School on Synchrotron Light Sources and Their Applications | (smr 3917)
Starts 15 Jan 2024
Ends 26 Jan 2024
Central European Time
Online -
Online
An ICTP Online Meeting
The School will introduce young scientists to the design, operation, and research opportunities offered at a modern synchrotron light source and how such sources are realized.
The school will be held over two weeks and will consist of three modules: (1) Physical aspects concerning the design and function of the main components: accelerators, insertion devices and beamline optics; (2) Overview of the arguments that can be made in order to fund and build a synchrotron light source, including socioeconomic benefits, stakeholder engagement, communication; and (3) Overview of common beamline techniques, including those utilizing X-rays and infrared radiation.
Topics:
Fundamentals of synchrotron radiation from storage rings
Fundamentals of X-ray interactions with matter
Design and operation of storage rings
Beamline design: Photon transport and optics
Bending magnets and insertion devices
Project management at a large facility
Ancillary devices for light sources
Socioeconomic justification
Cultural heritage
Stakeholder engagement/communications
Starting up user operations at a new facility
Industrial Applications
IR microscopy
Basics of X-ray crystallography and powder diffraction
Basics of structural biology
Fundamentals of X-ray absorption: EXAFS and XANES
XRF, TXRF, GXRF and their applications in materials and life sciences
Marielle AGBAHOUNGBATA (X-TechLab, Benin), Simon CONNELL (University of Johannesburg, AFLS, South Africa), Messaoud HARFOUCHE (SESAME, Jordan), Gihan KAMEL (SESAME, Jordan), Andrea LAUSI (SESAME, Jordan), Kirsi O. LORENTZ (Cyprus Institute, Cyprus), Alessandro MIGLIORI (IAEA, Austria), Edward MITCHELL (ESRF, France), Sekazi MTINGWA (TriSEED Consultants LLC, USA), Prosper NGABONZIZA (Louisiana State University, USA), Ozgul OZTURK (University of Siegen, Germany), Sandro SCANDOLO (ICTP, Italy), Michele ZEMA (University of Bari, Italy), Local Organiser: Nadia Binggeli (ICTP)
Cosponsor(s)
African Light Sources AfLS2020afls, ESRF The European Synchrotronesrf, Lightsources for Africa, the Americas, Asia and Middle East Projectlaaamp, Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle Eastsesame2