title: The GALAXIES beamline at the SOLEIL synchrotron: inelastic X-ray scattering and photoelectron spectroscopy in the hard X-ray range.
abstract: The GALAXIES beamline at the SOLEIL synchrotron is dedicated to inelastic X-ray scattering (IXS) and photoelectron spectroscopy (HAXPES) in the 2.3-12 keV hard X-ray range. These two techniques offer powerful complementary methods of characterization of materials with bulk sensitivity, chemical and orbital selectivity, resonant enhancement and high resolving power. After a description of the beamline components and endstations, the beamline capabilities are demonstrated through a selection of recent works both in the solid and gas phases and using either IXS or HAXPES approaches. Prospects for studies on liquids are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Synchrotron SOLEIL, L'Orme des Merisiers, BP 48, St Aubin, 91192 Gif sur Yvette, France.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Rueff
authors.affiliation: Synchrotron SOLEIL, L'Orme des Merisiers, BP 48, St Aubin, 91192 Gif sur Yvette, France.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Ablett
authors.affiliation: Synchrotron SOLEIL, L'Orme des Merisiers, BP 48, St Aubin, 91192 Gif sur Yvette, France.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Céolin
authors.affiliation: Synchrotron SOLEIL, L'Orme des Merisiers, BP 48, St Aubin, 91192 Gif sur Yvette, France.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Prieur
authors.affiliation: Synchrotron SOLEIL, L'Orme des Merisiers, BP 48, St Aubin, 91192 Gif sur Yvette, France.
authors.forename: Th
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Moreno
authors.affiliation: Synchrotron SOLEIL, L'Orme des Merisiers, BP 48, St Aubin, 91192 Gif sur Yvette, France.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Balédent
authors.affiliation: Synchrotron SOLEIL, L'Orme des Merisiers, BP 48, St Aubin, 91192 Gif sur Yvette, France.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lassalle-Kaiser
authors.affiliation: Synchrotron SOLEIL, L'Orme des Merisiers, BP 48, St Aubin, 91192 Gif sur Yvette, France.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Rault
authors.affiliation: Synchrotron SOLEIL, L'Orme des Merisiers, BP 48, St Aubin, 91192 Gif sur Yvette, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Simon
authors.affiliation: Institut de Minéralogie, de Physique des Matériaux et Cosmochimie, UMR CNRS 7590, UPMC Université Paris 06, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, IRD UMR 206, 4 Place Jussieu, F-75005 Paris, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shukla
keywords: HAXPES; RIXS; inelastic X-ray scattering; photoemission