High resolution HAXPES and status of the VOLPE project

The status of the Volume PhotoEmission (VOLPE) project, now operational at ESRF, is reviewed. Commissioning phase and test experiments confirm that high energy resolution (71 meV at 5934 eV kinetic energy) with truly bulk sensitivity is achievable in Hard X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (HAXPES) experiments. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.