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
    • 13:30
      Registration
    • Welcome
      Conveners: Delphine VANTELON (SOLEIL), Valerie BRIOIS (SOLEIL)
    • Plenary lecture: 1 to 3
    • 16:00
      Coffee break
    • Plenary lecture: 4 to 6
    • Introduction
      Conveners: Delphine VANTELON (SOLEIL), Valerie BRIOIS (SOLEIL)
    • Plenary lecture: 7
    • Oral Communication: 1&2
    • 10:40
      Coffee break
    • Invited talk: 1
    • Oral Communication: 3 to 5
    • 12:35
      Lunch
    • Invited talk: 2
    • Oral Communication: 6 to 8
    • Invited talk: 3
    • 16:10
      Coffee break
    • Exhibitors presentations
    • Poster session - Group photo - Cocktail
    • Introduction
      Conveners: Delphine VANTELON (SOLEIL), Valerie BRIOIS (SOLEIL)
    • Plenary lecture: 8
    • Oral Communication: 9&10
    • 10:40
      Coffee break
    • Invited talk: 4
    • Oral Communication: 11 to 13
    • 12:35
      Lunch
    • Invited talk: 5
    • Oral Communication: 14 to 16
    • Invited talk: 6
    • 16:10
      Coffee break
    • Oral Communication: 17 to 20
    • Invited talk: 7
    • 18:30
      Conference Dinner
    • Introduction
    • Plenary lecture: 9
    • Oral Communication: 21 & 22
    • 10:40
      Coffee breaks
    • Invited talk: 8
    • Oral Communication: 23 to 25
    • 12:35
      Lunch
    • Invited talk: 9
    • Oral Communication: 26 to 28
    • Invited talk: 10
    • 16:10
      Coffee break
    • Oral Communication: 29 to 31
    • Conclusion & Goodbyes
    • Introduction
      Conveners: Delphine VANTELON (SOLEIL), Valerie BRIOIS (SOLEIL)
    • FDMNES Tutorial
    • 12:35
      Lunch
    • Fastosh Tutorial