WiSe 17/18: Modern developments in X-Ray and Neutron Methods for Science and Technology for Master
Alexei Erko
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Comments
Modern sources of synchrotron radiation (SR) and neutrons are very powerful tools in a wide range of important research activities, ranging from biology and medicine to solid state physics and micro/nano-technology. This lecture series will provide basic knowledge of the operational principles, control and manipulation of SR and neutron beams and describe their main characteristics. X-ray and neutron optics will be described in detail, explaining basic experimental techniques such as absorption, photoelectron spectroscopy, diffraction analysis and wide/small angle scattering for both beam types. The program also includes future perspectives for new source developments, i.e. X-ray Free Electron Lasers (FEL), Energy-Recovery X-ray Sources and new Neutron Sources. Practical sessions will take place at the BESSY II storage ring in Adlershof and the neutron source at Wannsee, providing students access to state-of-the-art instrumentation and methods.
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- 1. X-ray Scienece and technology eds. A.G. Michette, C.J. Buckley IOP Publishing, Bristol, 1993
- 2. W. B. Peatman, Gratings, Mirrors and Slits, Gordon and Breach Science Publishing, 1997
- 3. D. Attwood, Soft X-rays and Extreme Ultraviolet Radiation: Principles and Applications, Cambridge University Press, 1999)
- 4. A. Erko, V.V. Aristov, B. Vidal, Diffraction X- ray Optics, IOP Publishing, Bristol, 1996
- 5. "Modern developments in X-Ray and Neutron optics", Eds. A. Erko, Th. Krist, M. Idir, A. Michette, Springer, 2008
- 6. "Neutron Optics", Sears V. F., Oxford University Press, 1989 7.
- 7. "Neutron Physics", Ed. G. Hoehler, Springer Tracts in Mod. Phys. 80, Springer Berlin, 1977
14 Class schedule
Additional appointments
Tue, 2018-02-06 16:00 - 18:00Regular appointments