SwissFEL ESA Experimental Techniques Symposium

Europe/Zurich
WSLA/008 (PSI)

WSLA/008

PSI

Paul Scherrer Institut WSLA/008 5232 Villigen PSI
Description
With their unique combination of high per-pulse X-ray flux and femtosecond pulse durations, hard x-ray free electron lasers are an almost ideal source for time-resolved structural experiments. Experimental Station A (ESA) of the SwissFEL will focus on probing the ultrafast dynamics of molecular and biological systems in the condensed phase using a combination of X-ray spectroscopy and scattering. In light of this goal we have invited four experts to give us an overview of various time-resolved X-ray techniques, what physical information they can provide, and their experiences in using these techniques at various FEL facilities around the world. The techniques covered include X-ray absorption spectroscopy, X-ray emission spectroscopy, and X-ray scattering on liquids and molecular crystals. We hope that by the end of the workshop everyone in the audience will have a firm grasp of the physical principles behind the techniques and have an idea as to how they could be appropriately applied to their own research at SwissFEL in the future.
Participants
  • Andrea LüBCKE
  • Bruce Patterson
  • Chris MILNE
  • Christian ERNY
  • Claudio Cirelli
  • Edoardo Baldini
  • Fabio Giacomo Santomauro
  • Flavio ZAMPONI
  • Friso van der Veen
  • Gregor Knopp
  • György Vankó
  • Hans-Christian SIGG
  • Jacinto Sa
  • Jakub Szlachetko
  • Jeroen VAN BOKHOVEN
  • Joanna Hoszowska
  • Jochen Rittmann
  • Julio Cesar Da Silva
  • Juraj Krempasky
  • Kristoffer Haldrup
  • Maciej LORENC
  • Maddalena PEDIO
  • Mahsa SILATANI
  • Marco Calvi
  • Nicola Pietro Maria Casati
  • Pavle JURANIC
  • Stephanie Stevenson
  • Thomas Eduard GERBER
  • Wojciech Blachucki
  • Wojciech GAWELDA
  • Yuzhu LIU
  • Yves KAYSER
    • 09:00 09:15
      Welcome and Introduction 15m
      Speaker: Dr Chris Milne (Paul Scherrer Institut)
    • 09:15 10:45
      FXE Instrument - a suite of complementary x-ray techniques for ultrafast structural dynamics in condensed matter systems 1h 30m
      Speaker: Dr Wojciech Gawelda (European XFEL)
    • 10:45 11:00
      Coffee break 15m
    • 11:00 12:30
      Molecular colour movies: the use of hard X-ray spectroscopy in ultrafast experiments 1h 30m
      Speaker: Dr György Vankó (Wigner Research Centre for Physics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences)
    • 12:30 13:30
      Lunch break 1h
    • 13:30 15:00
      Robust extraction of structure and dynamics from Time-Resolved X-ray data 1h 30m
      Speaker: Dr Kristoffer Haldrup (Centre for Molecular Movies, Technical University of Denmark, Physics Department, NEXMAP Section. Centre for Molecular Movies,)
    • 15:00 15:15
      Coffee break 15m
    • 15:15 16:45
      Photoswitchable molecular materials : gold rush revived and tool cart reinvented 1h 30m
      Speaker: Dr Maciej Lorenc (CNRS, University Rennes 1)
    • 16:45 17:00
      Closing 15m
      Speaker: Dr Chris Milne (Paul Scherrer Institut)