Melting properties by X-ray absorption spectroscopy: common signatures in binary Fe–C, Fe–O, Fe–S and Fe–Si systems

X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy

X-ray absorptioń spectroscopy, today widely used as a tool for structural investigations, is described. Theoretically it is shown that above an absorption edge the absorption coefficient is well approximated by a sum of terms, each one describing a particular path followed by the photoelectron outgoing from the atom. Such geometrical feature allows to use X-ray absorption spectroscopy for struc...

X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy

1.59.1 PHYSICS OF X-RAY ABSORPTION 1 1.59.1.1 X-ray Absorption Edges 2 1.59.1.2 X-ray Fluorescence 3 1.59.1.3 Measurement of X-ray Absorption Spectra 3 1.59.2 EXTENDED X-RAY ABSORPTION FINE STRUCTURE 6 1.59.2.1 Theoretical Description of EXAFS Spectra 6 1.59.2.1.1 Single scattering 6 1.59.2.1.2 Multiple scattering 8 1.59.2.1.3 Other corrections to the EXAFS equation 9 1.59.2.2 Programs for Calc...

Melting of iron determined by X-ray absorption spectroscopy to 100 GPa.

Temperature, thermal history, and dynamics of Earth rely critically on the knowledge of the melting temperature of iron at the pressure conditions of the inner core boundary (ICB) where the geotherm crosses the melting curve. The literature on this subject is overwhelming, and no consensus has been reached, with a very large disagreement of the order of 2,000 K for the ICB temperature. Here we ...

X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy of Light Elements* in Biological Systems

High-resolution X-ray emission and X-ray absorption spectroscopy.

In this review, high-resolution X-ray emission and X-ray absorption spectroscopy will be discussed. The focus is on the 3d transition-metal systems. To understand high-resolution X-ray emission and resonant X-ray emission, it is first necessary to spend some time discussing the X-ray absorption process. Section II discusses 1s X-ray absorption, i.e., the K edges, and section III deals with 2p X...