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2006-2007
Reported Period: Starting from 23rd ECM, Leuven (2006) up to 24th ECM, Morocco, 2007
Report Date:10/07/07
Reported by: S.I. Zheludeva, SIG 10 secretary
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1. Introduction.
SIG gX-ray diffraction physics and opticsh main activities:
- Organize microsymposia and plenary talks at ECM;
- Organize regular school for young scientists involved in the problems of "X-ray diffraction physics and optics";
- Preparation of databases and computer programs. Access to information about them are to be given via the website;
- Cooperate with the various IUCr Commissions in the organization of corresponding microsymposia at IUCr Congress;
etc,
2. Past Activities.
2.1. Title:
The meeting between official delegation of ESRF and Institute of Crystallography RAS;
Russian Research Center gKurchatov Instituteh (RRCgKIh) (21-23 November, 2006)
Number of Participants:
The participants on the ESRF side:
William George Stirling, Director General;
Francesco Sette, Director of Research;
Andrej Rogalev, Scientist at the ESRF;
Helmut Krech, Director of Administration.
The participants on the IC RAS side:
Svetlana Zheludeva, Vice-Director;
Alexey Voloshin, Head of Foreign relations department.
The participants on the RRC gKIh side:
Mikhail Kovalchuk, Director of the RRC gKIh;
Victor Aksenov, Vice-Director of the RRC gKIh;
Vladimir Kvardakov, Executive Director of Kurchatov Synchrotron Center;
Elkhan Pashaev, Scientific Secretary of Kurchatov Synchrotron Center.
Sponsors/Organizers:
Institute of Crystallography Russian Academy of Science
Short Description:
The guests presented ESRF long term strategy, ESRF's position in a world-wide context and in relation to ongoing projects in Europe and elsewhere. M.Kovalchuk informed about the Russian science policy. As a result, sides signed Memorandum of Understanding as an expression of the Partiesf interest to cooperate in the technical and scientific activities involving SR generation and its applications. They agreed to promote joining Russia to the C O N V E N T I O N for the construction and operation of ESRF.
2.2. Title:
Meeting of the Steering Committee for the gRussian-German Laboratory (RGL) at BESSYh (12 March 2007)
Number of Participants:
Attending members: Prof. V.K. Adamchuk, Prof. Yu.S. Gordeev, Prof. W. Gudat,
Prof. G. Kaindl, Prof. V.V. Kvardakov, Prof. C. Laubschat .
Attending guests: Dr. I. Makarova, Dr. S. Molodtsov, Dr. V. Nosik, Prof. E. Ruhl,
Dr. I. Vartaniants.
Excused: Prof. M.V. Kovalchuk.
Sponsors/Organizers:
RRC gKIh
Short Description:
Dr. S. Molodtsov gave a brief report on the use of the RGL in the second
half of 2006. The RGL was operated during all weeks when beam was provided
by BESSY II, and a total of 18 groups, thereof 16 from Russia, used it
successfully.
The discussion of the 34 submitted proposals took the main part of the session.
Prof. W.Gudat reported briefly on the financial situation of the RGL at BESSY.
The members of the steering committee welcomed the proposal by the chairman to try to bring the BESSY activities and the DESY activities in the field of Russian-German collaboration under a common roof.
2.3. Title:
The Meeting between the representatives of University of Trento (Italy) and Institute of Crystallography RAS.
Number of Participants:
The participants on Italian side:
Prof. Davide Bassi – Rector of Trento University;
Prof. Renso Antolini – Department of Physics Trento University.
The participants on the ICRAS side:
Prof. S.I. Zheludeva - Vice-Director;
Prof. L.A.Feigin – Head of the Laboratory;
Dr. A.E. Voloshin - Head of Foreign relation department;
Dr. I.P.Makarova – Scientific Secretary.
Sponsors/Organizers:
ICRAS, RRC gKIh
Short Description:
Presentations of ICRAS and Trento University. Discussion about singing the agreement of cultural, educational and scientific cooperation between RRChKIh, ICRAS and the University of Trento.
3. Future/Programmed Activities.
3.1.
Title: MS37 gX-ray scattering and diffraction techniques for nanodiagnosticsh at ECM24
Sponsors/Organizers:
SIG 10: Chair - Svetlana Zheludeva; co-Chair – Sylvain Ravy.
Short Description:
See ECM24 MS schedule
3.2.
Title: VI National Conference on Application of X-rays, Synchrotron Radiation, Neutrons and Electrons for Materials Characterization (RSNE2007) will be held in Moscow (Russia), in November 12-17, 2007 at the Shubnikov Institute of Crystallography RAS.
Sponsors/Organizers:
- National Committee of Russian Crystallographer
- Scientific Council of RAS for Condensed Matter Physics
- Shubnikov Institute of Crystallography RAS
- Institute of Solid State Physics RAS
- RRC "Kurchatov Institute"
Short Description:
The Program of the Conference includes the items:
X-ray and neutron and electron analysis; protein crystallography; small-angle scattering; surface sensitive methods; inelastic scattering; dynamical diffraction; difractometry and topography; X-ray and neutron optics; spectroscopic methods; magnetic scattering.
2005-2006
According to the list of SIG activities.
I. SIG promotes activities that may favour the interests and development of research in x-ray diffraction physics and optics.
1. SIG members took an active part in organization and promotion of scientific cooperation between scientists from Russia and Germany in the field of applications of synchrotron radiation within the "Russian-German Laboratory at BESSY" (RGL), which was inaugurated on Nov.20, 2001, at the "Berliner Electronensreicherring fü Synchrotronstrahlung" (see the previous SIG reports).
The meeting took place on February 6, 2006, at the Ioffé Physico-Technical Institute, R.A.S. St. Petersburg, Russia.
Attending members: Prof.V.K.Adamchuk, Prof.Yu.S.Gordeev, Prof.W.Gudat, Prof.G.Kaindl, Prof.M.V.Kovalchuk, Prof.C.Laubschat, Prof.V.V.Kvardakov
Attending guests: Dr.I.Makarova, PDDr.S.Molodtsov
The main items of the agenda were connected with decision for the beam time allocation for the second half of 2006: the solution of the problem connected with the travel costs of Russian scientists to the Russian-German Laboratory, ets.
II. One of important SIG activities is to establish new links between scientists and Scientific centers interested in the development of X-ray diffraction techniques, physics and optics, application of SR for material characterization, ets.
Director of RRC gKurchatov Instituteh and Shubnikov Institute of Crystallography RAS, Corresponding member of RAS, Prof. M. Kovalchuk, first vice-director of RRC gKurchatov Instituteh Prof. V. Aksenov and executive director of the Kurchatov Center for Synchrotron radiation and nanotechnology Dr. V. Kvardakov have visited Hamburg Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory in February 2006 for discussions with director of HASYLAB Prof. J. Schneider the perspectives of collaboration.
They agreed that the impact of synchrotron radiation in nano-scale science is of great interest for the scientific communities in Russia and Germany. It turns out that the synchrotron facilities in the Kurchatov Institute and DESY are complementary in the performance, whereby the 3-rd generation storage ring facility PETRA III currently under construction at DESY and European XFEL facility currently under discussion opens qualitatively new opportunities to study nano-scale materials with atomic resolution in space and time.
They decided that group of Russian young scientists will visit DESY for periods of time at least 3 months to make experimental work in the field of common interest to establish a basis for long term and mutually beneficial collaboration.
They came to decision to arrange «Russia – DESY Workshop on New generation light sources» in Moscow in July 2006 to discuss perspectives of European XFEL project and to attract Russian scientific society to this activity
Draft of the Program of the Russia – DESY Workshop on New generation light sources
July 3-4, 2006
RRC gKurchatovh Institute (Moscow)
Cochairmen: M.V. Kovalchuk (RRC K I), A. Wagner (DESY)
Monday, July 3, 2006
Welcome (S.N. Mazurenko, FASI)
Opening Remarks (M.V. Kovalchuk, RRC KI)
Response (A. Wagner, DESY)
Presentation of RRC KI (M.V. Kovalchuk, RRC KI)
J. Schneider (DESY) Operation Experience and First Results from FLASH (VUV-FEL at DESY)
M. Altarelli (DESY) European XFEL Facility Project. General Project Status.
R. Brinkman (DESY) European XFEL Facility Project. Technical layout.
S.T. Belyaev (RRC KI) Overview on FEL activities in RRC gKurchatov Instituteh
J. Pflüger (DESY) Undulators for European XFEL
A.A. Varfolomeev (RRC KI) On possible design improvements of some X-FEL systems
V.E. Keilin (RRC KI) Model of helical high field strength short period undulator
M. Yurkov (DESY) Perspective Developments of European XFEL
G.D. Shirkov JINR LINAK-800 - Electron Linac for FELs and Technological Applications at JINR.
N.A. Vinokurov (BINP SB RAS) FEL in Budker Institute
G.N. Kulipanov (BINP SB RAS) New ideas for photon sources
Tuesday, July 4, 2006
I. Vartaniants (DESY) Coherent X-ray Scattering Experiments at XFEL
Th. Tschentscher (DESY) Ultrafast time-resolved diffraction experiments at X-ray FELs
A.N. Skrinsky (BINP SB RAS) Science case for FEL
A. Wagner (DESY) ILC with TESLA type accelerators
Formation of groups for discussion of collaborations in different fields of common interest. Summary
Presentation of KCSR (V.V. Kvardakov RRC KI)
III. SIG organizes meetings.
V National Conference on Application of X-Rays, Synchrotron Radiation, Neutrons and Electrons for investigations ofNanomaterialsandNanosystems
was held in Moscow, November 14-18 2005
The conference was held at Shubnikov Institute of Crystallography and included plenary sessions with invited speakers, oral presentations and poster sessions.
To coordinate the efforts of the research communities working in the following areas:
— creation of novel nanomaterials, nanotechnologies and nanosystems;
— development of the material characterization methods using different types of radiations and particles.
— Fabrication, physical properties and application of nanomaterials and nanosystems.
— Using of X-Rays, Synchrotron Radiation, Neutrons, Electrons for characterization of nanomaterials and nanosystems.
Organizers of the Conference:
— Shubnikov Institute of Crystallography,RAS
— Russian Research Center "Kurchatov Institute"
— Institute of Solid State Physics, RAS
— Joint Scientific Council on Physics of Condensed Matter,RAS
— National Committee of Russian Crystallographers
Conference is supported by
Chairmen of the Conference: M.V.Kovalchuk, Yu.A.Ossypian
Chairman of the Organizing Committee: M.V.Kovalchuk
Chairman of the Program Committee: I.S.Lyubutin
Scientific Secretary: L.G.Yanusova
Organizing Committee:
Aksenov V.L. (Joint Institute for Nuclear Research)
Alfimov M.V. (Photochemistry center RAS)
Bykov V.A. (Research-and-Production Group of Enterprises, NT-MDT)
BushuevV.A. (Moscow State University)
ChuprunovE.V.(Nizhnii-NovgorodState University)
Feigin L.A. (Shubnikov Institute of Crystallography,RAS)
Goshchitskii B.N. (Institute of Metal Physics,RAS)
KashkarovP.K. (Moscow State University)
Kvardakov V.V. (Russian Research Center «KurchatovInstitute»)
Kiselev N.A.(Shubnikov Institute of Crystallography,RAS)
KonovV.I.(Russian Foundation for Basic Research)
KulipanovG.N. (Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics, RAS)
MazurenkoS.N. (ROSNAUKA)
MenushenkovA.P. (Moscow Engineering and Physics Institute)
NazarenkoV.A. (Petersbourg Nuclear Physics Institute, RAS)
ParkhomenkoYu.N. (Moscow Institute of Steal and Alloys)
PuchkovA.V. (Institute of Physics and Power Engineering)
PuscharovskiiD.Yu (Moscow State University)
RumyancevA.Yu. (ROSATOM)
SisakyanA.N. (Joint Institute for Nuclear Research)
ShekhtmanV.Sh. (Institute of Solid State Physics,RAS)
Shul'pinaI.L. (Ioffe Physical-Technical Institute,RAS)
Velikhov E.P. (Russian Research Center «KurchatovInstitute»)
Yacishina E.B.(Russian Research Center «KurchatovInstitute»)
Zakharov B.G. (Shubnikov Institute of Crystallography,RAS)
Zayats V.A. (Branch of Physical Science, RAS)
ZheludevaS.I.(Shubnikov Institute of Crystallography,RAS)
In the frame of RSNE NANO-2005
the International Scientific Session
"Synchrotron and Neutron Centers — basis for the development of interdisciplinary nanostudies" was held
INVITED SPEAKERS
Institute of Crystallography RAS, Russia
There were 386 participants. Representatives from 27 cities of Russia and from 22 foreign countries took part in the conference.
2004-2005
Report on the activities of SIG10 "Diffraction physics and optics" starting from in ECM-22 in Budapest (2004) up to XX Congress of IUCr Florence (2005).
According to the list of SIG activities.
I. SIG organizes MS at ECM.
MS "Diffraction techniques in nanodiagnostics" has taken place at ECM-22.
II. SIG promotes activities that may favour the interests and development of research in x-ray diffraction physics and optics.
1. SIG members took an active part in organization and promotion of scientific cooperation between scientists from Russia and Germany in the field of applications of synchrotron radiation within the "Russian-German Laboratory at BESSY" (RGL), which was inaugurated on Nov.20, 2001, at the "Berliner Electronensreicherring fü Synchrotronstrahlung" (see the previous SIG reports).
The meeting of Steering Committee of gRussian-German Laboratory at BESSYh took place
Attending members: Prof. V.K. Adamchuk, Prof. Yu. S. Gordeev, Prof. C. Laubschat, Prof. G. Kaindl, Prof. M.V. Kovalchuk
Attending guests: Dr. V.P. Avtonomov, Dr. W. Braun, Prof. W. Eberhardt, Prof. V. Kanevskiy, Dr. S.L. Molodtsov, Prof. S. Zheludeva
Attending members: Prof. V.K. Adamchuk, Prof. W. Gudat, Prof. Yu. S.
Gordeev, Prof. G. Kaindl, Prof. M.V. Kovalchuk,
Prof. C. Laubschat .
Attending guests: Prof. W. Eberhardt, Prof. M. Steiner, Dr. Ch. Siewert,
Dr. S. Molodtsov, Dr. V. Kvardakov, Prof. S. Zheludeva,
Dr. I. Makarova, Dr. A. Vinogradov, Prof. A.Shikin.
The main items of the agenda were connected with decision for the beam time allocation for the first and second half of 2005 correspondingly; status of financing the travel costs of Russian scientists to the Russian-German Laboratory, ets.
2. One of important SIG activities is to establish new links between scientists and Scientific centers interested in the development of X-ray diffraction techniques, physics and optics, application of SR for material characterization by organization of the visits of foreign scientists to Russian Scientific centers and Institutes.
Institute of Crystallography RAS and Kurchatov Synchrotron Radiation and Nanotechnologies Center invited Ohashi Yuji – Prof. of Department of Chemistry and Material Science Tokyo Institute of Technology to come to Moscow 23-26 May 2005. He visited both scientific centers, had long term discussion concerning x-ray and SR application for structure analysis. At the seminars Prof. Ohashi Y. delivered two talks gThe structure analysis of photo-excited molecules, biradicals, carbenes and nitrines by X-raysh, gTime-resolved structure analysis using a new detector and the structure of the excited moleculesh.
Scientific collaboration that had developed successfully between the Former Soviet Union and Hungary had strong impact due to the visit of Prof. Kalman Alajos – the head of the X-ray Department at Institute of Structural Chemistry, Chemical Research Center Hungarian Academy of Science in Moscow as a quest of the Institute of Crystallography 25-31 May 2005. Prof. Kalman A. had delivered a talk gMorphotropy: a link between the isostructurality, polymorphism and stereoisomerism of organic crystalsh.
III. SIG organizes meetings.
XI National Conference on crystal growth was held in Moscow 14 - 17 December 2004.
The conference was held at Shubnikov Institute of Crystallography and included plenary sessions with invited speakers, oral presentations and poster sessions.
Organizers of the Conference
The Conference was supported by
Chairmen of the Conference
The main aim of the conference was to discuss new trends in material science; fundamental aspects of crystalline material growth with given properties; development of nanotechnologies for nano and nanobiomaterials and structures. More than 400 scientists from the main scientific centres of Russia Federation and Former Soviet Union Republics participated in the conference. There were 286 presentations.
The conference included several sessions:
As about characterization there were 25 presentations (oral and poster) directly connected with application of X-ray diffraction and scattering to investigation of crystalline and nanomaterials.
Prof. S.I.Zheludeva
2003-2004
Report on the activities of SIG "Diffraction physics and optics" starting from ECM-21 in Durban (2003) up to ECM-22 in Budapest (2004).
According to the list of SIG activities.
the RGL in the results of longterm scientific collaboration between Germany and Russian, particularly Berliner Electronensreicherring - Gesellschaft fü Synchrotronstrahlung m.b.h (BESSY), Freien Universität Berlin, Technichen Universität Dresden St. Petersburg State University and Moscow Shubnikov Institute of Crystallography RAS.
Steering Committee "of Russian - German Laboratory at BESSY"
Prof. V.K. Adamchuk (Russia)
Prof. W. Gudat (Germany)
Prof. Yu. S. Gordeev (Russia)
Prof. G. Kaindl (Germany)
Prof. M.V. Kovalchuk (Russia)
Prof. C. Laubschat PD (Germany)
Dr. S. Molodtsov (Germany)
carries on its meeting twice a year.
On March 12, 2004 the meeting took place in Russia at the Shubnikov Institute of Crystallography RAS, Moscow.
One the main items of the agenda was connected with discussion of submitted projects and proposal for beamtime allocation in the second half of 2004.
REPORT OF
Fourth National Conference on the Application of X-ray and Synchrotron Radiation, Neutrons, and Electrons for Material Characterization (RSNE-2003)
Moscow, Russia 17-22 November 2003
The Conference was held on November, 17 - 22, 2003 at the Shubnikov Institute of Crystallography and included the International Session with invited lectures delivered by distinguished scientists in English and conventional plenary convention sessions, oral presentations, and poster sessions in Russian.
The Conference was dedicated to the Sixtieth Anniversary of the Shubnikov Institute of Crystallography (1993-2003). The opening ceremony that took place on November 17 2003 was presided by Prof. M.V.Kovalchuk, Director of the Institute of Crystallography. He greeted the guests and participants and referred to the importance of the application of radiation, in particular, synchrotron radiation, to the study of materials. Then the Conference was also addressed by the representatives of various Russian and foreign organizations and institutions, who also congratulated the Institute with the jubilee. The official greetings were received from the President of the Russian Federation V.V.Putin and the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Organizers of the Conference
The Conference was supported by
Chairmen of the Conference
Organising Committee
The RSNE-2003 Conference gathered scientists that use radiation for studying the structural and other properties of condensed matter and was focused on the application of X-ray and synchrotron radiation, neutrons, and electrons to the studies of inorganic and organic nanomaterials and nanostructures.
The Conference Program covered the following topics:
The Conference Program had six sections
Section 1. Atomic and Molecular Structure of Bioorganic and Inorganic Materials
Section 2. Structure of Surfaces, Thin films, Multiluyers, and Nanosystems
Section 3. Theory of Diffraction and Scattering, Numerical Methods and Computer Simulation
Section 4. Inelastic Scattering and Spectroscopy
Section 5. X-ray and Neutron Optics
Section 6. Crystallographic Hard- and Software
The following invited lectures were delivered
Two exhibitions were organized within the Conference---"Sixtieth Anniversary of the Shubnikov Institute of Crystallography " and "RSNE-2003".
Special Posters demonstrated IUCr publications, journals, and booklets.
The Conference Abstracts were published as "The Book of Abstracts of the Fourth National Conference on the Application of X-ray and Synchrotron Radiation, Neutrons, and Electrons for Material Characterization (RSNE-2003)", Institute of Crystallography, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, November 17-22, 2003, pp.553
Selected papers will also be published in English as a Supplement to "Crystallography Reports", MAIK "Nauka/Interperiodika", Moscow and in Russian in the journal Poverkhnost ("Surface Investigation. X-ray, Synchrotron, and Neutron Techniques").
Statistics of the RSNE-2003 Conference
Russian participants represented 98 scientific organizations, including 31 institutions from Moscow.
Participants from various cities of seven Federal Districts of Russia:
http://www.fccland.ru/english/map-fed.htm
The RSNE-2003 Conference had a broad and diverse program, which included both traditional methods of studying matter such as electron, neutron, and X-ray diffraction analysis and also the recently devised methods based on new physical concepts and ideas, whose practical implementation became possible only with the advent of specialized synchrotron radiation sources, the latest systems for recording radiations, new elements of X-ray equipment, and modern methods of computer simulation. As to the objects of research, the attention was focused on inorganic and organic nanomaterials and systems and the adaptation and further development of the well-known methods of adequate characterization of materials. In fact, these studies contributed to the creation of a new field of research - diagnostics of nanomaterials and nanostructures (the so-called nanodiagnostics).
Numerous papers submitted to the RSNE-2003 reflected many aspects of modern crystallography and physics of condensed matter and their role in the progress of modern technologies and materials science. The focus was made on synthesis and structural studies of inorganic, organic, polymer, and biological objects and systems of the nanometer range. Particular attention was given to experiments with the use of the Kurchatov synchrotron radiation source. Some of the results obtained were also reported at the RSNE-2003.
The papers submitted to the RSNE-2003 allow one to state that a large number of institutions, research centers, and industrial enterprises continue successfully functioning in Russia and other independent states of the ex-Soviet Union. Performing joint studies, these centers form a powerful scientific--technological complex providing the synthesis and investigation of new materials for modern industry. No doubt, most of the presentations of the RSNE-2003 met the latest scientific standards, created, to a large extent, due to the efforts of Russian scientists. Analysis of the proceedings of the four previous conferences (RSNE-1997, RSNE-1999, RSNE-2001, and RSNE-2003) showed the broadened spectrum of interests and a considerably increased number of young participants. For two years passed since the previous Conference, a considerable progress has been achieved in the development of new methods and technologies for synthesis of materials with the preset properties, further elaboration of methods of their structural studies, especially, of those based on the use of synchrotron radiation. The study of the effect of external fields and radiations of various origins on the physical properties and technological characteristics of materials opened new vistas for their practical applications. Today, materials science also considers new objects and develops a new technological characteristic of materials opened new vistas for their practical applications research field - biological and bioorganic materials science. Considerable progress has also been achieved in the use of organic molecules and biological structures in various nanodimensional systems. The application of X-ray, neutrons, and electron diffraction analysis to molecular biology gives rise to numerous interesting ideas and concepts in biological engineering and technology.
The systematic RSNE Conferences held with the participation of outstanding foreign scientists would promote further integration of the Russian research into the international science.
2002-2003
According to the list of SIG activities:
1. SIG is to carry on cooperation with IUCr commissions and organizes schools for young scientists.
International Union of Crystallography jointly with Russian National Committee for Crystallography (SIG "Diffraction physics and optics of ECA) and Shubnikov Institute of Crystallography RAS has organized Euro-Summer School "Electron crystallography on solid state inorganic materials and nanostructures".
Our SIG dealing mainly with x-ray diffraction is deeply interested in collaboration with scientists who specialize in other diffraction techniques (electron, neutron diffraction) as we have very much in common in theoretical approaches and experimental methods. It is well know, that electron and x-ray diffraction are complementary techniques adding each other in the part of the derivable structural - physical information and allowing fully characterize the crystal structure and its relation with physical properties.
2. SIG organizes MS and plenary talks at ECM.
SIG organizes MS "High resolution x-ray diffraction at new European SR sources" at Durban ECM-21.
Special meeting for discussion about SIG activity and preparation for ECM-21 was organized in Moscow on the base of Institute of Crystallography.
Participants:
Prof. B.Capelle - SIG co chair (France)
Prof. Yves Epelboin - one of SIG founding members (France)
Prof. M.Kovalchuk - SIG co chair (Russia)
Prof. S.Zheludeva - SIG secretary (Russia)
Attached you will find report file:
Euro-Summer School MS "High resolution x-ray diffraction at new European SR sources" at ECM-21.
2001-2002
from S.Zheludeva
16 June 2002.
Report on the activities
of the Diffraction Physics and Optics SIG (DPOSIG)
The present report covers SIG's activity
starting from ECM 20 in Krakow 2001up to IUCr XIX in
Geneva 2002. SIG has organized "Diffraction physics"
MS in Krakow which covered the problems of x-ray imaging,
coherence of x-ray beams, refraction and absorption in x-ray
dynamical diffraction, ets.
One of the main objectives of the SIG is the promotion
and organization of specialized meetings connected with
diffraction physics and optics or with other subjects,
which involve the application of diffraction physics. The
following events have been organized
1. MS "Diffraction physics" at ECM-20.
2. Seminar "Russian-German laboratory at BESSY-II
(Berlin)", Moscow, Institute of Crystallography RAS,
March, 12, 2002.
Last years the Russian-German co-operation in
the field of application of Synchrotron radiation was
strongly stimulated by the two-sides efforts aiming at
the implementation of the Russian-German Laboratory at
BESSY. The proposal to build up the Laboratory came up in
1994 as the result of a long-standing co-operation
between scientists from the physics departments of the
Freie Universität Berlin and the St.-Petersburg State
University. A scientific case of the installation was
worked out in collaboration with specialists of BESSY,
the Technische Universität Dresden, and the Shubnikov
Institute of Crystallography on the basis of research
projects for tentative experiments collected from more
than 40 Russian scientific groups and institutions.
Further discussion and evaluation of the proposal during
the Russian-German Workshops (1995 in Berlin and 1997 in
St.-Petersburg) resulted in a conclusion that the
experimental equipment should include a high resolution
beamline operating in the soft photon-energy range
dedicated to photoemission and photoabsorption studies of
solids and gases and a high resolution hard x-ray
diffraction/scattering beamline dedicated to structural
studies of solids. It was decided, however, that, first,
the soft x-ray beamline should be implemented. Later on,
depending on achievements of the ongoing co-operation,
possibilities of setting up of the hard x-ray beamline
have to be considered. The start of the project was made
possible by a substantial donation from the "Stiftung
Deutsche Klassenlotterie Berlin" to the Freie
Universität Berlin as well as detailed design studies,
which were financially supported by the Bundesministerium
für Bildung und Forschung. Shortly after, the Ministry
of Science and Technology of the Russian Federation
agreed also to finance some essential parts of the
beamline. In October 2001 the implementation of the soft
x-ray Russian-German beamline was successfully
accomplished. The following commissioning reveals the
stable superior performance of the beamline providing
excellent conditions to perform photoemission and
photoabsorption experiments with solids and gases both in
the fields of fundamental and material sciences.
Currently the Russian-German beamline is ready for the
scheduled user operation that begins in April 2002.
3.
Russian-Italian workshop, Moscow, Institute of
Crystallography RAS RAS, December 6 - 8, 2001.
Italian and Russian contribution to the research
studies in bioelectronics and molecular engineering have
included in the recent past a large number of
applications and fundamental investigations. This
tradition can stimulate today further cooperative
progress in the new frontiers of proteomics,
nanobiotechnology and synchrotron radiation at the
crossing of life and physical sciences for a new
industrial revolution.With this aim the Italian Ministry
of Foreign Affairs, through the Scientific Attache Office
of the Italian Embassy in Moscow and with the fundamental
contribution of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the
Ministry of Industry Science and Technologies of Russian
Federation, promoted this specific Workshop where
scientists of the two countries can meet together and
establish the lines and the joint scientific projects of
future cooperation.
4.
International Seminar on Protein Crystallization.Moscow,
Institute of Crystallography RAS RAS, December 6 - 8,
2001
M.Kovalchuk, S.Zheludeva
