Scope of the event

EXSA's main objective to promote innovation and cooperation of X-ray spectroscopists and analysts within Europe will be pursued by this event, which takes place in Berlin in October this year.

There will be a two and a half day school on quantification in X-ray spectrometry followed by a two-day workshop on this topic and the meeting of the FP initiative.

Providing high-quality training to younger scientists in quantification in X-ray spectrometry and giving a forum at the workshop to interact within the community will allow for discussion between, academic and industrial scientists.

Recognized experts will give lectures and Hands-on trainings in the following topics:

  • Fundamentals of X-ray – matter interaction
  • Quantification in Bulk analysis, Sherman/Fujino
  • Quantification of Stratified materials
  • Spectra evaluation
  • Monte Carlo Methods
  • Modeling X-ray tubes and solid state detectors

The autumn school targets students in their latest stage of master studies, PhD students and PostDocs with understanding of X-Ray Spectrometry.

The Workshop targets scientists from academia and industry facing challenges in quantification in X-ray spectrometry. Beside the presentation of experts the workshop will give a platform for discussions between the participants.

  • In-situ metrology (for bio and energy materials)
  • High-resolution (local) μ-XRF
  • High-resolution (angular) GI/E-XRF
  • Quantification with Monte Carlo methods
  • Quantification with fundamental parameter approach
  • Fundamental parameters

Autumn school

This school starting Monday morning is aimed to help the attendants to develop their skills with XRF quantification, to give them tools to understand the calibration procedures, discuss limits of detection and quantification, and provide practical knowledge on the different approaches, methods, and algorithms developed towards quantification for a given system. Experts in the field will give lectures on the fundamentals of X-ray Fluorescence Analysis, will introduce the problems of quantitative XRF determination and will provide deep insights into the quantification methods and tools. Practical sessions on the available approaches and software will follow these theoretical aspects.

The course is designed specifically for Ph.D. students and Postdocs with an understanding of XRF. Attendants are expected to bring their own PC to allow for practical tutorials. An expert talk and a poster session (Wednesday morning) in the following workshop will be organized within the scope of this quantification school to foster the interactions between the participants. It will, therefore, provide an interdisciplinary forum for young scientists working in the field of X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry to discuss and exchange problems and ideas on the challenges and progress of XRF quantification analysis.

The posters should be prepared in A0 portrait format. Please refer to this template to see the maximum possible size.

The autumn school is free of charge but the attendees are expected to finance their own travel and accommodation expenses.

relevant dates

  • June 30, 2017: application deadline
  • July 31, 2017: information to the accepted attendees
  • August 15, 2017: submission deadline for poster abstract
  • October 9(morning)-11(lunchtime), 2017: Autumn School in Berlin

Download the flyer here.

Lecturers

Recognized experts could be won to give lectures at the Autumn School:


Workshop on Quantification in X-ray Spectrometry

This workshop gives a forum to interact with the community and will allow for discussion between academic and industrial scientists.

Sessions including the following topics will be organized:

  • In-situ metrology (for bio and energy materials)
  • High-resolution (local) μ-XRF
  • High-resolution (angular) GI/E-XRF
  • Quantification with Monte Carlo methods
  • Quantification with fundamental parameter approach
  • Fundamental parameters

Besides the scientific presentations two panel / round table discussions regarding

  • When will we have better Fundamental Parameters? What is their benefit?
  • Quantitative X- ray microscopy can we get more than images?

are organized. Michael Mantler and Birgit Kanngießer could be convinced to chair these discussions.

  • Michael Kolbe
  • Wolfgang Malzer
  • János Osán
  • Diane Eichert
  • Cornelia Streeck
  • Michael Haschke
  • Burkhard Beckhoff
  • Birgit Kanngießer
  • Marie-Christine Lépy
  • Michael Mantler
  • Giancarlo Pepponi
  • José Paulo Santos
  • August 15, 2017: submission of abstracts ends
  • September 10, 2017: decision on contributions
  • September 15, 2017: registration deadline
  • October 11/12, 2017: workshop at PTB in Berlin

The registration fee for the workshop is 120 € (80 € for EXSA members).

  • In-situ metrology (for bio and energy materials)
  • High-resolution (local) μ-XRF
  • High-resolution (angular) GI/E-XRF
  • Quantification with Monte Carlo methods
  • Quantification with fundamental parameter approach
  • Fundamental parameters


Download the Call for Abstracts here.

The registration fee for the workshop is 120 € (80 € for EXSA members).

Download the flyer here.

Scientific contributions accepted for poster presentation should be prepared in A0 portrait format. Please refer to this template to see the dimensions.

Keynote lecture

Quantitative FP-XRF beyond Sherman's equation

Invited speakers

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EXSA Abstract Template

Instructions for abstracts

Go to www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=quant2017 for the abstract submission.
If you do not have already an account, choose "sign up for an account" and follow the procedure to obtain an account, using the email you will have received as confirmation of the creation of the account. Define a user ID and a password to access to the system of submission of abstracts.
Once you are logged in to the site, to submit an abstract choose "New Submission".
Complete the information related to every author of the paper, specifying at least one Corresponding Author.
Enter the Title and the Abstract in plain text in the reported form. This is only to help the system and the database, but the ABSTRACT MUST BE SUBMITTED AS PDF format according to this EXSA_Quant2017_abstract_template. Please notice that abstract length is limited to one A4 page.
Enter at least 3 keywords, one per line.
Select topics relevant to the abstract submission (one or more from the reported list).
Submit your abstract by clicking the "Submit" button.

Once you have submitted one or more papers, you can access to your submission(s) through either the "overview" or "my submissions" menu. You can edit or add corrections or upload a new version of your abstract(s) until the abstract deadline.

Abstract submission


Meeting of the Fundamental Parameter Initiative

The last session of the workshop on Thursday afternoon will be organized together with the FP Initiative.

On Friday morning the meeting of the FP Initiative will continue with scientific presentations and meetings of the Expert Groups.

FP Initiative Register

Event schedule

The tripartite event with an Autumn School, a Workshop and the FP meeting takes place in the week starting October 9, 2017. We will start with the Autumn school on Monday (Oct 9) morning and close the school after a joint poster session Wednesday (Oct 11) at lunchtime. The workshop on Quantitative methods in X-ray spectrometry will begin with the joint poster session on Wednesday morning. The scientific talks and round table discussions will be Wednesday afternoon and Thursday. On Friday there will be the meeting of the International Fundamental Parameter Initiative.

The Autumn School will take place at the Technical University and BESSY II in Berlin allowing for visits both to table-top instrumentation, like it is used in the Berlin Laboratory for innovative X-ray Technologies, as well as to synchrotron radiation based instrumentation used in PTB's laboratory at BESSY II.

The workshop and the wrap-up as well as poster session of the Autumn School on Wednesday will take place in the Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Building of the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) in Berlin allowing for a good interaction between the participants.

All schedule (PDF)

Technical University, Berlin-Charlottenburg
Technical University, Berlin-Charlottenburg
Technical University, Berlin-Charlottenburg
Technical University, Berlin-Charlottenburg
Technical University, Berlin-Charlottenburg
Technical University, Berlin-Charlottenburg
Technical University, Berlin-Charlottenburg
PTB, Berlin-Charlottenburg
Autumn school wrap-up session with feedback from attendees and lecturers
PTB, Berlin-Charlottenburg
PTB, Berlin-Charlottenburg
keynote lecture by Peter Brouwer
PTB, Berlin-Charlottenburg
invited talk by Ioanna Mantouvalou
contributed talks
PTB, Berlin-Charlottenburg
invited talk by Björn De Samber
contributed talks
PTB, Berlin-Charlottenburg
moderated by Birgit Kanngießer
PTB, Berlin-Charlottenburg
on the gallery
PTB, Berlin-Charlottenburg
PTB, Berlin-Charlottenburg
invited talk by Yves Kayser
contributed talks
PTB, Berlin-Charlottenburg
contributed talks
PTB, Berlin-Charlottenburg
invited talk by Mauro Guerra
contributed talks
PTB, Berlin-Charlottenburg
contributed talks
PTB, Berlin-Charlottenburg
moderated by Michael Mantler
PTB, Berlin-Charlottenburg
on the gallery
PTB, Berlin-Charlottenburg

Please find the constantly updated and detailed schedule here.
Registration deadline: September 15, 2017

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Technical University

Hardenbergstr. 36, 10623 Berlin
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PTB at BESSY II (HZB)

Albert-Einstein-Str. 15, 12489 Berlin
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PTB Hermann-von-Helmholtz Building

Abbestr. 2-12, 10587 Berlin
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