Welcome to an interactive workshop exploring how neutron and x-ray techniques can reveal quantum correlations and electronic topology in quantum materials, with a special focus on new opportunities at ESS and MAX IV!
When: 11-13 February, 2026
Where: LINXS, The Loop, Rydbergs torg 4, 224 84 Lund
Organisers: LINXS QMat Theme working groups WG2 and WG3
Target Group: Theorists and experimentalists using neutron and x-ray techniques. Early-career researchers are especially welcome.
ABOUT
Quantum correlations and topological electronic states feature prominently in quantum materials but a key challenge is to probe them experimentally. This workshop aims to explore how quantum correlations and electronic topology can be revealed specifically by neutron and x-ray techniques.
The meeting will emphasise dialogue between theorists and experimentalists so as to identify new opportunities for scientific discovery, with a special focus on what the new capabilities at the ESS and MAX IV facilities can offer.
We expect the event to be of particular interest to early-career theorists and experimentalists, and there will be plenty of time for both planned and informal discussions. The meeting will have a varied programme, including the chance for everyone to talk about their science and to contribute ideas
The workshop is organised by the LINXS QMat Theme working groups WG2 and WG3
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Wednesday 11 Feb
12:30-14:00 Arrival, registration and lunch
Session 1
14:00-15:00 Annica Black-Schaffer (Uppsala)
15:00-16:00 Evangelos Golias (MAX IV)
16:00-16:30 Coffee
16:30- Contributed “lightening talks” followed by general discussion (facilitated by a discussion leader)
Thursday 12 Feb
Session 2
09:00-10:00 Bruce Normand (Paul Scherrer Institut)
10:00-11:00 Bella Lake (Technical University Berlin)
11:00-11:30 Coffee
11:30-12:00 Contributed “lightening talks” followed by general discussion (facilitated by a discussion leader)
12:30-14:00 Lunch
Session 3
14:00-15:00 Morten Christensen (Niels Bohr Institute)
15:00-16:00 Christian Balz (ESS)
16:00-16:30 Coffee
16:30- Contributed “lightening talks” followed by general discussion (facilitated by a discussion leader)
Dinner for invited participants
Friday 13 Feb
Session 4
9:00-10:00 Andreas Kreisel (Uppsala)
10:00-11:00 Saroj Prasad Dash (Chalmers University)
11:00-11:30 Coffee
11:30-12:30 Contributed “lightening talks” followed by general discussion (facilitated by a discussion leader)
12:30- Lunch
(Talks 45 mins + 15 mins discussion)
Invited speakers
To include
Annica Black-Schaffer, Uppsala University
Morten Christensen, Niels Bohr Institute
Andreas Kreisel, Uppsala University
Bella Lake, Technical University Berlin
Bruce Normand, Paul Scherrer Institute
Organisers
Andrew Boothroyd, University of Oxford
Pascale Deen, ESS
Erik Van Loon, Lund University
Jens Bardarson, KTH
Danny Thonig, Örebro University
Toby Perring, ISIS Facility
Contact
For general questions about the venue and registration, please contact Josefin Martell, josefin.martell@linxs.lu.se
The event is free of charge, but please note that we have a no-show fee of 200 SEK to offset the cost of ordered food.
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