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 (1000o C under controlled gas environment)
    • Gas mass flow controllers
    • Mass spectrometer
    • Liquid jet