X-ray Absorption: Principles, Applications, Techniques of EXAFS, SEXAFS, and XANES

Several specific spectrometric techniques that are very useful in elucidating the fundamental nature of matter are described in this book, including EXAFS - Extended X-Ray Absorption of Fine Structure; SEXAFS - which is EXAFS applied to Surface Phenomena; and XANES - X-Ray Absorption Near Edge Structures. Articles explain the phenomena and describe examples of X-Ray absorption applications in several fields, including chemistry, biochemistry, catalysis, amorphous and liquid systems, synchrotron radiation and surface phenomena. Contributors explain the underlying theory, how to set up X-Ray absorption experiments and how to analyze the details of the resulting spectra.