Recently published special issues
X-ray spectroscopy to understand functional materials: instrumentation, applications, data analysis
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Guest editors: Kristina Kvashnina (e-mail: kristina.kvashnina@esrf.fr), Kirill A. Lomachenko (e-mail: lomachenko@esrf.fr) and Elisa Borfecchia (e-mail: elisa.borfecchia@unito.it)
This virtual focused issue collects exciting examples on the key role of X-ray absorption spectroscopy to understand functional materials, emphasizing recent advances in methods, applications and data analysis by leading teams in the field, from both synchrotron facilities and academic groups. The focused collection encompasses high-impact research fields across physical and chemical science, from (photo/electro-)catalysis, to energy storage and conversion, passing through fundamental problems in coordination chemistry and materials science. The focused collection is dedicated to Professor Carlo Lamberti, a brilliant, all-round X-ray scientist, who unexpectedly passed away in February 2019 at the age of 54.
PhotonMEADOW2023 joint workshop
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Guest editors: Elke Plönjes (e-mail: elke.ploenjes@desy.de), Jan Grünert (e-mail: jan.gruenert@xfel.eu), Pavle Juranić (e-mail: pavle.juranic@psi.ch), Kai Tiedtke (e-mail: kai.tiedtke@desy.de) and Marco Zangrando (e-mail: marco.zangrando@elettra.eu)
This virtual focused issue of Journal of Synchrotron Radiation collects a selection of contributions presented at the PhotonMEADOW2023 workshop hosted by Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste at the International Centre for Theoretical Physics on 12-14 September 2023. The event merged two workshops: `MEADOW - 10 years after' and `PhotonDiag2023'. The former paid tribute to the 10th anniversary of the original MEADOW2013, the `MEtrology, Astronomy, Diagnostics and Optics Workshop' that was held at the same venue in 2013. The latter represented the 6th edition of the FELS OF EUROPE `Workshop on FEL Photon Diagnostics, Instrumentation and Beamline Design'. As they both fell in the same year and brought together an exciting community centred around highest performance photon beamlines for X-ray free-electron lasers (FELs) and synchrotron sources, it was decided to hold both workshops together.
Actinide Physics and Chemistry with Synchrotron Radiation
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Guest editors: Kristina Kvashnina (e-mail: kristina.kvashnina@esrf.fr), Sergei Butorin (e-mail: sergei.butorin@physics.uu.se), Shuao Wang (e-mail: shuaowang@suda.edu.cn) and WeiQun Shi (e-mail: shiwq@ihep.ac.cn)
Actinide research is currently experiencing a renaissance in the fields of material science, nanotechnology, medicine and environmental science. It is now possible to study the chemistry and physics of the actinide elements (all radioactive) using state-of-the-art non-destructive techniques at synchrotrons which have not been available before. The beamlines and instruments dedicated to actinide research have made various spectroscopic and scattering methods accessible to scientists worldwide. The new synchrotron sources at the large-scale facilities offer more advanced possibilities for the development of new methodologies in actinide science in the future. Theoretical studies of actinides are followed by unique experimental methods and novel experimental data.
11th International Workshop on X-ray Radiation Damage to Biological Samples
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Guest editors: Elspeth Garman (e-mail: elspeth.garman@bioch.ox.ac.uk) and Martin Weik (e-mail: weik@ibs.fr)
An understanding of radiation damage effects suffered by biological samples during structural analysis using both X-rays and electrons is pivotal to obtain reliable molecular models of imaged molecules. This special issue on radiation damage contains six papers reporting analyses of damage from a range of biophysical imaging techniques.
PhotonDiag2020: Workshop on FEL Photon Diagnostics, Instrumentation and Beamline Design
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Guest editors: Elke Ploenjes-Palm (e-mail: elke.ploenjes@desy.de), Marco Zangrando (e-mail: marco.zangrando@elettra.eu), Daniele Cocco (e-mail: cocco@slac.stanford.edu). Jan Gruenert (e-mail: jan.gruenert@xfel.eu) and Kai Tiedtke (e-mail: kai.tiedtke@desy.de)
Several presentations given at the 5th FELs OF EUROPE Conference on Photon Diagnostics, Instrumentation and Beamline Design (PhotonDiag2020). The conference was planned to take place at the Paul Scherrer Institute in Villigen, Switzerland, from 26 to 28 October 2020, but due to Covid-19 constrains it was carried out in virtual format and held as a Zoom conference. The conference format provided a mix of life and pre-recorded talks, poster presentations, and online workshop sessions, attended by live participants.
XFELs
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Guest editors: Ilme Schlichting (e-mail: jsr@mpimf-heidelberg.mpg.de), Makina Yabashi (e-mail: yabashi@spring8.or.jp), Paul Fuoss (e-mail: fuoss@slac.stanford.edu) and Thomas Tschentscher (e-mail: thomas.tschentscher@xfel.eu)
The last five years have seen a remarkable explosion in both the availability and capabilities of X-ray free-electron lasers (XFELs). There is little evidence that this rapid growth in capabilities is slowing; there are new instruments being built at all of the XFELs, and new scientific techniques and applications being developed at a startling rate. Considering this rapid progress, it is timely for another special FEL-related issue in Journal of Synchrotron Radiation, following the first one published in May 2015. The current virtual edition provides information to guide both X-ray experts and new users.
PhotonDiag2018: Workshop on FEL Photon Diagnostics, Instrumentation and Beamline Design
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Guest editors: Elke Ploenjes-Palm (e-mail: elke.ploenjes@desy.de), Marco Zangrando (e-mail: marco.zangrando@elettra.eu), Daniele Cocco (e-mail: cocco@slac.stanford.edu). Jan Gruenert (e-mail: jan.gruenert@xfel.eu) and Kai Tiedtke (e-mail: kai.tiedtke@desy.de)
This virtual special issue of Journal of Synchrotron Radiation includes a selection of presentations given at the Workshop on FEL Photon Diagnostics, Instrumentation and Beamline Design (PhotonDiag2018) held in Hamburg in September 2018, co-hosted by DESY, the site of FLASH, and the European XFEL facility. The workshop was organized under the auspices of the FELs of Europe consortium and saw the participation of almost 100 scientists and engineers from all over the world.
10th International Workshop on X-ray Radiation Damage to Biological Samples
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Guest editors: Elspeth Garman (e-mail: elspeth.garman@bioch.ox.ac.uk) and Martin Weik (e-mail: weik@ibs.fr)
With the continuing development of beamlines for macromolecular crystallography over the last few years providing ever higher X-ray flux densities, it has become even more important to be aware of the effects of radiation damage on the resulting structures. Nine papers in this issue cover a range of aspects related to the physics and chemistry of the manifestations of this damage, as observed in both macromolecular crystallography and small-angle X-ray scattering on crystals, solutions and tissue samples.
Q2XAFS2017: International Workshop on Improving Data Quality in XAFS Spectroscopy
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Guest editors: Sofia Diaz-Moreno (e-mail: sofia.diaz-moreno@diamond.ac.uk) and Richard Strange (e-mail: rstrange@essex.ac.uk)
The International Workshop on Improving Data Quality in XAFS Spectroscopy, Q2XAFS2017, was held at Diamond Light Source (UK) in August 2017. X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) is a well established technique used for the determination of the geometrical and electronic structures of a specific element in a variety of materials. The versatility of the technique makes it suitable for the study of crystalline and amorphous solids, liquids or gases. Nowadays XAFS is used in a routine manner in many different disciplines, from chemistry and catalysis to environmental science, biology and hard condensed matter and more. Following the same rational as its predecessors, Q2XAFS2017 was organized to provide a dynamic forum for discussions between active X-ray absorption spectroscopy researchers to review international standards and protocols, and to develop revised recommendations for best practice. The workshop also aimed to establish agreed data formats and standards for XAFS data and its deposition and storage. Following the meeting, ten papers were proposed for publication and, after thorough peer review, have been collected in this issue. They cover the wide variety of topics discussed during the workshop.
PhotonDiag2017: Workshop on FEL Photon Diagnostics, Instrumentation and Beamline Design
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Guest editors: Elke Ploenjes-Palm (e-mail: elke.ploenjes@desy.de), Marco Zangrando (e-mail: marco.zangrando@elettra.eu) and Daniele Cocco (e-mail: cocco@slac.stanford.edu)
This special issue of Journal of Synchrotron Radiation includes a selection of presentations given at the Workshop on FEL Photon Diagnostics, Instrumentation and Beamline Design (PhotonDiag2017) hosted by the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, in Stanford, USA, in May 2017, and co-sponsored by the FELs of Europe consortium. Free-electron lasers (FELs) for the soft and hard X-ray range are fourth-generation light sources capable of producing high-brightness light pulses, ten billion times more intense than those emitted by synchrotrons, and of very short duration. These novel X-ray sources with unprecedented beam properties have been enabling new scientific investigations in ultrafast science in the X-ray region. But FELs are not the only novel X-ray source development presently. Diffraction-limited storage rings (DLSRs) are under construction or in commissioning around the world. Through upgrade projects r new constructions, the DLSRs will compete with FELs as X-ray sources for enabling more advanced science and experiments. A central area of research and development, to fully exploit the potential of FELs and DLSRs, is focused on characterizing these exceptional photon sources in all their beam properties, and transporting them to the experimental stations. This is the subject of this workshop series. The workshop gave a comprehensive overview of the current state of recent results and ongoing developments in this exciting field of FELs and also DLSR science spanning topics from new facilities, novel accelerator machine modes to optical components, instrumentation and beam diagnostics.
X-ray radiation damage to biological crystalline samples
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Guest editors: Elspeth Garman (e-mail: elspeth.garman@bioch.ox.ac.uk) and Martin Weik (e-mail: weik@ibs.fr)
Despite significant progress made over more than 15 years of research, structural biologists are still grappling with the issue of radiation damage suffered by macromolecular crystals which is induced by the resultant radiation chemistry occurring during X-ray diffraction experiments. Further insights into these effects and the possible mitigation strategies for use in both diffraction and SAXS experiments are given in eight papers in this volume. In particular, damage during experimental phasing is addressed, scavengers for SAXS experiments are investigated, microcrystals are imaged, data collection strategies are optimized, specific damage to tyrosine residues is reexamined, and room temperature conformational heterogeneity as a function of dose is explored.
PhotonDiag2015 Workshop
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Guest editors: Elke Ploenjes-Palm (e-mail: elke.ploenjes@desy.de), Marco Zangrando (e-mail: marco.zangrando@elettra.eu) and Daniele Cocco (e-mail: cocco@slac.stanford.edu)
For decades, synchrotron radiation sources have had the exclusive privilege of conducting X-ray science research. X-ray science now has a new forefront to explore: free-electron laser (FEL) based experiments. Photon pulses with ultra-high brilliance, very short pulse lengths, unprecedented degree of coherence and wavefront quality produced by FELs have to be delivered either unperturbed or properly modified to the experimental stations. Together with the constant need for improved optical components and innovative detectors, one of the key factors to fully exploit the potential of such novel sources is the development and implementation of dedicated photon diagnostics. The measurement of the temporal and spectral structure of each single pulse, the knowledge of the effect of each optic on the wavefront, the non-invasive quantification of the power or intensity of each single pulse, and the optimization of the focusing optics become of primary importance for the success of high-impact scientific experiments. All these aspects of photon diagnostics, and the forefront technology in mirror fabrication and metrology as well as in X-ray detectors, were discussed at the PhotonDiag2015 Workshop on FEL Photon Diagnostics, Instrumentation and Beamlines Design. The three-day workshop was held in Trieste, Italy, in June 2015, co-hosted by Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste and FELs OF EUROPE. The papers in this issue include 18 from the PhotonDiag2015 Workshop.
Free-electron lasers
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Guest editors: Ilme Schlichting (e-mail: jsr@mpimf-heidelberg.mpg.de), Makini Yabashi (e-mail: yabashi@spring8.or.jp) and Bill White (e-mail: wewhite@slac.stanford.edu)
The papers in this issue include feature articles describing the sources and facilities LCLS, SACLA and the VUV FEL FERMI, giving insight in the development of and possibilities at these facilities. Beamline papers describe the instruments, providing detailed information on the experimental capabilities along with recent scientific results highlighting the possibilities. Various laser systems for time-resolved measurements are described, giving background information on planning experiments, along with contributions on X-ray detectors, non-linear signal response issues and data acquisition systems. Diagnostics are critical to single-pulse machines like FELs. Thus, some contributions describe diagnostic tools and techniques, including new approaches for focus characterization driven by developments in nanofocusing to study smaller and smaller objects at increasingly higher flux densities. New capabilities are constantly being developed at FEL sources and a few such capabilities are described, including spectroscopy techniques and the use of the seeded beam in crystallography.
X-ray radiation damage to biological crystalline samples
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Guest editors: Elspeth Garman (e-mail: elspeth.garman@bioch.ox.ac.uk) and Martin Weik (e-mail: weik@ibs.fr)
This issue includes eight papers presented at the 8th International Workshop on Radiation Damage to Biological Crystalline Samples held at the EMBL Hamburg in April 2014. The first two cover radiation damage investigations carried out at synchrotrons and the next four describe studies related to data collection at FELs, detailing, respectively: indications of specific X-ray damage to ferrodoxin crystals, diffraction data analysis, phasing of structures, and simulations of radiation damage effects. These are followed by an account of the detection of damage to focused ion beam (FIB) milled samples investigated by X-ray scanning, and, lastly, by a discussion on mitigation strategies in small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) experiments.
Diffraction-limited storage rings and new science opportunities
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Guest editors: Mikael Eriksson (e-mail: mikael.eriksson@maxlab.lu.se) and J. Friso van der Veen (e-mail: friso.vanderveen@psi.ch)
The papers in this issue analyse the progress in accelerator technology enabling a significant increase in brightness and coherent fraction of the X-ray light provided by storage rings. To translate the progress in light source quality into new science requires similar progress in aspects such as optics, beamline technology, detectors and data analysis.
List of published collections
xrayspectroscopy
J. Synchrotron Rad. X-ray spectroscopy to understand functional materials: instrumentation, applications, data analysis (21 October 2024)
PhotonMEADOW2023
J. Synchrotron Rad. PhotonMEADOW2023 Joint Workshop (11 October 2024)
Actinide Physics and Chemistry
J. Synchrotron Rad. Actinide Physics and Chemistry with Synchrotron Radiation (22 September 2022)
X-ray Radiation Damage to Biological Samples
J. Synchrotron Rad. Volume 28, Part 5 (pp. 1273-1671, 1 September 2021)
X-ray Free-Electron Lasers
J. Synchrotron Rad. X-ray Free-Electron Lasers (6 May 2020)
PhotonDiag2018
J. Synchrotron Rad. PhotonDiag2018 (23 April 2020)
X-ray Radiation Damage to Biological Samples
J. Synchrotron Rad. Volume 26, Part 4 (pp. 907-1399, 1 July 2019)
Q2XAFS2017 Workshop papers
J. Synchrotron Rad. Volume 25, Part 4 (pp. 918-1276, 1 July 2018)
PhotonDiag2017 Workshop papers
J. Synchrotron Rad. Volume 25, Part 1 (pp. 1-303, 1 January 2018)
X-ray Radiation Damage to Biological Crystalline Samples
J. Synchrotron Rad. Volume 24, Part 1 (pp. 1-375, 1 January 2017)
PhotonDiag2015 Workshop
J. Synchrotron Rad. Volume 23, Part 1 (pp. 1-382, 1 January 2016)
X-ray Free-Electron Lasers
J. Synchrotron Rad. Volume 22, Part 3 (pp. 471-866, 1 May 2015)
X-ray Radiation Damage to Biological Crystalline Samples
J. Synchrotron Rad. Volume 22, Part 2 (pp. 195-470, 1 March 2015)
Diffraction-Limited Storage Rings and New Science Opportunities
J. Synchrotron Rad. Volume 21, Part 5 (pp. 837-1216, 1 September 2014)
4th International Symposium on Diffraction Structural Biology, Nagoya, Japan, May 2013
J. Synchrotron Rad. Volume 20, Part 6 (pp. 819-1012, 1 November 2013)
Seventh International Workshop on X-ray Damage to Biological Crystalline Samples, Diamond Light Source, UK, March 2012
J. Synchrotron Rad. Volume 20, Part 1 (pp. 1-208, 1 January 2013)
International Workshop on Improving Data Quality and Quantity for XAFS Experiments (Q2XAFS2011), Photon Factory, Tsukuba, Japan, December 2011
J. Synchrotron Rad. Volume 19, Part 6 (pp. 849-1066, 1 November 2012)
Sixth International Workshop on X-ray Radiation Damage to Biological Crystalline Samples, Menlo Park, CA, USA, March 2010
J. Synchrotron Rad. Volume 18, Part 3 (pp. 313-537, 1 May 2011)
Third International Symposium on Diffraction Structural Biology (ISDSB2010), Orsay/Saint Aubin, France, 25-28 May 2010
J. Synchrotron Rad. Volume 18, Part 1 (pp. 1-99, 1 January 2011)
Synchrotron radiation in soil and geosciences
J. Synchrotron Rad. Volume 17, Part 2 (pp. 147-298, 1 March 2010)
Advances and synergy of high-pressure sciences at synchrotron sources
J. Synchrotron Rad. Volume 16, Part 6 (pp. 697-883, 1 November 2009)
Fifth International Workshop on X-ray Damage to Biological Crystalline Samples, Villigen, Switzerland, March 2008
J. Synchrotron Rad. Volume 16, Part 2 (pp. 129-316, 1 March 2009)
Second International Symposium on Diffraction Structural Biology, ISDSB2007, Tower Hall Funabori, Tokyo, Japan, 10-13 September 2007
J. Synchrotron Rad. Volume 15, Part 3 (pp. 199-322, 1 May 2008)
Fourth International Workshop on X-ray Damage to Biological Crystalline Samples, Harima, Japan, March 2006
J. Synchrotron Rad. Volume 14, Part 1 (pp. 1-180, 1 January 2007)
Detectors
J. Synchrotron Rad. Volume 13, Part 2 (pp. 97-226, 1 March 2006)
Synchrotron Radiation and Nanobiosciences
J. Synchrotron Rad. Volume 12, Part 6 (pp. 711-838, 1 November 2005)
Structure Determination by Single Crystal X-ray Diffraction at Megabar Pressures
J. Synchrotron Rad. Volume 12, Part 5 (pp. 547-710, 1 September 2005)
Softer Xrays in Structural Studies
J. Synchrotron Rad. Volume 12, Part 4 (pp. 391-545, 1 July 2005)
Radiation Damage in Macromolecules
J. Synchrotron Rad. Volume 12, Part 3 (pp. 257-389, 1 May 2005)
The Applications of Synchrotron Radiation to Materials Research
J. Synchrotron Rad. Volume 12, Part 2 (pp. 123-256, 1 March 2005)
Genomics and BioXAS
J. Synchrotron Rad. Volume 12, Part 1 (pp. 1-122, 1 January 2005)
Diffraction Structural Biology
J. Synchrotron Rad. Volume 11, Part 1 (pp. 1-127, 1 January 2004)
XIV Russian Synchrotron Radiation Conference, SR2002, Novosibirsk, Russia, 15-19 July 2002
J. Synchrotron Rad. Volume 10, Part 5 (pp. 343-407, 1 September 2003)
BioXAS Study Weekend on Contribution of BioXAS to Structural Genomics: Developments in Theory and Refinement Methods, Orsay, France, 30 June-1 July 2001
J. Synchrotron Rad. Volume 10, Part 1 (pp. 1-112, 1 January 2003)
Second International Workshop on X-ray Damage to Crystalline Biological Samples, Chicago, USA, December 2001
J. Synchrotron Rad. Volume 9, Part 6 (pp. 327-413, 1 November 2002)
Fifth Harima International Forum on New Aspects of X-ray Imaging Technology with Synchrotron Radiation - Present Status and Future Possibilities, HIF2001, Harima Science Garden City, Japan, 12-14 July 2001
J. Synchrotron Rad. Volume 9, Part 3 (pp. 107-188, 1 May 2002)
Eleventh International Conference on X-ray Absorption Fine Structure, XAFS XI, Ako, Japan, 26-31 July 2000
J. Synchrotron Rad. Volume 8, Part 2 (pp. 47-1014, 1 March 2001)
Synchrotron Radiation Satellite Meeting of the XVIII IUCr Congress, Daresbury Laboratory, UK, 1-4 August 1999
J. Synchrotron Rad. Volume 7, Part 3 (pp. 115-202, 1 May 2000)
Synchrotron Radiation and Structural Biology
J. Synchrotron Rad. Volume 6, Part 4 (pp. 808-944, 1 July 1999)
X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (XAFS X)
J. Synchrotron Rad. Volume 6, Part 3 (pp. 121-807, 1 May 1999)
Synchrotron Radiation Instrumentation (SRI'97)
J. Synchrotron Rad. Volume 5, Part 3 (pp. 133-1186, 1 May 1998)
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