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SUMMARY:7th US School on Total Scattering Analysis
DTSTART:20260803T130000Z
DTEND:20260807T210000Z
DTSTAMP:20260803T214900Z
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CONTACT:paynetj@ornl.gov\;webbes@ornl.gov\;865-341-4315
DESCRIPTION: \nThis school is aimed at introducing total scattering data 
 and modelling methods and demonstrating their use in understanding comple
 x functional materials\, in addition to reviewing recent developments and
  future directions in the technique. Most of the school will be focused on
  providing hands-on training with total scattering analysis software\, wit
 h the balance focused on providing a technical foundation and highlighting
  exemplary work in the community.\nTotal scattering (and the associated pa
 ir distribution function technique)\, an extension of diffraction methods\
 , is increasingly prevalent in modern materials studies. The unique combin
 ation of Bragg and diffuse scattering has related vacancies in high temper
 ature ceramics to both their superionic conductivity and phase stability\,
  nanometer-sized polar domains or nanoregions in relaxor ferroelectrics to
  their enhanced dielectric and piezoelectric properties\, and vacancy/diso
 rder arrays and other subtle local correlations to the mechanisms of high-
 Tc superconductivity. These methods have further proven critical in unders
 tanding guest-host interactions\, amorphous to crystalline transitions\, l
 ocal spin correlations\, and other disordered crystalline materials phenom
 ena.\nTotal scattering is most informative when modeled atomistically with
  computational methods. Modern software spans small and large box approach
 es and can incorporate neutron and x-ray PDF\, EXAFS & single crystal diff
 use scattering data. Resulting atomistic models aid scientists from divers
 e disciplines in understanding the inner-workings of property mechanisms\,
  and ultimately in optimizing and controlling them through atomic structur
 e modification.\nTopics covered:\nIntroduction to Total ScatteringModern T
 otal Scattering Instruments and DataHands-on Data Analysis with:\n\nSmall 
 box modeling with PDFGui \nLarge box modeling with RMCProfile & EXAFS dat
 a\nBuilding and refining nanoparticles with DISCUS\n\nORNL Organizers:\nKa
 tharine Page\, Thomas Proffen and Matt Tucker\nBNL Organizers:\nMilinda Ab
 eykoon.\nUTK Organizer:\nKatharine Page\nAdditional Confirmed Speakers:Igo
 r Levin\, National Institute of Standards and Technology\nReinhard Neder\,
  University of Erlangen\, Germany\nWojciech Slawinski\, University of Wars
 aw\, Poland\n \n \n\nhttps://conference.sns.gov/event/542/
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LOCATION:C-156 (Spallation Neutron Source)
URL:https://conference.sns.gov/event/542/
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