Summer School: Large-Scale Facilities

The objective is to provide second-year students with a solid introduction to the use of large-scale facilities for the study and characterization of materials. In particular, we focus on the use of neutron scattering and third-generation synchrotron sources for the study of materials. Indeed, to date, the development and optimization of materials often require sophisticated methods, sometimes accessible only at large-scale facilities. This presents a major challenge for basic and applied research. The courses, which take place over two consecutive weeks, provide basic instruction on the production of neutrons and synchrotron radiation, as well as their specific applications and complementarity. The course content is as follows:

- Neutron and synchrotron sources

- Interaction of neutrons/synchrotron radiation with matter

- Diffraction methods and instrumentation for neutron and X-ray (synchrotron) scattering

- Spectroscopy: inelastic neutron scattering and X-ray absorption spectroscopy

- Magnetic neutron scattering

- Presentation of neutron and synchrotron beamlines

Getting familiar with neutron and synchrotron sources and applications of large-scale facilities in materials science

fundamentals of quantum mechanics, crystallography, physics, and chemistry

Full CC

neutron and synchrotron sources, interaction of neutrons/synchrotron radiation with matter, diffraction methods, neutron spectroscopy, magnetism, X-ray absorption spectroscopy

Administrative contact(s):

Master's Program in Chemistry Secretariat Master's degree in Chemistry @ umontpellier.fr