Table of Contents

Introduction. Fundamentals of Neutron Diffraction. Diffraction Techniques and Instrument Design. Practical Aspects of Strain Measurement Using Neutron Diffraction. Interpretation and Analysis of Lattice Strain Data. Applications to Problems in Materials Science and Engineering. The Future. Symbols and Abbreviations. Glossary. Appendix 1: Note on Reactor Flux Spectrum. Appendix 2: Relation Between the Centroid of Sampled Gauge Volume and Translator Reading. Appendix 3: Points for Consideration When Making a Neutron Diffraction Stress Measurement. Appendix 4: Macroscopic Scattering Cross-Sections of all Elements. Index.

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M.T. Hutchings, P.J. Withers, T.M. Holden, Torben Lorentzen