1st Israeli meeting on 'The Science of Neutrons'
The main goal of this seminar is to increase the knowledge, visibility and opportunities of neutrons to the Israeli academic community, and promote innovative multidisciplinary research with neutrons, hence the meeting will be open to all Israeli institutions. We focus on encouraging graduate students, postdoctoral and faculty members from diverse communities e.g. magnetism, physics, biology or soft condensed matter to participate. The seminar is an opportunity for younger scientists and students to learn how neutrons can be used to investigate the structure and dynamics of a broad range of materials
Various topics will be covered:
TECHNIQUES
× Introduction to neutron scattering, neutron sources and neutron instruments, optics
× Why deuteration? Making hydrogen visible
× Crystallography and diffraction
× Small-angle neutron scattering
× Neutron reflectrometry
× Magnetic diffraction and polarized neutrons
× Neutron spectroscopy
× Imaging, radiography, and tomography
× Residual stress diffraction and strain scanning
APPLICATIONS
× Neutrons for matter under high pressure
× Neutrons reflectometry for soft matter and biology
× Neutron imaging for energy materials
× Spectroscopy in solid state physics & chemistry
× Neutrons for quantum and advanced materials
× Diffractometer studies with thermal neutrons
× Neutron instrumentation and techniques for applied materials science
COMPLEMENTARY TECHNIQUES
× Super-resolution microscopy, SAXS and contrast variation SANS of field-directed self-assembly
× Monitoring nucleation and growth in-situ using synchrotron GIXD
NEUTRON SCATTERING AT THE ILL
× Grand picture, challenges and recent developments
THE EUROPEAN SPALLATION SOURCE
× Status of the project and Future Science
NEUTRONS IN BIOLOGY
× Structure, interactions, dynamics in macromolecules and large cellular machines and complexes
SANS IN THE NANO WORLD
× Soft matter, colloids, interfaces, bioinspired materials
NEUTRONS AND LIFE-TIME (LIFE-CYCLE) OF MATERIALS
× Nanostuctured and advanced materials, nuclear astrophysics and nuclear nanomedicine
NEUTRONS FOR OPTIMIZED ENERGY USAGE
× Magnetism and superconductivity, fuel cells, lightweight materials
Keywords
Neutrons, magnetism, physics, biology, soft condensed matter, materials, scattering