Research on actinide materials, both basic and applied, has been greatly advanced by the general techniques available from high-intensity photon beams from x-ray synchrotron sources. The most important single reason is that such x-ray sources can work with minute (e.g., microgram) samples, and at this level the radioactive hazards of actinides are significantly reduced. The form and encapsulation procedures used for different techniques are discussed, followed by the basic theory for interpreting the results. To demonstrate the potential of synchrotron radiation techniques for the study of lattice and electronic structure, hybridization effects, multipolar order, and lattice dynamics in actinide materials, a selection of x-ray diffraction, resonant elastic x-ray scattering, x-ray magnetic circular dichroism, resonant and nonresonant inelastic scattering, dispersive inelastic x-ray scattering, and conventional and resonant photoemission experiments are reviewed.

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同步辐射技术及其在锕系材料中的应用

X射线同步加速器源高强度光子束的通用技术极大地推进了锕系材料的基础和应用研究。最重要的一个原因是，此类 X 射线源可以处理微小（例如微克）样品，并且在此水平下，锕系元素的放射性危害显着降低。讨论了用于不同技术的形式和封装程序，然后是解释结果的基本理论。为了展示同步加速器辐射技术在锕系材料的晶格和电子结构、杂化效应、多极序和晶格动力学研究中的潜力，选择了 X 射线衍射、共振弹性 X 射线散射、X 射线磁圆回顾了二色性、共振和非共振非弹性散射、色散非弹性 X 射线散射以及常规和共振光电发射实验。