For me, the best introduction is the book "XAFS for Everyone" written by Scott Calvin, which we recommend to every newcomer! https://www.routledge.com/XAFS-for-Everyone/Calvin/p/book/9781439878637

Very insightful, thanks Gotz for your advice!

I'll look into it right away.

All the best,

Dear Pablo Jiménez-Calvo ,

please see also:

a) a series of 3 ppt from ESRF:

https://www.google.de/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjXu9nr-NTiAhUI6qQKHUlyATwQFjACegQIAhAC&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.esrf.eu%2Ffiles%2Flive%2Fsites%2Fwww%2Ffiles%2Fevents%2Fconferences%2F2017%2FUser_Meeting_2017%2FPart%2520I%2520.pdf&usg=AOvVaw3n9AUSMhjmdN9rAfFPEwbZ

https://www.google.de/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjXu9nr-NTiAhUI6qQKHUlyATwQFjABegQIBBAC&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.esrf.eu%2Ffiles%2Flive%2Fsites%2Fwww%2Ffiles%2Fevents%2Fconferences%2F2017%2FUser_Meeting_2017%2FPart%2520II%2520.pdf&usg=AOvVaw3q-ioxaazlIfTKaP2ZVIuK

https://www.google.de/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=2ahUKEwiSroyb0d7iAhXw0eAKHaZsAs4QFjAAegQIARAC&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.esrf.eu%2Ffiles%2Flive%2Fsites%2Fwww%2Ffiles%2Fevents%2Fconferences%2F2017%2FUser_Meeting_2017%2FPart%2520III.pdf&usg=AOvVaw1JP07Cee-q3MmA2Cd0wdgt

and b) 2 RG full-text papers:

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/257822845_XAFS_Spectroscopy_Fundamental_Principles_and_Data_Analysis

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/256079526_Fundamentals_of_XAFS

best regards

Dear Gerhard Martens ,

Thank you for your kindness and sharing such material.

I'll look into them over this week,

All the best,