1st Day
Day One: Introduction to neutron scattering
City University of Hong Kong
09:00 — 09:30
Welcome
Welcome speakers also include the President of the City University of Hong Kong and the Executive Director of the Croucher Foundation
09:30 — 10:30
Fundamental properties of neutrons
11:00 — 12:00
Elementary neutron scattering theory
14:00 — 15:00
Neutron sources and instrumentation
15:30 — 16:30
Applications of neutron scattering to industrial problems
17:00 — 17:30
Lab session: Students breaking into groups for data analysis
Must pick one of the following:
- Crystal structure
- Pair Distribution Function
- SANS
- Reflectometry
May also pick one additional
(optional):
- Quasielastic scattering
- Inelastic
scattering
2nd Day
Day Two: Neutron diffraction: structure and chemistry of materials
City University of Hong Kong
09:00 — 10:30
Neutron diffraction and structure refinement
11:00 — 12:00
Structure determination of disordered materials
14:00 — 15:00
Introduction of data analysis and example data set (Crystal structure - T. Kamiyama) / Good practice of data collection for quantitative structure analysis by diffraction (PDF - T. Egami)
(Two separate sessions split into two rooms)
15:30 — 17:00
Lab session: Analysis of example data set
17:00 — 18:00
Evening: Students working on data analysis and presentation
3rd Day
Day Three: Small angle neutron scattering and neutron reflectometry: nanoscale structures and interfaces
City University of Hong Kong
09:00 — 10:30
Fundamentals of small angle neutron scattering (SANS)
11:00 — 12:00
Neutron reflectometry applied to magnetic thin films
14:00 — 15:00
Introduction of data analysis and example data set (SANS Tutor) / Good practice of data collection for quantitative structure analysis by SANS and neutron reflectometry (F. Klose)
(Two sessions split into two rooms)
15:30 — 17:00
Lab session: Analysis of example data set
17:00 — 18:00
Evening: Students working on data analysis and presentation
4th Day
Day Four: Inelastic and quasi-elastic neutron scattering
City University of Hong Kong
09:00 — 10:30
Study of lattice dynamics by inelastic neutron scattering
11:00 — 12:00
Magnetic excitations by inelastic neutron scattering
14:00 — 15:00
How to apply for neutron beamtime (tips for writing a winning proposal)
15:30 — 16:30
Quasielatic scattering study of soft matter and bio systems
16:30 — 17:30
Students working on data analysis and presentation
5th Day
Day Five: Students' presentation
City University of Hong Kong
09:00 — 12:00
Students' presentation of analysis of example data sets
- Crystal structure
- Pair Distribution Function
- SANS
- Reflectometry
Optional:
- Quasielastic scattering
- Inelastic scattering
13:30 — 14:30
Bus transfer to Sai Kung and Harbor tour
Students will give powerpoint presentations, using example data, to discuss and reflect their learning experience. Feedback will be collected from students and a Q&A session will be held to answer additional questions.
