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PSI Master School. Introducing photons, neutrons and muons for materials characterization

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In Villigen PSI

Characterisation of materials Neutron scattering Solid-state physics X-ray spectroscopy

Content

  • Interaction of photons, neutrons and muons with matter
  • Production of photons, neutrons and muons
  • Experimental setups: optics and detectors
  • Crystal symmetry, Bragg's law, reciprocal lattice, structure factors
  • Elastic and inelastic scattering with neutrons and photons
  • X-ray absorption spectroscopy, X-ray magnetic circular dichroism
  • Polarized neutron scattering for the study of magnetic materials
  • Imaging techniques using X-rays and neutrons
  • Introduction to muon spin rotation
  • Applications of muon spin rotation
Contact:
Renate Bercher