Collaborative Discussions at Rome and Trieste Universities, Italy, Institute of Nuclear Physics, Krakow, Poland, and Lecture at 23RD School on Physics, Zakopane, Poland, March 26-May 1, 1988: Foreign Trip Report

摘要

The author traveled to Rome to work with Prof. G.E. Gigante to further a collaboration started with him during a six-month sabbatical stay at BNL. Prof. Gigante and I have been studying both theoretically and experimentally the effects of geometry on the spectra of the Compton-scattered x rays. Compton scattering is useful for normalization of x-ray fluorescence spectra and as a materials probe to determine changes in electronic structure. Since the energies of the scattered photons depend on the angle of scatter, geometrical effects are important, but usually neglected. Travel to Trieste was undertaken to present a seminar on using synchrotron radiation for x-ray fluorescence and to discuss the possibilities of setting up a dedicated x-ray fluorescence beam line at Synchrotron Trieste, Italy. The one-week visit to the Institute of Nuclear Physics, Krakow, was to work with Mr. W. Kwiatek on writing up work performed during his stay at BNL. The one-week stay in Zakopane, Poland, was to attend the XXIII Zakopane School on Physics and present an invited lecture entitled ''Roles of Scattered Radiation in SRIXE.''. (ERA citation 14:013899)