@article {Delgado-Jaime2010,
	title = {Development and exploration of a new methodology for the fitting and analysis of XAS data.},
	journal = {Journal of synchrotron radiation},
	volume = {17},
	number = {1},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jan},
	pages = {119{\textendash}28},
	abstract = {A new data analysis methodology for X-ray absorption near-edge spectroscopy (XANES) is introduced and tested using several examples. The methodology has been implemented within the context of a new Matlab-based program discussed in a companion related article [Delgado-Jaime et al. (2010), J. Synchrotron Rad. 17, 132-137]. The approach makes use of a Monte Carlo search method to seek appropriate starting points for a fit model, allowing for the generation of a large number of independent fits with minimal user-induced bias. The applicability of this methodology is tested using various data sets on the Cl K-edge XAS data for tetragonal CuCl(4)(2-), a common reference compound used for calibration and covalency estimation in M-Cl bonds. A new background model function that effectively blends together background profiles with spectral features is an important component of the discussed methodology. The development of a robust evaluation function to fit multiple-edge data is discussed and the implications regarding standard approaches to data analysis are discussed and explored within these examples.},
	keywords = {ALGORITHMS, Computer-Assisted, Data Interpretation, METHODOLOGY, Numerical Analysis, Software, Software Design, Statistical, X-ray absorption spectroscopy, X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy: methods, XAS},
	issn = {1600-5775},
	doi = {10.1107/S090904950904655X},
	url = {http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2816928\&tool=pmcentrez\&rendertype=abstract},
	author = {Delgado-Jaime, Mario Ulises and Kennepohl, Pierre}
}
