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Monday, 25 September 2017

MA-XRF workshop

Tuesday, 26 September 2017

ICXOM24 conference

08:15 08:45

Registration

Welcome

Chair: Alessandra Gianoncelli (Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste)

Room: Oceania ABC

08:45	Alfonso Franciosi - Elettra Director and President Welcome
09:00 09:10	Zachary Lapin - Associate Editor, Nature Communications Publishing with Nature Communications

X-ray Microscopy

Chair: Maya Kiskinova (Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste)

Room: Oceania ABC

09:10	Burkhard Kaulich - Diamond Light Source Ltd I08-SXM: The Scanning X-ray Microscopy Facility at the Diamond Light Source Abstract
09:50	Hyunjoon Shin - Pohang Accelerator Laboratory, POSTECH A scanning soft x-ray microscope in absorption and fluorescence modes at the Pohang Light Source (PLS) Abstract
10:10	Yong Chu - Brookhaven National Laboratory Nanoscale Multimodal Imaging Capability of the Hard X-ray Nanoprobe at the NSLS-II Abstract
10:30 10:50	Marie-christine Zdora - Diamond Light Source, University College London X-ray phase-contrast imaging and metrology using periodic and random wavefront modulators Abstract

10:50 11:20

Conference picture & Coffee break

X-ray Microscopy and X-ray Fluorescence

Chair: Maya Kiskinova (Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste)

11:20	Juergen Thieme (NSLS-II, USA) X-ray Fluorescence Imaging and Spectroscopy with High Spatial Resolution at NSLS-II
12:00	Laurence Lemelle - LGL-TPE, ENS de Lyon Analytical requirements for quantitative X-ray fluorescence nano-imaging of metal traces in solid samples Abstract
12:20	Augusto Marcelli - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare - Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati Focusing and Diffraction Properties of Micro-Channel Plates for Transmitted X-ray Radiation Abstract
12:40 13:00	Chiara Gramaccioni - Univ. of Cosenza, CNR-Nanotec, Univ. Sapienza, Roma. Nanotomography and X-Ray Fluorescence Microscopy for quantitative Iron concentration map in inflamed cells Abstract

13:00 14:50

Lunch

Detectors

Chair: Ralf Menk (Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste)

Room: Oceania ABC

14:50	Peter Siddons (BNL, USA) Multi-element Germanium Detectors for Synchrotron Applications
15:30	Giovanni Bellotti - Politecnico di Milano and INFN Milano ARDESIA: 4-Channels Fast SDD X-ray Spectrometer for Synchrotron Applications Abstract
15:50 16:10	Shaul Barkan - Hitachi High-Technologies Seven-Element SDD with Optimized Packing Factor to Reduce Scattering Background Abstract

16:10 16:40

Coffee break

Detectors and Instrumentation

Chair: Ralf Menk (Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste)

Room: Oceania ABC

16:40	Alessandro Migliori - International Atomic Energy Agency X-ray microanalytical activities at the IAEA Nuclear Science and Instrumentation Laboratory
17:00 17:20	Arthur Woll - Cornell University Fast switching between 2D and direct, 3D XRF imaging using Collimating Channel Arrays and the Maia detector Abstract

17:10 19:00

Drinks and Poster Session

Wednesday, 27 September 2017

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Tomography

Chair: Gerd Schneider (Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, Germany)

Room: Oceania ABC

08:30	Marco Di Michiel - ESRF, France Time resolved X-ray diffraction computed tomography for studying real systems under operando conditions
09:10	Emanuel Larsson - Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Germany Evaluation of the XTM setup at the P05 Imaging Beamline at PETRA III using a sample of Nanoporous gold Abstract
09:30	Anton Maksimenko - Australian Synchrotron Extreme Imaging with the synchrotron pink beam Abstract
09:50	Nicola Viganò - CWI, Netherlands Inspecting sub-grain level deformation in poly-crystals Abstract
10:10 10:30	Anton Davydock - Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Germany P03 nanofocus end-station for material science Abstract

X-ray Optics

Chair: François Polack (Soleil, Paris, France)

Room: Vulcania I

08:30	Christian David - PSI, Switzerland Diffractive X-ray Optics for Synchrotrons and Free Electron Lasers
09:10	Pavel Dudin - Diamond Ltd, UK Fresnel zone plates for nanoARPES Abstract
09:30	Jakob Soltau - Institute for X-Ray Physics, Goettingen, Germany Imaging with Nanometer Resolution from 8 to 100 keV using Multilayer Zone Plates (MZP) Abstract
09:50	Evgeny Nazaretski - NSLS-II, USA Fabrication and characterization of monolithic multilayer Laue lens nanofocusing optics for hard x-ray microscopy Abstract
10:10 10:30	Anatoly Snigirev - Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal university, Russia Development of X-ray refractive optics for new diffraction limited X-ray sources Abstract

10:30 11:00

Coffee break

Tomography and Materials Science

Chair: Lucia Mancini (Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste)

Room: Oceania ABC

11:00	Andrea Sorrentino - ALBA Light Source, Spain Visualizing batteries discharge products at Mistral Abstract
11:20	Luigi Allocca - Istituto Motori - C.N.R., Italy 3-D structure of a gasoline spray by polycapillary X-ray micro-tomography Abstract
11:40	Samuel Flewett - Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile Three-dimensional characterization of magnetic multilayer thin films using resonant soft X-ray scattering Abstract
12:00 12:20	Irina Snigireva - ESRF, France Hard X-ray in-situ full-field microscopy for material science

Data Analysis for XRF and CT

Chair: Chris Ryan (CSIRO, Australia)

Room: Vulcania I

11:00	Martin De Jonge - Australian Synchrotron, Australia Fully-fractionated microprobe analysis Abstract
11:20	Matthias Alfeld - Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, CNRS, LAMS, France Matrix Factorization for the near real time analysis of XRF imaging data Abstract
11:40	Mirna Lerotic - 2nd Look Consulting, Croatia Analyzing 4D Tomographic X-Ray Spectromicroscopy Data with Mantis Abstract
12:00 12:20	Rongchang Chen - Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, CAS, China Monochromatic beam based quantitative dynamic micro computed tomography Abstract

12:20 14:00

Lunch

Detectors and Instrumentation

Chair: Peter Siddons (BNL, USA)

Room: Oceania ABC

14:00	Anna Bergamaschi - PSI, Switzerland Advances in hybrid pixel detectors for photon science Abstract
14:40	Stefan Brandstetter - Dectris Ltd, Switzerland EIGER and PILATUS3 CdTe detector systems for advanced X-ray studies Abstract
15:00	Chris Ryan - CSIRO, Australia Maia Mapper: High definition XRF imaging in the lab Abstract
15:20	Jeffrey Davis - PNDetector High Speed, Simultaneous XRD-XRF Mapping Abstract
15:40	Benedikt Günther - Chair of Biomedical Physics, TUM; Max-Plank-Institute of Quantum Optics, Germany The Munich Compact Light Source: Performance upgrades and biomedical research Abstract
16:00	Robert Mroczka - The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland Micro-X-Ray fluorescence spectrometer with X-ray single bounce gold capillary optics for light element analysis Abstract
16:20 16:40	Dariush Hampai - INFN - LNF, Italy Volume Elemental Mapping in Confocal Geometry for Spectroscopy Studies of Biological Samples Abstract

Ptychography and Phase Contrast

Chair: Georgios Kourousias (Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste)

Room: Vulcania I

14:00	Michael Jones - Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia Is the future bright for simultaneous X-ray ptychography and fluorescence microscopy?
14:40	Bjoern Enders - Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA Higher dimensional ptychography at the ALS Abstract
15:00	Jan Garrevoet - DESY, Germany Simultaneous XRF and Ptychographic imaging of FCC Particles Abstract
15:20	Qing Wu - Bern University of the Arts, Switzerland Understanding the structure and aging of Zwischgold Abstract
15:40	Margie Olbinado - European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, France Ultra high-speed X-ray phase-contrast imaging using single-pulse synchrotron radiation Abstract
16:00 16:40	Juliane Reinhardt - DESY, Germany & Australian Synchrotron (Resonant) Hard X-ray Ptychography for High-Sensitivity Imaging with Chemical Contrast

17:10 19:00

Coffee break and Poster Session

Thursday, 28 September 2017

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Life Sciences

Chair: Gerald Falkenberg (DESY, Germany)

Room: Oceania ABC

08:30	Lorella Pascolo - University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy Elemental imaging at micro and nanoscale in toxicology research: from occupational diseases to reproductive medicines
09:10	Maria Grzelak - AGH University of Science and Technology in Cracow, Poland X-ray fluorescence imaging as a tool for recognition of different types of the ovarian cancer tissues Abstract
09:30	Erika Sales - Rio de Janeiro State University, Brazil Characterization of cortical bone demineralization by X-ray-based techniques: A micro and nano scale study Abstract
09:50	Gert Nuyts - University of Antwerp, Belgium X-ray based micro- and nanoimaging of nanoparticles in exposed biota Abstract
10:10 10:30	Carlo Meneghini - La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy Investigating differences in Nanoscale distribution of trace metals in biominerals Abstract

X-ray Optics and FEL

Chair: Marco Zangrando (Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste)

Room: Vulcania I

08:30	François Polack - Soleil, Paris, France X-ray optics, state of the art and current issues
09:10	May Ling Ng - SLAC, Stanford University, USA Stitching capabilities at the LCLS Metrology Laboratory Abstract
09:30	Angel Rodriguez Fernandez - Paul Scherrer Institut, Switzerland Diagnostic of Forward Bragg Diffraction Hard X-ray beams for Self-Seeding applications SwissFEL Abstract
09:50	Mikhail Lyubomirskiy - DESY, Germany Hard X-ray interferometers fabricated by Si planar technologies Abstract
10:10 10:30	Simone Sala - University College London, UK Wavefront sensing using ptychography at FELs Abstract

10:30 11:00

Coffee break

Life Sciences and Environment

Chair: Lorella Pascolo (University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy)

Room: Oceania ABC

11:00	Katarina Vogel Mikuš - University of Ljubljana and Joseph Stefan Institute, Slovenia Imaging of chemical composition in plant tissues: revealing physiological mechanisms to improve food quality and safety
11:40	Zou Finfrock - Canadian Light Source Inc. Confocal X-Ray Fluorescence Microscopy at the Advanced Photon Source Sector 20 Abstract
12:00	Christopher Heirwegh - Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology A first look at the quantification capabilities of the prototype Mars 2020 Planetary Instrument for X-ray Lithochemistry Abstract
12:20 12:40	Alexandre Simionovici - ISTerre, Univ. Grenoble Alpes QESA - Quarantine Extraterrestrial Sample Analyses: methodology and setup Abstract

X-ray Optics and FEL

Chair: Christian David (PSI, Switzerland)

Room: Vulcania I

11:00	Alexander Firsov - Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin, Germany Diffractive/Reflection optical elements. From Bragg reflection to total external reflection Abstract
11:20	Corey Hardin - SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, USA Wavefront preserving mirrors at LCLS Abstract
11:40	Kazushi Sumitani - Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute Development of kinoform lenses made of quartz for microbeam X-ray diffraction Abstract
12:00	Jörn Volkher Wochnowski - Professor at the University of Applied Sciences Luebeck Coated Hollow Capillaries as X-Ray Optics Abstract
12:20 12:40	Elisa Kornemann - Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Miniaturized X-ray zoom lens Abstract

12:40

Lunch

Optics system

Chair: Ralf Menk (Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste)

Room: Vulcania I

14:15	Jared Sachs - XOS Optimized High Energy Performance of Polycapillary Optics for µXRF Analysis Abstract
14:30	Malcolm Lindqvist - Excillum AB, Sweden Polycapillary Optic for Liquid-Metal-Jet X-Ray Tubes Abstract
14:45	Luca Peverini - Thales SESO SAS Optimized High Energy Performance of Polycapillary Optics for µXRF Analysis Abstract

15:00

Visit to Elettra and Kyma

Friday, 29 September 2017

ICXOM24 conference

Full-field and tomography

Chair: Juergen Thieme (NSLS-II, USA)

Room: Oceania ABC

08:30	Gerd Schneider - Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, Germany Nanoscale spectroscopy and tomography with the HZB full-field transmission X-ray microscope
09:10	Fabio Alessio Vittoria - University College London, UK Beam tracking phase tomography with laboratory sources Abstract
09:30	Tomas Zikmund - CEITEC BUT, Brno University of Technology Comparison of CCD and sCMOS Detector for Sub-micron Resolution in Lab-based X-ray Computed Tomography Abstract
09:50	Phil Cook, ESRF, France X-rays, microscopy, and rock and roll Abstract
10:10 10:30	Pawel Wrobel - AGH University of Science and Technology in Cracow The Full-Field XRF Imaging System For Investigation Of Paintings Abstract

10:30 11:00

Coffee break

Cultural Heritage

Chair: Franco Zanini (Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste)

Room: Oceania ABC

11:00	Loic Bertrand - IPANEMA CNRS MCC UVSQ MNHN Discrimination of organic compounds in ancient and historical materials with in situ synchrotron-based X -Ray Raman scattering Abstract
11:20	Paula Allegro - Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo Monte Carlo simulation and EDXRF analysis of the pigments used in “Natura Morta” (1946) by Mario Mafai Abstract
11:40	Wantana Klysubun - Synchrotron Light Research Institute Synchrotron XRF/XAS Applications on Heritage glasses in Thailand Abstract
12:00	Martin Radtke - Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und –prüfung (BAM) The Bernstorf Gold u2013 A Challenge to the Flexibility of SRXRF Abstract
12:20 12:40	Karen Cloete - iThemba Laboratory for Accelerator Based Sciences, National Research Foundation In-air PIXE, MeV-SIMS, and DAPNe-MS: a multidimensional analytical approach for unlocking chemical information in scalp hair Abstract

Room: Oceania ABC

12:40 13:00

Alessandra Gianoncelli (Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste) Concluding remarks

Confirmed Invited Speakers

The following scientists have already agreed to give invited talks:

Anna Bergamaschi (PSI, Switzerland) - Advances in hybrid pixel detectors for photon science

Christian David (PSI, Switzerland) - Diffractive X-ray Optics for Synchrotrons and Free Electron Lasers

Burkhard Kaulich (Diamond Light Source, UK) - I08-SXM: The Scanning X-ray Microscopy Facility at the Diamond Light Source

Marco di Michiel (ESRF, France) - Time resolved X-ray diffraction computed tomography for studying real systems under operando conditions

Lorella Pascolo (University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy) - Elemental imaging at micro and nanoscale in toxicology research: from occupational diseases to reproductive medicines '

François Polack (Soleil, Paris, France) - X-ray optics, state of the art and current issues

Juliane Reinhardt (DESY, Germany) - (Resonant) Hard X-ray Ptychography for High-Sensitivity Imaging with Chemical Contrast

Gerd Schneider (Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, Germany) - Nanoscale spectroscopy and tomography with the HZB full-field transmission X-ray microscope

Pete Siddons (BNL, USA) - Multi-element Germanium Detectors for Synchrotron Applications

Juergen Thieme (NSLS-II, USA) - X-ray Fluorescence Imaging and Spectroscopy with High Spatial Resolution at NSLS-II

Michael Jones (Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia) - Is the future bright for simultaneous X-ray ptychography and fluorescence microscopy?

Katarina Vogel Mikuš (University of Ljubljana and Joseph Stefan Institute, Slovenia) - Imaging of chemical composition in plant tissues: revealing physiological mechanisms to improve food quality and safety

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