forthcoming articles

Explaining synchrotron radiation properties often requires using the speed of light with respect to a moving object like a detector, which may not be the invariant c. This surprising fact also leads to a rarely explored link between relativity and quantum mechanics.

We introduce a method combining structured illumination with grazing-incidence X-ray scattering and computational imaging to resolve local structural details. Demonstrated on an organic semiconductor thin film, this method captures local features without sample rotation, enabling detailed analysis of material properties critical for advanced material design.

We demonstrate a fast, robust, and sensor-free approach to X-ray Speckle Tracking that enables shot-to-shot wavefront characterization at high-repetition-rate X-ray Free Electron Lasers. Our measurements reveal a hierarchy of wavefront fluctuations indicative of instabilities in the accelerator and beamline optics at the European XFEL.

For the first time an iron metal flame was mapped by in situ X-ray absorption spectroscopy. Strong gradients in oxidation state and phase composition across the metallic core and the flame front were found with FeO peaking at the visible flame front and Fe₃O₄ forming further beyond.

A new endstation for soft X-ray absorption spectroscopy in liquid environments has been installed at the BACH beamline of Elettra Sincrotrone, Trieste. The setup includes upgraded and newly developed cells for a range of soft-X-ray experiments at solid/liquid interfaces, including studies on battery materials.

Advanced synchrotron radiation-based imaging and spectroscopic techniques were used to investigate the distribution and nature of mercury in numismatic artifacts, with a particular focus on its role in historical counterfeiting practices.

We present the analytic equations for a new grazing-incidence mirror surface, a sagittal collimating diaboloid, and illustrate its advantages for higher-throughput soft X-ray spectrometer design.