The Thz Dynamics Of Liquids Probed By Inelastic X-ray Scattering - Hardcover

Cunsolo, Alessandro

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9813229489 ISBN 13: 9789813229488

Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company, 2021

Synopsis

Since its development toward the end of the past millennium, high-resolution Inelastic X-Ray Scattering (IXS) has substantially improved our knowledge of the collective dynamics of liquids at mesoscopic scales, that is, over distances and time-lapses approaching those typical of first neighboring atoms' interactions. However, despite the undoubted scientific relevance and the rapid evolution toward maturity, comprehensive monographs on this technique are not available. The primary purpose of this book is to partially fill this lack while providing a helpful reference for both mature scientists and less experienced researchers in the field.After a general introduction to the fundamental aspects of scattering measurements, the IXS cross-section is analytically derived, and the complementarity with Inelastic Neutron Scattering is discussed in detail.The remainder of the book reviews representative IXS studies on simple fluids focusing on topics as relevant as the dynamic crossover from the hydrodynamic to the kinetic regime, the onset of relaxation phenomena and related high-frequency viscoelasticity, the gradual emergence of quantum effects, the evidence of dynamic boundaries partitioning the supercritical domain, the prevalence of solid-like aspects in the high-frequency dynamics of fluids, and the dynamic fingerprints of the polymorphic nature of liquid aggregates.

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The book provides an exhaustive account of all available investigations of the high frequency dynamics of liquids performed by Inelastic X-Ray Scattering (IXS). It covers a period ranging from the first development of this technique, at the end of the past millennium, to the present. A first chapter provides an historical overview of experimental probes available across the years before the actual development of IXS. The following chapter introduces the theoretical foundations of IXS, describes existing IXS spectrometers and discusses their complementarity with other probes. The next chapter provides an overview of various theoretical frameworks necessary to interpret IXS experiments, such as memory function approaches, mode-coupling theories, etc. The successive chapters review the various IXS results on liquids obtained across the years and focus on topics still open in the field. Finally the future is discussed in the last part of the book.

Edition details

• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9813229489
• ISBN 13: 9789813229488
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 324