High-Resolution XAS/XES: Analyzing Electronic Structures of Catalysts

This book covers recent developments in X-ray light sources detectors crystal spectrometers and photon-in-photon-out core level spectroscopy techniques. Providing a comprehensive overview of this exciting field the text addresses photon-in-photon-out core level spectroscopy applications for the study of catalytic systems highlighting hard X-ray measurements. Complete with guidelines for the use of this type of spectroscopy it describes the advantages and disadvantages of each spectrometer developed to perform core level X-ray spectroscopy detailing methods to elucidate aspects of catalysts under working conditions such as active sites and molecules adsorption.