Topics of the workshop:
- Workshop on the scientific case for small-angle / wide angle x-ray scattering (SAXS and WAXS) and x-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) beamline at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Grenoble, France
- How the community in Finland could get better access to synchrotron beamtime for these techniques.
Dates and the link:
- Updating program and the link is contained in this online document
- Thursday 4th June 2020
- from 15:30 to 17:50 (Finnish time, UTC+3) : Scientific session 1 (registration required)
- Friday 5th June 2020
- from 14:00 to 16:45 (Finnish time, UTC+3) : scientific session 2 (registration required)
Location:
Online meeting, link to be sent beforehand to registered participant
Registration:
Free of charge. CLOSED
Program:
Thursday 04.06.2020
| Time (EEST) (UTC+03h) | Speaker | Title |
| 15:30 – 15:35 | Prof. Simo Huotari, University of Helsinki, Finland | Welcome and session opening |
| 15:35 – 16:05 | Dipanjan Banerjee, Project Manager, DUBBLE beamline, ESRF, France | X-ray spectroscopy at DUBBLE: Research highlights and future possibilities |
| 16:05 – 16:35 | Prof. Bart Goderis, KU Leuven, Belgium; chair of the DUBBLE steering committee | SAXS & WAXS at DUBBLE: Research highlights and future possibilities |
| 16:35 – 16:45 | Coffee break | |
| 16:45 – 17:15 | Prof. Christophe Detavernier, University of Ghent, Belgium | In situ XRF and GISAXS characterisation during metal ALD and annealing |
| 17:15 – 17:30 | Prof. Marjo Yliperttula, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Finland | Time-resolved SAXS of gold-embedded photosensitive liposomes for drug delivery |
| 17:30 – 17:50 | Prof. Tanja Kallio, Aalto University, Finland | Electrochemical applications |
Friday 05.06.2020
| Time (EEST) (UTC+03h) | Speaker | Title |
| 14:00 – 14:05 | Prof. Simo Huotari, University of Helsinki, Finland | Welcome and session opening |
| 14:05 – 14:25 | Prof. Olli Ikkala, Molecular Materials, Aalto University, Finland | How synchtrotron SAXS/WAXS has turned relevant for functional polymeric and soft materials; Personal experience |
| 14:25 – 14:45 | Samuli Urpelainen, Oulu University, Finland. | Synchrotron radiation based research at University of Oulu |
| 14:45 – 14:55 | Jack Lin, Nano and Molecular Systems Research Unit, University of Oulu,Finland | SAXS for studying atmospherically-relevant nanoparticles |
| 14:55 – 15:30 | Coffee break | |
| 15:30 – 15:50 | Riku Paananen, Helsinki Eye Lab, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Finland | Tear film lipid layer nanostructure: Open questions |
| 15:50 – 16:10 | Paavo Penttilä, Dep. Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University, Finland | SAXS/WAXS studies of wood and other bio-based systems in the nanoscale |
| 16:10 – 16:30 | Harri Ali-Löytty, Tampere University, Finland. | Synchrotron light mediated electron spectroscopy research at Tampere University |
| 16:30 – 16:45 | Discussion and closing |
DUBBLE beamline at ESRF ?
The European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), a state-of-the-art synchrotron, provides the international scientific community with unique opportunities for the study of materials and living matter. It operates ~30 beamlines and 13 other beamlines are operated by so-called collaborative research groups (CRG’)s. One of the CRG beamlines is DUBBLE: a beamline currently operated by a Dutch-Belgian consortium.
https://www.esrf.eu/UsersAndScience/Experiments/CRG/BM26
During the workshop, we will discuss how the Finnish synchrotron users, both active and future ones, could have an impact for possibly increasing Finland’s participation one activities of DUBBLE. If successful, such a proposal would give as a benefit a better access to the synchrotron SAXS/WAXS and XAS techniques for scientists of Finnish institutes. The consortium that operates the CRG beamlines receives 2/3 of the beamtime of the respective instruments.
DUBBLE has in fact two separate beamlines. BM26 focuses on small angle x-ray scattering (SAXS) and wide-angle x-ray scattering (WAXS). It is typically used for studies of, e.g., weakly ordered materials, biomaterials, nanoparticles, and structure of thin films and surfaces. BM14 has an end-station for X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XAS) that is typically used in materials science, chemistry, catalysis, geosciences, environmental sciences, to name a few.
We will get together the current and potential future users of these methods from the Finnish universities and research institutes to discuss the science done with the methods. Users can present their own scientific cases, and the DUBBLE beamline and ESRF representatitives will present the status of the beamline and ESRF in general.
Organization comity:
- Prof. Simo Huotari (University of Helsinki, Finland)
- Dr. Kirsi Svedström (University of Helsinki, Finland)
- Dr. René Bes (University of Helsinki, Finland)
- Dr. Ville Liljeström (Aalto University, Finland)
Finnish Synchrotron Radiation Users' Organisation 