1. XAFS Data Booklet Proposal Raúl Barrea and Tsu-Chien Weng BioCAT, IIT 03-22-2005

3. Why Another Booklet? Official guideline from IXS to standardize sample preparation, XAFS measurement, data analysis, and report format Educational purpose Advertisement for IXS and APS

4. Things to Discuss Booklet contents Contributors Funding Distribution Publishing timeline

5. Booklet Outline 1. X-ray Properties of the Elements 2. XAFS Basics 3. Guideline for Sample Preparation 4. XAFS Experiments 5. Data Analysis 6. Report Format 7. XAFS Beamlines

6. 1. X-ray Properties of the Elements X-ray absorption edge and emission energies Mass absorption coefficients

7. 2. XAFS Basics History Theory EXAFS and XANES Capabilities and limitations Applications

8. 3. Guideline for Sample Preparation Solid sample – thickness (self-absorption) – packing (pin hole effect) Solution sample – contamination from free metal ions – background from buffers (Cl, P, etc.) Drawing of sample cells

9. 4. XAFS Experiments X-ray optics – high-order harmonics (detuned, rejection) – energy calibration Sample cell – cryostat, high-pressure, solution, etc. – radiation damage Detectors – absorption (ion-chamber, PSD) – fluorescence excitation (SSD, bent Laue, MAAD, crystal mirror) – energy resolution, ICR

10. 5. Data Analysis Energy calibration Background subtraction and normalization EXAFS data interpretation – choice of model – degree of freedom

11. 6. Report Format Experiment details – beamline(s), x-ray optics – means of energy calibration – sample preparation (thickness, buffers) – fluorescence window size – scan time, count-rates Data analysis – threshold energy – degree of freedom vs. num of variables – (reduced) goodness of fit

12. 7. XAFS Beamlines Characteristics of each XAFS beamline – source (BM, ID) – energy range – spot size (unfocused, focused) – sample cell (cryostat, high-pressure, etc.) – detector(s) – specialties (time-resolved, RIXS, etc.)

13. Things to Discuss Booklet contents Contributors Funding (APS? DOE? Private companies?) Distribution (hardcopy, electronic) Publishing timeline (9-12 months?)