forthcoming articles

The following articles are a selection of those recently accepted for publication in Journal of Synchrotron Radiation.

See also Forthcoming articles in all IUCr journals.

Accepted 2 August 2026

A femtosecond time-resolved Bragg coherent diffraction imaging experimental setup at PAL-XFEL for nanoscale lattice dynamics studies

The XSS beamline at PAL-XFEL provides a femtosecond time-resolved Bragg coherent X-ray diffraction imaging setup, optimized for tracking transient lattice dynamics and nanoscale strain fields within single crystals during dynamic processes.


Accepted 28 July 2026

SMAXI: a machine-learning-powered open-source software for multidimensional full-field X-ray image analysis

SMAXI, a fully open-source, GPU-accelerated software platform that integrates state-of-the-art machine learning and large language model techniques into a unified workflow for X-ray image analysis is presented. SMAXI simplifies high-throughput data processing workflows and overcomes manual image analysis bottlenecks.

Accepted 27 July 2026

XAFS measurement system using undulator synchronized on-the-fly monochromator scan at SPring-8 BL36XU

Nonlinear scanning of a compact channel-cut monochromator synchronized with an undulator gap movement system enables fast, high-flux XAFS measurements.

Accepted 23 July 2026

Shorter X-ray refractive lens design: A Large-Aperture Single-Lens Dual-Focus Kinoform Lens Based on OVAL Curved Surface

This paper presents a novel Kinoform refractive lens and utilizes Beam Propagation Method (BPM) to simulate the focusing performance of the lens. The results demonstrate that this lens not only enhances the gain and reduces the FWHM, but also shortens the lens length.

Accepted 23 July 2026

Single-shot hard X-ray spectrometer with uniform spatial and spectral response

We demonstrate a single-shot hard X-ray spectrometer based on small-angle scattering from glassy carbon that is insensitive to XFEL beam-dependent spatial and spectral variations. Comparison with established X-ray Thomson scattering diagnostics using stochastic correlation X-ray spectroscopy demonstrates full-bandwidth coverage with meV-scale spectral resolution, enabling reliable single-shot spectroscopic measurements.

Accepted 22 July 2026

Artifact segmentation using the U-Net architecture for powder X-ray diffraction images


Accepted 15 July 2026

GoniOwl: convolutional neural network-based sample state detection for collision prevention on synchrotron beamlines

GoniOwl, a lightweight convolutional neural network integrated into the EPICS control system, detects sample-pin presence from beamline camera images with >99% accuracy and fail-safe uncertainty handling, offering a transferable approach to vision-based collision prevention on synchrotron beamlines.

Accepted 9 July 2026

Synchrotron-based multi-scale biological imaging inside biocontainment environments

Orion, the first BSL-4 synchrotron-based research complex, advances pathogen research by integrating cutting-edge, multi-scale imaging to enhance the understanding of infectious diseases and inform global health policies.

Accepted 7 July 2026

An efficient wave-optics framework for partially coherent pink X-ray beam simulation and analysis

This article proposes a new calculation method and framework for simulating a pink X-ray beam, significantly improving computational efficiency. By comparing it with the experimental data from the beamline, the simulation method is consistent with the actual situation.

Accepted 25 June 2026

Single-shot third-harmonic spectral diagnostics for tender X-ray FEL pulses using a bent-crystal spectrometer

Third-harmonic spectral monitoring with an existing bent-crystal spectrometer provides single-shot bandwidth diagnostics and real-time machine tuning for tender X-ray free-electron laser operation, and can be made non-invasive when combined with a suitable beam-sampling grating.


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