XAS Training at NSLS

This page is a gathering point for an initiative at NSLS to develop web-based training materials for x-ray absorption spectroscopy.

The initial committee consists of

• Scott Calvin (Sarah Lawrence)

• Faisal Alamgir (Georgia Tech)

• Syed Khalid (NSLS)

• Anatoly Frenkel (Yeshiva)

• Bruce Ravel (NIST)

• Kathy Nasta (NSLS User Admin)

• Steve Giordano (NSLS Information and Outreach) is handling all programming chores

• Our mailing list is archived here.

• Calendar for the XAFS Training Working Group

• Work plan in doc or pdf format

• How to register at xafs.org

Meetings

• September 19, 2008

• August 14, 2008

Storyboards/Content Ideas

• Experimental Sequence

• Protocol

  • Example of page

• Getting XAFS Beamtime at the NSLS

• Why do an XAFS experiment?

• Basic beamline knowledge

• What comes next after the introduction?

• Fit criteria module

• Statistics in EXAFS analysis

Scripts

• Introduction module

  • Introduction (text)

  • Introduction (ppt)

  • Quick Time animation for constructive interference

  • Quick Time animation for destructive interference

  • 5 January 2009 revision of Introduction (text)

  • 5 January 2009 revision of Introduction (ppt)

• Sample preparation module

  • Sample Preparation Basics

  • Khalid's comments

• Protocol module

  • Protocol (ppt version)

  • Protocol (pdf version)

  • 3 Jan 2009 Revision of Protocol (ppt version)

  • 3 Jan 2009 Revision of Protocol (pdf version)

• Overview module

  • Overview

  • Sample video clip

• Module Work Plans

  • Work plan primarily for Fourier Transform module

Mock-Ups and Visuals

• Mock-up of top of slide summaries

Video

• Khalid's second video (19MB wmv file)

• Rough cut of intro video

• Rough cut of sample prep teaser video

• Example of dramatization

• Low quality mock-up of Criteria 1 for good fits

• New movie for Introduction Module of Online Orientation

• Opening movie for Fit Criteria module

• Edited movie for powder on tape preparation

Criterion Module

These are production files for the Fit Criterion Module

• Word file with content instructions for Fit Criteria module

• Introduction1 movie for Fit Criteria module

• Demonstration1 movie for Fit Criteria module

• Demonstration2 movie for Fit Criteria module

• Introduction2 movie for Fit Criteria module

• Demonstration3 movie for Fit Criteria module

• Introduction3 movie for Fit Criteria module

• Demonstration4 movie for Fit Criteria module

• Introduction4 movie for Fit Criteria module

• Demonstration5 movie for Fit Criteria module

• Introduction5 movie for Fit Criteria module

Anatoly and Aaron

This is the work Aaron Yevick is doing on the data quality module

Aaron Yevick's Data quality module: Nov 26, 2009

• Scott's comments on Aaron's module

Updated module as of July 2010:

• Update of Aaron's module