Dear Don. Regarding yours of Fri, 08 Jun 2018 09:54:40 -0400: ESRF has a dbase of S XANES, but they're all pretty affected by overabsorption ("self-absorption"). I think the only reliable way to take such data is in TEY mode. There's a spectrum there for cinnabar (remember, there are multiple polymorphs of HgS) and three forms of Fe sulfide plus several more sulfides. Even the transmission spectra are subject to hole effect, which looks like overabsorption. Also, if you do take data on sulfides, beware of radiation damage. Does it really make sense that a silicate glass would have sulfide in it? I'd think that it would have mostly sulfate and maybe sulfite. Check the peak position; it's a pretty reliable indicator of sulfite vs. sulfate vs. other. Here are some spectra taken in TEY mode with the calibration gypsum = 2482.75eV. Sincerely, Matthew Marcus
Hello All,
First let me apologize if the question below is inappropriate for this group, but I don't know of a better set of experts that I can ask.
So, here is some background:
I have some old S K-edge XANES data from NSLS X15B for S-bearing silicate glasses that was collected by a Ph.D. student who decided to leave for a good job rather than finishing their degree. During my current sabbatical year I have been looking at the data and reading papers on the topic. I think that I now understand, at least qualitatively, the changes in the spectra as a function of iron concentration in the glasses, but to perform quantitative modelling I need XANES spectra of MgS and CaS, which we did not think to collect all those years ago. I have searched for XANES spectra of MgS and CaS on the CARS XAFS Data Library and on the XAFS Database at IIT without success. I am unaware of other databases available.
Now for for my questions:
1. Does anyone know of a XANES database that contains MgS and CaS spectra? (Or did I miss it in the databases I searched?)
2. If I cannot find measured MgS and CaS spectra, what do you think about using calculated spectra (e.g., Zheng et al.,2012, NPJ Computational Materials, 12 -- which uses FEFF) for quantitative modelling?
And information, ideas, and suggestions that you may have will be appreciated.
Wishing you all the best from a spring morning in Montreal,
Don