Experimental Techniques in NanoScience and Bio-Physics:

X-ray and Neutron Scattering

Acronym: PHY-VFTNSBP-V

Dr. Ivan Zaluzhnyy
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Frank Schreiber

Wednesday 16.15-18.00, C9A03 (lectures and exercises)
First lecture in 2023: 18.10.2023

Lecture in the Alma-Portal and in Ilias

Notes and information about the course

Description of the course and tentative table of contents

This course is merged with two other courses:

Advanced Topics in Condensed Matter (PHY-VFATCM) (link to ALMA)
Modern X-ray Scattering (PHY-VFXRAY) (link to ALMA)

Please note that all materials will be posted on this web page. The information about two other courses will not be updated on ALMA.

Keywords

interaction of x-rays and neutrons with atoms
index of refraction for x-rays and neutrons
scattering from surfaces
small angle scattering from nanoparticles
scattering from disordered media
inelastic neutron scattering

Materials for the course

Complete script
Lectures 1-2: Introduction to scattering
Lectures 3-5: Scattering from surfaces and interfaces
Lectures 6-8: Small angle scattering: form factor and structure factor
Lectures 9-11: Inelastic neutron scattering
Lecture 12: Experimental setup for X-ray and neutron scattering experiments
Appendices and bibliography

Lectures and Handouts from the previous years

I. Zaluzhnyy. Lectures 1-2. "Basics of X-ray and neutron scattering" (19.10.2022 & 26.10.2022)
I. Zaluzhnyy. Lectures 3-5. "Scattering from interfaces" (02.11.2022 & 09.11.2022 & 16.11.2022)
I. Zaluzhnyy. Lecture 6. "Small angle scattering: form factor" (23.11.2022)
I. Zaluzhnyy. Lecture 7. "Small angle scattering: structure factor" (30.11.2022)
I. Zaluzhnyy. Lecture 8. "Wide angle scattering: scattering from periodic structures" (07.12.2022)
I. Zaluzhnyy. Lecture 9. "Wide angle scattering: scattering from real crystals" (14.12.2022)
I. Zaluzhnyy. Lecture 10. "Wide angle scattering: worked example" (11.01.2023)
I. Zaluzhnyy. Lecture 11. "Absorption of X-rays and X-ray fluorescence" (18.01.2023)
F. Schreiber. Lecture 12. "Inelastic neutron scattering" (25.01.2023)
I. Zaluzhnyy. Lecture 13. "X-ray spectroscopy and resonant X-ray scattering" (01.02.2023)

Literature

J. Als-Nielsen & D. Mc Morrow, Elements of Modern X-ray Physics, Wiley, Chichester, 2001
Wim H. de Jeu, Basic X-ray Scattering for Soft Matter, Oxford University Press, 2016
P. Chaikin & T. Lubensky, Principles of Condensed Matter Physics, Cambridge University Press, 1995
S. Da Vela & D. Svergun, Methods, Development and Applications of Small-Angle X-ray Scattering to Characterize Biological Macromolecules in Solution, CRSB 2 164-170, 2020
G. Renaud, R. Lazzari & F. Leroy, Probing Surface and Interface Morphology with Grazing Incidence Small Angle X-Ray Scattering, Surf. Sci. Rep. 64 255-380, 2009
O. Magnussen et al., In Situ and Operando X-ray Scattering Methods in Electrochemistry and Electrocatalysis, Chem. Rev. XX XXXX, 2024