title: Beyond simple small-angle X-ray scattering: developments in online complementary techniques and sample environments.
abstract: Small- and wide-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS, WAXS) are standard tools in materials research. The simultaneous measurement of SAXS and WAXS data in time-resolved studies has gained popularity due to the complementary information obtained. Furthermore, the combination of these data with non X-ray based techniques, via either simultaneous or independent measurements, has advanced understanding of the driving forces that lead to the structures and morphologies of materials, which in turn give rise to their properties. The simultaneous measurement of different data regimes and types, using either X-rays or neutrons, and the desire to control parameters that initiate and control structural changes have led to greater demands on sample environments. Examples of developments in technique combinations and sample environment design are discussed, together with a brief speculation about promising future developments.
authors.affiliation: Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO), DUBBLE@ESRF, BP 220, 6 Rue Jules Horowitz, Grenoble 38043, France.
authors.forename: Wim
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Bras
authors.affiliation: College of Engineering, Ibaraki University, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan.
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Koizumi
authors.affiliation: Science Division, Diamond Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 0DE, UK.
authors.forename: Nicholas J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Terrill
keywords: SANS; SAXS; WAXS; complementary techniques; sample environment