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In-situ high-energy-resolution X-ray absorption spectroscopy for UO2 oxidation at SSRF

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Based on the high-energy-resolution fluorescence spectrometer on the BL14W1 beamline at Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, an in-situ high-energy-resolution X-ray absorption spectroscopy technique, with an in-situ heating cell, was developed. The high-energy-resolution fluorescence detection for X-ray absorption near-edge spectroscopy (HERFD-XANES) was tested in a UO2 oxidation experiment to measure the U L3-edge, with higher signal-to-noise ratio and higher-energy-resolution than conventional XANES. The technique has potential application for in-situ study of uranium-based materials.

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    Pei-Quan Duan, Hong-Liang Bao, Jiong Li, Han-Jie Cao & Yu-Ying Huang

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This work was supported by the National Nature Science Foundation of China (Nos. 11175244 and U1532259).

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Duan, PQ., Bao, HL., Li, J. et al. In-situ high-energy-resolution X-ray absorption spectroscopy for UO2 oxidation at SSRF. NUCL SCI TECH 28, 2 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41365-016-0155-x

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