Synchrotron Radiation for Materials Science Applications

Overview

Introduction to Synchroton Radiation - X-Ray Interaction with Matter: Absorption, Scattering, Refraction - Probing Matter: Diffraction, Spectroscophy and Photoemission - Radiation by an Accelerated Charge: Scattering by Free and Bound Electrons - Multi-Electron Atom, Atomic Scattering Factors: Wave Propagation and Refractive Index - Refraction and Reflection, Total Internal Reflection, Brewster's Angle, Kramers-Kronig - Multilayer Interference Coatings, Scattering, Diffraction, Reflectivity and Applications - Introduction to Synchroton Radiation, Bending Magnet Radiation - Bending Magnet Critical Photon Energy, Undulator Central Radiation Cone - Undulator Equation and Radiated Power - Spectral Brightness of Undulator Radiation, Harmonics, Wiggler Radiation - Spatial and Temporal Coherence; Coherent Undulator Radiation - Applications of Coherent Undulator Radiation - Visit the Advanced Light Source, Berkeley (ALS); L Advanced Spectroscopy for Atomic and Molecular Physics - X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy - XAFS, NEXAFS, XANES, EXAFS - X-Ray Diffraction for Materials Analysis - Photoemission and Photoemission Spectroscopy - Angle Resolved Photoemission and Non-ARPES - Photo-Emission Electron Microscopy (PEEM) - X-Rays and Magnetism - XMCD - Out-of-Plan Bending Magnetic Radiation - Zone Plate Microscopy and Applications - Nanoscale Magnetic Imaging - Biological X-Ray Microscopy - X-Ray Microtomography - Coherent Soft X-Ray Scattering for Studying Nanoscale Materials - Student Presentations