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RECENT RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS

 

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Nervy research looks at ion channels in membranes.
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Neutrons provide 'core' understanding of magnetic nanoparticles
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The multi-axis crystal spectrometer (MACS) begins operation.
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FeAs structure 

 

New iron-based high-temperature superconductors yield magnetic and structural secrets
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Neutron Techniques
Crystallography The diffraction of neutrons from a crystalline sample
furnishes information about the structural arrangement of the atoms
that compose it.
Reflectometry   probes the nanoscale structure of surfaces and interfaces
Small Angle Neutron Scattering    is a powerful method for characterizing the nanoscale structure of solids, liquids, plastics, and macromolecules.
Spectroscopy  The energy scale of neutrons ( meV ) makes them ideal probes of the dynamics of materials.
Chemical Analysis  Several nuclear methods are used at the NCNR, including prompt-gamma neutron activation analysis, instrumental neutron activation analysis, and cold-neutron depth profiling
Other Methods  Neutron interferometry, neutron radiography, and fundamental physics using neutrons are active research areas at the NCNR
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The Center For High Resolution Neutron Scattering (CHRNS), supported by the National Science Foundation and NIST, is an important component of the NCNR, providing users with access to six neutron scattering instruments.
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NEWS FOR NCNR USERS
  
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CALL FOR PROPOSALS
The next proposal deadline is August 17, 2010. Successful proposals will be allocated instrument time from October 2010 through February 2011. THis is the last Call before a 10.5 month shutdown commences in April 2011 for a major facility expansion.
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We have posted some proposal statistics summarizing the last five calls.

  
Extended outage planned for 2011
The NCNR Expansion project is proceeding on a schedule that will require a 10½ month outage of the reactor beginning early April 2011.
  
NCNR Expansion Initiative
A significant expansion of the NCNR is underway. The project comprises development of a new cold neutron moderator, and a new guide hall with five state-of-the-art instruments.
Construction progress
Instrument progress
  
Rob Dimeo appointed NCNR Director
NIST Director Pat Gallagher announced that Rob Dimeo has been appointed Director of the NIST Center for Neutron Research. details
  
Qiu wins Sigma Xi Award
NCNR staff member Yiming Qiu has been named the 2010 recipient of the Outstanding Scientific Support Award by the NIST chapter of Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society.
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Brown and Broholm win NSSA Prizes
NCNR staff member Craig Brown has won the Science Prize of the Neutron Scattering Society of America (NSSA) for his work on hydrogen storage materials. Frequent NCNR user Collin Broholm of Johns Hopkins University has won the Sustained Research Prize of the NSSA for his studies on correlated electron physics and neutron techniques.
NSSA press release
  
He-3 shortage: Directors' Statement
Neutron facility directors met in Grenoble on March 5, 2010 to discuss alternative technologies for neutron detectors. statement
  
Reactor relicensed by NRC
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved a 20-year license for the continuing operation of the NCNR's neutron source.
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