Speaker: Dr. Doru Constantin
Affiliation: Institut Charles Sadron, CNRS, Strasbourg, France
📅 Monday, 17th of November 2025
🕙 10:00 – 12:00
📍 National Institute of Materials Physics
Atomistilor 405A, Magurele — Seminar Room, Ground Floor
After a brief presentation and motivation section, the first lecture will introduce the interaction between X-rays and matter and the basic principles of (elastic) scattering and diffraction, including Bragg’s Law and the intimate connection with the Fourier transform.
We will then focus on the structure of crystals and introduce concepts such as reciprocal lattice concept and structure factor in order to explain the features of the scattered intensity and how they reveal the details of atomic arrangements.
We will end with an overview of X-ray generation in laboratory sources and at synchrotron and will briefly discuss the distinctive features of the latter in terms of access and working conditions.
This event is supported by the mobility project of the Romanian Ministry of Education and Research, CNCS-UEFISCDI, project number 10/29/09/2025, within PNCDI IV.