3-14 September 2007   Jülich/Garching - Germany

Organised by Forschungszentrum Jülich in cooperation with RWTH Aachen and  WWU Münster

Supported by   and  

The Jülich Centre for Neutron Science (JCNS) at Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany, organizes in cooperation with the University of Münster (Prof. D. Richter, Dr. R. Zorn) and the RWTH Aachen (Prof. G. Heger, Prof. T. Brückel) a laboratory course in neutron scattering.

The laboratory course will consist of lectures and an experimental section. The lectures will encompass an introduction to neutron sources, into scattering theory and instrumentation. Furthermore, selected topics of condensed matter will be presented. Lectures will be held at Forschungszentrum Jülich and the experimental part will take place at the new reactor FRM-II in Garching close to Munich.

The laboratory course is part of the curriculum of the University of Münster and the RWTH Aachen.

It is the aim of the course to give a realistic insight into the experimental technique neutron scattering and its scientific power. The Forschungszentrum Jülich supports non-local students with free accomodation and half pension. Travel stipendia for foreign students are available by support from the European Neutron/Muon Initiative NMI3.

T. Brückel, G. Heger, D. Richter, R. Zorn

• Introduction 
• Preparatory lectures: Fourier transform, quantum mechanics, crystal symmetries 
• A neutron primer
  
• Magnetic cross section, polarisation analysis 
• Neutron sources
• Correlation functions measured by scattering experiments
• Applications of neutron scattering
  
• Diffractometer
• Structure determination
• Continuum description: grazing incidence neutron scattering
• Small angle scattering and reflectometry
• Structure of complex fluids and macromolecules
  
• Inelastic Crystal Spectrometers
  
• Phonons and magnons 
• Time-of-flight- spectrometers and neutron spin-echo  
• Polymer Dynamics
• Access to neutron scattering facilities
• Correlated electrons
  
• Nanomagnetism

• Backscattering spectroscopy
  
• Polarisation analysis
• Reflectometer
• Neutron spin echo
  
• Small angle scattering
• Ultra-small angle scattering
  
• Single crystal diffraction
• Triple-axis spectroscopy¹
• Powder diffractometer²
  

^1,2 made available by ¹University Göttingen and ²Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich

The participating students will be divided into nine groups. Each group will perform one neutron scattering experiment per day, i.e. each group will work at five different instruments. The experimental data measured will be analysed by the students assisted by the scientist responsible für the instrument.