Modern X-Ray Physics

This course introduces basic concepts of Modern X-ray Physics using synchrotron radiation but also modern laboratory based X-ray sources.

The focus is on imaging applications.

Topics:

The Basics: X-ray sources and instrumentation

    X-ray generation

    X-ray interaction with matter
    X-ray Spectroscopy
    X-ray optics and beamlines

    X-ray detectors

Applications: Imaging with X-rays

    absorption-based imaging and computed tomography

    X-rays as waves: propagation and coherence

    X-ray phase-contrast imaging

    X-ray microscopy and coherent diffractive imaging.

Upon successful completion of the module the students understand the diversity of X-ray interactions with matter. They will be able to judge if a beamline from X-ray source, through optics to detector will allow a successful experiment for a special scientific problem. The students will be able to analyze and interpret the data ranging from spectroscopy to the newest imaging modalities.

Philip Willmott
An introduction to Synchrotron Radiation, Wiley, 2011
http://lib.myilibrary.com/Open.aspx?id=317772

Jens Als-Nielsen & Des McMorrow
Elements of Modern X-ray Physics (2nd ed.), Wiley, 2011
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781119998365

David Attwood,
Soft X-rays and Extreme Ultraviolet Radiation, Cambridge University Press, 1999
https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/soft-xrays-and-extreme-ultraviolet-radiation/189E4CC382657A1680B4C457B4B29057

Klaus Wille,
Physik der Teilchenbeschleuniger und Synchrotronstrahlungsquellen, Teubner Studienbuecher, 1996
http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-663-11039-2

In an oral exam the learning outcome is tested using comprehension questions and sample problems.

In accordance with §12 (8) APSO the exam can be done as a written test. In this case the time duration is 60 minutes.