Programme

Sunday, 8th February 2004
15:00-16:00 Registration
16:00-16:15 Welcome by the ESRF Directors of Research and the Workshop organisers
Session I: IXS and NIS Applications
Chairman: Bruno Dorner
16:15-16:45 Vibrational properties (phonon dispersion and density of states) in quasi-crystals

R. Brand
Duisburg-Essen University, Germany
16:45-17:15 Local vibrational modes in EuFe4Sb12 and Ni0.49Fe0.01Al0.50 alloy

O. Leupold
ESRF, France
17:15-17:45 Experimental and theoretical studies of vibrational density of states in Fe3O4 single crystalline thin film

A. Kozlowski
Krakow University, Poland
17:45-18:15 Collective dynamics and localized guest vibrations of Methane and Xenon hydrate

J. Baumert
ILL, France
18:30-22:00 Reception and buffet in the guesthouse
Monday, 9th February2004
Session II: High Pressure Studies
Chairman: Michael Hanfland
09:00-09:45 On the status of high pressure research

K. Syassen
MPI Stuttgart, Germany
09:45-10:15 Elasticity and phonon dispersion in hcp-metals at high pressure D. Antonangeli
ESRF, France
10:15-10:45 Coffee break
10:45-11:15 Phonon DOS in oriented hcp iron and SnO from high-pressure NIS

H. Giefers
Paderborn University, Germany
11:15-11:45 Inelastic neutron scattering under high pressure

S. Klotz
Pierre & Marie Curie University, France
11:45-12:15 The application of visible light scattering techniques to opaque materials in the diamond anvil cell - Determination of high pressure elastic properties J. Crowhurst
LLNL, USA
12:15-14:00 Lunch in the ESRF canteen
Session III: Superconductors
Chairman: Nick Brookes
14:00-14:30 Phonon dispersion and lifetime in superconductors studied by inelastic X-ray scattering (IXS) M. D'Astuto
Pierre & Marie Curie University, France
14:30-15:00 Lattice dynamics of high-Tc superconductors and related materials M. Braden
Köln University, Germany
15:00-15:30 Quasi-particle dispersion and electron-phonon coupling in superconductors A. Lanzara
LBNL, USA
15:30-16:00 Coffee break
Session IV: Phonons in Confined Geometries and at Surfaces
Chairman: Werner Press
16:00-16:45 Surface vibrational modes studied with He-scattering, HREELS and STM K.-H. Rieder
Berlin University, Germany
16:45-17:15 Vibrational properties of nano-particles: Finite size and oxidation effects L. Pasquini
Bologna University and INFM, Italy
17:15-17:45 Vibrational properties of thin films and interfaces W. Keune
Duisburg-Essen University, Germany
17:45-18:15 Motion in a cage as seen by inelastic neutron scattering H. Schober
ILL, France
19:30-23:00 Workshop dinner
Tuesday, 10th February2004
Session V: Theory
Chairman: Dieter Strauch
09:00-09:45 Current capabilities of ab-initio lattice dynamics calculations

R. Heid
FZ Karlsruhe, Germany
09:45-10:15 Coffe break
Session VI: New Instruments
Chairman: Harald Sinn
10:15-10:45 Proposal of a novel spectrometer for inelastic X-ray scattering with meV resolution

Y. Shvyd'ko
Hamburg University, Germany
10:45-11:15 Inelastic UV scattering: a new tool to investigate collective excitations in condensed matter physics

C. Masciovecchio
ELETTRA, Italy
11:15-12:15 Discussion on future challenges

A. Chumakov
and M. Krisch
ESRF, France
12:30-14:00 Lunch in the ESRF canteen
14:00 Start of the Users' Meeting