What is… “SAXS—Small-Angle X-ray Scattering” used for?

The “What Is It Used For?” seminars offered by the various technology and service platforms of the Chemistry Research Cluster are designed to help you discover or deepen your understanding of the technical capabilities of the analytical and characterization equipment available to you.

The seminar “What Is SAXS Used For?” is designed to introduce you to small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS).

X-ray diffraction is widely recognized as the gold standard for studying crystal structures. But beyond this particular form of solid matter, the interference between X-rays and matter can provide scientists with structural information about many other forms of condensed matter—from complex liquids and colloids to the amorphous states of gels and solids, and even biological objects. Come discover small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) and the possibilities offered by the new equipment installed at the UAR.

Speakers: Prof.Julien Cambedouzou (IEM) and Dr. Arie van der Lee (IEM)

About the speakers:

• Prof. Julien Cambedouzou is a professor at ENSCM. He teaches the fundamentals of radiation-matter interaction and the scattering of X-rays and neutrons at the master’s level. As co-director of the DM3 department at theIEM, he has been studying the structure of porous materials at the nanoscale using scattering techniques for the past 20 years.

• Arie van der Lee is a senior research engineer (HDR) at the CNRS. He has been in charge of the diffraction and scattering equipment at theIEM for nearly 30 years and is currently focusing his research on the structure of thin films using grazing-incidence small-angle X-ray scattering (GI-SAXS). He is the president of the European Crystallographic Association and a member of the steering committee of the ЯECIPROCS network.

For the launch of this fourth seminar, we've planned a short and informal session for you.

Opportunity for doctoral students to earn course credits!

Campus access with a QR code (request to generate a code to be sent by email).

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