Program
The School consists of morning lectures and afternoon interactive experimental simulation sessions.
Draft Program
Lectures
Lectures will be presented by national and international experts and will provide in-depth coverage of neutron scattering theory, methods, and applications. Several lectures will also illustrate applications of neutrons beyond neutron scattering, including materials irradiation and testing, isotope production, and boron neutron capture therapy.
Lecture topics will include:
Properties of neutrons
Basic theory of neutron scattering (elastic and inelastic)
Powder diffraction
Strain measurement and stress determination
Crystallographic texture measurements and analysis
Triple-Axis Spectroscopy (TAS)
Small-Angle Neutron Scattering (SANS)
Neutron reflectometry
Neutron imaging
Advances in neutron instrumentation
Application of neutron scattering (industrial, biological, surface sciences, and quantum materials)
Other applications of neutrons beyond scattering (irradiation, nuclear forensics, isotope production and boron neutron capture therapy)
Neutron sources (research reactors, spallation, and compact accelerator based)
Experimental Simulations
The afternoon experimental simulation sessions will cover several thermal-neutron scattering techniques to reinforce the concepts presented in the morning lectures. There will be ample opportunity to interact with experts and to learn first-hand how data are acquired and analyzed.
Simulation sessions will include:
Powder diffraction (Monday)
Reflectometry (Tuesday)
Stress/strain/texture measurements and analysis (Wednesday)
Inelastic scattering (Thursday)
Students will be able to attend all or only a selection of the lectures and simulations based on their interests and availability. We recommend the students to attend all the experimental simulation sessions to gain experience in these important neutron scattering methods.