ABSTRACT
Scattering techniques using light, neutrons and x-rays are extremely useful to study the structure, size and shape of large molecules in solids, liquids and solutions. The principles of the scattering techniques, which involve the interaction of radiation with matter, are the same. However, the data treatment for scattering from light, neutrons or x-rays can be quite different because the intrinsic property of each radiation and its interactions with matter are different. One major difference in the data treatment arises from the states of matter. Although the general equations describing the interaction between radiation and matter are valid for all classes of materials, unique analytical treatments have been made to suit the different states of matter.
