LINXS, on behalf of SwedNess, will be hosting a course on Small Angle Neutron Scattering (SANS). The course is aimed at doctoral students who have completed a general neutron scattering course or who have experience with small angle x-ray or neutron scattering. The course will cover an introduction to SANS theory, instrumentation and methods, applications, practicalities of experiments, and data analysis. The lectures will be given by researchers and staff from LU and ESS.
English course title: Small-Angle Neutron Scattering (SANS)
Credits: 3 ECTS
Educational Level: Third Cycle
Academic Level (A-D): D
Subject Area: Neutron Scattering
Grade Scale: Pass/Fail
Where: Online
When: May 31 - June 4, 2021
Application deadline: May 14, 2021
Motivation letter
After the deadline for registration, the organizing group will decide which applicants are accepted for the school. The selection will be based on the applicants’ letter of motivation (maximum half an A4) that must be included in the registration. The motivation letter should declare the applicants’ research focus and what they want and expect to gain from this PhD school.
Description
This course will introduce Small Angle Neutron Scattering (SANS) theory and practice, including how to analyse SANS data. It is aimed at students who have completed previous general neutron scattering courses, or who have some experience of Small Angle Scattering with x-rays or neutrons.
Learning Outcomes / Content
Theory of Small Angle Scattering
Contrast matching and variation in SANS
SANS instrumentation (design and configuration)
Practicalities of SANS experiments and experimental design
Complementarity of SANS and other scattering methods
Data analysis
Applications of SANS
Introduction to Magnetic SANS
Methods for reaching micrometer length scales – USANS and VSANS
Introduction to Grazing Incidence SANS for surface structures
Computer lab work on analyzing SANS data
Presentations from students on how they would apply SANS to their research.
Disposition
Wk 22 (May 31 - June 4)
1 full week of lectures and exercises + home work
Teaching Language: English
Tentative Schedule
