AVS 65th International Symposium & Exhibition
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New Opportunities at the APS: Using Intermediate Energy X-rays to Investigate Collective Behavior in Interacting Electron Systems

Thursday, October 25, 2018, 8:00 am, Room 202A

Session: Ultra-fast Dynamics for Magnetic and Quantum Systems
Presenter: Jessica McChesney, Argonne National Laboratory
Authors: J.L. McChesney, Argonne National Laboratory
F. Rodolakis, Argonne National Laboratory
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In an effort to address one of the grand challenges for condensed matter physics in the 21st century, namely to gain an understanding of the physics of materials which exhibit collective electronic phenomena, the Advanced Photon Source has developed the intermediate-energy x-ray (IEX) beamline. Now fully operational, this beamline enables the investigation of collective behavior in interacting electron systems using two distinct but complementary techniques: angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy and resonant soft x-ray scattering. In this talk, I will discuss some of the unique capabilities of the beamline and present several examples of collective behavior in interacting electron systems including electron-phonon coupling, spin and charge density waves and orbital ordering in high-temperature superconductors, transition metal oxides, topological insulators and heavy fermion materials.