XFELs for Beginners 2021

27 Apr 2021, 08:00 → 28 Apr 2021, 18:00 Europe/Warsaw

XFELs for Beginners 2021

General Information:

Since many years, the Polish Synchrotron Radiation Society (PTPS) has actively participated in promoting scientific research conducted on synchrotron sources as well as in popularizing research performed at X-ray free electron lasers (XFEL). In this context, on the 27th - 28th of April 2021, the Polish Synchrotron Radiation Society together with the Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences (IFJ PAN) in Krakow and National Centre for Nuclear Research (NCBJ) in Warsaw will organize a workshop entitled: "XFELs for beginners", with the aim to familiarize young scientists with the subject of research and measurement methods at X-ray Free Electron Lasers. This will be the second edition of these workshops. The first workshop took place in April 2018 at IFJ PAN in Krakow and covered topics related to the research, construction and applications of X-ray lasers.

Due to the epidemiological reason, the planned workshop will be held remotely and will include lectures given by scientists working directly with XFEL facilities. Exceptionally, during the workshop, we plan to conduct an online course on the preparation of experiments for XFEL research using the laboratories of the Department of Applied Spectroscopy at the Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences in Krakow. The online course will be prepared by researchers from IFJ PAN and will aim to familiarize the workshop participants with the methods of sample preparation for research with X-ray lasers as well as with the use of high energy resolution X-ray spectroscopy setups.

We hope that the combination of lectures with online course in the laboratory will significantly increase the attractiveness of these workshops. In order to enable young scientists and students to participate the Workshop, the organizers decided to waive the registration fee.

 

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Regulamin XFELs for Beginners.pdf

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Tuesday, 27 April

Lectures: Opening (prof. Wojciech M. Kwiatek-President of Polish Synchrotron Radiation Society, prof. Tadeusz Lesiak-Director of Institute of Nuclear Physics PAN)

Lectures: dr. Jacek Krzywiński (National Centere for Nuclear Research & Stanford Linear Accelerator Center) „XFEL radiation – generation and properties”

Lectures: dr Christopher Milne (European XFEL) "Introduction to experiments at XFELs”

Break: Coffee Break

Lectures: dr. Adrian Mancuso (XFEL) “Looking at the structure of proteins with X-ray lasers: why and how”

Lectures: prof. Wojciech Gawełda (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid) "Observing coherent atomic motions with ultrashort X-rays”

Lectures: Dr. Przemysław Nogly (ETH Zurich) "Time-resolved serial crystallography of ion pumping rhodopsins"

Break: Lunch Break

Practical part: dr hab. Jakub Szlachetko "Introduction to the laboratory"

Practical part: Rafał Fanselow, Wiktoria Stańczyk "Preparing the sample for an XFEL campaign"

Practical part: dr Wojciech Błachucki, Klaudia Wojtaszek, Krzysztof Tyrała "Laboratory tips and tricks to align an X-ray absorption spectrometer"

Practical part: Wiktoria Stańczyk "Is my sample ready for XFEL experiment? - laboratory XAS verification.”

Practical part: dr Christopher Milne "FXE overview"

Practical part: Q&A sesion

Wednesday, 28 April

Lectures: prof. Beata Ziaja-Motyka (DESY, Center for Free-Electron Laser Science and Institute of Nuclear Physics PAN) "How ultrashort intense X-ray pulses can be used to modify materials."

Lectures: dr Camila Bacellar Cases da Silveira (SwissFEL) “Spectroscopy with tender and hard x-rays: Alvra endstation at SwissFEL”

Break: Coffee Break

Lectures: dr hab. inż. Jerzy Antonowicz (Warsaw University of Technology) “Ultrafast solid-liquid and liquid-solid phase transitions in metals”

Lectures: Prof. Anders Madsen (European XFEL) “Applications of X-ray coherence at MID”

Lectures: dr. Wojciech Roseker (DESY, Coherent X-ray Scattering (FS-CXS)) "Probing ultrafast dynamics at XFELs using split-and-delay approach"

Lectures: dr. hab. Ryszard Sobierajski (Institite of Physics PAN) "How to apply for a beamtime at XFEL ?"

Break: Lunch Break

Practical part: dr Wojciech Błachucki, Klaudia Wojtaszek, Krzysztof Tyrała "Laboratory tips and tricks to align X-ray emission spectrometer"

Practical part: dr Wojciech Błachucki, Klaudia Wojtaszek, Krzysztof Tyrała "X-ray absorption and X-ray emission spectrometer calibration and data analysis"

Practical part: Rafał Fanselow "Is my liquid jet system ready for XFEL experiment? - laboratory XES verification.”

Practical part: Q&A session