Useful Links

Useful sites and resources

• CHESS x-ray properties
• NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology
  • SLD calculator

Tables and Data

X-ray

• X-ray data booklet: Tabulates fundamental properties of x-ray interactions with matter; also provides useful equations.
• CXRO LBL x-ray interactions page: A simple web-tool for calculating the properties of x-ray interactions.
  • X-ray transmission for solids
  • X-ray atomic scattering factors
  • Properties of elements (f1 and f2, needed in SLD calc)
• CHESS x-ray properties

Neutron

• Neutron data booklet: Tabulates fundamental properties of neutron interactiosn with matter; also provides useful equations.
• SLD calculator: NIST Center for Neutron Research calculator for predicting the neutron Scattering Lenght Density (SLD) for materials.

Software

(See also the Software page.)

Other GISAXS tutorial sites

• Detlef-M. Smilgies's GISAXS tutorial: An excellent and well-referenced introduction to the basic concepts inherent to GISAXS.
• gisaxs.de: Brief introduction to the theory of GISAXS.