The Use of synchrotron-based technique for actinide research

Ikeda, Atsushi  

Synchrotron-based analytical methods, such as X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) or X-ray scattering (XS), have recently been recognized as a very powerful tool to investigate the solution/coordination chemistry of chemical substances. These methods have also been applied to the basic- and applied research concerning the actinide species in solution. In this talk, several recent topics related to the actinide speciation study using synchrotrons will be presented, as well as the prospect and future subjects of this research field.