0	3.10	0.451	0.0319	20.28
		8.0	1.55	0.224	0.0317	20.07
		12.0	1.03	0.149	0.0317	19.92
		16.0	0.77	0.112	0.0316	19.84
		24.0	0.52	0.07426	0.0315	19.77

See Also

• Wikipedia: Gold