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Syllabus
An example schedule for the class is shown here. Schedule may be shifted or changed.
| Lecture | Subjects and Comments |
| W-week 1 | Properties of neutron: wave property, neutron production, neutron energy, scattering cross section, neutron scattering length |
| F-week 1 | Properties of neutron: wave property, neutron production, neutron energy, scattering cross section, neutron scattering length |
| W-week 2 | Generalized scattering length density function, 1D and 3D Fourier transformation |
| F-week 2 | Correlation function and Fourier transformation (Part 1) |
| W-week 3 | Correlation function and Fourier transformation (Part 2) |
| F-week 3 | SANS Scattering of Model Systems and Factorization Theorem (Part 1) |
| W-week 4 | SANS Scattering of Model Systems and Factorization Theorem (Part 2) |
| F-week 4 | SANS scattering from objects in dilute samples: form factor analysis ( Part 1) |
| W-week 5 | SANS scattering from objects in dilute samples: form factor analysis ( Part 2) |
| F-week 5 | Quiz 1 |
| W-week 6 | SANS scattering of concentrated solutions: inter-particle structure factor, pair distribution function (Part 1) |
| F-week 6 | SANS scattering of concentrated solutions: scaled functions, effective potential (Part 2) |
| W-week 7 | SANS scattering of concentrated solutions: Virial expansion and coefficients, compressibility, polymer systems ( Part 3) |
| F-week 7 | Concentrated Solutions of multicomponent systems and anisotropic particles – a brief discussion |
| W-week 8 | Power law dependence of scattering functions; scattering by objects with fractal structures |
| F-week 8 | Scattering models: scattering by two phase systems, Debye correlation function, and invariant |
| W-week 9 | SANS: introduction of the instrument layout and individual components |
| F-week 9 | SANS counting statistics, transmission, and neutron pathlength |
| W-week 10 | Quiz 2 |
| F-week 10 | Introduction to Neutron reflectometry |
| W-week 11 | Basic concepts for QENS and INS (Part 1): Incoherent and coherent scattering, kinematic constraint, dynamic structure factor |
| F-week 11 | Basic concepts of QENS and INS (Part 2): intermediate scattering function, Van Hove function, energy resolution function, detailed balance factor |
| W-week 12 | Dynamics studied by the incoherent scattering |
| F-week 12 | Dynamics studied by the coherent scattering and introduction to collective motions |
| W-week 13 | Collective motions: colloidal diffusion, Stokes-Einstein relation, concentrated colloidal systems |
| F-week 13 | Guest lecture: applications of neutron scattering to solve industrial problems |
| W-week 14 | General introduction of national scattering facilities |
| F-week 14 | Quiz 3 |
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Created July 1, 2021, Updated March 27, 2024