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Esen Ercan Alp , Tuğrul Hakioğlu , Süheyla Özbey , Zehra Sayers & Ömer Yavaş
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Argonne National Laboratory
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ITAP Director and Bilkent University
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Turkish Crystallography Association, President, and Hacettepe University
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SESAME, Chair of Scientific Committee, and Sabanci University
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Turkish Accelerator Center project, Director, and Ankara University
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Meeting Reports
International Henry Moseley School
and Workshop on X-ray Science
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U
nder the glowing southern Turkish sun,
a group of 54 students from eight different countries and 18 teachers from all over
the world gathered for 10 days to learn about
and discuss the latest developments in the
applications of X-rays in different branches
of science. The International Henry Moseley
School and Workshop on X-ray Science was
held at the Institute of Theoretical and Applied
Physics in Turunç, Turkey, from June 14 to 23,
2012.
This is the first X-ray School dedicated
to famous X-ray physicist Henry Moseley
(1888–1915), who discovered and explained
the X-ray spectra of elements, and through
this process established X-ray spectroscopy as
an invaluable tool for basic science. Moseley
tragically died and is buried on Turkish soil
after losing his life in the Gallipoli War. This
workshop was a poignant reminder of the
power of science in forming bridges.
The Henry Moseley School was organized
by the Institute of Theoretical and Applied
Physics’ Turunç-Marmaris campus. Ercan Alp
of Argonne National Laboratory chaired the
meeting.
The memorial session, dedicated to the
life and science of Moseley, featured three
speakers, Michael Hart (Manchester), Miral
Dizdaroğlu (NIST), and Emin Özel (METU).
They recounted the last days of Moseley in the
war, as well as his numerous scientific accomplishments, including the prediction of new
elements, establishment of an atomic model
through X-ray spectra alone, and correct identification of the Lanthanide series of elements
for the first time.
The rest of the scientific program included
three-hour lectures by each speaker, delivered on two consecutive days. Gopal Shenoy
(Argonne) introduced the basic aspects of
synchrotron radiation, and gave a detailed account of properties of storage rings and free
electron lasers. Steve Heald (Argonne) discussed X-ray absorption spectroscopy, data
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analysis, and its applications. Barbara Lavina
(UNLV) and Robert vonDreele (Argonne)
discussed the principles of single crystal and
powder diffraction methods, respectively. Ralf
Röhlsberger (DESY) presented the principles
of nuclear resonant scattering, and its applications to thin film magnetism and spintronics
materials.
After a day-long excursion trip on a big
boat to various bays and caves in the area surrounding Turunç and swimming in the blue
waters of the Mediterranean, the participants
were in the mood for more X-ray science.
Samuel Webb (SSRL) presented geological and soil science applications of the X-ray
microprobe. Jitka Eryılmaz (SANKO-Turkey)
introduced the structural characterization of
complex macromolecules by X-ray crystallography, while Zehra Sayers (Sabancı University, Turkey) discussed small-angle X-ray
scattering and its applications in biology. She
also informed participants about the SESAME
project in Jordan. Ian McNulty (Argonne)
gave the first presentation on X-ray imaging,
and explained various contrast mechanisms,
a talk that was complemented by Peter Cloetens (ESRF) on the use of coherence for imaging. Simo Huotari (University of Helsinki)
presented the latest developments in X-ray
Raman Scattering and Imaging, which is sensitive to chemical bonds. The versatility of Xrays was further demonstrated by Pulak Dutta
(Northwestern University) in applications for
the study of liquid surfaces. Numan Akdoğan
(Gebze Institute of Technology, Turkey) presented an overall view of how X-rays are utilized in materials science. Özgür Çobanoğlu
(SANKO-Turkey) discussed the principles
and practical aspects of X-ray detectors, and
Ercan Alp (Argonne) presented the basic features of inelastic X-ray scattering. He has also
discussed plans for the Turkish Accelerator
Center on behalf of Ömer Yavaş (Ankara University, Turkey).
I n t er n at i on al H en r y M os el ey S chool an d W or k s hop on X -R ay S ci en ce
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Participants at the first International Henry Moseley School and Workshop on X-ray Science.
Vol. 26, No. 2, 2013, Synchrotron Radiation News
Meeting Reports
tallography Association), Argonne National
Laboratory, and SANKO Co.
The Moseley School demonstrated the
need for X-ray science in different branches
of science, and the difficulty of organizing
regular university lectures in advanced topics
because of the lack of critical mass at a given
time in one university. The Moseley School
will be held annually.
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Esen Ercan Alp (Chair)
Argonne National Laboratory
Tuğrul Hakioğlu
ITAP Director and Bilkent University
Students presenting a special gift to Gopal Shenoy (Argonne), a miniature sculpture of Hodja Nasreddin, after reciting several of his jokes, which are very much part of Turkish culture.
Students attended the Moseley School from
28 different scientific institutions and research
centers, and from very diverse fields like geology, archeology, chemistry, physics, material
science, and forensic science, to name a few.
The school was sponsored by ITAP (Institute for Theoretical and Applied Physics),
TUBITAK (Turkish Scientific and Technical
Research Organization), TAC (Turkish Accelerator Center project), TKD (Turkish Crys-
Süheyla Özbey
Turkish Crystallography Association,
President, and Hacettepe University
Zehra Sayers
SESAME, Chair of Scientific Committee, and
Sabancı University
Ömer Yavaş
Turkish Accelerator Center project,
Director, and Ankara University
Still to come in 2013
26.3 Novel Modes of Accelerator Operations
26.4 Synchrotron Radiation in Asia
26.5 Advances in Metrology
26.6 Magnetic Materials Probed with Polarized X-rays Synchrotron Radiation News, Vol. 26, No. 2, 2013
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