| Carbon contamination of beamline optics is a well identified issue for all synchrotron radiation facilities. Carbon build-up on mirror surfaces causes, especially in the soft X-ray and VUV ranges, severe drops of the reflected flux, and polarization dependent phase shifts and attenuations which strongly affect the polarization quality. These effects, already present on second generation sources are becoming a critical and generalized problem on high flux high brilliance third generation storage rings. The goal of the workshop is to gather experts in surface photochemistry, optics and metrology together with beamline scientists who are dealing with the issue of carbon contamination of optic elements under vacuum. | 
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The issue is not restricted to synchrotron optics. The workshop is widely open to the FELs, lithography, high power laser and electron microscopy communities who are facing similar problems.
Presentations and discussions will be oriented on the following issues:
- Origin of contamination and possible strategies to avoid or limit it
- In-situ cleaning processes developments
- Analysis and metrology
Our aim is to make available to a broad community the experience obtained in several laboratories and to trigger joint efforts to handle this problem.
As a SRI conference satellite workshop, the scope of the workshop is international. The conference language will be English. The participation of young scientists is strongly encouraged.
We are happy to receive expressions of interest from many scientists. We encourage abstract submission for poster and for a few selected oral contributions.
Please submit your abstract via the online registration form before May 15th.
If you want to attend the workshop without making a contribution we invite you to formally register.
Chair: Muriel THOMASSET (SOLEIL)
Co-chair: François POLACK (SOLEIL)
Contact : Conf-Carbon12@synchrotron-soleil.fr
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