CECAM/ALC/CCP9 Spectroscopy Masterclass, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, 1-5 September 2025
06 Sep 2025
CECAM/ALC/CCP9 Spectroscopy Masterclass
The school taught the calculation of different spectroscopies including core (such as XAS, XMCD), valence band (ARPES) and magnetic excitations (as probed by INS) using first-principles electronic structure codes: SPR-KKR, MS-SPEC and Questaal.
Lectures gave an introduction to the theory as well as a high-level overview of the current state of the art in spectroscopy modelling. Afternoons were dedicated to practical, hands-on teaching sessions designed for newcomers to electronic structure theory. The aim of the practical sessions was to enable experimentalists to carry out calculations independently.
The final afternoon is dedicated to open discussion on how best to provide theory support at the large scale facilities.
The event is funded as a CECAM Flagship School, with sponsorship from the Ada Lovelace Centre and the UK’s CCP9 network.
For more information, see:
https://www.cecam.org/workshop-details/cecamalcccp9-spectroscopy-masterclass-1439
Organisers:
Didier Sebilleau (Institut de Physique de Rennes)
Gerrit Van Der Laan (Diamond Light Source)
Jan Minar (University of West Bohemia)
Jerome Jackson (STFC Daresbury Laboratory)
Leon Petit (STFC Daresbury Laboratory)
Manuel Dos Santos Dias (STFC Daresbury Laboratory)
Toby Perring (ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, STFC)
Yu Zhang (Central Laser Facility, STFC)
Confirmed speakers:
Aki Pulkkinen (University of West Bohemia)
Claudia Draxl (Humboldt University Berlin)
Frank de Groot (Utrecht University)
Mark van Schilfgaarde (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
Maria Chan (Argonne National Laboratory)
Matt Watson (Diamond Light Source)
Nicola Marzari (Paul Scherrer Insitute)
Paul Quinn (STFC)
Sangeeta Sharma (Free University Berlin, Max-Born Institute)
Silvain Tricot (University of Rennes)
