NOMATEN HYBRID-SEMINAR April 29: XFEL applications in Material Sciences

Date

NOMATEN HYBRID-SEMINAR

online: https://meet.goto.com/NCBJmeetings/nomaten-seminar
In-person: NOMATEN seminar room (102)

Tuesday, APRIL 29th  2025 1 PM (CET)

XFEL applications in Material Sciences

Prof. Ryszard Sobierajski
Institute of Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland

 

Abstract:

X-ray Free Electron Lasers (XFELs) are among the world's largest ongoing scientific endeavors. They provide intense, ultrashort pulses of coherent X-ray radiation, creating groundbreaking research opportunities [1]. XFEL experiments significantly advance our understanding across various fields, including medicine, pharmacology, chemistry, materials science, nanotechnology, energy, and electronics.

In this talk, I will present the new research opportunities offered by XFELs in the structural characterization of condensed matter. The presentation will begin with a brief introduction to the unique properties of XFEL radiation. This will be followed by selected examples of XFEL applications, including both literature studies and my own work in the field of ultrashort structural transformations in metals [2].

The lecture will conclude with a presentation of a project financed by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, aimed at strengthening the Polish scientific community by utilizing the research opportunities offered by EuXFEL [3].

Literature
[1] https://biuletyn.synchrotron.org.pl/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Biuletyn_all_12_2023.pdf
[2] J. Antonowicz et al., Acta Materialia 276 (2024) 120043 
[3] www.ifpan.edu.pl/cd-xfel

 

CENTRUM DOSKONAŁOŚCI XFEL

 

Bio:

Dr. hab. Ryszard Sobierajski is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences. He earned his PhD in physics from the Warsaw University of Technology, where he also completed his MSc studies. He received his habilitation for work on structural modifications in solids induced by free electron laser (FEL) pulses.

He has been actively involved in over 35 international research projects, focusing on structural changes in solids, radiation hardness of optical materials, and x-ray-based characterization of nanostructures. His collaborations span major global FEL and synchrotron facilities including Eu-XFEL, FLASH, LCLS, SACLA, and DESY. In addition to his scientific contributions, he has played a leading role in organizing and representing the Polish XFEL research community, serving as leader of the XFEL-Poland consortium and coordinator of the national XFEL-Hub. He is a member of several prominent scientific councils and organizations, and has collaborated with industry leaders like ASML and Carl Zeiss on radiation hardness studies for optical systems.

  

 

 

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This project has received funding from the European Union Horizon 2020 research and innovation
programme under grant agreement No 857470 and from European Regional Development Fund
via Foundation for Polish Science International Research Agenda PLUS programme grant
No MAB PLUS/2018/8.
Poland
The project is co-financed from the state budget within the framework of the undertaking of the Minister of Science and Higher Education "Support for the activities of Centers of Excellence established under Horizon 2020".

Grant: 5 143 237,70 EUR
Total value: 29 971 365,00 EUR
Date of signing the funding agreement: December 2023

The purpose of the undertaking is to support entities of the higher education and science system that have received funding from the European Union budget in the competition H2020-WIDESPREAD-2018-2020/WIDESPREAD-01-2018-2019: Teaming Phase 2. in the preparation, implementation and updating of activities, maintenance of material resources necessary for carrying out activities, acquisition and modernization of scientific and research apparatus, maintenance and development of personnel potential necessary for the implementation of activities, and dissemination of the results of scientific activities.