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Projects and events Summer Courses Neutron scattering: a powerful method for materials research

Programme

  • 9 July — 14 July 2018

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1st Day
Welcome and Fundamental Theory
09:00 — 09:30
Welcome
09:30 — 10:30
Elementary theory for neutron scattering by Prof. Felix Fernandez-Alonso (ISIS, UK)
10:30 — 11:00
Coffee Break and Group Photo
11:00 — 12:00
Neutron source and instrumentation by Prof. Felix Fernandez-Alonso (ISIS, UK)
12:00 — 14:00
Lunch
14:00 — 15:00
Structure of materials - theory by Prof. Takashi Kamiyama (KEK, Japan)
15:00 — 15:30
Coffee Break
15:30 — 16:30
Inelastic neutron scattering - theory by Prof. Brent Fultz (Caltech, USA)
16:30 — 17:00
Student breaking into groups for data analysis
17:00 — 18:00
Poster Session
18:00 — 19:00
Adjournment
2nd Day
Introduction of Data Analysis
09:00 — 10:30
Fundamentals of small angle neutron scattering (SANS) by Dr. Yun Liu (NIST, USA)
10:00 — 10:30
Coffee Break
10:30 — 12:00
Fundamentals of Quasielastic Neutron Scattering (QENS) by Prof. Bernhard Frick (ILL, France)
12:00 — 14:00
Lunch
14:00 — 15:30
(Group 1,2,3,4) Introduction of data analysis and example data set; Good practice of data collection (Parallel sessions for Diffraction, SANS,QENS, INS)
15:30 — 16:00
Coffee break
16:00 — 17:00
Analysis of example data set
17:00 — 17:30
Adjournment
17:30 — 18:30
Evening (Student working on data analysis and presentation)
3rd Day
Application Examples and facility access
08:30 — 09:30
Structure of materials - examples by Prof. Takashi Kamiyama (KEK, Japan)
09:30 — 10:00
Coffee Break
10:00 — 11:00
Inelastic neutron scattering - phonons by Prof. Brent Fultz (Caltech, USA)
11:00 — 13:00
lunch
13:00 — 14:30
Analysis of example data sets
14:30 — 15:00
Coffee break
15:00 — 16:00
Analysis of example data set
16:00 — 19:00
Adjournment
19:00 — 20:00
Students working on data analysis and presentation
4th Day
Application Examples and Facility Access
09:00 — 10:00
Applications of neutron scattering to industrial problems by Prof. Xun-Li Wang (CityU, Hong Kong)
09:30 — 10:30
Neutron scattering and computer simulation by Prof. Brent Fultz
10:30 — 11:00
Coffee break
11:00 — 12:00
How to apply for neutron beamtime (practical tips for writing a winning proposal) by Prof. Dehong Yu (ANSTO, Australia)
12:00 — 14:00
Lunch
14:00 — 15:30
Students working on data analysis and presentation
15:30 — 16:00
Coffee break
16:00 — 19:00
Students working on data analysis and presentation
5th Day
Student's Presentation
09:00 — 10:30
Student's presentation of analysis of example data sets
10:30 — 11:00
Coffee break
11:00 — 12:00
Student's presentation of analysis of example data sets
12:00 — 13:30
Lunch
13:30 — 15:00
Student's presentation of analysis of example data sets
15:00 — 15:30
Coffee break
15:30 — 16:00
Best presentation awards
16:00 — 17:00
Closing remarks
17:00 — 21:40
Night cruise at Victoria Habour
6th Day
Optional tour to China Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS)
08:45 — 09:24
Meet at Hung Hom train station
09:24 — 10:36
Train no. Z812 to leave for Dongguan
10:36 — 11:30
Arriving at Dongguan and to be picked up by CSNS bus
11:30 — 12:00
Welcome introdcution
12:00 — 13:30
Lunch
13:30 — 15:30
Tour of CSNS
15:30 — 16:22
CSNS bus leave for Dongguan train
16:22 — 17:24
Train no. Z825 to leave for Hong Kong
17:24 — 17:25
Arriving at Hung Hom

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