14th PSI Summer School on Condensed Matter Research

15 Aug 2015, 16:00 → 21 Aug 2015, 13:00 Europe/Zurich

Kurt N Clausen (Paul Scherrer Institut, Department NUM)

Topic 2015: Spectroscopy with Neutrons, Muons and Photons

The PSI Summer School 2015 will be held at the Lyceum Alpinum (international boarding school), Zuoz, Switzerland.

As in the previous years, the PSI Summer School offers again a twofold educational program with the school in Zuoz followed by hands on training at the PSI Facilities in Villigen. The practical training will be available for approximately 20 students. The transfer from Zuoz to Villigen will take place on Friday, August 21, 2015.

14th PSI Summer School on Condensed Matter Research
August 15 - 21, 2015 at the Lyceum Alpinum, Zuoz, Switzerland

Practical Training at the Paul Scherrer Institut -
Neutron & Muon Sources & Swiss Synchrotron Light Source
August 22 - 23, 2015 at PSI Villigen, Switzerland

TalkZuoz-update borca.pdf

Sunday 16 August

1 Neutron and Muon Sources - (HIPA, target E, SINQ and ESS)

Speaker: Mike Seidel (Paul Scherrer Institut)

10:15 Coffee Break

2 MuSR - techniques and instrumentation

Speaker: Hubertus Luetkens (Paul Scherrer Institut)

12:00 Lunch and Free Afternoon

15:30 Coffee Break

3 Neutrons - techniques and instrumentation

Speaker: Ken Anderson

4 CAMEA

Speaker: Henrik Ronnow (EPFL)

Monday 17 August

5 Introduction to MuSR practical - scientific problem to be analysed

Speaker: Dr Rustem Khasanov (PSI)

10:15 Coffee Break

15:30 Coffee Break

6 Practicals (in parallel) - Muon Analysis / Spin wave analysis

Speakers: Christian Ruegg (Paul Scherrer Institut), Elvezio Morenzoni (Paul Scherrer Institut), Dr Pabitra Kumar Biswas (Paul Scherrer Institut), Sandor Toth (Paul Scherrer Institut)

7 Practicals (in parallel) - Muon Analysis / Spin wave analysis

Speakers: Christian Ruegg (Paul Scherrer Institut), Elvezio Morenzoni (Paul Scherrer Institut), Dr Pabitra Kumar Biswas (Paul Scherrer Institut), Sandor Toth (Paul Scherrer Institut)

19:00 Dinner

Tuesday 18 August

8 Using X-rays - general introduction and science examples

Speaker: Prof. Phil Willmott (Paul Scherrer Institut)

10:15 Coffe Break

9 Using X-rays - Instrumentation for spectroscopy

Speaker: Frithjof Nolting (Paul Scherrer Institut)

10 XFEL - techniques and instrumentaion (time resolved spectroscopy)

Speaker: Dr Christopher Milne (Paul Scherrer Institut)

11 Short Poster Presentation

19:00 Dinner

12 POSTER SESSION

Wednesday 19 August

06:30 EXCURSION

19:15 Dinner

Thursday 20 August

10:15 Coffee Break

19:15 Banquet

Friday 21 August

10:15 Coffee Break