Effect of x-ray irradiation in structural glasses

Glasses are amorphous systems extremely common in our everyday life. Being in a metastable state, they have 'memory' of their history and can be produced in very different ways. With this proposal we want to explore the effect of x-ray irradiation on some prototypical glasses following their structural changes through x-ray diffuse scattering. We will study systems irradiated with different photon energies, investigating the effect of radiolysis and knock-on events.