Module I: Fundamentals of X-ray crystallography<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/li><\/ul>History of Crystallography, X-ray diffraction compared with other structural techniques, crystalline state, crystal lattice, Miller indices, crystal symmetry (point group symmetry, translational symmetry, space groups determination, \u2026). <\/span><\/span><\/p>- Module II: Crystal diffraction theory and experiment<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul>
Introduction to X-rays & X ray sources, Diffraction of X-rays by crystals, Instrumentation, Crystal growth, selection & mounting, Fourier maps, Introduction to structure solution methods, crystal diffraction data processing, twinning, Polymorphism.<\/span><\/span><\/p>- Module III: Hands-on experience with the use of equipment<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul>
Crystal selection & mounting, Recording the diffraction patterns, Determining the unit cell geometry and symmetry, measurement of intensities, data reduction.<\/span><\/span><\/p>- Module IV: Crystal structure solution & refinement<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul>
Crystal structure solution, refinement, absolute structure determination, interpretation of results & validation, tutorials on Cambridge Structural Database.<\/span><\/span><\/p>- Module V: Crystallography in specific Areas<\/span> <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul>
Introduction to bio-crystallography, crystallography in the development of magnetic thin films materials for computing applications, Introduction to high pressure single crystal X-ray diffraction, Sublimation of multi-component crystals.<\/span><\/span><\/p>NB: The x-ray crystallography courses require some mathematical background. Therefore, it is highly recommended that learners revise some mathematical notions (vector products, matrix operations, tensors, Fourier Transform) prior to the training session.<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span> <\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t