Summer School on Fundamental Neutron Physics

NIST Center for Neutron Research
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899

June 22-26, 2009

We are pleased to announce plans for the second “Summer School on Fundamental Neutron Physics,” which will be held at the National Institute for Standards and Technology in Gaithersburg, MD June 22-26, 2009. The school will take place in parallel with the NCNR/NSF "Summer School on Methods and Applications of Neutron Spectroscopy”. The organizing committee is planning an extensive program of topics covering neutron technologies, ultracold neutrons, theoretical development, and an array of fundamental neutron physics experiments that probe the Standard Model and physics beyond the Standard Model.

The summer school is intended for graduate students working in fundamental neutron physics and related fields and those interested in post-doctoral work in the field. We anticipate that significant financial support will be available to graduate students, but the attendance may be limited.

Topics and Speakers

1. Fundamental Properties of the Neutron: Part 1 - M.S. Dewey
2. Fundamental Properties of the Neutron: Part 2a - M.S. Dewey
3. Fundamental Properties of the Neutron: Part 2b - M.S. Dewey
4. Neutron Sources, Cold and Ultracold neutrons - Chen-Yu Liu
5. Neutron Optics and Polarization - T. Chupp
6. Beta Decay and the Rise of the Standard Model - S. Gardner
7. Beta Decay and the Precision Frontier - S. Gardner
8. Neutron Lifetime Experiments - P. Huffman
9. Neutron Decay Correlation Experiments - S. Baessler
10. Hadronic Parity Violations Theory - M. Snow
11. Hadronic Weak Interaction Theory Experiments - M. Snow
12. Neutron Electric Dipole Moment - B. Filippone
13. “New” Physics and the Neutron - S. Gardner
14. Neutron Interferometry - F. Wietfeldt
15. The Neutron and Gravity - H. Abele

Funding Information

The Summer School on Fundamental Neutron Physics is funded by the following groups:

• Department of Energy (Nuclear Physics)
• Indiana University Cyclotron Facility/Low Energy Neutron Source
• National Institute of Standards and Technology
• National Science Foundation
• Oak Ridge National Laboratory
• University of Tennessee/ORNL Joint Institute for Neutron Science
• Tulane University