"Version: 20231101"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Why use synchrotron radiation to study surfaces? -- 1.1. 'Modern' surface science -- 1.2. Surface sensitivity and surface specificity -- 1.3. Complementary techniques -- 1.4. What's special about synchrotron radiation?2. Synchrotron radiation : at the source and at the sample -- 2.1. What is synchrotron radiation? -- 2…