Mobilio S., Boscherini F., Meneghini C. (eds.) Synchrotron Radiation: Basics, Methods and Applications

Springer, 2015. - 799 pp.
Synchrotron radiation is today extensively used for fundamental and applied research in many different fields of science. Its exceptional characteristics in terms of intensity, brilliance, spectral range, time structure and now also coherence pushed many experimental techniques to previously un-reachable limits, enabling the performance of experiments unbelievable only few years ago.
The book gives an up-to-date overview of synchrotron radiation research today with a view to the future, starting from its generation and sources, its interaction with matter, illustrating the main experimental technique employed and provides an overview of the main fields of research in which new and innovative results are obtained.
The book is addressed to PhD students and young researchers to provide both an introductory and a rather deep knowledge of the field. It will also be helpful to experienced researcher who wants to approach the field in a professional way.Basics of Synchrotron Radiation
Introduction to Synchrotron Radiation (by Antonella Balerna and Settimio Mobilio).
Characteristics and Properties of Synchrotron Radiation (by Giorgio Margaritondo).
Instrumentation at Synchrotron Radiation Beamlines (by Giuliana Aquilanti, Lisa Vaccari, Jasper Rikkert Plaisier and Andrea Goldoni).
Fundamental Interactions
Introduction to Matter Radiation Interaction (by Settimio Mobilio).
Quantum Description of the Matter-Radiation Interaction (by Carlo Maria Bertoni).
Experimental Methods
Introduction to X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy (by Paolo Fornasini).
A Close Look into the Low Energy Region of the XAS Spectra: The XANES Region (by Maurizio Benfatto and Carlo Meneghini).
X-Ray Diffraction by Crystalline Materials (by Davide Viterbo and Giuseppe Zanotti).
Photoemission Spectroscopy: Fundamental Aspects (by Carlo Mariani and Giovanni Stefani).
Powder Diffraction and Synchrotron Radiation (by Gilberto Artioli).
Small Angle X-Ray Scattering (SAXS) with Synchrotron Radiation Sources (by Stefano Polizzi and Francesco Spinozzi).
Resonant and Magnetic X-Ray Diffraction (by Luigi Paolasini).
Hard X-Ray Synchrotron Imaging Techniques and Applications (by Jean-Yves Buffiere and Jose Baruchel).
X-Ray Microscopy (by Diane Eichert).
Infrared Synchrotron Radiation: From the Production to the Scientific Applications (by Andrea Perucchi, Lisa Vaccari and Stefano Lupi).
The High-Frequency Atomic Dynamics of Disordered Systems Studied by High-Resolution Inelastic X-Ray Scattering (by Giulio Monaco).
Applications
Applications of XAFS to Nanostructures and Materials Science (by Federico Boscherini).
Diffraction from Nanocrystalline Materials (by Paolo Scardi and Luca Gelisio).
High-Energy Resolution Core Level Photoelectron Spectroscopy and Diffraction: Powerful Tools to Probe Physical and Chemical Properties of Solid Surfaces (by Alessandro Baraldi).
Spin Polarization of the Photoelectrons and Photon Polarization of X-Ray Absorption: Spectroscopy and Magnetometry (by Giorgio Rossi).
Chemical and Magnetic Imaging with X-Ray Photoemission Electron Microscopy (by Andrea Locatelli and Tevfik Onur Mentes).
Medical Imaging with Synchrotron Radiation (by Giuliana Tromba).
Synchrotron Radiation and Bio-crystallography (by Marco Nardini and Martino Bolognesi).
Synchrotron Radiation in the Earth Sciences (by Simona Quartieri).
Synchrotron Radiation and Environmental Sciences (by Giovanni De Giudici, Piero Lattanzi and Daniela Medas).
Synchrotron Radiation in Art, Archaelogy and Cultural Heritage (by Simona Quartieri).
Synchrotron Radiation and Chemistry: Studies of Materials for Renewable Energy Sources (by Antonino Martorana, Francesco Giannici and Alessandro Longo).
Catalyst Characterization by XAS and XES Spectroscopies: In Situ and Operando Experiments (by Francesca Bonino, Elena Groppo, Carmelo Prestipino, Giovanni Agostini, Andrea Piovano, Diego Gianolio, Lorenzo Mino, Erik Gallo and Carlo Lamberti).
Studies of Matter at Extreme Conditions (by Sakura Pascarelli).
Science Frontiers with X-Ray Free Electron Laser Sources (by Flavio Capotondi, Martina Dell’Angela, Marco Malvestuto and Fulvio Parmigiani).