Neutron Sciences 2008 Annual Report - 17.79 MB - Spallation ...

Neutron scattering
research
impacts many
products and
technologies
that are part of
everyday life.
Scientists are
using neutron scattering to analyze
and improve materials used in a multitude of different
products, such as medicines and materials for
medical implants, chips and thin films for electronics,
lubricants and structural materials used in cars
and airplanes, and many more. Neutron scattering
research could also lead to improved processes that
help protect the environment and public health.
Facilities
Spallation Neutron Source
ABOUT US 2008 ANNUAL REPORT
SNS is an accelerator-based
neutron source that provides
the most intense pulsed neutron
beams in the world for scientific
and industrial research and development.
With its eventual suite
of up to 25 best-in-class instruments,
SNS will give researchers
detailed snapshots of smaller
samples of physical and biological
materials than previously
possible. The diverse applications
of neutron scattering
research will provide opportunities
for experts in practically every scientific and technical field. Moreover, technological discoveries at
SNS will provide lasting benefits to the scientific, business, and industrial communities.
High Flux Isotope Reactor
The 85-megawatt HFIR provides
one of the highest steadystate
neutron fluxes of any
research reactor in the world.
HFIR fulfills four missions:
isotope production, materials irradiation,
neutron activation, and
research using neutron scattering,
which is the focus of this report.
The neutron scattering instruments
at HFIR enable fundamental
and applied research into the
molecular and magnetic structures
and behavior of materials.
HFIR has 11 instruments planned or in operation, including two cold-source instruments in the user program,
that greatly enhance the reactor’s research capabilities, particularly in the biological sciences.
ORNL NEUTRON SCIENCES The Next Generation of Materials Research
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