Joint ICTP-IAEA School on Novel Experimental Methodologies for Synchrotron Radiation Applications in Nano-science and Environmental Monitoring

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Description

SCHOOL PURPOSES AND TOPICS: The purpose of the Synchrotron Radiation School is to introduce and demonstrate advanced analytical methodologies based on X-ray spectrometry with application in the fields of Nano-Science and Environmental monitoring. The introduction of environment-friendly energy sources and the diagnosis, monitoring and understanding of environmental problems are issues of high concern for developing countries due to the destructive impact of the growing industrialization. These problems in many cases can be tackled by novel technologies based on the development of nano-structured materials that can be fully characterized due to the remarkable properties of synchrotron radiation. This two-week School is addressed to young motivated scientists with a Ph.D., or at least several years of research activity. It will offer a balanced program composed by lectures, tutorials and practical hands-on training sessions at different Elettra beamlines including the newly developed XRF beamline and the IAEA multipurpose endstation. The School aims to enhance the skills of participants in applying synchrotron radiation based on X-ray spectrometry techniques. It will also represent an opportunity for young researchers from developing countries to utilize in a competitive manner the access mechanisms offered by Elettra, the IAEA and the ICTP.

The following specific topics will be included:

•Synchrotron Radiation Instrumentation: X-ray optics, UHV instrumentation, Advanced sample manipulator systems, trends and developments
•Theory and analytical applications of X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (XAFS) techniques
•Synchrotron Radiation based X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) analysis Methodologies: Grazing Incidence XRF (GI-XRF), Total Reflection XRF (TR-XRF), 2D-3D Micro-XRF analysis, Quantification methodology and Monte Carlo Methods
•Tutorials on XRF/GIXRF and XAFS data analysis and on Monte Carlo Methods
•Experimental hands on sessions at Elettra XRF, TwinMic and XAFS beamlines

Material

Campus Map - from LB to AGH by foot Final List of Participants Final Programme General Information Sheet announcement group photo

Joint ICTP-IAEA School on Novel Experimental Methodologies for Synchrotron Radiation Applications in Nano-science and Environmental Monitoring | (smr 2611)

Go to day

Monday, 17 November 2014

10:00 - 18:00

10:00 Registration 1h30' ( Leonardo Building - Lobby )
11:30 Lunch Break 2h30' ( )
14:00 Opening 30'

Material: Slides

14:30 Introduction to Synchrotron radiation; evolution from undulator radiation to free electron lasing 1h30'

Speaker:	D. Attwood (Berkeley University - USA)
Material:	Slides Video

16:00 Coffee Break 30' ( Leonardo da Vinci Building Lobby )

16:30 An introduction to X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy and EXAFS 1h30'

Speaker:	S. Pascarelli (ESRF, Grenoble - France)
Material:	Slides Video

Tuesday, 18 November 2014

09:00 - 18:00

09:00 Introduction to X-ray optics and XSW formation; Coherence 1h30'

Speaker:	D. Attwood (Berkeley University - USA)
Material:	Slides Video

10:30 Coffee break 30' ( Leonardo da Vinci Building Lobby )

11:00 XAFS studies in Environmental and Material Sciences 1h0'

Speaker:	G. Aquilanti (Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste)
Material:	Slides Video

12:00 Lunch Break 1h30' ( )

13:30 Introduction to the Quantitative XRF analysis 1h30'

Speaker:	A. Karydas (IAEA, Vienna - Austria)
Material:	Slides Video

15:00 Practical Session 30'

Speaker:	B. Beckhoff (PTB, Berlin - Germany)
Material:	Slides Video

15:30 Coffee Break 30' ( Adriatico Guest House )

Two shuttles will be at participants' disposal to go from Leonardo Building to Adriatico GH.
Departure at 15:40 (outside the LB Main Entrance).
AGH is within walking distance. 
Please see map (under School's material) to know how to get there by foot.

16:00 Tutorial on XAFS data analysis 2h0' ( Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab. )

Speaker: G. Aquilanti, C. Guglieri (Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste)

19:00 - 21:00 Social Dinner

Location: AGH

Wednesday, 19 November 2014

09:00 - 18:00

09:00 Introduction to Grazing Incidence XRF analysis 1h30'

Speaker:	G. Pepponi (Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Trento - Italy)
Material:	Video

10:30 Coffee Break 30' ( Leonardo da Vinci Building Lobby )

11:00 Reference free XRF and GIXRF analysis 1h0'

Speaker:	B. Beckhoff (PTB, Berlin - Germany)
Material:	Slides Video

12:00 Lunch Break 1h30' ( )

13:30 X-ray Reflectometry: Principles and Analytical applications 1h0'

Speaker:	M. Tiwari (Raja Ramana Centre For Advanced Technology, Indore - India)
Material:	Video

14:30 Depth Profiling by GIXRF for Energy Conversion Materials 1h0' ( Leonardo da Vinci Building Euler Lecture Hall )

Speaker:	C. Streeck (PTB, Berlin - Germany)
Material:	Video

15:30 Coffee Break 30' ( Leonardo da Vinci Building Lobby )

16:00 In operando XAS analysis of Li-ion and Li-sulphur batteries 1h0'

Speaker:	I. Arcon (University of Nova Gorica - Slovenia)
Material:	Slides Video

17:00 Tutorial on GIXRF data analysis 1h0'

Speaker: B. Beckhoff (PTB, Berlin - Germany)

Thursday, 20 November 2014

09:00 - 18:00

09:00 Soft X-ray microscopy combined with XRF and XANES Microspectroscopies for Environmental and Bio-Related Research 1h30'

Speaker:	A. Gianoncelli (Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste)
Material:	Video

10:30 Coffee break 30' ( Leonardo da Vinci Building Lobby )

11:00 Biomedical and environmental applications of SR-TXRF and SR-TXRF- XANES 1h0'

Speaker:	C. Streli (Technische Universitaet Wien - Austria)
Material:	Handouts Video

12:00 Lunch break 1h30' ( )

13:30 Combined GIXRF-XRR analysis 1h0'

Speaker:	M. Tiwari (Raja Ramana Centre For Advanced Technology, Indore - India)
Material:	Video

14:30 Evaluation of XRF spectra: from basics to advanced systems 1h0'

Speaker:	P. Van Espen (University of Antwerpen - Belgium)
Material:	Slides Video

15:30 Coffee Break 30' ( Leonardo da Vinci Building Lobby )

16:00 Quantitative XRF analysis: algorithms and their practical use 1h0'

Speaker:	P. Van Espen (University of Antwerpen - Belgium)
Material:	Slides Video

17:00 Introduction to 3D Micro-XRF analysis and Analytical applications 1h0'

Speaker:	A. Karydas (IAEA - Austria)
Material:	Slides Video

Friday, 21 November 2014

09:30 - 18:30

09:30 TXRF analytical methodologies and sample preparation procedures for ultra-trace elements analysis 1h0'

Speaker:	N. Kallithrakas (Technical University of Crete - Greece)
Material:	Slides Video

10:30 Coffee Break 30' ( Leonardo da Vinci Building Lobby )

11:00 Studies of metal accumulation and ligand environment in plants by Synchrotron Radiation techniques 1h0'

Speaker:	K. Vogel-Mikus (University of Ljubljana - Slovenia)
Material:	Slides Video

12:00 Lunch Break 1h30' ( )
13:30 Imaging techniques using Synchrotron radiation 1h0'

Speaker: G. Tromba (Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste)
14:30 Correlation of synchrotron radiation spectromicroscopy-based techniques: a tool in life science research 1h30'

Speaker: D. Eichert (Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste)

16:00 Coffee Break 30' ( Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab. )

Two shuttles will be at participants' disposal to go from Leonardo Building to Adriatico GH.
Departure at 16:10 (outside the LB Main Entrance).
AGH is within walking distance. 
Please see map (under School's material) to know how to get there by foot.

16:30 Tutorial on XRF Data Analysis 2h0' ( Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab. )

Speaker:	P. Van Espen (University of Antwerpen - Belgium)
Material:	Slides

Sunday, 23 November 2014

13:45 - 18:00 Visit to Škocjan Caves Park (Slovenia)

Location:

13:45 Trip to Škocjan Caves Park 3h15'

2:00 PM - Departure from bus-stop nearby Adriatico guesthouse.
Please reach the bus-stand at least 15 minutes before departure for bus loading
Arrival to Škocjan Caves Park is planned at 2:45.

Guided tour starts at 3:00 PM

5:00 PM - Return from Škocjan Caves Park  
Arrival to ICTP is planned for 6:00  PM

Monday, 24 November 2014

09:00 - 17:00

09:00 UHV experiments 40'

Speaker:	L. Gregoratti (Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste)
Material:	Slides Video

09:40 UHV instrumentation and alignment strategies 50'

Speaker:	J. Weser (PTB Berlin - Germany)
Material:	Slides Video

10:30 Coffee Break 30' ( Leonardo da Vinci Building Lobby )

11:00 Instrumentation of the end station at the Elettra XRF beamline 1h0'

Speaker:	J. J. Leani (IAEA, Vienna - Austria)
Material:	Video

12:00 Lunch Break 1h30' ( )

13:30 Multivariates methods for data analysis 1h0'

Speaker:	H. J. Sanchez (IFEG-CONICET - Argentina)
Material:	Slides Video

14:30 An introduction to Resonant Raman Scattering and Analytical applications 1h0'

Speaker:	H. J. Sanchez (IFEG-CONICET - Argentina)
Material:	Slides Video

15:30 Coffee Break 30' ( Adriatico Guest House )

Two shuttles will be at participants' disposal to go from Leonardo Building to Adriatico GH.
Departure at 15:40 (outside the LB Main Entrance).
AGH is within walking distance. 
Please see map (under School's material) to know how to get there by foot.

16:00 Tutorial on GIXRF Software and Instrumentation 1h0' ( Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab. )

Speaker: M. Tiwari (Raja Ramana Centre For Advanced Technology - India)

Tuesday, 25 November 2014

08:30 - 17:30 Hands-on activity at Elettra

Location:

Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste

08:30 Transportation to Elettra 30'

A bus will collect participants at 8:30 in front of the Adriatico Guest House.
After introductory lectures chaired by Dr. Karydas and a visit to experimental halls
participants will be divided into three groups. 
On Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday, these groups will attend, on a rotational basis, each of the three experimental sessions dedicated to XRF, TwinMic and XAFS.

09:00 Storage ring in brief 35'

Speaker:	F. Iazzourene (Accelerator Group) (Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste)
Material:	Slides

09:35 Synchrotron facilities radiation safety issues 35'

Speaker:	K. Casarin (Radiation Protection Group) (Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste)
Material:	Slides

10:10 Beamline design and instrumentation 35'

Speaker:	A. Bianco (Mechanical, Vacuum and Optical Engineering Group) (Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste)
Material:	Slides

10:45 Visit to Elettra/FERMI experimental halls 1h35'

Participants might be divided in two groups for the visit to experimental halls

12:20 Lunch break 1h40'
14:00 Experimental Session on XRF - Group 1 3h0'

Speaker: J. J. Leani, A. Karydas, A. Migliori, J. Weser
14:00 Experimental Session on TwinMic - Group 2 3h0'

Speaker: A. Gianoncelli, M. Altissimo
14:00 Experimental Session on XAFS - Group 3 3h0'

Speaker: G. Aquilanti, C. Guglieri, L. Olivi
17:00 Transportation to AGH 30'

Wednesday, 26 November 2014
- 08:30 - 17:30 Hands-on Activity at Elettra
  
  Location: Elettra - Sincrotrone Trieste
  - 08:30 Transportation to Elettra 30' ( )
  - 09:00 Experimental Session on XRF - Group 3 3h0'
    
    Speaker: J. J. Leani, A. Karydas, A. Migliori
  - 09:00 Experimental Session on TwinMic - Group 1 3h0'
    
    Speaker: A. Gianoncelli, M. Altissimo
  - 09:00 Experimental Session on XAFS - Group 2 3h0'
    
    Speaker: G. Aquilanti, C. Guglieri, L. Olivi
  - 12:00 Lunch break 2h0'
  - 14:00 Experimental Session on XRF - Group 2 3h0'
    
    Speaker: J. J. Leani, A. Karydas, A. Migliori
  - 14:00 Experimental Session on TwinMic - Group 3 3h0'
    
    Speaker: A. Gianoncelli, M. Altissimo
  - 14:00 Experimental Session on XAFS - Group1 3h0'
    
    Speaker: G. Aquilanti, C. Guglieri, L. Olivi
  - 17:00 Transportation to ICTP 30' ( )

Thursday, 27 November 2014

09:00 - 18:00

09:00 Elemental analysis and chemical speciation of environmental particulate matter using synchrotron radiation 1h30'

Speaker:	J. Osan (Hungarian Academy of Science, Budapest - Hungary)
Material:	Video

10:30 Coffee Break 30' ( Leonardo da Vinci Building Lobby )

11:00 An introduction to Monte Carlo Methods in XRF analysis 1h0'

Speaker:	T. Schoonjans (BAM, Berlin - Germany)
Material:	Slides Video

12:00 Lunch Break 1h30' ( )

13:30 Tutorial on Monte Carlo methods in XRF analysis 2h0' ( Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab. )

Speaker:	T. Schoonjans (BAM, Berlin - Germany)
Material:	Slides

15:30 Coffee Break 30' ( Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab. )
16:00 Participants feedback session; sharing experience, questions from the practical sessions 2h0' ( Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab. )

Friday, 28 November 2014

09:00 - 12:30

09:00 Synchrotron radiation techniques for nanotoxicology and nanomedicine studies 1h30'

Speaker: L. Pascolo (IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste)
10:30 Coffee break 30' ( Leonardo da Vinci Building Lobby )

11:00 Characterization of individual environmental microparticles using SR techniques 1h0'

Speaker:	J. Osan (Hungarian Academy of Science, Budapest - Hungary)
Material:	Video

12:00 Closure of the School 30'