SCHOOL ON
SYNCHROTRON RADIATION
6 November - 8 December 2000
<italic>Miramare - Trieste, Italy
</italic> The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical
Physics (ICTP), with the co-sponsorship of the <italic>Sincrotrone
Trieste and the Societ� Italiana di Luce di Sincrotrone
[SILS],</italic> and supported in part by <italic>the Italian Ministry
of Foreign Affairs</italic>; will organise the "School on Synchrotron
Radiation", to be held in Trieste from 6 November to 8 December 2000.
The School will be directed by Professors: M. Altarelli (ICTP and
Sincrotrone Trieste); A. Craievich (Universidade de Sao Paulo); C. S.
Fadley (LBL, Berkeley) and H. Wiedemann (SSRL, Stanford).
The use of Synchrotron Radiation (SR) for research in science and
technology has grown enormously in the past two decades, so that more
than 5,000 scientists, in Europe alone, now make regular use of SR in
their work. Worldwide capacity for research with SR has grown from
almost zero in 1970 to the order of 2 million beamline hours per year.
In the developing countries, at least seven full-scale storage rings
for SR are in operation or expected to be commissioned within a few
years. In addition, research with SR is truly international, with many
scientists making use of facilities in other countries to complement
work in their home laboratories.
The aim of the School is to cover all aspects of SR, from machine
physics, insertion devices and beamline design, to actual applications
of SR. Emphasis will also be placed on practical training in vacuum
technology and instrumentation, and the use of common experimental
techniques. Present developments deal with the polarization tunability
and the abundance of coherent X-rays delivered by the undulators
implemented in the machines of the third generation. Industrial and
environmental applications will also be discussed during this activity.
Visits to the Trieste synchrotron radiation laboratory, Elettra, will
be organised during the School.
Due to the strong momentum gained by the proposal to transfer a
Synchrotron Radiation Source to the Middle East (the SESAME Project),
the first week of the School (6 - 10 November 2000), will be dedicated
to introductory lectures for participants <underline>from this region
only.</underline> Therefore, students from Armenia, Cyprus, Egypt,
Greece, Islamic Republic of Iran, Israel, Jordan, Morocco, Oman,
Palestinian National Authority, Turkey and Republic of Yemen are
strongly encouraged to apply.
The School will consist of a 5-day working week with 3 morning
lectures per day. The afternoons will be dedicated to exercises and
data handling sessions on personal computers. The lectures will
include: Accelerator Physics and SR Sources, Beamline and
Monochromator Design, Application of SR to Physics, Chemistry,
Materials Science, Surface Science & Engineering, Geophysics,
Biophysics and Environment. Topics will be scheduled as follows:
6 - 10 November: Introductory Lectures
13 - 16 November: Machine Physics
17 - 22 November: Instrumentation
23 - 28 November: Diffraction-based techniques
29 November - 4 December: Photoemission
5 - 8 December: Absorption Spectroscopy
Scientists and physicists from all countries that are members of the
UN, UNESCO or IAEA can attend the School. The main purpose of the
Centre is to help research workers from developing countries through a
programme of training activities within a framework of international
cooperation. However, students and post-doctoral scientists from
developed countries are also welcome to attend. As the School will be
conducted in English, participants should have an adequate working
knowledge of that language. <underline>Logistics limit the number of
participants to 75-80.
</underline> As a rule, travel and subsistence expenses of the
participants should be borne by the home institutions. However,
limited funds are available for some applicants from developing
countries, to be selected by the organizers. As scarcity of funds
allows travel to be granted only in a few exceptional cases, every
effort should be made by candidates to secure support for their fare
(or at least half-fare) from their home country. The closing date for
receipt of requests for participation is 12 June 2000. There is no
registration fee for attending the School.
Information on the School can be found on the Web server of the
ICTP, http://www.ictp.trieste.it/
Candidates should complete and sign the "Request for Participation"
form, to be found at the back of the Bulletin (also obtainable via
e-mail smr1270@ictp.trieste.it and by using as subject line "get
Announcement", or via the ICTP Web server) and post it to:
the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics
<italic>School on Synchrotron Radiation
</italic>(c/o Ms. E. Brancaccio)
Strada Costiera 11
I-34014 Trieste, Italy
Telephone: +39 - 040 - 2240284 Telefax: +39 - 040
- 224163
Telex: 460392 ICTP I E-mail:
SMR1270@ictp.trieste.it
Trieste, April 2000
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</bold>UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL
ORGANIZATION
and
INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY
the ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS
Strada Costiera 11 Telephone: +39-040-2240111
I-34014 Trieste Telex: 460392 ICTP I
Italy Telefax: +39-040-224163
E-mail: SMR1270@ictp.trieste.it
REQUEST FOR PARTICIPATION
School on Synchrotron Radiation
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INSTRUCTIONS
Each question must be answered clearly and completely. Type or print
in ink. If more space is required, attach additional pages. This form
should be
forwarded to: the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical
Physics,
School on Synchrotron Radiation (c/o Ms. E. Brancaccio),
Strada Costiera 11, I-34014, Trieste, Italy, to arrive
no later than 12 June 2000.
A recent photograph of
the candidate should be
attached here, signed
legibly on the reverse.
NOTE: This request will be processed only if the permanent address (and
present address, if different) is clearly indicated. The ICTP cannot
process any visa request, unless all requested personal data are
provided.
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EDUCATION (higher degrees)
University or equivalent Years attended
Degrees
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Seminars, summer schools, conferences or research
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SCIENTIFIC EMPLOYMENT AND ACADEMIC RESPONSIBILITY
Research Institution or University Period of duty Academic
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responsibilities
Present employment and duties, and forseen employment upon return to
home
country after the activity:
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Have you participated in past ICTP activities: Yes __ No
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If yes, which?
Mention briefly your previous research experience, and explain your
reasons
for wishing to participate in this activity:
NB: Our Scientific Information System keeps track of all applications
made
by the candidate to earlier ICTP activities. As a consequence, when
the
subject of the present activity is far from his/her previous
applications,
an explanation (not more than 200 words) of his/her change of interest
should be included.
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Present field of interest:
(please indicate on the list below - up to 5 fields - underlining
primary field)
10.PHYSICS OF CONDENSED MATTER 60.PHYSICS TEACHING
11.Solid State Physics 61.English
12.Atomic and Molecular Physics 62.French
13.Materials Science 63.Spanish
14.Surfaces and Interfaces 64.Arab
15.Statistical Physics
16.Computational Physics in
Condensed Matter 80.MISCELLANEOUS
81.Others ................
20.PHYSICS OF HIGH AND INTERMEDIATE ENERGIES 82.Digital Communications
and Computer Networking
21.High Energy and Particle Physics
22.Relativity, Cosmology and Astrophysics 90.PHYSICS OF THE LIVING
STATE
23.Plasma Physics
24.Nuclear Physics 91.Neurophysics
92.Biophysics
93.Medical Physics
30.MATHEMATICS
31.Applicable Mathematics including: AO.APPLIED PHYSICS
Mathematical Ecology
System Analysis A1.Physics in Industry
Mathematical Economy, A2.Microelectronics
Mathematics in Industry A3.Fibre Optics for
Communications
33.Algebra A4.Instrumentation
34.Geometry A5.Synchrotron Radiation
35.Topology A6.Non-destructive Evaluation
36.Differential Equations A7.Lasers
37.Analysis AA.Applied Superconductivity
38.Mathematical Physics
40.PHYSICS AND ENERGY
B1.SPACE PHYSICS
41.Physics of Nuclear Reactors
42.Physics of Controlled Fusion
43.Non-Conventional Energy (Solar,
Wind and others)
50.PHYSICS AND ENVIRONMENT
51.Solid Earth Geophysics
52.Soil Physics
53.Climatology and Meteorology
54.Physics of the Oceans
55.Physics of Desertification
56.Physics of the Atmosphere, Troposphere
Magnetosphere, Aeronomy
57.Environmental Monitoring and
Remote Sensing
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Kindly supply a keyword description of your current scientific
activities,
as follows (strictly within indicated lengths):
1) Area of research:
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(no more than 15 characters)
2) Specific topic of interest:
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(no more than 30 characters)
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List your recent scientific publications including books and articles
(authors, title, Journal) in the period 1996-2000:
Kindly state any positions you hold in the scientific administration
of
your Institution or any of the national scientific Institutions.
If appropriate, especially for junior physicists, it would be of
assistance
to the Selection Committee if this request for participation were
accompanied by a letter of recommendation.
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Indicate below your proficiency in the English language
Reading:Good __ Writing:Good __ Speaking:Good __
Average __ Average __ Average__
Poor __ Poor __ Poor __
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APPLICABLE ONLY FOR CANDIDATES FROM DEVELOPING COUNTRIES (Important:
Please note that very few travel grants are available, and preference
in
selecting participants will be given to eligible candidates who can
guarantee travel
coverage by own local sources).
Please tick as appropriate:
- I can definitely find complete travel funds from local sources
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or
- I can definitely find half my travel funds from local sources
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- I am requesting financial support from the ICTP for:
- Half travel __ - Full travel __ - Living allowance
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I am NOT requesting financial support from the ICTP __
I certify that if granted funds for my
travel
I will attend the whole activity
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Signature
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I certify that the statements made by me above are true and complete.
If
accepted, I undertake to refrain from engaging in any political or
other
activities which would reflect unfavourably on the international status
of
the Centre. I understand that any breach of this undertaking may
result in
the termination of the arrangements relating to my visit at the
Centre.