Muon Spectroscopy School

Europe/Zurich
Rigi-Saal (Hotel Rigi-Kaltbad)

Rigi-Saal

Hotel Rigi-Kaltbad

Zentrum 4a CH-6356 Rigi Kaltbad
Adrian Hillier (ISIS Neutron and Muon Source), Martin Mansson (KTH Royal Institute of Technology), Thomas Prokscha (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
Description

Aim of school:

To provide detailed knowledge and hands-on experience about the field of muon spectroscopy.

Target audience:

This school is aimed at PhD students and post-doctoral researchers. No previous knowledge of muon spectroscopy is necessary. 

Program overview:            

The school will introduce the muon spectroscopy technique and then focus on in-depth discussion of its application to different science areas. At the beginning of the school there will be poster sessions, where each participant can introduce their current research projects and how they relate to muon spectroscopy. During the school there will be workshops teaching practical knowledge about performing muon spectroscopy research. Directly after the school, the students have the possibility to join a facility tour of the Swiss Muon Source at PSI.

Some of the main topics covered are:

  • Magnetic materials
  • Superconductors
  • Semiconductors
  • Energy materials
  • Muon site determination & DFT
  • Elemental analysis
  • Studies of thin films and interfaces
  • Muon spectroscopy under extreme conditions

Registration:

Kindly note that this school is limited to 40 participants. Applications to participate can be submitted between July and September 2025. In early October, accepted applicants will be informed and asked to complete the full registration.

The registration fee for the school is CHF 300.--  and includes accommodation in a shared double room, meals and spa usage.

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Registration
Application participants
    • 15:00 18:30
      Arrival 3h 30m
    • 18:30 19:00
      Get together 30m Rigi-Saal

      Rigi-Saal

      Hotel Rigi-Kaltbad

      Zentrum 4a CH-6356 Rigi Kaltbad

      Informal welcome mixer

    • 19:00 20:30
      Dinner 1h 30m
    • 07:30 08:30
      Breakfast 1h
    • 08:30 09:00
      Opening remarks and overview 30m Rigi-Saal

      Rigi-Saal

      Hotel Rigi-Kaltbad

      Zentrum 4a CH-6356 Rigi Kaltbad
      Speaker: Local Organizers
    • 09:00 10:00
      Introduction to muon spin spectroscopy 1h Rigi-Saal

      Rigi-Saal

      Hotel Rigi-Kaltbad

      Zentrum 4a CH-6356 Rigi Kaltbad
      Speaker: Rhea Stewart (ISIS)
    • 10:00 10:30
      Coffee break 30m
    • 10:30 12:00
      Quantum Muon 1 1h 30m Rigi-Saal

      Rigi-Saal

      Hotel Rigi-Kaltbad

      Zentrum 4a CH-6356 Rigi Kaltbad
      Speaker: Stephen Blundell (University of Oxford)
    • 12:00 13:30
      Lunch 1h 30m
    • 13:30 14:30
      Magnetism 1 1h Rigi-Saal

      Rigi-Saal

      Hotel Rigi-Kaltbad

      Zentrum 4a CH-6356 Rigi Kaltbad
      Speaker: Pierre?
    • 14:30 15:30
      Superconductivity 1 1h Rigi-Saal

      Rigi-Saal

      Hotel Rigi-Kaltbad

      Zentrum 4a CH-6356 Rigi Kaltbad
      Speaker: Roberto De Renzi (University of Parma)
    • 15:30 16:00
      Coffee break 30m
    • 16:00 17:00
      Polarization functions 1 1h Rigi-Saal

      Rigi-Saal

      Hotel Rigi-Kaltbad

      Zentrum 4a CH-6356 Rigi Kaltbad
      Speaker: Pierre Dalmas de Reotier (Institut Nanosciences et Cryogénie, CEA and Université Joseph Fourier)
    • 17:00 18:00
      Elemental Analysis 1 1h Rigi-Saal

      Rigi-Saal

      Hotel Rigi-Kaltbad

      Zentrum 4a CH-6356 Rigi Kaltbad
      Speaker: Adrian Hillier (ISIS)
    • 18:00 18:30
      Break 30m Rigi-Saal

      Rigi-Saal

      Hotel Rigi-Kaltbad

      Zentrum 4a CH-6356 Rigi Kaltbad
    • 18:30 19:30
      History of muSR 1h Rigi-Saal

      Rigi-Saal

      Hotel Rigi-Kaltbad

      Zentrum 4a CH-6356 Rigi Kaltbad
      Speaker: Roberto De Renzi (University of Parma)
    • 19:30 21:00
      Dinner 1h 30m
    • 21:00 22:00
      Student input: Student input (poster) Rigi-Saal

      Rigi-Saal

      Hotel Rigi-Kaltbad

    • 07:30 08:30
      Breakfast 1h
    • 08:30 09:30
      Quantum Muon 2 1h Rigi-Saal

      Rigi-Saal

      Hotel Rigi-Kaltbad

      Zentrum 4a CH-6356 Rigi Kaltbad
      Speaker: Stephen Blundell (University of Oxford)
    • 09:30 10:00
      Coffee break 30m
    • 10:00 11:00
      Muon sites 1: Introduction 1h Rigi-Saal

      Rigi-Saal

      Hotel Rigi-Kaltbad

      Zentrum 4a CH-6356 Rigi Kaltbad
      Speaker: Alex Amato (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
    • 11:00 12:00
      Muon sites 2: DFT+mu concepts 1h Rigi-Saal

      Rigi-Saal

      Hotel Rigi-Kaltbad

      Zentrum 4a CH-6356 Rigi Kaltbad
      Speaker: Pietro Bonfa' (University of Parma)
    • 12:00 13:30
      Lunch 1h 30m
    • 15:30 16:00
      Discussions with Speakers 30m Rigi-Saal

      Rigi-Saal

      Hotel Rigi-Kaltbad

      Zentrum 4a CH-6356 Rigi Kaltbad
    • 16:00 17:00
      Polarization functions 2 1h Rigi-Saal

      Rigi-Saal

      Hotel Rigi-Kaltbad

      Zentrum 4a CH-6356 Rigi Kaltbad
      Speaker: Pierre Dalmas de Reotier (Institut Nanosciences et Cryogénie, CEA and Université Joseph Fourier)
    • 17:00 17:30
      Coffee break 30m
    • 17:30 18:30
      Magnetism 2 1h Rigi-Saal

      Rigi-Saal

      Hotel Rigi-Kaltbad

      Zentrum 4a CH-6356 Rigi Kaltbad
      Speaker: Stephen Blundell (University of Oxford)
    • 18:30 19:30
      Superconductivity 2 1h Rigi-Saal

      Rigi-Saal

      Hotel Rigi-Kaltbad

      Zentrum 4a CH-6356 Rigi Kaltbad
      Speaker: Roberto De Renzi (University of Parma)
    • 19:30 21:00
      Dinner 1h 30m
    • 21:00 22:00
      Student input: Student input (poster) Rigi-Saal

      Rigi-Saal

      Hotel Rigi-Kaltbad

    • 07:30 08:30
      Breakfast 1h
    • 08:30 09:30
      Magnetism 3 1h Rigi-Saal

      Rigi-Saal

      Hotel Rigi-Kaltbad

      Zentrum 4a CH-6356 Rigi Kaltbad
      Speaker: Francis?
    • 09:30 10:00
      Coffee break 30m
    • 10:00 11:00
      Special: high field 1h Rigi-Saal

      Rigi-Saal

      Hotel Rigi-Kaltbad

      Zentrum 4a CH-6356 Rigi Kaltbad
      Speaker: Zurab Guguchia (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
    • 11:00 12:00
      High pressure/strain 1h Rigi-Saal

      Rigi-Saal

      Hotel Rigi-Kaltbad

      Zentrum 4a CH-6356 Rigi Kaltbad
      Speaker: Roustem Khassanov (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
    • 12:00 13:30
      Lunch 1h 30m
    • 13:30 16:30
      WIMDA: Workshop 2 Panorama II

      Panorama II

      Hotel Rigi-Kaltbad

      Convener: Francis Pratt?
    • 13:30 16:30
      aiidalab: Workshop 4 Kulm

      Kulm

      Hotel Rigi-Kaltbad

      Conveners: PSI SW Team, Pietro Bonfa' (University of Parma)
    • 13:30 16:30
      mufinder: Workshop 3 SunSet II

      SunSet II

      Hotel Rigi-Kaltbad

      Convener: Michael Heiss (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
    • 13:30 16:30
      musrfit: Workshop 1 Rigi-Saal

      Rigi-Saal

      Hotel Rigi-Kaltbad

      Convener: PSI musrfit
    • 16:30 17:00
      Coffee break 30m
    • 17:00 18:00
      Complementarity with resonance techniques 1h Rigi-Saal

      Rigi-Saal

      Hotel Rigi-Kaltbad

      Zentrum 4a CH-6356 Rigi Kaltbad
      Speaker: Andrej Zorko
    • 18:00 18:30
      Break 30m Rigi-Saal

      Rigi-Saal

      Hotel Rigi-Kaltbad

      Zentrum 4a CH-6356 Rigi Kaltbad
    • 18:30 19:30
      Energy Materials 1h Rigi-Saal

      Rigi-Saal

      Hotel Rigi-Kaltbad

      Zentrum 4a CH-6356 Rigi Kaltbad
      Speaker: Martin Mansson
    • 19:30 21:00
      Dinner 1h 30m
    • 07:30 08:30
      Breakfast 1h
    • 08:30 09:30
      Muon production 1h Rigi-Saal

      Rigi-Saal

      Hotel Rigi-Kaltbad

      Zentrum 4a CH-6356 Rigi Kaltbad
      Speaker: Alex Amato (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
    • 09:30 10:00
      Coffee break 30m
    • 10:00 11:00
      Instrumentation 1h Rigi-Saal

      Rigi-Saal

      Hotel Rigi-Kaltbad

      Zentrum 4a CH-6356 Rigi Kaltbad
      Speaker: Kenji Kojima (TRIUMF)
    • 11:00 12:00
      LEM applications 1h Rigi-Saal

      Rigi-Saal

      Hotel Rigi-Kaltbad

      Zentrum 4a CH-6356 Rigi Kaltbad
      Speaker: Thomas Prokscha (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
    • 12:00 13:30
      Lunch 1h 30m
    • 19:30 21:00
      Dinner 1h 30m
    • 21:00 22:00
      Elemental analysis 2 1h Rigi-Saal

      Rigi-Saal

      Hotel Rigi-Kaltbad

      Zentrum 4a CH-6356 Rigi Kaltbad

      abstract example

      Speakers: Adrian Hillier (ISIS), Michael Heiss (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
    • 07:30 08:30
      Breakfast 1h
    • 08:30 09:30
      Semiconductors 1 1h Rigi-Saal

      Rigi-Saal

      Hotel Rigi-Kaltbad

      Zentrum 4a CH-6356 Rigi Kaltbad
      Speaker: Rui Vilao (Department of Physics, University of Coimbra)
    • 09:30 10:00
      Coffee break 30m
    • 10:00 11:00
      Complementarity with neutron scattering 1h Rigi-Saal

      Rigi-Saal

      Hotel Rigi-Kaltbad

      Zentrum 4a CH-6356 Rigi Kaltbad
      Speaker: Bella Lake
    • 11:00 12:00
      Chemistry 1h Rigi-Saal

      Rigi-Saal

      Hotel Rigi-Kaltbad

      Zentrum 4a CH-6356 Rigi Kaltbad
      Speaker: Joseph Wright
    • 12:00 13:30
      Lunch 1h 30m
    • 15:30 16:00
      Discussions with Speakers 30m Rigi-Saal

      Rigi-Saal

      Hotel Rigi-Kaltbad

      Zentrum 4a CH-6356 Rigi Kaltbad
    • 16:00 17:30
      WIMDA: Workshop 2 Panorama II

      Panorama II

      Hotel Rigi-Kaltbad

      Convener: Francis Pratt?
    • 16:00 17:30
      aiidalab: Workshop 4 Kulm

      Kulm

      Hotel Rigi-Kaltbad

    • 16:00 17:30
      mufinder: Workshop 3 SunSet II

      SunSet II

      Hotel Rigi-Kaltbad

    • 16:00 17:30
      musrfit: Workshop 1 Rigi-Saal

      Rigi-Saal

      Hotel Rigi-Kaltbad

      Convener: PSI musrfit
    • 17:30 18:00
      Coffee break 30m
    • 18:00 19:30
      WIMDA: Workshop 2 Panorama II

      Panorama II

      Hotel Rigi-Kaltbad

    • 18:00 19:30
      aiidalab: Workshop 4 Kulm

      Kulm

      Hotel Rigi-Kaltbad

    • 18:00 19:30
      mufinder: Workshop 3 SunSet II

      SunSet II

      Hotel Rigi-Kaltbad

    • 18:00 19:30
      musrfit: Workshop 1 Rigi-Saal

      Rigi-Saal

      Hotel Rigi-Kaltbad

    • 19:30 21:00
      Dinner 1h 30m
    • 21:00 22:00
      Evening session 2 (particle physics ) 1h Rigi-Saal

      Rigi-Saal

      Hotel Rigi-Kaltbad

      Zentrum 4a CH-6356 Rigi Kaltbad
      Speaker: Angela Papa (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
    • 07:30 08:30
      Breakfast 1h
    • 08:30 09:30
      External Stimuli 1h Rigi-Saal

      Rigi-Saal

      Hotel Rigi-Kaltbad

      Zentrum 4a CH-6356 Rigi Kaltbad
      Speaker: Andrin Doll (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
    • 09:30 10:00
      Coffee break 30m
    • 10:00 11:00
      Complementarity with X-ray techniques 1h Rigi-Saal

      Rigi-Saal

      Hotel Rigi-Kaltbad

      Zentrum 4a CH-6356 Rigi Kaltbad
      Speaker: Jonas Andreas Krieger (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
    • 11:00 12:00
      Facilities and instruments 1h Rigi-Saal

      Rigi-Saal

      Hotel Rigi-Kaltbad

      Zentrum 4a CH-6356 Rigi Kaltbad
      Speaker: PSI (Thomas) and ISIS (Adrian?) and Kenji Kojima (TRIUMF and ev. J-PARC)
    • 12:00 13:30
      Lunch 1h 30m
    • 13:30 16:30
      WIMDA: Workshop 2 Panorama II

      Panorama II

      Hotel Rigi-Kaltbad

      Convener: Francis Pratt?
    • 13:30 16:30
      aiidalab: Workshop 4 Kulm

      Kulm

      Hotel Rigi-Kaltbad

      Conveners: PSI SW Team, Pietro Bonfa' (University of Parma)
    • 13:30 16:30
      mufinder: Workshop 3 SunSet II

      SunSet II

      Hotel Rigi-Kaltbad

      Convener: Michael Heiss (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
    • 13:30 16:30
      musrfit: Workshop 1 Rigi-Saal

      Rigi-Saal

      Hotel Rigi-Kaltbad

      Conveners: Andreas Suter (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut), Jonas Andreas Krieger (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
    • 16:30 17:00
      Coffee break 30m
    • 17:00 17:30
      Before and during the experiment 30m Rigi-Saal

      Rigi-Saal

      Hotel Rigi-Kaltbad

      Zentrum 4a CH-6356 Rigi Kaltbad
      Speaker: PSI and ISIS
      • Proposal writing 30m
      • PSI proposal system 15m
      • ISIS proposal system 15m
    • 17:30 18:00
      Discussions with Speakers 30m Rigi-Saal

      Rigi-Saal

      Hotel Rigi-Kaltbad

      Zentrum 4a CH-6356 Rigi Kaltbad
    • 18:00 18:15
      Break 15m Rigi-Saal

      Rigi-Saal

      Hotel Rigi-Kaltbad

      Zentrum 4a CH-6356 Rigi Kaltbad
    • 18:15 19:15
      Future Capabilities 1h Rigi-Saal

      Rigi-Saal

      Hotel Rigi-Kaltbad

      Zentrum 4a CH-6356 Rigi Kaltbad
      Speaker: SuperMuSR (Peter) and Pixel (Zaher)
      • SuperMuSR 30m
      • Vertex reconstructed μSR 30m
    • 19:15 19:30
      Closing remarks 15m Rigi-Saal

      Rigi-Saal

      Hotel Rigi-Kaltbad

      Zentrum 4a CH-6356 Rigi Kaltbad
      Speaker: Local Organizers
    • 19:30 21:00
      Dinner 1h 30m
    • 07:30 08:30
      Breakfast 1h
    • 08:30 09:00
      Departure 30m
    • 09:00 13:00
      optional: Travel to PSI 4h
    • 13:00 16:30
      optional: PSI facility tour 3h 30m