Recommended Resources

The XAS team have compiled a list of recommended resources. This is not an exhaustive list, and there are many good resources available! Additionally, a larger list can be found on the IXAS website.

We’re happy to add new resources so if you have any other recommendations please let us know!

About XAS

EXAFS for Everyone (2013) by Scott Calvin - Copy available at the beamline.
XAFS overview slides from Matt Newville, University of Chicago.
Lots of different overviews and tutorials from Bruce Ravel https://speakerdeck.com/bruceravel
XAFS基础 (Introduction to XAFS) slides from Yaning Xie, Senior Researcher at Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility (BSRF) and Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing, China. (Presented in Mandarin)

Data Analysis

Helpful tutorials can be found online to assist with XAS data analysis.

Software help with Athena/Artemis: https://bruceravel.github.io/demeter/
IFEFFIT mailing list: https://millenia.cars.aps.anl.gov/mailman/listinfo/ifeffit/
A webpage sponsored by the International XAFS Society with a wealth of resources: https://xafs.xrayabsorption.org/
Online Bruce Ravel XAS courses here: https://vimeo.com/search?q=bruce+ravel+xas+course and here: https://vimeo.com/channels/exafs
Online EXAFS shell fitting workshop by Matt Siebecker: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Il_wRqhqFM4&feature=youtu.be
Shelly Kelly et al. (2008) Soil Science Society of America, Methods of Soil Analysis. Part 5. Mineralogical Methods. Analysis of soils and minerals using X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy, Chapter 14. Available online here.

Software

The following is a list of software typically used by the community. A larger list of XAS-relevant software can be found herehttps://xafs.xrayabsorption.org/software.html

Demeter suite software (Athena/Artemis) https://bruceravel.github.io/demeter/
Larix (Previously XAS viewer, often referred to as Larch) https://xraypy.github.io/xraylarch/larix.html
XAFSMass (for sample preparation) https://xafsmass.readthedocs.io/
Fastosh: Software for XAS data treatment, from Soleilhttps://www.synchrotron-soleil.fr/en/beamlines/samba