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ForMAX Beam-Time on Your Own Samples

  • ForMAX Course, Infrastructure course, KTH course
Join this course to learn how to set up and perform Your Own Beam-Time at the ForMAX Beamline! Number of places is limited

Course content:

ForMAX Course for PhD Students and Academic/Industrial Researchers/Postdocs with Basic Synchrotron Knowledge

Welcome to a 3-Day Beam-Time Crash Course at the MAX IV National Laboratory, ForMAX beamline, organised by Treesearch. Under the practical supervision of Kim Nygård and Jonas Tejbo, you will be able to perform the Beam-Time measurements on your own samples.

To register, please complete the form below and send a PROPOSAL to anaria@kth.se by April 1st, 2026 at the latest. The number of spots is limited. So the teachers reserve the right to close registration before the deadline if the desired number of applicants with suitable proposals is reached in advance.

This Course is for PhD Students and Academic/Industrial Researchers/Postdocs with Basic Synchrotron Knowledge (e.g. completed FKF3420 and/or WWSC Academy Synchrotron Characterisation courses).

Learning objectives:

  • Plan and perform your own Synchrotron Beam-Time under the practical supervision of Kim Nygård and Jonas Tejbo
  • Sample preparation and experimental set-up planning under the supervision of Tomas Rosén
  • Data analysis guidelines by Emanuel Larsson
  • Practice how to write a successful Synchrotron Beam-Time Proposal
April 28th 2026
April 30th 2026

ECTS:

  • Certificate upon request

LOCATION:

  • Lund

REGISTER BEFORE:

April 1, 2026
  • The course is provided by KTH, LINXS, MAX IV, Treesearch

Course responsible:

Anastasia Riazanova
anaria@kth.se

Schedule:

Proposal Template

Contributors:

MAX IV: Kim Nygård (practical course leader). KTH: Jonas Tejbo (practical course assistant), Tomas Rosén (experimental planning advisor). LINXS: Emanuel Larsson (data analysis expert)

Literature:

https://www.maxiv.lu.se/user-access/user-guide/

Prerequisites:

Participants must have completed any introductory Synchrotron Characterisation course, i.e., must have background knowledge in the field.

Course fee:

Course participation is free of charge. Participants cover their own travel and accommodation costs.
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