10th Summer School on Condensed Matter Research

Europe/Zurich
Institut Montana Zugerberg in Zug, Paul Scherrer Institut in Villigen - Switzerland

Institut Montana Zugerberg in Zug, Paul Scherrer Institut in Villigen - Switzerland

6300 Zug Switzerland
Description

Theme 2011 - Probing Phase Transitions using Photons, Muons and Neutrons

Phase transitions are not only a well known fact of everyday life, but also an important field of current research and of technological applications. In this Summer School, more than 20 world-class experts will introduce the different aspects of phase transitions from an experimental and theoretical point of view. Following the school, a practical training at PSI will allow approx. 25 students to gain hands-on experience with state-of-the-art instrumentation using photons, neutrons, and muons.

 

It is the very first time that the PSI Summer School will be held in Zug - on the premises of the Institut Montana Zugerberg (international boarding school), Zug, Switzerland.

As in the 2 previous years, the PSI Summer School offers again a twofold educational program with the school in Zug followed by hands on training at the PSI Facilities in Villigen. The practical training will be available for approximately 20 students. The transfer from Zug to Villigen will take place on Friday, August 19, 2011.

10th PSI Summer School on Condensed Matter Research
August 13 - 19, 2011 at the Institut Montana Zugerberg, Zug, Switzerland

Practical Training at the Paul Scherrer Institut -
Neutron & Muon Sources & Swiss Synchrotron Light Source
August 20 - 22, 2011 at PSI Villigen, Switzerland

 

 

 

School Programme
    • Registration Blue Room (Main Building)

      Blue Room

      Main Building

    • 18:00
      Light Dinner Dining Hall (Main Building)

      Dining Hall

      Main Building

    • 08:00
      Breakfast Dining Hall (Main Building)

      Dining Hall

      Main Building

    • 1
      Chair during morning session: J. F. van der Veen Lecture Hall (Felsenegg Building)

      Lecture Hall

      Felsenegg Building

    • Classical phase transitions Lecture Hall (Felsenegg Building)

      Lecture Hall

      Felsenegg Building

      6300 Zug Switzerland

      Gianni Blatter, ETH Zurich

      Convener: Gianni Blatter, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
      Abstract
    • 10:15
      Coffee break Hallway (Felsenegg Building)

      Hallway

      Felsenegg Building

    • Basics of Neutron and X-ray Scattering Lecture Hall (Felsenegg Building)

      Lecture Hall

      Felsenegg Building

      6300 Zug Switzerland
      Convener: Oksana Zaharko, Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen, Switzerland
      Abstract
    • 12:15
      Lunch Dining Hall (Main Building)

      Dining Hall

      Main Building

    • Free afternoon
    • 16:00
      Coffee break Hallway (Felsenegg Building)

      Hallway

      Felsenegg Building

    • 2
      Chair during afternoon session: C. Quitmann Lecture Hall (Felsenegg Building)

      Lecture Hall

      Felsenegg Building

    • Phase transitions in crystals Lecture Hall (Felsenegg Building)

      Lecture Hall

      Felsenegg Building

      6300 Zug Switzerland
      Convener: Piero Macchi, University of Berne, Switzerland
      Abstract
    • Glass transitions and glass phases Lecture Hall (Felsenegg Building)

      Lecture Hall

      Felsenegg Building

      6300 Zug Switzerland
      Convener: Markus Müller, ICTP Trieste, Italy
      Abstract
    • 19:15
      Dinner Dining Hall (Main Building)

      Dining Hall

      Main Building

    • 3
      Chair during evening session: C. Rüegg Lecture Hall (Felsenegg Building)

      Lecture Hall

      Felsenegg Building

    • Water: A case for neutrons and x-rays Lecture Hall (Felsenegg Building)

      Lecture Hall

      Felsenegg Building

      Convener: Stefan Klotz, IMPMC Paris, France
      Abstract
    • 08:00
      Breakfast Dining Hall (Main Building)

      Dining Hall

      Main Building

    • 4
      Chair during morning session: K. Clausen Lecture Hall (Felsenegg Building)

      Lecture Hall

      Felsenegg Building

    • Quantum phase transitions: an overview Lecture Hall (Felsenegg Building)

      Lecture Hall

      Felsenegg Building

      6300 Zug Switzerland
      Convener: Christopher Mudry, Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen, Switzerland
      Abstract
    • 10:15
      Coffee break Hallway (Felsenegg Building)

      Hallway

      Felsenegg Building

    • Muon-spin rotation/relaxation: A tool to study magnetic and superconducting phenomena Lecture Hall (Felsenegg Building)

      Lecture Hall

      Felsenegg Building

      6300 Zug Switzerland
      Convener: Rustem Khasanov, Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen, Switzerland
      Abstract
    • 12:15
      Lunch Dining Hall (Main Building)

      Dining Hall

      Main Building

    • Free afternoon
    • 16:00
      Coffee break Hallway (Felsenegg Building)

      Hallway

      Felsenegg Building

    • 5
      Chair during afternoon session: C. Rüegg Lecture Hall (Felsenegg Building)

      Lecture Hall

      Felsenegg Building

    • Magnetic (and superconducting) phase transitions by muons and NMR Lecture Hall (Felsenegg Building)

      Lecture Hall

      Felsenegg Building

      6300 Zug Switzerland
      Convener: Roberto De Renzi, University of Parma, Italy
      Abstract
    • Magnetism II Lecture Hall (Felsenegg Building)

      Lecture Hall

      Felsenegg Building

      6300 Zug Switzerland
      Convener: Des McMorrow, UCL London, UK
    • 19:15
      Dinner Dining Hall (Main Building)

      Dining Hall

      Main Building

    • Poster Session Hallway (Felsenegg Building)

      Hallway

      Felsenegg Building

      6300 Zug Switzerland
    • 08:00
      Breakfast Dining Hall (Main Building)

      Dining Hall

      Main Building

    • 6
      Chair during morning session: C. Mudry Lecture Hall (Felsenegg Building)

      Lecture Hall

      Felsenegg Building

    • Quantum Phase Transitions in Spin Systems Lecture Hall (Felsenegg Building)

      Lecture Hall

      Felsenegg Building

      6300 Zug Switzerland
      Convener: Anders Sandvik, University of Boston, USA
      Abstract
    • 10:15
      Coffee break Hallway (Felsenegg Building)

      Hallway

      Felsenegg Building

    • Introduction to Multiferroic Materials Lecture Hall (Felsenegg Building)

      Lecture Hall

      Felsenegg Building

      6300 Zug Switzerland
      Convener: Michel Kenzelmann, Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen, Switzerland
      Abstract
    • 12:15
      Lunch Dining Hall (Main Building)

      Dining Hall

      Main Building

    • Free afternoon
    • 16:00
      Coffee break Hallway (Felsenegg Building)

      Hallway

      Felsenegg Building

    • 7
      Chair during afternoon session: J. Schefer Lecture Hall (Felsenegg Building)

      Lecture Hall

      Felsenegg Building

    • Domains in Multiferroics Lecture Hall (Felsenegg Building)

      Lecture Hall

      Felsenegg Building

      6300 Zug Switzerland
      Convener: Manfred Fiebig, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
      Abstract
    • Oxygen Induced Phase Transitions Lecture Hall (Felsenegg Building)

      Lecture Hall

      Felsenegg Building

      6300 Zug Switzerland
      Convener: Werner Paulus, University of Montpellier 2, France
      Abstract
    • 19:15
      Dinner Dining Hall (Main Building)

      Dining Hall

      Main Building

    • 8
      Chair during evening session: C. Quitmann Lecture Hall (Felsenegg Building)

      Lecture Hall

      Felsenegg Building

    • Phase transitions in atmospheric aerosols and their importance for climate and air chemistry Lecture Hall (Felsenegg Building)

      Lecture Hall

      Felsenegg Building

      6300 Zug Switzerland
      Convener: Thomas Peter, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
      Abstract
    • Excursions
    • 16:00
      Coffee break Hallway (Felsenegg Building)

      Hallway

      Felsenegg Building

    • 9
      Chair during afternoon session: R. Khasanov Lecture Hall (Felsenegg Building)

      Lecture Hall

      Felsenegg Building

    • Neutron Spectroscopy – Cross Sections, Instruments and Examples Lecture Hall (Felsenegg Building)

      Lecture Hall

      Felsenegg Building

      6300 Zug Switzerland
      Convener: Christian Rüegg, Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen, Switzerland
      Abstract
    • Superconductivity – materials and mechanisms Lecture Hall (Felsenegg Building)

      Lecture Hall

      Felsenegg Building

      6300 Zug Switzerland
      Convener: Bertram Batloog, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
      Abstract
    • 19:15
      Dinner Dining Hall (Main Building)

      Dining Hall

      Main Building

    • 10
      Chair during evening session: K. Clausen Lecture Hall (Felsenegg Building)

      Lecture Hall

      Felsenegg Building

    • Quantised magnetic flux lines in superconductors, and their phase transitions studied with neutrons Lecture Hall (Felsenegg Building)

      Lecture Hall

      Felsenegg Building

      6300 Zug Switzerland
      Convener: E.M. (Ted) Forgan, University of Birmingham, UK
      Abstract
    • 08:00
      Breakfast Dining Hall (Main Building)

      Dining Hall

      Main Building

    • 11
      Chair during morning session: J.F. van der Veen Lecture Hall (Felsenegg Building)

      Lecture Hall

      Felsenegg Building

    • Electronic structure studies by hard X-ray absorption and emission spectroscopy Lecture Hall (Felsenegg Building)

      Lecture Hall

      Felsenegg Building

      6300 Zug Switzerland
      Convener: Pieter Glatzel, ESRF Grenoble, France
      Abstract
    • 10:15
      Coffee break Hallway (Felsenegg Building)

      Hallway

      Felsenegg Building

    • The dynamic structure of heterogeneous catalysts: the role of in situ spectroscopy Lecture Hall (Felsenegg Building)

      Lecture Hall

      Felsenegg Building

      6300 Zug Switzerland
      Convener: Jeroen van Bokhoven, Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen, Switzerland
      Abstract
    • 12:15
      Lunch Dining Hall (Main Building)

      Dining Hall

      Main Building

    • Free afternoon
    • 16:00
      Coffee break Hallway (Felsenegg Building)

      Hallway

      Felsenegg Building

    • 12
      Chair during afternoon session: J. van Bokhoven Lecture Hall (Felsenegg Building)

      Lecture Hall

      Felsenegg Building

    • X-ray absorption spectroscopy. Methods of data analysis. Lecture Hall (Felsenegg Building)

      Lecture Hall

      Felsenegg Building

      Convener: Grigory Smolentsev, University of Lund, Sweden
      Abstract
    • Phase behavior of sticky hard spheres
      Convener: Urs Gasser, Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen, Switzerland
      Abstract
    • 19:15
      Summer School Banquet Dining Hall (Main Building)

      Dining Hall

      Main Building

    • 08:00
      Breakfast Dining Hall (Main Building)

      Dining Hall

      Main Building

    • 13
      Chair during morning session: J. Schefer Lecture Hall (Felsenegg Building)

      Lecture Hall

      Felsenegg Building

    • Ultrafast experiments of solids: microscopic details on photoexcitation processes Lecture Hall (Felsenegg Building)

      Lecture Hall

      Felsenegg Building

      Convener: Fabrizio Carbone, EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland
      Abstract
    • 10:15
      Coffee break Hallway (Felsenegg Building)

      Hallway

      Felsenegg Building

    • Femtosecond dynamics of symmetry changes in solids Lecture Hall (Felsenegg Building)

      Lecture Hall

      Felsenegg Building

      Convener: Steve Johnson, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
      Abstract
    • Individual departure, participants of the practical training to travel direction Brugg, Youth Hostel
    • 12:15
      Light lunch Dining Hall (Main Building)

      Dining Hall

      Main Building

    • 14
      Transfer to Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen From Youth Hostel (Brugg)

      From Youth Hostel

      Brugg

    • 15
      Welcome at Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen Paul Scherrer Institut, West Entrance (Villigen)

      Paul Scherrer Institut, West Entrance

      Villigen

      6300 Zug Switzerland
    • 16
      Distribution of badges and dosimeteres Paul Scherrer Institut, West Entrance (Villigen)

      Paul Scherrer Institut, West Entrance

      Villigen

    • Practical training - working in groups Several different places (Paul Scherrer Institut)

      Several different places

      Paul Scherrer Institut

    • 12:30
      Individual lunch break in groups Entrance "Schleuse" at SLS (Paul Scherrer Institut)

      Entrance "Schleuse" at SLS

      Paul Scherrer Institut

    • Practical training - working in groups Several different places (Paul Scherrer Institut)

      Several different places

      Paul Scherrer Institut

      6300 Zug Switzerland
    • 17
      All participants to meet Paul Scherrer Institut, West Entrance (Villigen)

      Paul Scherrer Institut, West Entrance

      Villigen

    • 18
      Transfer to Youth Hostel in Brugg Paul Scherrer Institut, West Entrance (Villigen)

      Paul Scherrer Institut, West Entrance

      Villigen

    • Free evening
    • 19
      Transfer to Paul Scherrer Institut From Youth Hostel (Brugg)

      From Youth Hostel

      Brugg

    • Practical training - working in groups Several different places (Paul Scherrer Institut)

      Several different places

      Paul Scherrer Institut

    • 12:30
      Individual lunch break in groups Entrance "Schleuse" at SLS (Paul Scherrer Institut)

      Entrance "Schleuse" at SLS

      Paul Scherrer Institut

    • Practical training - working in groups Several different places (Paul Scherrer Institut)

      Several different places

      Paul Scherrer Institut

      6300 Zug Switzerland
    • 20
      All participants to meet Paul Scherrer Institut, West Entrance (Villigen)

      Paul Scherrer Institut, West Entrance

      Villigen

    • 21
      Walk to East side of Paul Scherrer Institut (by crossing the bridge)
    • 17:20
      BBQ - all participants and PSI colleagues Outside OASE restaurant (Paul Scherrer Institut)

      Outside OASE restaurant

      Paul Scherrer Institut

    • 22
      Transfer to Youth Hostel from outside OASE restaurant (Paul Scherrer Institut)

      from outside OASE restaurant

      Paul Scherrer Institut

      6300 Zug Switzerland
    • 23
      Transfer to Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen from Youth Hostel (Brugg)

      from Youth Hostel

      Brugg

    • 24
      Walk from entrance to the SLS building, meeting room WSLA/008 SLS building (Meeting room WSLA/008)

      SLS building

      Meeting room WSLA/008

    • Practical participants to present their work SLS building (Meeting room WSLA/008)

      SLS building

      Meeting room WSLA/008

    • 12:00
      Sandwich lunch and individual departure SLS building (Meeting room WSLA/008)

      SLS building

      Meeting room WSLA/008