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

The “What’s it 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 on many other forms of condensed matter, ranging from complex liquids and colloids to the amorphous states of gels and solids, and even biological objects. Come discover small-angle X-ray scattering, or 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:

• Professor Julien Cambedouzou is a professor at ENSCM. He teaches graduate-level courses on the fundamentals of radiation-matter interaction and the scattering of X-rays and neutrons. As co-director of the DM3 department atIEM, 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 at the CNRS. He has been in charge ofIEM diffraction and scattering equipmentIEM nearly 30 years and is currently focusing his work 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.

Opportunity for doctoral students to earn academic credit!

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