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Targeted for chemists, the current textbook outlines the principles, experimental methods and data analysis in X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XAS). The authors introduce EXAFS, Near-Edge XAS, X-Ray Imaging and many other advanced experimental techniques. A special section of the book is devoted to applications of XAS in chemistry, materials and environmental sciences. A balanced combination of theory and practice in X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy. Explains how to interpret and analyze spectroscopic data. Gives an overview of XAS applications with many case studies. Introduction Sources of synchrotron radiation X-ray beamlines Interactions of X-rays with matter X-ray detectors and detector systems The X-ray absorption spectroscopy experiment – I The X-ray absorption spectroscopy experiment – II The EXAFS The near-edge structure Analysis I – EXAFS data reduction and analysis Analysis II – speciation Experimental artefacts XAS imaging High-energy resolution methods XAS using diffraction and reflection New and future sources for XAS