This block course takes place at the campus of the Paul Scherrer Institute on the premises of Laboratory for Mesoscopic Systems. The program consists of brief introductory lectures to the fabrication and characterization of thin magnetic films, which will be followed by hands-on sessions.

The main aim of the course is to enable the students to independently choose a suitable material characterization methods to address a specific materials science question. Subject areas are: light microscopy, diffraction methods (X-rays, neutrons, electrons), electron microscopy, atom probe tomography and atomic force microscopy. Depending on lecturer, lectures and practicals in German or English.