X-RAY ABSORPTION: PRINCIPLES APPLICATION TECHNIQUES OF EXAFS SEXAFS AND XANES

Describesseveralspecificspectrometrictechniquesthatareveryusefulinelucidatingthefundamentalnatureofmatter:EXAFS--ExtendedX-RayAbsorptionofFineStructure;SEXAFS--whichisEXAFSappliedtoSurfacePhenomena;andXANES--X-RayAbsorptionNearEdgeStructures.ArticlesexplainthephenomenaanddescribeexamplesofX-rayabsorptionapplicationsinseveralfields,includingchemistry,biochemistry,catalysis,amorphousandliquidsystems,synchrotronradiation,andsurfacephenomena.Contributorsexplaintheunderlyingtheory,howtosetupX-rayabsorptionexperiments,andhowtoanalyzethedetailsoftheresultingspectra.Thisvolumewillbeofparticularinteresttophysicists,chemists,biologists,andmaterialsscientists.