31st Annual SSRL Users' Meeting

October 20-22, 2004 :: Menlo Park, California

Workshops

Wednesday, October 20

• Modern Valence Band Photoemission Spectroscopy - A Legacy of W. E. Spicer and a Powerful Tool for Materials (a joint SSRL/ALS workshop)
  Organizers: Ingolf Lindau, Piero Pianetta, Z.-X. Shen and Neville Smith
  Location:  SLAC Bldg. 48, Redwood Room A/B, 8 am-5 pm

  This workshop will combine a reflection on the history modern valence band photoemission spectroscopy, and a survey of the latest development in the field with emphasis on high resolution angle-resolved photoemission studies of novel materials. The latest advancements in both theory and experiment (including the planned photoemission beamline at SSRL) will be discussed. Confirmed speakers include: Walter Kohn (Nobel Laureate), J.R. Schrieffer (Nobel Laureate), George Sawatsky, Ward Plummer.

For program information see: http://www-conf.slac.stanford.edu/ssrl/2004/photoemission_workshop.htm




• High Throughput Screening/Macromolecular Crystallography
  Organizers: Aina Cohen, Mike Soltis and Ana Gonzalez
  Location: Orange Room

  Participants will learn about the latest developments at SSRL including an overview of automated crystal screening, a capability that will be available at all the macromolecular crystallography beamlines. Topics will include robotic sample mounting, crystal screening software, and new options for data backup. Some time will be set aside for an open discussion. Learn how to take advantage of these new tools, hear about what is being developed, avoid common pitfalls, and let us know how to best meet your needs.
  Each new participant will be given a ‘cassette loading kit’ and will learn to use the kit contents to load pre-frozen samples into SSRL sample cassettes. Participants will also learn to successfully flash-cool samples while loading cassettes. They will find out how to best ship cassettes and learn how to upload crystal information into the blu-ice control system database. This workshop is good preparation for researchers inexperienced with the use of the SSRL automated screening system.

For program information see: http://smb.slac.stanford.edu/public/research/automation_workshop04/




• Experimental Methods of X-ray Scattering Workshop
  Organizers: Sean Brennan, Apurva Mehta and Mike Toney
  Location: SLAC Bldg. 40, Orange Conference Room, 8 am-5 pm

  This will be a hands-on practicum which will occur on BLs 7-2, 2-1 and 11-3. In addition to basic techniques of diffractometer alignment, there will be discussions of how to do specific measurements on each station such as grazing incidence scattering, specular reflectivity, powder diffraction and anomalous scattering. There will also be demonstrations of the recently acquired 900C furnace. The workshop is recommended for students of all ages who would like to be more efficient and effective in using the scattering stations at SSRL.

  For program information see: http://www-conf.slac.stanford.edu/ssrl/2004/xray_scattering_workshop.htm

 Monday-Tuesday, October 25-26

• Ultrafast Science and LCLS Experiments
  Organizers: Jerry Hastings and Keith Hodgson
  Location: SLAC, Bldg. 48, Redwood Room

  A Workshop in Ultrafast Science and LCLS Experiments at SSRL will be organized on October 25-26, 2004. There will also be a pre-registration reception on Sunday evening, October 24th from 5-7 pm. The tentative schedule for the workshop is a joint session on Monday morning, October 25th. On Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning, there will be breakout sessions for each of the five thrust areas of the LCLS: (1) Atomic, molecular and optical physics, (2) High energy density states of matter, (3) Optical pump-x-ray probe studies in chemistry, biology and materials science, (4) Diffraction imaging of single objects approaching atomic scale resolution and (5) Coherent x-ray scattering for the study of dynamics (X-ray photon correlation spectroscopy). The workshop will end with a joint session on Tuesday afternoon, October 26th. The workshop and breakout sessions will focus on the scientific goals and technical needs of the LCLS experimental end-stations, as well as experimental specifications. This workshop provides an opportunity to all users, including potential future users to participate in building ultrafast science at LCLS by providing input and sharing their scientific ideas.

  If you are interested in participating in the atomic, molecular and optical physics breakout session at the meeting please contact Lou DiMauro (dimauro@bnl.gov), Phil Bucksbaum (phb@umich.edu), Nora Berrah (berrah@wmich.edu) or Jerry Hastings (jbh@slac.stanford.edu).  If you are interested in any of the other breakout thrust areas please contact John Arthur (jarthur@SLAC.Stanford.EDU).

  For program information see: http://www-conf.slac.stanford.edu/ssrl/2004/lcls_workshop.htm