This is a two-volume set containing the proceedings of the May 2000 conference on European powder diffraction, a non-destructive technique widely applied for the characterization of crystalline materials. Part 1 (54 contributions) covers method development (deconvolution and pattern decomposition, determination of crystal structure and lattice constants, qualitative and quantitative phase analysis, analysis of microstructure and macrostress, and texture and coarse grains); instrumental development and measurement techniques; and synchrotron power, neutron powder, and in-situ (time-resolved) powder diffraction diffraction. Part 2 (80 contributions) addresses the results of applications of various methods to specific classes of materials. such as thin layers, polymers and amorphous materials, metals and alloys, minerals and inorganics, and organic materials. Distributed in the US by Enfield. c. Book News Inc.