Abstract
The study of electronic excitations by inelastic X-ray scattering (IXS) has a rich history. Very early IXS work, for example, provided seminal demonstrations of the validity of relativistic kinematics and the quantum hypothesis [1] and of Fermi-Dirac statistics [2]. While there have been many important results in the interim [3], it has been the development of the third generation light sources together with continuing innovations in the manufacture and implementation [4–6] of dispersive X-ray optics that has led to the rapid growth of IXS studies of electronic excitations.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 12-21 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Synchrotron Radiation News |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2009 |