Techniques

Techniques: Electronic Structure, Magnetism and Dynamics

As part of the continuous renewal of ESRF capabilities, the techniques may change over time. This page represents a snapshot of the technique portfolio of the Electronic Structure, Magnetism and Dynamics Group as of 2015.

• X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS)
  • X-ray absorption near edge structure (XANES) or Near edge X-ray absorption fine structure (NEXAFS)
  • Extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS)
  • High-energy resolution fluorescence detected (HERFD) or partial fluorescence yield (PFY) XAS
  • Dichroism
    • X-ray linear dichroism (XLD)
    • X-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD)
    • X-ray magnetic linear dichroism (XMLD)
    • X-ray natural circular dichroism (XNCD)
    • X-ray magnetochiral dichroism (XMD)
    • Non-reciprocal X-ray magnetic linear dichroism (NR-XMLD)
    • X-ray detected magnetic resonance (XDMR)
• Inelastic X-ray scattering (IXS)
  • Resonant inelastic X-ray scattering (RIXS)
  • X-ray emission spectroscopy
  • X-ray Raman scattering (XRS)
  • Polarization analysis

Sample environment

• Extreme conditions
  • High pressure XAS
  • High pressure magnetic studies
  • High magnetic fields (static and pulsed)
  • High temperature (laser heating)
• In-situ studies
  • Electrochemical cells
  • Catalysis cells (1000^o C under controlled gas environment)
  • Gas mass flow controllers
  • Mass spectrometer
  • Liquid jet