Workshop 7

"New Experimental Techniques for hard X-ray Studies of In-Situ Film Growth and Surface Processing"

Date:  Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Organizer(s):
Paul Lyman (University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee)  plyman@uwm.edu
Randy Headrick (University of Vermont) rheadrick@uvm.edu
Karl Ludwig (Boston University) ludwig@buphy.bu.edu

Location:  Berkner Hall, Bldg. 488, Conference Room A

Description:

The strategy of providing a sample environment that reproduces specific environmental conditions or the conditions of an industrial process encompasses many fields of research.  Synchrotron x-ray techniques provide a powerful tool for these types of studies because of the penetrating power of x-rays, the tunable wavelength, and because high signal rates can be translated into real-time analysis of evolving systems. This workshop will provide a view of current research in this area, including new scattering methods and improvements in instrumentation.  The next generation of experiments will need to take into account the possibilities provided by high brightness and highly coherent x-ray sources, as well as other technical developments, particularly in the area of detectors.

The workshop will be of direct interest to Synchrotron users who study surfaces and interfaces, and who require in-situ methods, including vacuum processing and other special environmental chambers.

Schedule:

*Joint session with Workshop 8 “Interfacial Chemistry in Environmental Sciences”