Australian Synchrotron Spectroscopy Group Workshop 2026

Date	Fri 8 May at 10.00am - Fri 8 May at 4.00pm
Cost	No cost
Venue	Online Event
Registration
Program TBC

The Australian Synchrotron Spectroscopy Group is pleased to announce the 2026 Spectroscopy Group Workshop which will take place on Friday, 8 May 2026. This event is ONLINE only.

Expect to hear from the Soft X-ray (SXR), Medium Energy X-ray (MEX 1&2), and X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XAS) Beamline Teams as they detail new capabilities and explain how to get the most out of your beamtime.

Who should attend?
Anyone interested in learning about the SXR, MEX 1&2, and XAS beamlines and their respective spectroscopies, namely X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS; Soft X-ray only) and X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XANES and EXAFS), and how these beamlines can be used to solve your scientific questions.

Workshop outline

Beamline information and updates from our beamline scientists
Invited speaker presentations
How to apply for beamtime
How to get your EA approved
How to get the most out of your beamtime

The final program will be announced soon.

Medium Energy X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy Beamline (MEX-1 and MEX-2)

The Medium Energy- X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy beamlines will provide access to XANES and EXAFS data from a bending magnet source, optimised for cutting-edge applications in biological, agricultural and environmental science in an energy range that is not currently available at the Australia Synchrotron.

X-ray absorption spectroscopy

X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) is a versatile tool for chemistry, biology, and materials science. By probing how x rays are absorbed from core electrons of atoms in a sample, the technique can reveal the local structure around selected atoms.

Soft x-ray spectroscopy

Soft x-rays are generally understood to be x-rays in the energy range 100-3,000 eV. They have insufficient energy to penetrate the beryllium window of a hard x-ray beamline but have energies higher than that of extreme ultraviolet light.