New set-up for high-quality soft-X-ray absorption spectroscopy of large organic molecules in the gas phase

► We present a new set-up for x-ray absorption (NEXAFS) on large molecules in the gas-phase. ► The cell has a confined volume and can be heated. ► The spectra can be acquired fast, are of very high quality with respect tosignal-to-noise ratio and energy resolution. ► This allowsthe analysis of spectroscopic details (e.g. solid state effects by comparing gas- and condensed phase data).