These primers give you an overview of the theory behind research with synchrotron light. To understand all details it would be useful, but not always necessary, to have some university-level education in physics.
Further information can also found in the book 'Synchrotron Light Sources and Free-Electron Lasers - Accelerator Physics, Instrumentation and Science Applications' (2020), Editors: E. Jaeschke, S. Khan, J. R. Schneider, J. B. Hastings, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-23201-6 online and also available at DESY.
Additional information can also found in the article 'Materials under extreme conditions using large X-ray facilities' (2023), Sakura Pascarelli , Malcolm McMahon, Charles Pépin, Olivier Mathon, Raymond F. Smith, Wendy L. Mao, Hanns-Peter Liermann, Paul Loubeyre, Nature Reviews Methods Primers (2023) 10.1038/s43586-023-00264-5 (via DESY/PUBDB).