How to exploit chemical sensitivity in X ray spectroscopy
Channel: LINXS
Date: 2020-06-13

Matter absorbs and scatters X-rays. Spectral analysis of the X-rays reveals a wealth of information about the electronic structure of the X-ray absorbing element (the analyte). Pieter Glatzel explains the mechanisms that lead to the chemical sensitivity and show how they influence the spectral shape. In particular, photon-in/photon-out spectroscopy (RIXS, XES, HERFD) is explained and it is shown how it adds a dimension to conventional X-ray absorption spectroscopy.
Speaker: Pieter Glatzel, HERFD-XAS and RIXS at the ESRF


The lecture was given 2020-06-05 as a part of the LINXS Webinar series “Let’s dive into the atoms“, an introduction to x-ray and neutron methods. The series is curated by  Anurag Kawde and Veronica Lattanzi. The aim is to create a fundamental understanding of how you as a researcher can use x-rays and neutrons in your own research.
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