Conveners
Tutorials
- Anders Nilsson (Department of Physics, Stockholm University)
Tutorials
- Anders Nilsson (Department of Physics, Stockholm University)
Laser-like beams at very short wavelengths (1-50nm) can now be routinely generated using high harmonic up-conversion (HHG) of tabletop femtosecond lasers. These new quantum light sources are providing powerful new tools for probing and understanding nanoscale material properties and function. The short wavelength of HHG beams are well suited to advanced spectroscopies and imaging with high...
The discovery of x-rays by Roentgen in 1895 is often taken as the starting point of modern physics, as x-rays, besides causing a revolution in medicine, allowed the first experimental determination of the atomic structure of matter, i.e. of the spatial arrangement of atoms in molecules and solids. Since the 1960's it became apparent that electron accelerators are the most brilliant X-ray...
The advent of x-ray free electron lasers (X-FELs) necessitates a re-evaluation of the adequacy of our description of x-rays and their interactions with matter. I will review the concepts used during the first 100 years of x-ray science and how they need to be modified by use of the full quantum theory of light that extends beyond a first order description of coherence.
My talk explores and...
With the installation of the fourth-generation synchrotron facility MAX IV in Sweden and XFEL facilities around the world, the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation has initiated a concomitant investment in the development of theory and simulation techniques. The resulting Consortium for Theoretical X-ray Sciences (CoTXS) initiative builds on the active collaboration and synergy between seven...
