Synchrotron Radiation Methods
Course, Master's level, 1FA657
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Autumn 2025
Autumn 2025,
Uppsala, 33%, On-campus, English
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 33%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 3 November 2025–18 January 2026
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
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120 credits and Quantum Materials I. Electromagnetic Field Theory is recommended. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.
- Selection
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Higher education credits in science and engineering (maximum 240 credits)
- Fees
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If you are not a citizen of a European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) country, or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees.
- First tuition fee instalment: SEK 12,083
- Total tuition fee: SEK 12,083
- Application deadline
- 15 April 2025
- Application code
- UU-13000
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 20 October 2025–2 November 2025
- Information on registration from the department
Autumn 2025
Autumn 2025,
Uppsala, 33%, On-campus, English
For exchange students
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 33%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 3 November 2025–18 January 2026
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
-
120 credits and Quantum Materials I. Electromagnetic Field Theory is recommended. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 20 October 2025–2 November 2025
- Information on registration from the department
About the course
The course prepares you for use of modern synchrotron radiation sources and free-electron lasers. It comprises the theoretical basis for electromagnetic radiation from relativistic electrons, radiation from bend magnets and insertion devices, and the properties of the radiation in terms of energy distribution, brilliance, polarization, time structure and coherence. Applications in physics, chemistry, biology, materials science and nanoscience will be covered, especially concerning methods for studying electronic and magnetic structure; X-ray absorption, magnetic X-ray dichroism, electron spectroscopy and inelastic X-ray scattering, structural methods; crystallography SAXS/WAXS (small-angle and wide-angle X-ray scattering), and imaging methods; X-ray microscopy and X-ray tomography.
An overview of the latest development in synchrotron-radiation techniques will be given, e.g. concerning extremely intense ultrashort X-ray pulses, and new coincidence techniques.
Contact
- Study counselling
- studievagledare@physics.uu.se
- +46 18 471 35 21