Alternative difference analysis scheme combining R -space EXAFS fit with global optimization XANES fit for X-ray transient absorption spectroscopy
Time-resolved X-ray absorption spectroscopy (TR-XAS), based on the laser-pump/X-ray-probe method, is powerful in capturing the change of the geometrical and electronic structure of the absorbing atom upon excitation. TR-XAS data analysis is generally performed on the laser-on minus laser-off difference spectrum. Here, a new analysis scheme is presented for the TR-XAS difference fitting in both the extended X-ray absorption fine-structure (EXAFS) and the X-ray absorption near-edge structure (XANES) regions.R-space EXAFS difference fitting could quickly provide the main quantitative structure change of the first shell. The XANES fitting part introduces a global non-derivative optimization algorithm and optimizes the local structure change in a flexible way where both the core XAS calculation package and the search method in the fitting shell are changeable. The scheme was applied to the TR-XAS difference analysis of Fe(phen)3spin crossover complex and yielded reliable distance change and excitation population.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- FOREIGN
- OSTI ID:
- 1368206
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Synchrotron Radiation (Online), Vol. 24, Issue 4; ISSN 1600-5775
- Publisher:
- International Union of Crystallography
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- ENGLISH
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