Time resolved X-ray absorption spectroscopy in condensed matter: A road map to the future

Nowadays cutting edge femtosecond EUV and soft X-rays radiation sources are the driving force of groundbreaking time resolved X-ray spectroscopies. These new light sources are allowing pioneering experiments in the field of ultrafast phenomena and disclosing new insights about the physics of the out-of-equilibrium matter. Here we report an introductory and concise outlook about some possible perspectives in this field. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.