canSAS-2023

The canSAS-2023 Workshop, canSAS-XIII, will be hosted by the Institut Laue Langevin (ILL) and the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) in Grenoble, France from 16-18 October 2023.

Purpose

The acronym canSAS stands for collective action for nomadic Small Angle Scatterers. It is a bottom-up effort originally initiated in Grenoble by Ron Ghosh (ILL), Roland May (ILL), Claudio Ferrero (ESRF) and Wim Bras (DUBBLE CRG) in 1998. Ever since it has been an ongoing activity to provide the small-angle scattering user community with shared tools for data reduction and analysis, and disseminating other pertinent information (https://www.cansas.org). Lately the focus has been on data analysis and modelling software, instrument resolution corrections and other issues related to data interpretation.

The last formal workshop was held in Freising, Germany in 2019 (https://www.cansas.org/wgwiki/index.php/canSAS-XI). The following meeting planned in Delaware did not take place due to the Covid-19 pandemic. As 2023 represents the 25th Anniversary of canSAS it seemed only fitting that this Workshop should return to its birthplace!

CanSAS-XIII will be of particular interest to instrument scientists and users who are deeply involved in the development of new software tools or analysis methods.

The following topics are expected to be covered during the workshop:

 -AI-based methods for data collection and data mining
 -ML-based SAS data analysis
 -Needs and developments of analysis programs
 -Emerging sample environments and methods
 -SAS-based imaging (tensor tomography, USAS imaging, ptychography, CXDI, etc.)
 -Simultaneous SANS/SAXS fits
 -Background corrections
 -Refraction/Reflection effects
 -Anisotropic scattering & fiber diffraction
 -Open access, open data, FAIR principles
 -Enhancing collaboration between facilities worldwide

There will be a mixture of plenary sessions and breakout groups with extensive discussion and posters. And the canSAS working groups will report on their activities.

Local Organisers

Sylvain Prevost (ILL) & Theyencheri Narayanan (ESRF)

Registration

Further information is available at the web page below, including registration details and an abstract template:

https://www.ill.eu/users/scientific-groups/cansas-2023

(NB: this is a substitute website for https://workshops.ill.fr/event/354/ due to ongoing IT disruption at the ILL)

Schedule

NOTE: This schedule is provisional and subject to change.

Monday 16^th October 2023

12:00-13:30 Registration and lunch buffet

13:00-14:00 Opening remarks (ILL/ESRF)

14:00-16:00 Plenary 1 (4 talks): “ML based SAS data analysis”

16:00-16:30 Coffee break and poster installation

16:30-18:00 Plenary 2 (3 talks): “Emerging sample-environments and methods”

18:00-21:00 Poster session with wine & cheese

Tuesday 17^th October 2023

09:00-11:00 Plenary 3 (4 talks): “SAS based imaging”

11:00-11:30 Coffee break

11:30-12:15 Breakout session 1

- Simultaneous SANS/SAXS fits

- AI-based methods for data collection and data mining

- Refraction/Reflection effects

12:15-13:00 Reports from Breakout sessions 1

13:00-14:00 Lunch (canteen)

14:00-16:00 Plenary 4 (4talks): “Needs and developments of analysis programs”

16:00-16:30 Coffee break

16:30-17:15 Breakout session 2

- Secondary background contributions: non-additivity of intensities, cross-term effects, hydration shell, secondary background emanating from the sample scattering (such as additional background contribution from windows, etc)

- Anisotropic scattering

- Fiber diffraction

17:15-18:00 Reports from Breakout sessions 2

18:00-19:00 Reports from the canSAS Working Groups (Moderator: Stephen King)

19:30-22:30 Dinner in town

Wednesday 18^th October 2023

09:00-10:00 Open access & data, enhancing collaboration between facilities worldwide

10:00-10:30 Coffee break and removal of posters

10:30-12:00 canSAS @ SAS-2024 and wrap-up

12:00-14:00 Lunch (canteen)

14:00-16:00 Tours of the facilities & Depart