Recent spectroscopic studies of UO2

Abstract

Recent spectroscopic results obtained on UO2 single crystals are reviewed. Special emphasis is put on the various optical spectroscopies such as reflectivity, absorption, Faraday rotation, magnetic circular dichroism and Raman scattering, but also X-ray photoemission, bremsstrahlung isochromat spectra and neutron scattering data are discussed to show the state of the art of our knowledge of the electronic structure of UO2.