Table of contents : Front Matter....Pages 1-2 Essential Properties of X-Rays....Pages 3-14 X-Ray Scattering, Interference and Diffraction....Pages 15-44 Crystal Structure....Pages 45-60 Detailed Interpretation of the Diffraction of X-Rays by Crystals....Pages 61-82 Diffraction of X-Rays by Imperfect Crystals and Paracrystals....Pages 83-108 Scattering of X-Rays by Very Small Bodies....Pages 109-133 Structure of High Polymeric Substances....Pages 135-156 Front Matter....Pages 157-157 Experimental Methods....Pages 159-225 Front Matter....Pages 226-227 Identification of Crystals by X-Ray Diffraction....Pages 229-237 Analysis of Crystallite Orientation....Pages 239-271 Crystal Structure Analysis of High Polymers....Pages 273-320 Crystal Structure Determination of Macromolecules....Pages 321-357 Analysis of the Breadth and Shape of Diffraction Patterns....Pages 359-391 Analyses Using the Total Diffraction Intensity Distribution Curves of High Polymers....Pages 393-417 Analysis of X-ray Small-angle Scattering....Pages 419-480