Li Song: Soft X-ray endstaions at the Hefei Light Source and some applications of XAS
Hefei Light Source (HLS) is the first dedicated synchrotron radiation facility in China with electron ring energy of 0.8 Gev, which is located on the West Campus of the University […]
Matthew Marcus: Soft x-ray spectromicroscopy in extraterrestrial materials
Extraterrestrial materials such as meteorites and interplanetary dust particles are often very complex and non-uniform, with diverse species within a small sample. In some cases, especially for the products of […]
Andy Aquila: The Tender X-ray Imaging (TXI) instrument at the LCLS
This presentation will take place at 6 pm Monday, Seattle (Los Angeles) time / 9 am Tuesday, Beijing time using Zoom. For the Zoom link and password, visit https://tinyurl.com/XAFStalks within […]
Thomas Penfold: Towards the Rapid Analysis of XANES for Complex Systems using Deep Neural Networks
X-ray spectroscopy delivers strong impact across the physical and biological sciences by providing end users with highly detailed information about the electronic and geometric structure of matter. To decode this […]
Liang Zhang: In situ/operando XAS for energy storage materials
Rechargeable batteries (Li-ion batteries and beyond) have received extensive attention as powerful boosters for the development of human society. However, the application of rechargeable batteries is still hindered by low […]
Susan Cumberland: Determining uranium geochemistry within natural organic-matter rich environments using XAS and XFM techniques
Analysing metals within environmental samples using wet chemistry can pose analytical problems, particularly with carbon-based and solid samples. X-ray absorbance spectroscopy (XAS) analysis is one alternative approach, able to […]
Juanjuan Huang: Energy Dispersive X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy at the Munich Compact Light Source
X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) is an important characterization method but has been carried out mostly at large facilities, limiting the power as a routine characterization for scientific purposes. Therefore, a […]
M. Darby Dyar: Application of Multivariate Analysis Techniques to Quantitative Interpretation of Valence States in XAS
The study of extraterrestrial samples returned from the Moon, asteroids, and via meteorites has the potential to inform problems relating to the oxidation states of multivalent cations and the distribution […]
Kristjan Kunnus: Probing of coherent nuclear wavepacket dynamics with X-ray emission and scattering in solvated Fe photosensitizers
Spin and oxidation state sensitivity of 3d metal K-edge X-ray Emission Spectroscopy (XES) has been utilized in recent years to successfully probe the ultrafast spin transition and electron transfer processes […]
Helio Tolentino and Others: Spectroscopy and New Scientific Opportunities at SIRIUS, part I
The presentation will be at 9 am Seattle (Los Angeles) time (UTC-7). To join this meeting, use the link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/99543082366 Sirius is one of the first fourth-generation Synchrotron Light Sources to […]
Wolfgang Malzer: Principles and applications of laboratory XAS with graphite crystal von Hamos spectrometers
The presentation will be at 9 am Seattle (Los Angeles) time (UTC-7). To join this meeting, use the Zoom links as sent by Jerry Seidler
Santiago Figueroa: Spectroscopy and New Scientific Opportunities at SIRIUS, part II
Thursday September 17: 9 am Seattle, 12 noon NY, 5 pm London, 7 pm Moscow link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/91967881684 Sirius is one of the first fourth-generation Synchrotron Light Sources to be built in […]