This page provides links to training materials for X-ray absorption spectroscopy. For general information on XAFS see https://xafs.xrayabsorption.org/.
Recommended Review Articles
- Fundamentals of XAFS, M. Newville in Spectroscopic Methods in Mineralogy and Materials Sciences, (G.S. Henderson, D. R. Neuville, R. T. Downs, Eds) Reviews in Mineralogy & Geochemistry vol. 78, p 33, 2014. DOI:10.2138/rmg.2014.78.2.
- X-ray Absorption Near-Edge Structure (XANES) Spectroscopy, G. S. Henderson, F. M. F. de Groot, B. J. A. Moulton in Spectroscopic Methods in Mineralogy and Materials Sciences, (G.S. Henderson, D. R. Neuville, R. T. Downs, Eds) Reviews in Mineralogy & Geochemistry vol. 78, p 75, 2014. DOI:10.2138/rmg.2014.78.3.
- Analysis of Soils and Minerals Using X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy, S. D. Kelly, D. Hesterberg, D., and B. Ravel, in Methods of Soil Analysis, Part 5 -Mineralogical Methods, (A.L. Ulery and L.R. Drees, Eds.) p. 367. Soil Science Society of America, Madison, WI, USA, 2008. ISBN, Amazon
- Theoretical approaches to x-ray absorption fine structure, J. J. Rehr and R. C. Albers, Reviews of Modern Physics 72, pp. 621-892, 2000. DOI:10.1103/RevModPhys.72.621.
- Multiplet effects in X-ray spectroscopy, F. de Groot, Coordination Chemistry Reviews 249, pp 31-63, 2005. DOI:j.ccr.2004.03.018.
- High resolution 1s core hole X-ray spectroscopy in 3d transition metal complexes – electronic and structural information, P. Glatzel and U. Bergmann, Coordination Chemistry Reviews 249, pp 65-95, 2005. DOI:10.1016/j.ccr.2004.04.011.
- See also many other excellent articles in Synchrotron Radiation in Inorganic and Bioinorganic Chemistry, E. I. Solomon, Editor, Coordination Chemistry Reviews 249, 2005. DOI:10.1016/S0010-8545(04)00294-2.
Video Lectures on X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy
- Fundamentals of XAFS (Matthew Newville): 5 videos, 30-40 minutes each
- Theory and Calculation of X-ray Spectra with FEFF (Joshua Kas) (1 hour)
- Extended X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (EXAFS) (Sakura Pascarelli) (10 minutes)
- Hard X-ray Spectroscopy (Pieter Glatzel) (1.5 hours
- Introduction and Overview (Grant Bunker) (2 hour)
- Introduction and Overview of XAFS (Anatoly Frenkel) (1 hour)
- Introduction to XAFS (Bruce Ravel) (1 hour)
- XAFS Introduction lecture (Eun-Suk Jeong) (0.5 hour)
- Introduction to Extended X-Ray Absorption Fina Structure (EXAFS) (Chris Pollock) (1 hour)
- Synchrotron Radiation Sources and Detectors (Grant Bunker) (1 hour)
- Sample Preparation (Grant Bunker)(1 hour)
- Calculating Sample Thickness and Edge Jumps (Carlo Segre)(0.5 hour)
- How to write a General User Proposal (Carlo Segre) (1 hour)
Video Lectures on XAFS Data Analysis
- Larch for XAFS Analysis (Matt Newville) (14 videos, each 20 to 40 minutes)
- EXAFS, XANES Data Fitting using Athena (Bruce Ravel) (9 videos, each 1 hour)
- Concepts in EXAFS Data Analysis (Grant Bunker) (1 hour)
- Disordered Systems (Grant Bunker) (1 hour)
- XANES data analysis with FEFF (Fernando Vila) (1 hour)
- Demeter/Athena for Fe-S Part 1 (Shelly Kelly) and Part 2
- Demeter/Artemis for Cu Part 1 (Shelly Kelly) and Part 2
- Demeter/Artemis for Pt Part 1 (Shelly Kelly) and Part 2
- Demeter/Artemis for Fe-S Part 1 (Shelly Kelly) and Part 2