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Neutron science research at Oak Ridge National Laboratory is on its way to promising developments in materials science. Neutron scattering techniques provide exceptional tools for studying the structure and dynamics of materials at the molecular level.

With the High Flux Isotope Reactor—the highest flux reactor-based neutron source for condensed matter research in the United States—and the Spallation Neutron Source—the world's most intense pulsed accelerator-based neutron source—ORNL provides neutron scattering capabilities unavailable anywhere else in the world.

Call for Proposals: Proposals for beam time at HFIR and SNS will be accepted until noon Monday, August 31, 2009, EST.  More... 

The Neutron Sciences Annual Report for 2008 is now available.

 

 

 


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July - The SNS target module was successfully replaced last month during the current planned maintenance outage. The target, which many expected to wear out last year, received nearly double the cumulative beam that it was expected to survive. More...

July 21 - SNS replaces original mercury target. More...

July 11 - SNS new world record for pulse intensity. More...

June 26 - Joint Institute for Neutron Sciences is taking shape at the foot of the SNS. More....
 

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SNS is shutdown for routine maintenance. Neutron production is scheduled to resume on September 10. Operating status...

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The High Flux Isotope Reactor is currently operating at 100% power for operating cycle 423. Operating status… 




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