Sulfur Kβ X-ray emission spectroscopy: comparison with sulfur K-edge X-ray absorption spectroscopy for speciation of organosulfur compounds

Qureshi, Muhammad; Nowak, Stanisław H.; Vogt, Linda I.; Cotelesage, Julien J. H.; Dolgova, Natalia V.; Sharifi, Samin; Kroll, Thomas; Nordlund, Dennis; Alonso-Mori, Roberto; Weng, Tsu-Chien; Pickering, Ingrid J.; George, Graham N.; Sokaras, Dimosthenis

doi:10.1039/d0cp05323f

Sulfur Kβ X-ray emission spectroscopy: comparison with sulfur K-edge X-ray absorption spectroscopy for speciation of organosulfur compounds

Journal Article · Wed Dec 09 00:00:00 EST 2020 · Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. PCCP

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/d0cp05323f· OSTI ID:1781658

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SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States). Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL)
Univ. of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK (Canada)
Chevron Energy Technology Company, Richmond, CA (United States)
SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States). Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS)
SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States). Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL); ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai (China)

Until recently, sulfur was known as a “spectroscopically silent” element because of a paucity of convenient spectroscopic probes suitable for in situ chemical speciation. In recent years the technique of sulfur K-edge X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) has been used extensively in sulfur speciation in a variety of different fields. With an initial focus on reduced forms of organic sulfur, we have explored a complementary X-ray based spectroscopy – sulfur Kβ X-ray emission spectroscopy (XES) – as a potential analytical tool for sulfur speciation in complex samples. In this work, we compare and contrast the sensitivity of sulfur Kβ XES with that of sulfur K-edge XAS, and find differing sensitivities for the two techniques. In some cases an approach involving both sulfur K-edge XAS and sulfur Kβ XES may be a powerful combination for deducing sulfur speciation in samples containing complex mixtures.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC); SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA (United States). Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL)

Sponsoring Organization:: Canada Research Chairs Program; Chevron Energy Technology Company; National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS); National Institutes of Health (NIH); Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)

Contributing Organization:: LCLS; SSRL

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231; AC02-76SF00515

OSTI ID:: 1781658

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1742054
OSTI ID: 1782656

Journal Information:: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. PCCP, Journal Name: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. PCCP Journal Issue: 8 Vol. 23; ISSN 1463-9076

Publisher:: Royal Society of ChemistryCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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