ISIS Virtual Reflectivity Training Course

Session

Afternoon Session

23 Apr 2026, 13:30

Zoom

Conveners

Afternoon Session

• Andrew Caruana (STFC)

Afternoon Session

• There are no conveners in this block

Afternoon Session: Afternoon session

• There are no conveners in this block

4. Lecture 3: Polarised Reflectometry - all you need to know

Christy Kinane (STFC)

23/04/2026, 13:30

5. Practical 2: PNR demonstration and first model

Andrew Caruana (STFC)

23/04/2026, 14:30

NIST online demo and fitting - PNR/PA

26. Lecture 6: An introduction to NR data fitting

Stephen Hall (STFC)

24/04/2026, 13:30

• Fitting concepts
• Fitting tools
• Fitting pitfalls

12. Lecture 6: Error analysis

Andrew Caruana (STFC)

24/04/2026, 14:30

• Why error analysis?
• Bayesian analysis
• Model selection

15. Practical 7: RasCAL Bilayer fitting

Luke Clifton (STFC), Stephen Hall (STFC), Maximilian Skoda (STFC), Becky Welbourn (STFC), Mario Campana (STFC)

27/04/2026, 13:30

Building bilayer models

21. Closing remarks

Maximilian Skoda (STFC)

• Closing remarks
• Group photo?

16. Lecture 8: Case study - Polarised Reflectometry

Andrew Caruana (STFC), Brian Maranville, Christy Kinane (STFC)

• Measurement strategies
• Model definition
• Measurables (polarisation, spin-flip scattering, spin asymmetry)
• Error analysis

20. Practical 10: TBC

Andrew Caruana (STFC), Arwel Hughes (STFC), Becky Welbourn (STFC), Jos Cooper (STFC), Luke Clifton (STFC), Maximilian Skoda (STFC), Stephen Hall (STFC)

TBC

11. Practical 5/6a: RasCAL in IDAaaS Demo

Stephen Hall (STFC)

RascAL fitting/error analysis demo and simple practical

22. Practical 5/6b: Refl1D In IDAaaS Demo

Andrew Caruana (STFC), Christy Kinane (STFC)

13. Practical 7a: RasCAL/IDAaaS error analysis demo

Stephen Hall (STFC)

RasCAL error analysis demo

23. Practical 7b: Refl1D/IDAaaS error analysis Demo

Andrew Caruana (STFC), Christy Kinane (STFC)

25. TBC - Complementary techniques??