Entry requirements

• Degree in materials science, machine technology, physics, chemistry or the equivalent. All degrees must be equivalent to at least 180 higher education credits.
• At least 22,5 credits in Mathematics.
• The equivalent of English 6 in Swedish secondary school.
• MT640E Materials Engineering 7,5 credits.

Progression level in relation to degree requirements

The course is part of the main field of study Materials Science and meets the degree requirement for the degree of Master (Two Years), main field of study Materials Science.

Course contents

Theory:
Synchrotron and neutron radiation:

• Scattering (Elastic, Inelastic)
• Diffraction: Bragg’s Law, de Broglie, form factors, atomic form factors
• Spectroscopy: Beer-Lambert Law

Experimental methods and applications:

• Diffraction based methods
• Spectroscopy based methods
• Reflection based methods
• Imaging and tomography

Learning outcomes

Knowledge and understanding
After completing the course the student shall be able to:

• summarise and explain simple concepts in physics regarding synchotron light (SL) and neutron radiation (NR)
• summarise the theories behind common experimental methods which use synchotron light and neutron radiation
• describe experimental methods and mathematical techniques available through synchotron light and neutron radiation
• identify suitable methods and techniques in order to study biological, chemical and physical properties in materials
• elaborate on how models and modelling are needed for and applied to experiments carried out using synchotron light and neutron radiation facilities

**Skills and abilities
**After completing the course the student shall be able to:

• verbally present the content of scientific articles based on experiments using synchotron light and neutron radiation
• analyse data from the most common experimental methods at SL/NR facilities with the help of available software
• define appropriate margins of error for experiment and analysis

Judgement and approach
After completing the course the student shall be able to:

• compare the advantages and disadvantages of synchotron light and neutron radiation, as well as
• compare these with other conventional methods
• critically evaluate their own and others’ results of experiments caried out at SL/NR facilities

Learning activities

The course is comprised of lectures, exercises, and independent study.

Assessment

Requirements for pass (grade A-E):

Passed oral exam (4.5 credits)
Passed exercises (3 credits).

The final grade is based on the exam.

Course literature

• Willmott, P. (2019). An Introduction to Synchrotron Radiation - Techniques and Applications: Wiley-Blackwell.
• Selected scientific articles chosen by the course responsible teacher.

Course evaluation

The University provides students who are taking or have completed a course with the opportunity to share their experiences of and opinions about the course in the form of a course evaluation that is arranged by the University. The University compiles the course evaluations and notifies the results and any decisions regarding actions brought about by the course evaluations. The results shall be kept available for the students. (HF 1:14).

Interim rules

When a course is no longer given, or the contents have been radically changed, the student has the right to re-take the examination, which will be given twice during a one year period, according to the syllabus which was valid at the time of registration.

Additional information

If a student has a Learning support decision, the examiner has the right to provide the student with an adapted test, or to allow the student to take the exam in a different format.

The syllabus is a translation of a Swedish source text.