Experimental
Opportunities with LCLS
John Galayda & Jerry
Hastings
The LCLS Project is in its initial phase with a construction start scheduled
for FY 2006. The DOE is planning to provide specific funding for construction
of experiments after Critical Decision 3 (start of LCLS construction) has been
taken, expected in mid 2005 calendar year. However, DOE will, starting in
FY2003, review and fund proposals for research needed to design an LCLS
experiment. The purpose of this Planning Workshop is to provide prospective
LCLS researchers with the information necessary to start the experiment
planning process. It will also mark the beginning of a dialog between future
LCLS experimenters and the Project Team that will shape the development of the
LCLS from conceptual design to running facility.
This workshop will afford the opportunity for interested scientists to form
working groups that will nucleate the proposal process for the LCLS
experimental program. Details of the DOE vision for this process will be
presented as well as the LCLS Project status and outlook. Presentations by
interested team leaders for various scientific disciplines are expected with
sufficient time provided for initial meetings of the various groups. New ideas
are especially welcome for the use of the unique XFEL beam that LCLS will
provide. See: Details of the LCLS
parameters and the conceptual design report.
Agenda & Participant List
Tuesday, 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm
thru Wednesday, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Location: Bldg. 48, Redwood Rm. C
Opportunities in Catalysis Research
Using Synchrotron Radiation
Anders Nilsson
Chemical catalysis is one of the research areas of enormous importance for the
industrial society. The fundamental understanding of many catalytic processes
is still emerging and there seems to be a new opportunity with the recent
development in experimental and theoretical methods. This workshop intends to
bring researchers from different disciplines together to discuss how x-rays can
be used to address some of the fundamental questions in catalysis.
Summary and Agenda
Tuesday, 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm thru
Wednesday, 9:00 am - 5:45 pm
Location: Bldg. 48, Redwood Rm. D
X-ray Absorption Near-edge Spectra
in Analysis of Mixtures
Ingrid J. Pickering & Graham George
X-ray absorption near-edge spectroscopy
is a sensitive probe of local atomic environment, oxidation state and electronic
structure. No special sample preparation is required and the incident X-rays
probe a given element regardless of its physical form (solid, liquid or
gaseous). Because of this, X-ray absorption near-edge spectroscopy can
be a powerful method for analysis of chemical form in complex samples and
has already found a wide range of applications.
The initial sessions of the workshop
will give an introductory overview of the use of near-edge spectroscopy
in analysis of mixtures. Both direct edge-fitting and principal component
analysis will be discussed. Examples of applications will be drawn from
a variety of disciplines, including environmental and biological. Afternoon
sessions will give the opportunity for tutored hands-on analysis using
the program EXAFSPAK,
either on in-house PCs or on personal laptops.
Summary and agenda
Wednesday, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Location: Bldg. 40, Orange
Rm.
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