Materials Research using Synchrotron Radiation
by Prof. Laura Heyderman and Dr. Valerio Scagnoli
MSc Physics or MSc Materials Science
Autumn 2016
Lectures
- Time: Thursdays, 14:45 – 16:45
- Location: HCI D8
- protected page Schedule of lectures
- protected page Reader
Lecture 1
Interaction with Matter
Ia. protected page Interaction with Matter - Basics
Ib. protected page Interaction with Matter - Phenomena
Lecture 2
Synchrotrons:
IIa. protected page Synchrotron Basics
IIb. protected page Front end, Primary Optics & Monochromators
Lecture 3
Synchrotrons:
IIc. protected page Secondary Optics & Detectors
Lecture 4
X-ray Diffraction:
IIIa. protected page Basics
IIIb. protected page Methods
Lecture 5
X-ray Diffraction:
IIIc. protected page Applications - Powders & Proteins
Lecture 6
IV. protected page X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy & Microscopy
Lecture 7
Guest Lecture by Marco Stampanoni
protected page Tomography and related measurements
Lecture 8
Guest Lecture by Christian Ruegg
protected page Neutrons-1protected page Neutrons-2
Lecture 9
protected page XANES, EXAFS and XRF
Lecture 10
Guest Lecture by Thorsten Schmitt
protected page Resonant Inelastic X-ray Scattering
Lecture 11
protected page XRR, SXRD and SAXS
Lecture 12
Lecture 13
Student Presentations (10 minutes each)
Lecture 14
Student Presentations (10 minutes each)*
*will take place depending on student numbers
Lab Course
- Schedule (will become available during the lecture)
- Notes
Recommended Literature
- An Introduction to Synchrotron Radiation: Techniques and Applications
Philip Willmott (Paul Scherrer Institut)
Wiley, July 2011
ISBN: 978-0-470-74578-6 - Elements of Modern X-Ray Physics
Jens Als-Nielsen and Des McMorrow
Wiley, Second Edition, March 2011
ISBN: 978-0-470-97395-0