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Andrea Di Cicco · Gabriele Giuli ·
Angela Trapananti
Editors

Synchrotron Radiation
Science and Applications
Proceedings of the 2019 Meeting
of the Italian Synchrotron Radiation
Society—Dedicated to Carlo Lamberti
Editors
Andrea Di Cicco                                            Gabriele Giuli
Physics Division                                           Geology Division
School of Science and Technology                           School of Science and Technology
University of Camerino                                     University of Camerino
Camerino, Macerata, Italy                                  Camerino, Macerata, Italy

Angela Trapananti
Physics Division
School of Science and Technology
University of Camerino
Camerino, Macerata, Italy

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Dedication

                                    To Carlo Lamberti
                                  Our friend, our colleague
This book is dedicated to the memory of Carlo Lamberti. Carlo passed away
unexpectedly February 1st, 2019, only 54 years old.
    Carlo (Prof. Carlo Lamberti) studied physics at the University of Turin, Italy.
From 1988 to 1993, he worked at the CSELT laboratories (at that time Telecom
Italia, then Avago Technologies) in Turin (Italy) on the characterization of the inter-
faces of III-V semiconductor heterostructures with 4K photoluminescence, high-
resolution x-ray diffraction and x-ray absorption spectroscopy. He obtained his Ph.D.
in solid state physics from the University of Rome, Italy, in 1993. Since 2006, he
had been professor of Physical Chemistry at the University of Turin. He has been
also Full Professor of Solid-State Physics and Scientific Director of the Smart Mate-
rials Research Institute at the Southern Federal University in the framework of a
Mega-Grant project financed by the Russian Federation Government.
    He and his team performed more than 200 experiments approved by international
committees at large scale facilities, mainly synchrotron radiation sources in Europe
and USA. His research covered different fields in materials science, chemistry and
physics. His scientific impact is impressive, resulting in more than 400 authored
publications and a running Hirsch index h = 84 in mid 2020.
    Carlo was also a solid teacher. He trained a generation of young researchers and
most of them are now recognized scientists in different countries, both in public and
industrial research institutions. He will be well remembered both for his kindness
and eclectic soul and for his deep expertise in Physics and Chemistry.
    We, your SILS colleagues and friends, will really miss you, ciao Carlo! (Fig. 1).

Fig. 1 Carlo Lamberti in several (funny and official) moments of his life
Preface

The Italian Synchrotron Radiation Society

These proceedings include several contributions presented at the 2019 meeting of
the Italian Synchrotron Radiation Society (Società Italiana di Luce di Sincrotrone,
SILS), held in Camerino (Italy), in September 2019.
    The Italian Synchrotron Radiation Society is the independent and multidisci-
plinary scientific society which represents expert researchers and users of synchrotron
radiation and free electron lasers since 1992. Members are active in all major scientific
fields as follows: physics, materials science, chemistry, earth sciences, biology and
medicine. SILS is linked to the European Synchrotron Users Organization (ESUO)
and is involved in several activities related to coordination and promotion of science
at advanced radiation sources. SILS activities include the organization of the annual
meeting or conference and an appreciated biannual synchrotron radiation school.
Moreover, awards are given to distinguished scientists usually in three categories:
outstanding scientist, young scientist and best Ph.D. thesis in the field.
    In particular, these proceedings refer to the SILS annual conference which
is playing a role of reference for the Italian community of experts and users
of synchrotron radiation. Taking place yearly at different host sites, the SILS
meeting has become a traditional gathering of scientists and students working in
this field presenting the most recent achievements obtained by using state-of-the-art
synchrotron radiation techniques as well as emerging applications and developments
of synchrotron and free electron laser sources.

The SILS 2019 Conference

The 2019 edition of the SILS meeting (www.unicam.it/sils2019) was held during 9–
11 September 2019 at the Campus of the University of Camerino (see Fig. 2). The
small town of Camerino in central Italy hosted the SILS meeting for the third time,

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Fig. 2 Group picture of the participants to the SILS 2019 meeting held in Camerino

and this edition was particularly significant, taking place three years after the earth-
quakes which devastated the city, its historic centre and several surrounding areas in
2016. As in recent SILS conferences, the rich scientific programme was organized in
three plenary lectures, four thematic micro-symposia (“multi-techniques approach
for in situ/operando studies”, “synchrotron-based characterization of surfaces and
interfaces”, “photon-based multi-dimensional (2D/3D/4D) imaging from VUV to
X-rays”, “advanced radiation sources: state-of-the-art and future applications”), each
providing invited keynote talks and contributed oral presentations, as well as two open
sessions, a poster session, one session dedicated to updates on the current status and
developments of large-scale facilities of interest for the Italian scientific community
and a special session dedicated to the memory of Carlo Lamberti, to whom this book is
dedicated. Plenary talks focused on the following topics: investigation of diamonds
and their mineral inclusions by X-ray diffraction, micro-fluorescence and micro-
tomography (by F. Nestola), synchrotron-based microscopes for the study of ancient
materials (by M. Cotte) and high-resolution resonant inelastic X-ray scattering for
the study of correlated materials (by G. Ghiringhelli). Short plenary presentations
were delivered by the winners of the SILS awards. Special emphasis was placed on
contributions from young participants, with a special “Young Investigators” session
including a keynote and ten short talks delivered by the early-stage researchers. The
scientific programme was further enriched by the satellite workshop “Coherence of
UV-SoftX beams, a contribution to its exploitation” (chaired by S. Nannarone and
G. Stefani).
    About 120 participants attended SILS 2019, with 70 delivered talks, including
14 speakers from foreign institutions. The SILS 2019 conference has been a lively
occasion for the Italian synchrotron radiation community to share results and gather
information on recent progress in synchrotron radiation techniques and applications.
It is worth noticing that due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic emergency in
2020, the SILS 2021 conference to be held in Bologna was postponed to June 2021
(virtual meeting).
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Content of This Volume

Contributions included in this volume are related to some topics discussed at the
conference and within the satellite workshop that can be grouped into three main
categories: (i) coherence, (ii) instrumentation, methods and experimental techniques
and (iii) applications of synchrotron radiation in physics, material science, chemistry
and earth science.
    The first two contributions by Margaritondo and Natoli describe some general
features and consequences of the introduction of coherence in X-ray experiments. In
particular, Margaritondo describes how coherence obtained by high-energy sources
revolutioned X-ray science. Natoli describes some odd and interesting conse-
quences of self-coherence phenomena in the photo-diffraction and photo-absorption
processes.
    The successive contributions are related to instrumental developments in X-ray
facilities of interest for the Italian SILS community. Angelucci and co-workers
briefly discuss the DAΦNE-light synchrotron light facility at the INFN-LNF Fras-
cati National Laboratory, providing information about the recent scientific activity.
Angelucci and Cimino report about current synchrotron radiation research activity
aimed at studying properties of materials used in high performance circular colliders,
with the aim of improving the performances of high-energy particle accelerators.
Puri and co-workers describe the user facilities and experimental techniques avail-
able at the LISA CRG Italian beamline of the ESRF, highlighting the interesting
opportunities for material science studies.
    Other two contributions are related to advances in methods and techniques that
may be of general interest. Martini and co-workers present an original method for
the analysis of time-resolved XANES (X-ray absorption near-edge structure) spectra
using a transformation matrix-based approach. Di Cicco and co-workers revisit the
problem of measuring and evaluating the electron mean free path in solids possibly
opening new possibilities for accurate estimates of the probing depths of X-ray
techniques based on total fluorescence or total electron yield measurements.
    The successive contributions are related to interesting applications of synchrotron
radiation in different fields of research. Giorgetti and co-workers discuss the occur-
rence of multiple scattering in XAFS (X-ray absorption fine structure) data analysis
and the use of multi-edge analysis for the study of battery materials. Polisi and co-
workers study the high-pressure behaviour of hybrid composite materials constituted
by azobenzene molecules embedded in one-dimensional nano-channels of porous
materials. De Giudici and co-workers describe the Zn distribution and speciation in
marine biominerals (namely the shells of bivalves and foraminifera) from polluted
sites. Tavani and co-workers propose a new method for studying reaction interme-
diates by coupled XAFS and UV–Vis spectroscopy. Carlomagno and co-workers
study the structural profile of a MgO/CoO/MgO trilayer using soft X-ray resonant
magnetic reflectivity. Schiesaro and co-workers report the XAFS study of metal coor-
dination core in Cu complexes. Campi discusses how the new advanced features of the
latest generation synchrotron sources allowed to study structural fluctuations at the
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nanoscale in the fields of material science (high-temperature superconductors) and
biology (myeline ultrastructure). Rezvani and co-workers report about the structural
and electronic properties of porous silicon nanowires measured by soft X-ray spec-
troscopy and Raman scattering at high pressures. Zambrano and co-workers discuss
the use of synchrotron-based X-ray micro-tomography for characterizing the pore
network with the aim of modelling fluid dynamics in porous carbonate rocks. Benzi
and co-workers present an application of X-ray absorption spectroscopy to vanadium
bearing Na-phosphate glasses, reporting about an integrated approach including V-O
distances derived by XAFS, V oxidation states and coordination geometries derived
from the pre-edge peak.

Camerino, Italy                                                   Andrea Di Cicco
                                                                    Gabriele Giuli
                                                                 Angela Trapananti
Acknowledgements

Finally, the editors of this volume must express their gratitude to all those organiza-
tions and individuals that helped make this conference a success and bring the project
of this volume to fruition.
    First of all, we are very grateful to the University of Camerino that supported the
SILS 2019 conference. The technical, financial and communication services of this
University provided a very valuable and efficient assistance both before and during
the event and gave a fundamental contribution to the success of the conference. We
would like to acknowledge our industry partners Malvern Panalytical, QuantumDe-
sign, T.E.E.S (Technology Equipment & Engineering Solution), X-SPECTRUM
and Vacuum FAB, which sponsored the program and specific awards and helped
supporting the participation of a number of postgraduate students.
    Many colleagues should also be thanked for their participation at different stages
of this work including conference organization and proceedings realization. In this
regard, we would like to thank the members of the entire local organizing and scien-
tific committees and the organizers of the satellite workshop (G. Aquilanti, R. Arletti,
E. Chiadroni, S. Colonna, P. D’Angelo, C. Giannini, S. Gross, R. Gunnella, C.
Masciovecchio, M. Minicucci, S. Nannarone, E. Paris, G. Stefani, F. Stellato) as well
as those contributing in different ways (F. Arzilli, F. Boscherini, M. De Crescenzi,
S. De Panfilis, A. Filipponi, P. Ghigna, M. Giorgetti, C. Meneghini, Y. Mijiti, C. R.
Natoli, L. Paolasini, S. Quartieri, S. Pascarelli, F. Rocca, S. J. Rezvani) to the success
of this work.

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Contents

1   Coherence: Elementary Introduction to a Quantum
    Revolution in X-Ray Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                          1
    Giorgio Margaritondo
2   Some Odd Consequences of Self-coherence
    in the Photo-Diffraction and Photo-Absorption Processes . . . . . . . . .                                                17
    Calogero Renzo Natoli
3   DAΦNE-Light: The INFN-LNF Synchrotron Radiation
    Facility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   33
    Marco Angelucci, Antonella Balerna, Roberto Cimino,
    Mariangela Cestelli-Guidi, Antonio Grilli, Marco Pietropaoli,
    Agostino Raco, Vittorio Sciarra, Vinicio Tullio, and Giacomo Viviani
4   Synchrotron Radiation Studies of Relevance to Accelerator
    R&D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    45
    Marco Angelucci and Roberto Cimino
5   The LISA CRG Beamline at ESRF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                                57
    Alessandro Puri, Giovanni Orazio Lepore, Riccardo Signorato,
    Paolo Scarbolo, Gianni Di Maio, and Francesco d’Acapito
6   Estimating a Set of Pure XANES Spectra
    from Multicomponent Chemical Mixtures Using
    a Transformation Matrix-Based Approach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                                     65
    Andrea Martini, Alexander A. Guda, Sergey A. Guda,
    Anastasiia Dulina, Francesco Tavani, Paola D’Angelo,
    Elisa Borfecchia, and Alexander V. Soldatov
7   Revisiting the Probing Depths of Soft X-ray Absorption
    Techniques by Constant Initial State Photoemission
    Experiments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .          85
    Andrea Di Cicco, Seyed Javad Rezvani, and Stefano Nannarone

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8      Multi-edge and Multiple Scattering EXAFS Analysis of Metal
       Hexacyanoferrates: Application in Battery Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . .                                  99
       Marco Giorgetti, Angelo Mullaliu, Jasper R. Plaisier,
       and Giuliana Aquilanti
9      High Pressure Behavior of the Hybrid Material
       AlPO4 -5+Azobenzene: An In-situ Synchrotron X-ray
       Diffraction Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
       Michelangelo Polisi, Fabio Malagutti, Linda Pastero,
       Giovanna Vezzalini, and Rossella Arletti
10 Zn Distribution and Chemical Speciation in Marine
   Biominerals: An Example on Bivalve and Foraminifera Shells
   from Polluted Sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
   Giovanni De Giudici, Carlo Meneghini, Carla Buosi,
   Ilaria Carlomagno, Giuliana Aquilanti, Tohru Araki,
   Diana E. Bedolla, Maria Antonietta Casu, Antonietta Cherchi,
   Alessandra Gianoncelli, Antonella Iadecola, Andrei C. Kuncser,
   V. Adrian Maraloiu, Olivier Mathon, Valentina Rimondi,
   Pierpaolo Zuddas, and Daniela Medas
11 Insights into the Structure of Reaction Intermediates Through
   Coupled X-ray Absorption/UV-Vis Spectroscopy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
   Francesco Tavani, Andrea Martini, Francesco Sessa,
   Giorgio Capocasa, Giorgio Olivo, Osvaldo Lanzalunga,
   Stefano Di Stefano, and Paola D’Angelo
12 Structural Profile of a MgO/Co/MgO Trilayer Using Soft
   X-ray Resonant Magnetic Reflectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
   Ilaria Carlomagno, Adriano Verna, Thomas Forrest, and Carlo Meneghini
13 Metal Coordination Core in Copper(II) Complexes
   Investigated by XAFS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
   Irene Schiesaro, Iole Venditti, Maura Pellei, Carlo Santini,
   Luca Bagnarelli, Giovanna Iucci, Chiara Battocchio,
   and Carlo Meneghini
14 Structural Fluctuations at Nanoscale in Complex Functional
   Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
   Gaetano Campi
15 Structural Properties of Porous Silicon Nanowires:
   A Combined Characterization by Advanced Spectroscopic
   Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
   Seyed Javad Rezvani, Yimin Mijiti, Federico Galdenzi,
   Luca Boarino, Roberto Gunnella, Augusto Marcelli,
   Nicola Pinto, and Andrea Di Cicco
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16 The Use of Synchrotron-Based X-ray Microtomography
   for the Pore Network Quantitative and Computational Fluid
   Dynamics Experiments on Porous Carbonate Rocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
   Miller Zambrano, Lucia Mancini, and Emanuele Tondi
17 V K-Edge XANES Full Multiple Scattering Study of V-Bearing
   Phosphate Glasses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
   Federico Benzi, Eleonora Paris, Stefano Della Longa,
   Consuelo Mugoni, Cristina Siligardi, and Gabriele Giuli
Contributors

Marco Angelucci INFN-Frascati National Laboratory, Frascati (RM), Italy
Giuliana Aquilanti Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste, Basovizza, Trieste, Italy
Tohru Araki Diamond Light Source, Diamond House, Oxfordshire, Didcot, UK
Rossella Arletti Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Geologiche, Università di
Modena e Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
Luca Bagnarelli School of Science and Technology, Chemistry Division, Univer-
sity of Camerino, Camerino, MC, Italy
Antonella Balerna INFN-Frascati National Laboratory, Frascati (RM), Italy
Chiara Battocchio Department of Science, University Roma Tre, Rome, Italy
Diana E. Bedolla Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste, Basovizza, Trieste, Italy
Federico Benzi School of Science and Technology-Geology Division, University
of Camerino, Camerino, Italy
Luca Boarino Advanced Materials Metrology and Life Science Division, INRiM
(Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica), Turin, Italy
Elisa Borfecchia Department of Chemistry, INSTM Reference Center and NIS and
CrisDi Interdepartmental Centers, University of Torino, Turin, Italy
Carla Buosi Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of
Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
Gaetano Campi Institute of Crystallography CNR, Monterotondo Rome, Italy
Giorgio Capocasa Dipartimento di Chimica, Universitá di Roma La Sapienza,
Roma, Italy;
Istituto CNR di Metologie Chimiche (IMC-CNR), Sezione Meccanismi di Reazione,
Roma, Italy
Ilaria Carlomagno Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste, Basovizza, Trieste, Italy

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Maria Antonietta Casu Institute of Translational Pharmacology, Scientific and
Technological Park of Sardinia POLARIS, UOS of Cagliari, National Research
Council, Pula, Italy
Mariangela Cestelli-Guidi INFN-Frascati National Laboratory, Frascati (RM),
Italy
Antonietta Cherchi Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University
of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
Roberto Cimino INFN-Frascati National Laboratory, Frascati, RM, Italy
Giovanni De Giudici Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, Univer-
sity of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
Stefano Della Longa Department of Life, Health and Environmental Science,
University of L’Aquila, Coppito, AQ, Italy
Andrea Di Cicco Physics Division, School of Science and Technology, University
of Camerino, Camerino, MC, Italy
Gianni Di Maio CAEN S.p.A., Viareggio, LU, Italy
Stefano Di Stefano Dipartimento di Chimica, Universitá di Roma La Sapienza,
Roma, Italy;
Istituto CNR di Metologie Chimiche (IMC-CNR), Sezione Meccanismi di Reazione,
Roma, Italy
Anastasiia Dulina Dipartimento di Chimica, Università di Roma “La Sapienza”,
Rome, Italy
Francesco d’Acapito CNR-IOM-OGG, Grenoble, France
Paola D’Angelo Dipartimento di Chimica, Universitá di Roma La Sapienza, Roma,
Italy
Thomas Forrest Diamond Light Source, Didcot, UK
Federico Galdenzi INFN—Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, Frascati, RM, Italy;
University of Roma Tre, Rome, Italy
Alessandra Gianoncelli Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste, Basovizza, Trieste, Italy
Marco Giorgetti Department of Industrial Chemistry, University of Bologna,
Bologna, Italy
Gabriele Giuli School of Science and Technology-Geology Division, University
of Camerino, Camerino, Italy
Antonio Grilli INFN-Frascati National Laboratory, Frascati (RM), Italy
Alexander A. Guda The Smart Materials Research Institute, Southern Federal
University, Rostov-on-Don, Russia
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Sergey A. Guda The Smart Materials Research Institute, Southern Federal Univer-
sity, Rostov-on-Don, Russia;
Institute of Mathematics, Mechanics and Computer Science, Southern Federal
University, Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Roberto Gunnella School of science and technology, Physics division, University
of Camerino, Camerino, Italy
Antonella Iadecola RS2E, Réseau Français Sur Le Stockage Electrochimique de
L’Energie, Amiens, France
Giovanna Iucci Department of Science, University Roma Tre, Rome, Italy
Andrei C. Kuncser Laboratory of Atomic Structures and Defects in Advanced
Materials, National Institute of Materials Physics, Magurele, Romania
Osvaldo Lanzalunga Dipartimento di Chimica, Universitá di Roma La Sapienza,
Roma, Italy;
Istituto CNR di Metologie Chimiche (IMC-CNR), Sezione Meccanismi di Reazione,
Roma, Italy
Giovanni Orazio Lepore CNR-IOM-OGG, Grenoble, France;
Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Firenze, Italy
Fabio Malagutti Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Geologiche, Università di
Modena e Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
Lucia Mancini Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A, Basovizza, Trieste, Italy;
LINXS—Lund Institute of Advanced Neutron and X-ray Science, Lund, Sweden
V. Adrian Maraloiu Laboratory of Atomic Structures and Defects in Advanced
Materials, National Institute of Materials Physics, Magurele, Romania
Augusto Marcelli INFN—Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, Frascati, RM, Italy;
International Center for Material Science Superstripes, RICMASS, Rome, Italy;
CNR - Istituto Struttura della Materia and Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste, Basovizza
Area Science Park, Trieste, Italy
Giorgio Margaritondo Faculté des Sciences de Base, Ecole Polytechnique
Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
Andrea Martini Department of Chemistry, INSTM Reference Center and NIS and
CrisDi Interdepartmental Centers, University of Torino, Turin, Italy;
The Smart Materials Research Institute, Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-
Don, Russia
Olivier Mathon The European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), Grenoble,
France
Daniela Medas Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of
Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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Carlo Meneghini Department of Sciences, University of Roma Tre, Rome, Italy
Yimin Mijiti School of science and technology, Physics division, University of
Camerino, Camerino, Italy
Consuelo Mugoni Department Engineering Enzo Ferrari, University of Modena
and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
Angelo Mullaliu Department of Industrial Chemistry, University of Bologna,
Bologna, Italy
Stefano Nannarone Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), CNR-IOM,
Bazovizza, TS, Italy
Calogero Renzo Natoli INFN Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, Frascati, Italy
Giorgio Olivo Dipartimento di Chimica, Universitá di Roma La Sapienza, Roma,
Italy
Eleonora Paris School of Science and Technology-Geology Division, University
of Camerino, Camerino, Italy
Linda Pastero Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università di Torino, Torino,
Italy
Maura Pellei School of Science and Technology, Chemistry Division, University
of Camerino, Camerino, MC, Italy
Marco Pietropaoli INFN-Frascati National Laboratory, Frascati (RM), Italy
Nicola Pinto School of science and technology, Physics division, University of
Camerino, Camerino, Italy
Jasper R. Plaisier Sincrotrone Elettra, Basovizza, TS, Italy
Michelangelo Polisi Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Geologiche, Università
di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
Alessandro Puri CNR-IOM-OGG, Grenoble, France
Agostino Raco INFN-Frascati National Laboratory, Frascati (RM), Italy
Seyed Javad Rezvani School of science and technology, Physics division, Univer-
sity of Camerino, Camerino, Italy;
Advanced Materials Metrology and Life Science Division, INRiM (Istituto Nazionale
di Ricerca Metrologica), Turin, Italy;
INFN—Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, Frascati, RM, Italy
Valentina Rimondi Department of Earth Sciences, University of Florence,
Florence, Italy;
CNR—Institute of Geosciences and Earth Resources, Florence, Italy
Carlo Santini School of Science and Technology, Chemistry Division, University
of Camerino, Camerino, MC, Italy
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Paolo Scarbolo CAEN ELS s.r.l., Basovizza, Trieste, Italy
Irene Schiesaro Department of Science, University Roma Tre, Rome, Italy
Vittorio Sciarra INFN-Frascati National Laboratory, Frascati (RM), Italy
Francesco Sessa Dipartimento di Chimica, Universitá di Roma La Sapienza, Roma,
Italy;
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of
Technology, Göteborg, Sweden
Riccardo Signorato S.RI. Tech, Vigonza, Italy
Cristina Siligardi Department Engineering Enzo Ferrari, University of Modena
and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
Alexander V. Soldatov The Smart Materials Research Institute, Southern Federal
University, Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Francesco Tavani Dipartimento di Chimica, Università di Roma “La Sapienza”,
Rome, Italy
Emanuele Tondi School of Science and Technology - Geology Division, University
of Camerino, Camerino, Italy
Vinicio Tullio INFN-Frascati National Laboratory, Frascati (RM), Italy
Iole Venditti Department of Science, University Roma Tre, Rome, Italy
Adriano Verna Dipartimento di Scienze, Università Roma Tre, Rome, Italy
Giovanna Vezzalini Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Geologiche, Università
di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
Giacomo Viviani INFN-Frascati National Laboratory, Frascati (RM), Italy
Miller Zambrano School of Science and Technology - Geology Division, Univer-
sity of Camerino, Camerino, Italy
Pierpaolo Zuddas Sorbonne Universités, METIS, Paris, France
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