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X-Ray Techniques
X-ray techniques are non-destructive material analysis methods to provide information about lattice constant, strain, material composition, layer... -
Probing the Circumgalactic Medium with X-Ray Absorption Lines
The circumgalactic medium (CGM) fills the dark matter halo of a galaxy, serving as a gas reservoir between the intergalactic medium and the stellar... -
Experimental demonstration of attosecond pump–probe spectroscopy with an X-ray free-electron laser
Pump–probe experiments with subfemtosecond resolution are the key to understanding electronic dynamics in quantum systems. Here we demonstrate the...
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X-Ray Absorption Fine Structure Spectroscopic Investigation at Ge K-Edge of AuGe/Ni/AuGe Ohmic Contact to GaAs/AlGaAs
X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy (XAFS) has been employed to investigate the crystallographic structural changes that develop at the... -
Investigating the electronic structure of high explosives with X-ray Raman spectroscopy
We investigate the sensitivity and potential of a synergistic experiment-theory X-ray Raman spectroscopy (XRS) methodology on revealing and following...
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X-ray Cluster Cosmology
Formation of dark matter halos is sensitive to the expansion rate of the Universe and to the growth of structures under gravitational collapse.... -
X-Ray Afterglows and Features of Gamma-Ray Bursts
X-ray observations of afterglows are providing new insights on the nature of the centralsource of GRB. In this review I willfocus on observations of... -
Fast X-ray Energy Switching
This chapter discusses two techniques for rapid X-ray energy switching of inverse Compton X-ray sources. -
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Collimators for X-ray Astronomical Optics
An X-ray collimator, or baffle, can be installed in the X-ray optics of an X-ray telescope. This component is placed in front of an X-ray mirror to... -
Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy, Atomic Emission Spectroscopy, and Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry
Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) quantifies the absorption of electromagnetic radiation by well-separated neutral atoms, while atomic emission... -
Reflection Absorption Infrared Spectroscopy
Recent case studies are presented that illustrate the capabilities of the technique of reflection absorption infrared spectroscopy (RAIRS) for... -
The BepiColombo Mercury Imaging X-ray Spectrometer
The Mercury Imaging X-ray Spectrometer (MIXS) and Solar Intensity X-ray and particle Spectrometer (SIXS) on board the BepiColombo mission are due to... -
Impact of the returning radiation in current tests of the Kerr black hole hypothesis using X-ray reflection spectroscopy
The past 10 years have seen remarkable progress in our capability of analyzing reflection features in the X-ray spectra of accreting black holes....
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Underpinning the use of indium as a neutron absorbing additive in zirconolite by X-ray absorption spectroscopy
Indium (In) is a neutron absorbing additive that could feasibly be used to mitigate criticality in ceramic wasteforms containing Pu in the...
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Charge Exchange in X-Ray Astrophysics
Charge exchange is an atomic process that primarily occurs at interfaces between the neutral and ionized gas. The study of the process has been... -
The Chandra X-ray Observatory
The Chandra X-ray Observatory, one of NASA’s suite of Great Observatories, was launched in July 1999 on the shuttle Columbia. Its unique... -
A multimodal X-ray spectroscopy investigation of uranium speciation in ThTi2O6 compounds with the brannerite structure
ThTi 2 O 6 derived compounds with the brannerite structure were designed, synthesised, and characterised with the aim of stabilising incorporation of U 5+ ...
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X-Ray Fluorescence Determination of the Mass Absorption Coefficient in Two-Layer Co/Cr Thin-Film Systems
An x-ray fluorescence analysis procedure has been proposed for determining the mass absorption coefficient in two-layer Co/Cr thin-film systems on...
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Investigation of Physical Properties of Disodium Etidronate Tetrahydrate and Application of Phosphorus K-Edge X-Ray Absorption Near-Edge Structure Spectroscopy
PurposeDisodium etidronate is a bisphosphonate, compounds that are widely used in the treatment of bone disorders such as osteoporosis and Paget’s...