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In a clear exposition this inspirational book shows the insitu three-dimensional morphology of cerebellar neurons,intracortical circuits and synaptic connections that underpin thefunctioning of cerebellar neurons in networks. It brings together inone volume a new view of the three-dimensional cytoarchitectonicarrangement of the cerebellar cortex. The book shows the cerebellar extrinsic and intrinsic intracorticalcircuits formed by mossy and climbing fibers as exposed by thecryofracture methods. The high degree of lateral collateralization ofthese fibers is also displayed providing new insights on theinformation processing in the cerebellar cortex. Besides, fieldemission high resolution electron microscopy shows its potentialcontribution to the study of synaptic morphology. The concludingchapter deals with the contribution of scanning electron microscopy tocerebellar neurobiology. This monograph is an authoritative survey and a must for anyone who isinterested in the structure of the central nervous system. It willalso appeal to an interdisciplinary audience who wants to learn moreabout electron microscopy and neurocytology. ... Read more

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An Introduction to Electron Diffraction in the Transmission Electron Microscope is an introductory level guide to the subject. The book contains useful case studies and examples to guide the new user, it explains basic methods of how to obtain images and patterns with the TEM and how to interpret them. It is a user-friendly approach with simple explanations and informative illustrations and will be perfect reading for a student or researcher wanting to perform some electron diffraction in the microscope to obtain structural information. ... Read more

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This completely revised new edition contains expanded coverage of existing topics and much new material. The author presents the subject of electron microscopy in a readable way, open both to those inexperienced in the technique, and also to practicing electron microscopists. He describes currently hot topics such as computer control of microscopes, energy-filtered imaging, cryomicroscopy and environmental microscopy, digital imaging, high resolution scanning, and transmission microscopy. The author has expanded the highly praised case studies of the first edition to include some interesting new examples. This indispensable guide to electron microscopy, written by an author with thirty years' practical experience, will be invaluable to new and experienced electron microscopists in any area of science and technology. ... Read more

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Now fully updated to cover recent developments, this book covers the closely related techniques of electron microprobe analysis (EMPA) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) specifically from a geological viewpoint. Topics discussed include: principles of electron-target interactions, electron beam instrumentation, X-ray spectrometry, general principles of SEM image formation, production of X-ray 'maps' showing elemental distributions, procedures for qualitative and quantitative X-ray analysis (both energy-dispersive and wavelength-dispersive), the use of both 'true' electron microprobes and SEMs fitted with X-ray spectrometers, and practical matters such as sample preparation and treatment of results. Throughout, there is an emphasis on geological aspects not mentioned in similar books aimed at a more general readership. The book avoids unnecessary technical detail in order to be easily accessible, and forms an up-to-date text on EMPA and SEM for geological postgraduate and postdoctoral researchers, as well as those working in industrial laboratories. ... Read more

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Excellent Book on the Basics
This book is great for someone who has a little background in physics and calculus. It gives a good breakdown of how the probe works and what kinds of analyses it works best for. This is not an in-depth book on quatitativeanalyses, but rather, an excellent place to start! ... Read more

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This comprehensive reference illustrates optimal preparation methods in biological electron microscopy compared with common methodological problems. Not only will the basic methodologies of transmission electron microscopy like fixation, microtomy, and microscopy be presented, but the authors also endeavor to illustrate more specialized techniques such as negative staining, autoradiography, cytochemistry, immunoelectron microscopy, and computer-assisted image analysis.

Key Features
* Authored by the key leaders in the biological electron microscopy field
* Illustrates both optimal and suboptimal or artifactual results in a variety of electron microscopy disciplines
* Introduces students on how to read and interpret electron micrographs ... Read more

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Biomedical electron microscopy
Is a wonderful book, it makes a recopilation of almost all the techniques for electron microscopy studies. Against' any problem this book is able of show you the different possibilities that you have in order to get a good result. The final part of the book with this collection of protocol is really useful, I think is the bettet book for electron microscopy that I never have seen. ... Read more

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Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and its Application presents a unified view of the rapidly growing field of STM,and its many derivatives. A thorough discussion of the various principles provides the background to tunneling phenomena and leads to the many novel scanning-probe techniques, such as AFM, MFM, BEEM, PSTM, etc. After having examined the available instrumentation and the methods for tip and surface preparations, the monograph provides detailed accounts of STM application to metal and semiconductor surfaces, adsorbates and surface chemistry, biology, and nanofabrication. It examines limitations of the present-day investigations and provides hints about possible further trends. This second edition includes important new developments in the field. ... Read more

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This book focuses on the microtron and its applications and sums up the effort of more than 30 years of research and development. It presents the work on the theory, design and operation of the microtron and accelerators based on its principle, when the phase changes in discontinuous steps from one orbit to the next.
This book is set out into 3 sections, new results on the microtron, secondary beams, and applications.Part 1 is concerned with the microtron itself, giving insights into the basic principles of a microtron, circular microtrons, race-track microtrons and free electron lasers (FEL). This section gives clear and concise explanations on construction, cathodes, accelerator regimes and the various types that have developed over the past 25 years. Part 2 concentrates on secondary beams. This includes the interaction of relativistic electrons with matter, electron accelerators as a source of radiation (Bremsstrahlung) and neutron sources on the basis of electron accelerators. Part 3 deals ... Read more

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Advances in Imaging & Electron Physics merges two long-running serials--Advances in Electronics & Electron Physics and Advances in Optical & Electron Microscopy. The series features extended articles on the physics of electron devices (especially semiconductor devices), particle optics at high and low energies, microlithography, image science and digital image processing, electromagnetic wave propagation, electron microscopy, and the computing methods used in all these domains. ... Read more

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Modern Map Methods in Particle Beam Physics
This book is a fine study of the dynamics of beam particles exhibited in particle accelerators. It deals with the description of the motion of particles in accelerators to very high precision over short times and the analysis of the topology of the evolution of state space over long times. The book has seven chapters.

Chapter 1 deals with the dynamics of particles and fields. There are 5 subsections : Beams and Beam Physics ; Differential Equations, Determinism and Maps ; Lagrangian Systems ; Hamiltonian Systems ; Fields and Potentials. An interesting idea here is the use of the Hamiltonian to represent energy particle
in which the particle can be ' squeezed ' and when let go, it returns to its original shape. This property is called symplecity and is akin to the motion of an incompressible liquid within a structure of guidance surfaces : The surfaces can never be crossed, and the closer they lie together, the faster the liquid flows.

Chapter 2 deals with the differential algebraic techniques which are used to study weakly nonlinear motion of particles in accelerators linked to the common concept of the transfer map of the dynamics of those particles. There are 5 subsections here :
Differential Algebraic Techniques ; Function Spaces and Their Algebras ; Taylor Differential Algebras ; Advanced Methods ;
Appendix on Third ODE Integrator.

Chapter 3 deals with Fields. All the fields here are governed by Maxwell's equations. There are 2 subsections here : Analytic Field Representation ; Practical Utilization of Field Information.

Chapter 4 deals with the properties of maps. Maps are used to describe the flows for the ordinary differential equations occurring in beam physics. There are 4 subsections :
Maps : Properties ; Manipulations ; Symmetries ; Representations.

Chapter 5 deals with the calculation of maps. There are 5 subsections : Maps : Calculation ; The Particle Optical Equations of Motion ; Equations of Motion for Spin ; Maps Determined by Algebraic Relations ; Maps Determined by Differential Equations.

Chapter 6 deals with imaging systems. As described in the book, imaging systems are devices used for the purpose of measuring position, momentum , energy or mass of charged particles, in which microscopes and spectrometers are included. There are 4 subsections : Introduction ; Aberration and Their Correction ;
Reconstructive Correction of Aberrations ; Aberration Correction via Repetitive Symmetry .

Chapter 7 deals with repetitive systems. As described in the book, all repetitive systems require that the particles remain
confined in the ring, which means that the motion is stable in that their coordinates do not exceed a certain bound d. The study of the dynamics of repetitive systems has long been a key concern of beam physics. There are 5 subsections : Repetitive Systems ; Linear Theory ; Parameter-Dependent Linear Theory ;
Normal Forms ; Symplectic Tracking.

The book is a liking for those who love mathematics. Going through the book, one can find and is amazed how mathematics can provide the modern technology for the construction of very effective and very accurate accelerator machines to meet the objectives of various scientific fields. ... Read more

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Electron Transport in Quantum Dots is a timely review covering topics such as the Kondo effect and spin-dependent transport in tunnel coupled dots, quantum chaos in open quantum dots and antidot arrays, and explorations of the novel technological applications of quantum dots and carbon nanotubes. It is unique in that it: + Brings together contributions from some of the most widely-recognized experts in this important field of research;+ Provides the most comprehensive, yet wide-ranging, review of this important field to date;+ Features a self-contained format that should make it a useful text for introductory graduate studies of this important field. This book will be of interest to researchers, university faculty, and graduate students in physics and electrical engineering, particularly those who are engaged in research into the fundamental properties, and technological applications, of nanostructures and nanoelectronic devices. ... Read more

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Good history of EM
This book combines the history and philosophy of science.If you are interested in electron microscopy it is a must.The book shows how science can have its own "political climate." ... Read more

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By the end of the 1970s, crystalline lasers were widely used in science, engineering, medicine, and technology. The types of lasers used have continued to grow in number to include newly discovered crystalline hosts, previously known compounds generating at other spectral wavelengths, and broadband tunable stimulated emission. This has led to the creation of an extremely promising new generation of crystalline lasers that are both highly efficient and more reliable. The major part of this book is devoted to describing multilevel operating laser schemes for stimulated emission excitation in insulating crystals doped with lanthanide ions.The first part of Crystalline Lasers deals with the history of the physics and spectroscopy of insulating laser crystals. The chapters in the second part of the book present results from the study of Stark-energy levels of generating ions in laser crystals and their radiative and nonradiative intermanifold transition characteristics. This section includes extensive tabular data and reference information. Popular and novel operating schemes of crystalline lasers are covered in Part 3.In the chapters in the fourth part of the book, the newest technologies in the physics and engineering of crystalline lasers are considered. The results of investigations into laser action under selective excitations, miniature crystalline lasers, and the properties of nonlinear activated laser crystals are presented and analyzed.Crystalline Lasers summarizes and reviews the results of many years of research and studies of activator ions and multilevel operating laser schemes, and discusses exciting prospects of using these systems to create new types of crystalline lasers. This book will be of use to laser scientists and engineers, physicists, and chemical engineers. ... Read more

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With a
Although I am hardly of a scientific mind (as least not in this league), I am an administrative assistant for the Research Center this man works in. World renowned for his work, many people carry around his writings like a Bible. Very comprehensive and authoritative. ... Read more