We have already put together a list of great introductory websites about crystallography. However, there are many nuggets of information scattered about that should be brought together, hence the list. Enjoy.

  1. Christian Laing: Tools of Crystallography (pdf)
    A brief 17 page overview of crystallography includes a number of links and screen shots.
  2. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory: X-RAY DATA BOOKLET (pdf )
    Discusses many of the physical aspects of X-rays including: energy emission energies, synchrotron radiation and detectors and atomic scattering factors
  3. Robert Sweet: Introduction to Crystallography from Methods (pdf )
    Appeared in Methods of Enzymology covering lattices, Bragg’s law, Ewald sphere, Fourier, etc…
  4. Advanced Design Consulting: Synchrotron and Optics Primer (pdf)
    A 80 page overview of various aspects of synchrotron such as radiation sources, shutters, mirrors, beam stops, etc…
  5. Roger Pynn: Neutron Scattering (pdfs: Theory, Facilities, Diffraction & Proposals)
    A series of lectures that brings out the foundations of neutron crystallography with cartoons!

If you know of any other nuggets, feel free to add them in the comment section.