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Fwd: NIST Summer School - 1998
- Subject: Fwd: NIST Summer School - 1998
- From: "John D. Barnes" <john.barnes@nist.gov>
- Date: Thu, 5 Mar 98 22:25:58 -0000
---------------- Begin Forwarded Message ---------------- Date: 03/05 10:02 Received: 03/05 16:35 From: Charlie Glinka, cglinka@NIST.GOV To: neutron_listserver, neutron@anl.gov ANNOUNCEMENT Summer School on Neutron Small Angle Scattering and Reflectometry from Submicron Structures NIST Center for Neutron Research National Institute of Standards and Technology Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> June 1 - 5, 1998 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< The small angle neutron scattering (SANS) and neutron reflectometry (NR) facilities at NIST's Center for Neutron Research (NCNR) will be the focus of this, the fourth, NCNR/NSF sponsored summer school on neutron scattering. These facilities, which are among the best in the world for the examination of bulk and interfacial microstructure on a scale from roughly 1 to 500 nm, are available to any qualified researchers who submit experiment proposals which then undergo peer review. This four and one-half day course will provide potential new users of these techniques with a basic understanding of the fundamental concepts and methodology along with training in the use of the SANS and NR facilities at the NCNR. Applications of the techniques will be illustrated by specific examples drawn from recent research in polymer science, nanophase metals and ceramics, microporous media, magnetism, superconductivity, and structural biology. The course will enable attendees to assess the applicability of the techniques, and the NCNR instruments, to their own research interests and provide technical information needed to prepare effective experiment proposals. The course will consist of morning lectures by NCNR staff, and invited speakers, followed by afternoon training sessions involving actual collection and analysis of SANS and NR data. Attendance will be limited to twenty to assure adequate supervision and participation for each attendee. Topics to be covered include: * Principles of Neutron Scattering at Low-Q - reflection, refraction and diffraction - coherent and incoherent scattering - cross sections and reflectivity coefficients - kinematic and dynamical scattering effects * SANS Instrumentation * SANS Methods - single particle scattering - interparticle interference - non-particulate systems - contrast variation and isotope labeling - high concentration methods * SANS Applications - polymer conformation, phase morphology - structural biology - colloids and microemulsions * Neutron Reflectometry Instrumentation * Neutron Reflectometry Methods - specular and non-specular scattering - multilayer analysis - model independent analysis methods - polarized neutron reflectometry * Neutron Reflectometry Applications - polymer brushes and thin films - magnetic multilayers - self-assembled monolayers - Langmuir-Blodgett, and lipid bilayer films - magnetic penetration in superconducting films * Sample Preparation Techniques * Multiple Scattering and Resolution Effects The summer school is sponsored by the NCNR and the National Science Foundation (NSF cooperative agreement DMR-9423101). Financial assistance is available for graduate students, postdocs, and others (from North America only), subject to the approval of the organizers, who otherwise would be unable to attend. There is no registration fee. If possibly interested in attending the summer school, please provide the information requested below and return to: Mrs. Linda Clutter NIST Building 235, E-151 Gaithersburg, MD 20899 by mail, fax: (301-921-9847), or email: ss98@rrdjazz.nist.gov Name: _____________________________________________________________ Department: ________________________________________________________ Institution: _________________________________________________________ Address: ___________________________________________________________ Tel: ________________ Fax: ________________ Email: __________________ ___ I would like to attend the NIST/NCNR Summer School on Neutron Small Angle Scattering and Reflectometry from Submicron Structures. ___ I may be interested in attending the summer school. Please keep me informed. ___ I would like to be considered for financial assistance. I am a: ___ Student; ___ Post-Doctoral; ___ Junior Faculty ___ Other (specify)____________________________________________ If student or postdoc, name of principal advisor: _____________________ Briefly describe your research interests:_____________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ For additional information, see the NCNR Web site, http://rrdjazz.nist.gov, or contact one of the organizers listed below. Charles Glinka, Tel: (301) 975-6242, Email: cglinka@nist.gov B. Hammouda, Tel: (301) 975-3961, Email: hammouda@rrdjazz.nist.gov Sushil Satija, Tel: (301) 975-5250, Email:satija@rrdjazz.nist.gov Chuck Majkrzak, Tel: (301) 975-5251, Email: chuck@rrdjazz.nist.gov ----------------- End Forwarded Message -----------------
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