ThisvolumecontainsthelecturenotesofthefourthschoolonMagnetismand 1 Synchrotron Radiation, held in Mittelwihr, France, from 10 to 15 October 2004. The school was meant to introduce basic knowledge on magnetism and synchrotron radiation, and to present the state-of-the-art in the important domains using synchrotron radiation-related techniques for the analysis of magnetic properties of new materials. This edition introduces the magnetism community towards the european synchrotron radiation centers. In this book the reader will ?nd: (i) three introductory chapters on the basics of magnetism, on...