Тернов И. М., Михайлин В. В., Халилов В. Р.
Синхротронное излучение и его применения. / Учебное пособие для физических специальностей вузов. 2-е издание, переработанное и дополненное.
Москва : Издательство МГУ, 1985.
264 с. : ил. Твердый издательский переплет, обычный формат (22 см). Тираж 1400 экз.
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Ternov, I. M., Mikhailin, V. V., Khalilov, V. R.
Synchrotron Radiation and Its Applications. / A textbook for university physical specialties. 2nd edition, revised and enlarged.
Moscow : Moscow University Press, 1985.
264 pp. : ill. Hardcover, regular format (22 cm). Print run: 1,400 copies. In Russian.
This 1985 academic volume is a definitive Soviet-era work on the physics of high-energy radiation, written by a team of world-class specialists from Moscow State University. The authors were well-known Soviet physicists specializing in relativistic electrodynamics, accelerator physics, and the interaction of radiation with matter. Igor Mikhailovich Ternov (1921–1996) was a towering figure in theoretical physics, co-discoverer of the Sokolov–Ternov effect (concerning the self-polarization of electrons in storage rings), and a leading authority on relativistic mechanics. He was joined by Vladimir Mikhailin and Vladimir Khalilov, both distinguished researchers in the experimental and theoretical applications of radiation.
The book is a modern textbook for its time, systematically presenting the theory of synchrotron radiation, methods for its generation and detection, and its numerous applications in physics, chemistry, biology, and materials science. It covers the fundamental electromagnetic processes involved when charged particles are accelerated to relativistic speeds in a magnetic field, resulting in the emission of intense, polarized radiation across a broad spectrum. The presentation combines the rigor of theoretical analysis with clarity and a practical orientation, making it a foundational text for the design and operation of synchrotron light sources.
The second edition includes expanded sections on the use of synchrotron radiation in X-ray spectroscopy, structural biology, and the study of condensed matter—fields that were seeing rapid advancement in the mid-1980s. With a relatively small print run of 1,400 copies, this book was primarily intended for university libraries and specialized research institutes.
For physicists, historians of Soviet science, and collectors of academic publications from Moscow State University, this volume remains a valuable resource. It captures the high standard of theoretical physics education in the USSR and remains a relevant reference for understanding the principles behind one of the most powerful tools in modern experimental science.