2007 School for Liquid Surface X-ray Scattering: Theory and Experimental Methods

November 7-9, 2007
Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois, USA

LSXS 2007 — Preliminary Program

November 7
9:00-12:00 APS safety training (individually, as required)
12:00-1:00 Lunch and group photo
1:00-1:15 Welcome -- Jim Viccaro, Director, CARS, The University of Chicago
Overview of LSXS school agenda -- Binhua Lin, CARS, The University of Chicago
1:15-1:30 Liquid Surface Scattering Facilities around the Ring/World -- Ivan Kuzmenko, APS XOR/CMC-9ID, Argonne National Laboratory (abstract | presentation)
1:30-2:30 Some Scientific Opportunities in the Field of Liquid Surface Scattering -- Mark Schlossman, University of Illinois at Chicago
(abstract | full-color screen version 16.4MB | printer-friendly low-color version 16.7MB)
2:30-3:30 Liquid Surface Scattering Geometry and Reciprocal Space -- Mati Meron, CARS, The University of Chicago (abstract | presentation)
3:30-4:00 Break
4:00-5:00 Off-Specular Diffuse Scattering -- Oleg Shpyrko, University of California, San Diego (abstract | presentation)
5:00-5:30 Introduction to Experiment 1: Surface Scattering of a Monolayer of Gold Nanospheres on the Surface of Water -- Binhua Lin, CARS, The University of Chicago (abstract | presentation)
5:30-6:00 Introduction to Experiment 2: Comparative Study of Phospholipids at Air-Liquid Interface -- Ivan Kuzmenko, APS XOR/CMC-9ID, Argonne National Laboratory (presentation)
6:00-7:00 Dinner
November 8
8:30-9:30 Grazing Incidence X-ray Diffraction: Application to Lipid and Protein Systems (2.1MB) -- Ka Yee Lee, The University of Chicago (presentation)
9:30-10:30 Using Specular X-ray Reflectivity to Study Liquid Surfaces and Interfaces (1.1MB)-- Pulak Dutta, Department of Physics, Northwestern University (abstract | presentation)
10:30-11:00 Break
11:00-11:30 Detectors, Data Collection and Other Practical Issues (1.5MB)-- Oleg Shpyrko, University of California, San Diego (abstract | presentation)
11:30-12:00 Techniques for Modeling Specular X-Ray Reflectivity -- Steve Danauskas, The University of Chicago (abstract | presentation)
12:00-1:00 Lunch
1:00-6:00 Experiments (15ID/9ID)
Group 1: Gold Nanospheres
Group 2: Lipid Monolayer
6:00-7:00 Dinner
7:00-9:00 Data Analysis and Reports
November 9
8:30-12:30 Experiments (15ID/9ID)
Group 1: Lipid Monolayer
Group 2: Gold Nanospheres
12:30-2:00 Lunch and Presentation of Data (Lipid group | Gold group)
2:00 School Adjourns