Speaker	Facility	Title
John Root	Canadian Neutron Beam Centre Chalk River	Materials Science at Canada's Neutron Beam Laboratory Abstract
Ian Anderson	Spallation Neutron Source, Oak Ridge National Lab
Rob Kiefle	TRIUMF
Sid Kreitzman	TRIUMF
Tom Ellis	Canadian Light Source
See MSC	Canadian National Microscopy Laboratory

Abstracts

 

Materials Science at Canada's Neutron Beam Laboratory
AUTHOR DETAILS
Dr. John Root
Director, Canadian Neutron Beam Centre
National Research Council Canada
Chalk River Laboratories
Chalk River, ON K0J 1J0

http://neutron.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca


ABSTRACT

Because of the unique ways that neutrons interact with the atoms out of which all materials are composed, neutron scattering experiments can often provide materials scientists and engineers with highly effective knowledge that cannot easily be obtained by other methods.

Neutron scattering experiments are carried out mainly at major scientific facilities where neutrons are produced by research reactors or accelerator-based spallation sources. In North America there are six such facilities and Canada's primary neutron centre is located at Chalk River. Compared to other neutron facilities, the Canadian neutron beam centre welcomes an unusually high fraction of experiments in the domain of materials science and engineering. Researchers and students visit Chalk River to carry out their experiments with the support of experienced staff scientists and technicians. Visiting researchers arrive from more than 20 Canadian universities, as well as industries and government laboratories. With several experiments underway simultaneously on a suite of neutron beam instruments, visiting researchers find themselves in a multidisciplinary science environment, rubbing shoulders and sharing ideas with others from different research institutions from across Canada and abroad.

In this presentation, I intend to show some examples in which the uniquely powerful attributes of neutrons for probing materials have yielded special insights to guide the advancement of knowledge in the realm of materials science and engineering. The aim will be to engage the interest of workshop participants to consider incorporating neutron scattering as an element in their own research programs.