CLSF2026

Europe/Paris
Description

The 10th edition of the ‘Crystallography and Large Scale Facilities’ school will take place at the SOLEIL synchrotron site in Saint-Aubin from 2 to 6 November 2026.

The main objectives of this thematic school are to enable participants to reconnect with the fundamentals of crystallography: acquiring the theoretical foundations of crystallography and its methods, and using software for the determination and refinement of crystal structures. All disciplinary fields utilising crystallography are covered. It provides a state-of-the-art overview of the possibilities offered by various experimental methods and, in particular, at large scale facilities (i.e. synchrotron, neutron and XFEL sources).

At Master’s level, it is aimed at PhD students, postdoctoral researchers, engineers, lecturer-researchers and researchers, as well as current or potential users of major research facilities.

This five-day course comprises lectures, tutorials and practical sessions. It enables participants to quickly engage with applications and to link the training directly to their research work. The course also fosters close interaction with lecturers from major French laboratories specialising in crystallography and experts in their fields, and facilitates exchanges with participants from various disciplines.

The course, accommodation and meals will be provided at the SOLEIL synchrotron site. The language of instruction is English and places are limited to 27.

 

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    • 10:00 10:45
      Registration 45m
    • 10:45 11:00
      Welcome
    • 11:00 12:30
      Geometric crystallography, point groups, space groups: part I
      Convener: CABARET, D. (Institut de Minéralogie, de Physique des Matériaux et de Cosmochimie)
    • 12:30 13:30
      Lunch 1h
    • 13:30 15:30
      Geometric crystallography, point groups, space groups: part II
      Convener: CABARET, D. (Institut de Minéralogie, de Physique des Matériaux et de Cosmochimie)
    • 15:30 16:00
      Coffee break 30m
    • 16:00 17:00
      Geometric crystallography, point groups, space groups: part III
      Convener: CABARET, D. (Institut de Minéralogie, de Physique des Matériaux et de Cosmochimie)
    • 17:00 19:00
      SOLEIL Visit: part I
    • 19:00 21:30
      Poster Session & Buffet dinner
    • 09:00 10:30
      Thomson diffusion, kinematical scattering: part I
      Convener: RAVY, S. (Laboratoire de Physique de Solides, Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS)
    • 10:30 11:00
      Coffee break 30m
    • 11:00 12:30
      Thomson diffusion, kinematical scattering: part II
      Convener: RAVY, S. (Laboratoire de Physique de Solides, Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS)
    • 12:30 13:30
      Lunch 1h
    • 13:30 14:15
      Sources: Synchrotron Radiation, X-ray Free Electron Laser
    • 14:15 15:00
      Examples of applications, Instrumentation
    • 15:00 15:30
      Coffee break 30m
    • 15:30 17:00
      Point groups, Space groups: GROUP A
      Convener: PILLET, S. (crm2/Université de Lorraine)
    • 15:30 17:00
      Structure Factors, Lattice modes, Extinctions: GROUP B
    • 17:15 18:45
      Point groups, Space groups: GROUP B
      Convener: PILLET, S. (crm2/Université de Lorraine)
    • 17:15 18:45
      Structure Factors, Lattice modes, Extinctions: GROUP A
    • 19:00 20:30
      Dinner 1h 30m
    • 09:00 10:30
      Single crystal diffraction data analysis
      Convener: PILLET, S. (crm2/Université de Lorraine)
    • 10:30 11:00
      Coffee break 30m
    • 11:00 12:30
      Powder diffraction data analysis
      Convener: CHEVREAU, H. (SOLEIL)
    • 12:30 13:30
      Lunch 1h
    • 13:30 17:30
      Pratical: GROUP A - ab inito structure determination from single crystals, structural model refinement
      Convener: CHAMOREAU, L. (IPCM Sorbonne Universite)
    • 13:30 17:30
      Pratical: GROUP B - ab inito structure determination from powder samples, structural model refinement
    • 17:45 19:15
      Public conference
    • 19:15 20:30
      Dinner 1h 15m
    • 09:00 10:30
      Neutron scattering, magnetic diffraction
      Conveners: DAMAY, F. (CEA), PETIT, S. (CEA)
    • 10:30 11:00
      Coffee break 30m
    • 11:00 12:30
      Pair Distribution function analysis
      Convener: Dr BENDEIF, E. (Cristal Beamline -Synchrotron SOLEIL)
    • 12:30 13:30
      Lunch 1h
    • 13:30 17:30
      Pratical: GROUP A - ab inito structure determination from single crystals, structural model refinement
      Convener: CHAMOREAU, L. (IPCM Sorbonne Universite)
    • 13:30 17:30
      Pratical: GROUP B - ab inito structure determination from powder samples, structural model refinement
    • 17:45 19:45
      SOLEIL Visit: part II
    • 19:45 20:45
      Dinner 1h
    • 09:00 10:00
      Pump-probe diffraction
      Convener: LAULHE, C.
    • 10:00 11:00
      Small angle scattering
      Convener: BIZIEN, T. (Synchrotron SOLEIL)
    • 11:00 11:30
      Coffee break 30m
    • 11:30 12:30
      Surfaces and interfaces
      Convener: COATI, A. (SOLEIL)
    • 12:30 13:30
      Lunch 1h
    • 13:30 15:00
      Coherent diffraction
      Convener: JACQUES, V. (Laboratoire de Physique des Solides)
    • 15:00 15:30
      Large Facilities Access
      Convener: FERTEY, P. (SOLEIL)
    • 15:30 16:30
      Conclusions