XAFS50.FR

Europe/Paris
Synchrotron SOLEIL

Synchrotron SOLEIL

L'Orme des Merisiers Départementale 128 91190 Saint-Aubin FRANCE
Description

50 Years of XAFS Adventure in France: From the Pioneers of LURE to 4th-Generation Sources

The XAFS50.FR conference will take place at SOLEIL from October 5 to 9, 2026.

How can we observe the environment around atoms ? Over the past 50 years, XAFS (X-ray Absorption Fine Structure) spectroscopy has attracted researchers from every field thanks to its atomic and orbital selectivity combined with high sensitivity, offering unique access to the structural and electronic properties of materials.

Developed in parallel with major advances in synchrotron radiation, XAFS has established itself step by step, becoming an essential tool for many scientific communities as well as for industry, and is now even beginning to appear as a laboratory-based technique with commercial spectrometers.

The XAFS50.FR event will bring together historical insight and scientific perspectives, highlighting the pioneering experiments carried out at LURE (ACO, DCI, Super-ACO), the development of formalisms and the standardization of analyses, and the current progress at SOLEIL and the 4th generation source ESRF-EBS — a development that SOLEIL-II will soon join.

Registration
XAFS50.FR
    • 1:30 PM
      Registration
    • Welcome
      Conveners: Delphine VANTELON (SOLEIL), Valerie BRIOIS (SOLEIL)
    • Plenary lecture: TBD
      Conveners: Denis RAOUX, Pierre LAGARDE
    • Plenary lecture: XAFS de surface et XAFS dispersif ; l'usage essentiel de la polarisation du photon dans le champ naissant des interfaces et multicouches
      Conveners: Alain FONTAINE, Dominique CHANDESRIS
    • Plenary lecture: TBD
      Conveners: Christian BROUDER, Georges CALAS (Sorbonne Université)
    • 4:00 PM
      Coffee break
    • Plenary lecture: La spectroscopie d’absorption sous pression: une spécialité française, du LURE à SOLEIL en passant par l’ESRF et SLS
      Conveners: Alain POLIAN (SOLEIL), Jean-Paul ITIE (SOLEIL)
    • Plenary lecture: Chemistry & XAFS@LURE at the edge of the 80s, Science, People, Driving Concepts
      Conveners: Françoise VILLAIN, Michel VERDAGUER
    • Plenary lecture: The Journey of XAFS beamlines from the 1st to the 4th generation of Synchrotron Radiation Facilities
      Conveners: Jean DAILLANT, Michele SAUVAGE (SOLEIL)
    • Introduction
      Conveners: Delphine VANTELON (SOLEIL), Valerie BRIOIS (SOLEIL)
    • Plenary lecture: TBD
      Convener: John REHR
    • Oral Communication: 1&2
    • 10:40 AM
      Coffee break
    • Invited talk: 1
    • Oral Communication: 3 to 5
    • 12:35 PM
      Lunch
    • Invited talk: 2
    • Oral Communication: 6 to 8
    • Invited talk: 3
    • 4:10 PM
      Coffee break
    • Oral Communication: 9 to 14
    • Invited talk: 4
    • 6:25 PM
      Conference diner at La Coupole
    • Introduction
      Conveners: Delphine VANTELON (SOLEIL), Valerie BRIOIS (SOLEIL)
    • Plenary lecture: TBD
      Convener: Yves JOLY (Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Institut Néel)
    • Oral Communication: 9&10
    • 10:40 AM
      Coffee break
    • Invited talk: 4
    • Oral Communication: 11 to 13
    • 12:35 PM
      Lunch
    • Invited talk: 5
    • Oral Communication: 14 to 16
    • Invited talk: 6
    • 4:10 PM
      Coffee break
    • Exhibitors presentations
    • Poster session - Group photo - Cocktail
    • Introduction
    • Plenary lecture: TBD
      Convener: Janis TIMOSHENKO
    • Oral Communication: 21 & 22
    • 10:40 AM
      Coffee breaks
    • Invited talk: 8
    • Oral Communication: 23 to 25
    • 12:35 PM
      Lunch
    • Invited talk: 9
    • Oral Communication: 26 to 28
    • Invited talk: 10
    • 4:10 PM
      Coffee break
    • Oral Communication: 29 to 31
    • Conclusion & Goodbyes
    • Introduction
      Conveners: Delphine VANTELON (SOLEIL), Valerie BRIOIS (SOLEIL)
    • Fastosh Tutorial
    • 12:00 PM
      Lunch
    • FDMNES Tutorial