Name: Muon Spectroscopy School
Start: 2026-01-14T14:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-01-21T16:30:00+01:00
Location: Hotel Rigi-Kaltbad

Muon Spectroscopy School

from Wednesday 14 January 2026 (14:00) to Wednesday 21 January 2026 (16:30)

Wednesday 14 January 2026

15:00 Arrival
Arrival
15:00 - 18:30

18:30 Get together
Get together
18:30 - 19:00
Room: Rigi-Saal

19:00 Dinner
Dinner
19:00 - 20:30
Thursday 15 January 2026

07:30 Breakfast
Breakfast
07:30 - 08:30
08:30 Opening remarks and overview - Local Organizers
Opening remarks and overview
- Local Organizers
08:30 - 09:00
Room: Rigi-Saal
09:00 Introduction to muon spin spectroscopy - Rhea Stewart (ISIS)
Introduction to muon spin spectroscopy (Introduction)
- Rhea Stewart (ISIS)
09:00 - 10:00
Room: Rigi-Saal
10:00 Coffee break
Coffee break
10:00 - 10:30
10:30 Quantum Muon 1 - Stephen Blundell (University of Oxford)
Quantum Muon 1 (Introduction)
- Stephen Blundell (University of Oxford)
10:30 - 12:00
Room: Rigi-Saal
12:00 Lunch
Lunch
12:00 - 13:30
13:30 Magnetism 1 - Pierre?
Magnetism 1 (Magnetism)
- Pierre?
13:30 - 14:30
Room: Rigi-Saal
14:30 Superconductivity 1 - Roberto De Renzi (University of Parma)
Superconductivity 1 (Superconductivity)
- Roberto De Renzi (University of Parma)
14:30 - 15:30
Room: Rigi-Saal
15:30 Coffee break
Coffee break
15:30 - 16:00
16:00 Polarization functions 1 - Pierre Dalmas de Reotier (Institut Nanosciences et Cryogénie, CEA and Université Joseph Fourier)
Polarization functions 1 (Polarization functions)
- Pierre Dalmas de Reotier (Institut Nanosciences et Cryogénie, CEA and Université Joseph Fourier)
16:00 - 17:00
Room: Rigi-Saal
17:00 Elemental Analysis 1 - Adrian Hillier (ISIS)
Elemental Analysis 1 (Semiconductors)
- Adrian Hillier (ISIS)
17:00 - 18:00
Room: Rigi-Saal
18:00 Break
Break
18:00 - 18:30
Room: Rigi-Saal
18:30 History of muSR - Roberto De Renzi (University of Parma)
History of muSR (Introduction)
- Roberto De Renzi (University of Parma)
18:30 - 19:30
Room: Rigi-Saal
19:30 Dinner
Dinner
19:30 - 21:00

21:00 Student input (poster)
Student input (poster)
21:00 - 22:00
Room: Rigi-Saal
Friday 16 January 2026

07:30 Breakfast
Breakfast
07:30 - 08:30
08:30 Quantum Muon 2 - Stephen Blundell (University of Oxford)
Quantum Muon 2 (Introduction)
- Stephen Blundell (University of Oxford)
08:30 - 09:30
Room: Rigi-Saal
09:30 Coffee break
Coffee break
09:30 - 10:00
10:00 Muon sites 1: Introduction - Alex Amato (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
Muon sites 1: Introduction (Simulation)
- Alex Amato (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
10:00 - 11:00
Room: Rigi-Saal
11:00 Muon sites 2: DFT+mu concepts - Pietro Bonfa' (University of Parma)
Muon sites 2: DFT+mu concepts (Simulation)
- Pietro Bonfa' (University of Parma)
11:00 - 12:00
Room: Rigi-Saal
12:00 Lunch
Lunch
12:00 - 13:30

15:30 Discussions with Speakers
Discussions with Speakers (Discussions)
15:30 - 16:00
Room: Rigi-Saal
16:00 Polarization functions 2 - Pierre Dalmas de Reotier (Institut Nanosciences et Cryogénie, CEA and Université Joseph Fourier)
Polarization functions 2 (Polarization functions)
- Pierre Dalmas de Reotier (Institut Nanosciences et Cryogénie, CEA and Université Joseph Fourier)
16:00 - 17:00
Room: Rigi-Saal
17:00 Coffee break
Coffee break
17:00 - 17:30
17:30 Magnetism 2 - Stephen Blundell (University of Oxford)
Magnetism 2 (Magnetism)
- Stephen Blundell (University of Oxford)
17:30 - 18:30
Room: Rigi-Saal
18:30 Superconductivity 2 - Roberto De Renzi (University of Parma)
Superconductivity 2 (Superconductivity)
- Roberto De Renzi (University of Parma)
18:30 - 19:30
Room: Rigi-Saal
19:30 Dinner
Dinner
19:30 - 21:00

21:00 Student input (poster)
Student input (poster)
21:00 - 22:00
Room: Rigi-Saal
Saturday 17 January 2026

07:30 Breakfast
Breakfast
07:30 - 08:30
08:30 Magnetism 3 - Francis?
Magnetism 3 (Magnetism)
- Francis?
08:30 - 09:30
Room: Rigi-Saal
09:30 Coffee break
Coffee break
09:30 - 10:00
10:00 Special: high field - Zurab Guguchia (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
Special: high field (Specialized μSR applicaitons)
- Zurab Guguchia (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
10:00 - 11:00
Room: Rigi-Saal
11:00 High pressure/strain - Roustem Khassanov (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
High pressure/strain (Specialized μSR applicaitons)
- Roustem Khassanov (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
11:00 - 12:00
Room: Rigi-Saal
12:00 Lunch
Lunch
12:00 - 13:30

13:30 Workshop 2
Workshop 2
13:30 - 16:30
Room: Panorama II

Workshop 4
Workshop 4
13:30 - 16:30
Room: Kulm

Workshop 3
Workshop 3
13:30 - 16:30
Room: SunSet II

Workshop 1
Workshop 1
13:30 - 16:30
Room: Rigi-Saal

16:30 Coffee break
Coffee break
16:30 - 17:00
17:00 Complementarity with resonance techniques - Andrej Zorko
Complementarity with resonance techniques (Specialized μSR applicaitons)
- Andrej Zorko
17:00 - 18:00
Room: Rigi-Saal
18:00 Break
Break
18:00 - 18:30
Room: Rigi-Saal
18:30 Energy Materials - Martin Mansson
Energy Materials (Soft matter, Chemistry and Energy Materials)
- Martin Mansson
18:30 - 19:30
Room: Rigi-Saal
19:30 Dinner
Dinner
19:30 - 21:00
Sunday 18 January 2026

07:30 Breakfast
Breakfast
07:30 - 08:30
08:30 Muon production - Alex Amato (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
Muon production (Introduction)
- Alex Amato (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
08:30 - 09:30
Room: Rigi-Saal
09:30 Coffee break
Coffee break
09:30 - 10:00
10:00 Instrumentation - Kenji Kojima (TRIUMF)
Instrumentation (Instrumentation)
- Kenji Kojima (TRIUMF)
10:00 - 11:00
Room: Rigi-Saal
11:00 LEM applications - Thomas Prokscha (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
LEM applications (Specialized μSR applicaitons)
- Thomas Prokscha (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
11:00 - 12:00
Room: Rigi-Saal
12:00 Lunch
Lunch
12:00 - 13:30

19:30 Dinner
Dinner
19:30 - 21:00
21:00 Elemental analysis 2 - Michael Heiss (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut) Adrian Hillier (ISIS)
Elemental analysis 2 (Elemental analysis)
- Michael Heiss (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
- Adrian Hillier (ISIS)
21:00 - 22:00
Room: Rigi-Saal abstract example
Monday 19 January 2026

07:30 Breakfast
Breakfast
07:30 - 08:30
08:30 Semiconductors 1 - Rui Vilao (Department of Physics, University of Coimbra)
Semiconductors 1 (Elemental analysis)
- Rui Vilao (Department of Physics, University of Coimbra)
08:30 - 09:30
Room: Rigi-Saal
09:30 Coffee break
Coffee break
09:30 - 10:00
10:00 Complementarity with neutron scattering - Bella Lake
Complementarity with neutron scattering (Complementarity of μSR)
- Bella Lake
10:00 - 11:00
Room: Rigi-Saal
11:00 Chemistry - Joseph Wright
Chemistry (Soft matter, Chemistry and Energy Materials)
- Joseph Wright
11:00 - 12:00
Room: Rigi-Saal
12:00 Lunch
Lunch
12:00 - 13:30

15:30 Discussions with Speakers
Discussions with Speakers
15:30 - 16:00
Room: Rigi-Saal

16:00 Workshop 2
Workshop 2
16:00 - 17:30
Room: Panorama II

Workshop 4
Workshop 4
16:00 - 17:30
Room: Kulm

Workshop 3
Workshop 3
16:00 - 17:30
Room: SunSet II

Workshop 1
Workshop 1
16:00 - 17:30
Room: Rigi-Saal

17:30 Coffee break
Coffee break
17:30 - 18:00

18:00 Workshop 2
Workshop 2
18:00 - 19:30
Room: Panorama II

Workshop 4
Workshop 4
18:00 - 19:30
Room: Kulm

Workshop 3
Workshop 3
18:00 - 19:30
Room: SunSet II

Workshop 1
Workshop 1
18:00 - 19:30
Room: Rigi-Saal

19:30 Dinner
Dinner
19:30 - 21:00
21:00 Evening session 2 (particle physics ) - Angela Papa (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
Evening session 2 (particle physics ) (Evening sessions)
- Angela Papa (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
21:00 - 22:00
Room: Rigi-Saal
Tuesday 20 January 2026

07:30 Breakfast
Breakfast
07:30 - 08:30
08:30 External Stimuli - Andrin Doll (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
External Stimuli (Specialized μSR applicaitons)
- Andrin Doll (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
08:30 - 09:30
Room: Rigi-Saal
09:30 Coffee break
Coffee break
09:30 - 10:00
10:00 Complementarity with X-ray techniques - Jonas Andreas Krieger (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
Complementarity with X-ray techniques (Soft matter, Chemistry and Energy Materials)
- Jonas Andreas Krieger (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
10:00 - 11:00
Room: Rigi-Saal
11:00 Facilities and instruments - PSI (Thomas) and ISIS (Adrian?) and Kenji Kojima (TRIUMF and ev. J-PARC)
Facilities and instruments
- PSI (Thomas) and ISIS (Adrian?) and Kenji Kojima (TRIUMF and ev. J-PARC)
11:00 - 12:00
Room: Rigi-Saal
12:00 Lunch
Lunch
12:00 - 13:30

13:30 Workshop 2
Workshop 2
13:30 - 16:30
Room: Panorama II

Workshop 4
Workshop 4
13:30 - 16:30
Room: Kulm

Workshop 3
Workshop 3
13:30 - 16:30
Room: SunSet II

Workshop 1
Workshop 1
13:30 - 16:30
Room: Rigi-Saal

16:30 Coffee break
Coffee break
16:30 - 17:00
17:00 Before and during the experiment - PSI and ISIS
Before and during the experiment (Proposal writing)
- PSI and ISIS
17:00 - 17:30
Room: Rigi-Saal
17:30 Discussions with Speakers
Discussions with Speakers
17:30 - 18:00
Room: Rigi-Saal

18:00 Break
Break
18:00 - 18:15
Room: Rigi-Saal
18:15 Future Capabilities - SuperMuSR (Peter) and Pixel (Zaher)
Future Capabilities (Future of μSR)
- SuperMuSR (Peter) and Pixel (Zaher)
18:15 - 19:15
Room: Rigi-Saal
19:15 Closing remarks - Local Organizers
Closing remarks
- Local Organizers
19:15 - 19:30
Room: Rigi-Saal
19:30 Dinner
Dinner
19:30 - 21:00

Wednesday 21 January 2026

07:30 Breakfast
Breakfast
07:30 - 08:30

08:30 Departure
Departure
08:30 - 09:00

09:00 optional: Travel to PSI
optional: Travel to PSI
09:00 - 13:00

13:00 optional: PSI facility tour
optional: PSI facility tour
13:00 - 16:30

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