Course: Diffraction and Fluorescence Methods for Study of Materials

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Course title Diffraction and Fluorescence Methods for Study of Materials
Course code KEF/PGS5F
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Vůjtek Milan, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Mašláň Miroslav, prof. RNDr. CSc.
  • Procházka Vít, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Novák Petr, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Pechoušek Jiří, doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
Course content
X-ray fluorescence and its application for determination of element composition, comparison of EDXRF and WDXRF, particle induced x-ray fluorescence, photoelectron spectroscopy (principle, instrumentation and application), x-ray diffraction and its application for condense matter structural characterization, neutron diffraction, comparison of x-ray and neutron diffraction, neutron sources, detection of neutrons, electron diffraction, detection and generation of x-ray radiation, electrons and other particles, x-ray tomography, solving of practical laboratory tasks are included. The following specialized blocks are integral parts of the subject: Detection of gamma rays and X-rays Detectors applied in nuclear experiments, basic principles and function, measurement of dose and dose rate, measurements under special conditions, detection setups and their geometry, signal analysis. X-ray crystal structure analysis Qualitative and quantitative phase analysis and structure determination by X-ray powder diffraction. Kinematic theory of diffraction, structure factor, space group, pair distribution function, phase problem, different diffraction experiments, phase analysis, crystallographic database, Rietveld analysis. Practical tasks: powder diffraction measurements, operation of powder diffractometer, sample preparation, in-situ experiments in reaction chamber, crystallographic database search, data evaluation. Scattering experiments in physics Classification of scattering experiments, elastic and inelastic scattering. One-dimensional scattering. Scattering in time and energy domain. Examples of scattering experiments: NMR, X-ray diffraction, inelastic scattering, Mössbauer spectroscopy, absorption spectroscopy.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Laboratory Work
Learning outcomes
X-ray fluorescence and its application for determination of element composition, comparison of EDXRF and WDXRF, particle induced x-ray fluorescence, photoelectron spectroscopy (principle, instrumentation and application), x-ray diffraction and its application for condense matter structural characterization, neutron diffraction, comparison of x-ray and neutron diffraction, neutron sources, detection of neutrons, electron diffraction, detection and generation of x-ray radiation, electrons and other particles, x-ray tomography, solving of practical laboratory tasks are included.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam

exam, presentation, laboratory tasks
Recommended literature
  • H.R. Verma. (2007). Atomic and Nuclear Analytical Methods. Springer.
  • G. Will. Powder Diffraction, The Rietveld Method and the Two Stage Method. Springer.
  • J. Marek, Z. Trávníček. (2002). Monokrystalová rentgenová strukturní analýza. UP Olomouc.
  • J.C. Vickerman. (1997). Surface Analysis (The Principal Techniques). John Wiley&Sons.
  • V. Valvoda, M. Polcarová, P. Lukáč. (1992). Základy Strukturní analýzy. Karolinum Praha.
  • Vitalij Pecharsky and Peter Zavalij. (2005). Fundamentals of Powder Diffraction and Structural Characterization of Materials,. Springer.


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