Applications of synchrotron radiation in low-temperature geochemistry and environmental science / Применение синхротронного излучения в низкотемпературной геохимии и науке об окружающей среде

The review chapters in this volume were the basis for a short course on the applications of synchrotron radiation in low-temperature geochemistry and environmental science sponsored by the U. S. Department of Energy (DOE), Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Geochemical Society (GS) and Mineralogical Society of America (MSA). The chapter authors were speakers at the short course which was held Dec. 4-5, 2002 in Monterey, California. A session of the same title (“Synchrotron Applications to Low-Temperature Geochemistry and Environmental Science”) was held during the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting (Dec. 6-10, 2002) in San Francisco following the GS/MSA short course.

This volume is the eleventh of a series of review volumes published jointly under the banner of MSA and GS.

The editors of this volume deserve a round of applause for the tremendous effort made to get this volume done on time. I also want to thank my infinitely patient and understanding family, Kevin, Ethan and Natalie. Without their willing sacrifice, I couldn’t have done the job required of me. <...>