Beamline schedule (06/16/09 - 06/22/09)

Beamline schedule (06/16/09 - 06/22/09)
Beamline 11-2 # 1-650-926-8650
(Please note the new location and phone number of this beam run!)

06/16 (Tuesday)
am Bud / Justin / Scott (setup)

06/17 (Wednesday)
9:30 am - 6:00 pm Bud
5:30 pm - 1:00 am Mike / Carley
0:30 am - 9:00 am Justin

06/18 (Thursday)
9:30 am - 6:00 pm Bud / Carley
5:30 pm - 1:00 am Scott / Ben
0:30 am - 9:00 am Justin

06/19 (Friday)
9:30 am - 6:00 pm Bud
5:30 pm - 1:00 am Scott / Ben
0:30 am - 9:00 am Mike

06/20 (Saturday)
9:30 am - 6:00 pm Bud
5:30 pm - 1:00 am Justin
0:30 am - 9:00 am Scott

06/21 (Sunday)
9:30 am - 6:00 pm Bud
5:30 pm - 1:00 am Mike
0:30 am - 9:00 am Scott

06/22 (Monday)
6:30 am (Breakdown) Scott & Justin

Beamline 10-2 Schedule (Apr 2 - 10, 2009)

Beamline schedule (04/02/09 - 04/10/09)
Beamline 10-2 # 1-650-926-5102

04/02 (Thursday)
10:00 am - 6:00 pm Bud / Justin / Ben (setup)
5:30 pm - 1:00 am Justin
00:30 am - 9:00 am Scott

04/03 (Friday)
9:30 am - 6:00 pm Bud / Ben / Carley ?
5:30 pm - 1:00 am Mike
0:30 am - 9:00 am Scott

04/04 (Saturday)
9:30 am - 6:00 pm Bud / Justin / Carley ?
5:30 pm - 1:00 am Mike
0:30 am - 9:00 am Scott

04/05 (Sunday)
9:30 am - 6:00 pm Bud
5:30 pm - 1:00 am Scott
0:30 am - 9:00 am Justin

04/06 (Monday)
up to 9:00 am Justin (Machine Physics)

04/07 (Tuesday)
Machine Physics

04/08 (Wednesday)
10:00 am - 6:00 pm Bud (setup)
5:30 pm - 1:00 am Mike
0:30 am - 9:00 am Justin

04/09 (Thursday)
9:30 am - 6:00 pm Bud
5:30 pm - 1:00 am Mike
0:30 am - 9:00 am Justin

04/10 (Friday)
6:30 am (Breakdown) Justin & Scott

Notes on the LaCoO3 film samples.

LaCoO3 film samples were grown on STO or Nb:STO.

1) Need to take fluorescence EXAFS data using polarized X-ray.
X-ray's polarization is on horizontal axis.
Glancing angle for c-axis; almost right angle for a-axis(here a .eq. b).

2) On taking Co K-edge data, we have to take care of the fluorescence of Ti(~ 4 keV).
Need to adjust number of thin Al foils to reduce Ti effect.

Beamline 10-2 Schedule (Nov 21 - Nov 25, 2008)

Beamline schedule (11/21/08 - 11/25/08)
Beamline 10-2 # 1-650-926-5102

11/21 (Friday)
9:30 am - 6:00 pm Bud / Chris (setup)
5:30 pm - 1:00 am Scott
12:30 am - 9:00 am Justin

11/22 (Saturday)
9:30 am - 6:00 pm Bud / Mike
5:30 pm - 1:00 am Scott
12:30 am - 9:00 am Justin

11/23 (Sunday)
9:30 am - 6:00 pm Bud / Carley
5:30 pm - 1:00 am Scott
12:30 am - 9:00 am Justin

11/24 (Monday)
9:30 am - 6:00 pm Bud
5:30 pm - 1:00 am Mike
12:30 am - 9:00 am Justin

11/25 (Tuesday)
7:30 am (Breakdown) Justin & Scott

Superconductivity Samples' Experiment Information

CeFe4As12
Ce L3 - 10 @ 5724 eV
Fe K - 15 @ 7112 eV

Pr(Os0.9Ru0.1)4Sb12
Pr L3 - 11 @ 5964 eV
(Japan)

Pr(Os0.9Ru0.1)4Sb12
Pr L3 - 11 @ 5964 eV
(UC San Diego)

ZnS:Cu,Cl sample list

GGS22 BLUE/GREEN STANDARD
GGL21 BLUE/GREEN LONG LIFE
GGS42 GREEN STANDARD
GGL11 ORANGE LONG LIFE

Beamline 10-2 Schedule (Apr 9 - Apr 16, 2008)

Beamline schedule (04/09/08 - 04/16/08)
Beamline 10-2 # 1-650-926-5102

04/08 (Tuesday)
Justin delivery some of the boxes to SSRL

04/09 (Wednesday)
9:30 am - 6:00 pm Bud / Chris (setup)
5:30 pm - 1:00 am Lisa
12:30 am - 9:00 am Justin

04/10 (Thursday)
9:30 am - 6:00 pm Bud / Chris / Carley
5:30 pm - 1:00 am Lisa / John
12:30 am - 9:00 am Justin

04/11 (Friday)
9:30 am - 6:00 pm Bud
5:30 pm - 1:00 am John / Robert
12:30 am - 9:00 am Justin

04/12 (Saturday)
9:30 am - 6:00 pm Bud
5:30 pm - 1:00 am Chris
12:30 am - 9:00 am Justin

04/13 (Sunday)
9:30 am - 6:00 pm Bud ? / Carley / John
5:30 pm - 1:00 am Lisa
12:30 am - 9:00 am Chris

04/14 (Monday)
9:30 am - 6:00 pm Bud
5:30 pm - 1:00 am John / Robert
12:30 am - 9:00 am Chris

04/15 (Tuesday)
9:30 am - 6:00 pm Lisa (leave before 4:30)
5:30 pm - 1:00 am Bud (come in ~ 1 pm) / John / Carley
12:30 am - 9:00 am Justin

04/16 (Wednesday)
6:30 am - 8:00 pm Bud / Justin (Breakdown)

The edges we are looking at :
Ce L3 Nd L3 Pr L3
(CuS) Cu-K (ZnS:Cu, Mn, etc.) Cu, Zn, Mn-K
(LaOFeAs) Fe-K

For some of us, you may need these:
The Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory
2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, California, 94025, USA

http://www.vta.org/

http://www.scmtd.com/

Beamline 10-2 Schedule (Nov 14 - Nov 20)

Beamline schedule (11/14/07 - 11/20/07)
Beamline 10-2 # 1-650-926-5102

11/14 (Wednesday)
8:30 am - 6:00 pm Bud / Jacob (setup)
5:00 pm - 1:00 am Bud
12:30 am - 9:00 am Justin

11/15 (Thursday)
8:30 am - 6:00 pm Bud / Carley / Anna
5:00 pm - 1:00 am Lisa
12:30 am - 9:00 am Justin

11/16 (Friday)
8:30 am - 6:00 pm Bud / Robert
5:00 pm - 1:00 am Jacob / John
12:30 am - 9:00 am Justin

11/17 (Saturday)
8:30 am - 6:00 pm Lisa
5:00 pm - 1:00 am Justin
12:30 am - 9:00 am Jacob

11/18 (Sunday)
8:30 am - 6:00 pm Bud / John / Robert
5:00 pm - 1:00 am Justin
12:30 am - 9:00 am Jacob

11/19 (Monday)
8:30 am - 6:00 pm Bud
5:00 pm - 1:00 am Bud
12:30 am - 9:00 am Justin

11/20 (Tuesday)
8:30 am - 7:00 pm Bud / Justin (Breakdown)

To my "compatriots"---an email to some common questions

My friends,

I am glad to receive emails regarding some application questions.

I have got some similar emails before, and I guess I will keep receiving them for the coming years. Therefore, I decide to publish my "answers" to those questions on the website, though they are only my narrow thoughts.

First, I am happy to choose UC Santa Cruz to continue my exploration on Physics, it's really a good small town for some one who loves ocean and forest. Plus, people are nice and warm-hearted here(most of the time), they won't lose patience to listen to my poor English.

Next, it's not too far to the Chinese civilization. 45 minutes driving distance to the nearest Chinese supermarkets, because it's close to the "Silicon Valley". The Asians' population at UCSC was said the lowest among UC system, but still very high, because it's CA.

In the Physics/Astronomy department at UCSC, there are some Chinese(7?), some are graduates while others are post-doc. The Physics Department recruits 10-15 graduate students each year. Depending on the bugdet, it will recruit 1-2 international students every year. I don't think we have any students without funding here. Normally, the first year students do TA, then depending on their choice, they may do RA or TA for the future years. I think it's a good practice to be a TA, because I can practice my English muscles.

In the Physics Department, we have several directions: High Energy and Cosmology, Experimental and Theoretical Condensed Matter. I am a condensed matter guy. I feel that every year, the population of new grads who are in favor of those research directions changes a lot. Therefore, I really can't say which direction has the best chance. I choose experimental condensed matter that year, just because I like it. If you like experimental condensed matter, we have several groups: one is doing neutron scattering, one is doing EXAFS, one is dong ARPES(these groups don't do experiments at UCSC, two of them do experiments at SSRL or LBNL, one at Argone or Los Almos, they do data analysis at school.); the other two labs are doing something like materials. If you get here, you can do one year rotation among any labs you are interested in.

Any way, if let me choose this year, I will still choose condensed matter.

If you have more questions, just send me a email.

By the way, I guess you just send emails to those whose names look like Chinese, however, some of them are domestic students, not international students, so they really know nothing about your questions.
Good luck!

So if you have further questions, I am happy to add more words on my website.