The main objective of the workshop was to provide a review of the fundamentals involved in the particle and X-ray matter interactions that can induce changes in materials. To minimize this effect, strategies were proposed to detect and monitor any changes before, during and after the experiments with a possibility to intervene the analysis. Hands-on demonstrations were performed at the Synchrotron SOLEIL facility. These visits illustrated the concepts presented during the workshop, showed radiation changes in real conditions and the strategies implemented to monitor and mitigate these phenomena on specific analytical installations.
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33 participants from 12 Member States attended the Workshop
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Key Topics
Fundamentals of interactions, theoretical aspects of radiation effects;
Mitigation strategies, best practices before, during and after the analysis;
Methodological and technological development to monitor radiation effects during the analysis;
Experimental design, data collection and data processing to optimize data gained versus data collected/sample irradiated;
Hands-on demonstration activities at Synchrotron SOLEIL and the IPANEMA laboratory;
Interdisciplinary discussions to explore needs and gaps from the accelerator scientists and humanities communities;
Risk assessment/management and best practice from conservation and curatorial points of view.
Further Workshop Information
Workshop Programme
