This year, we celebrated the 5th anniversary of the signing of the LENS Charter, which launched a joint initiative to strengthen neutron and muon science in Europe.
In September, a meeting held at ESS in Lund brought together over 40 representatives from LENS and collaborators to celebrate our achievements and discuss the future direction of LENS. The valuable input and insights shared during the meeting will guide us as we look ahead to the new year.
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IN THIS ISSUE
• Through the LENS
• Science Highlights
Recent News
• LENS Council meet in Budapest
• Milestone for BNC
• 50 years of UK@ILL
• Neutrons from Garching in 2024
• New FRM II scientific director
• ISIS@40 kick-off
• New ENSA chair
• ILL/FZJ co-operation
• JCNS Workshop 2023
• New detector for Amor
• SAM@ILL
• HBS technical design report
• Portable tomography facility
• JULIC Neutron Platform
• McStas turns 25
Project Updates
• GNeuS
• ReMade@ARI
• NEPHEWS
Upcoming Events
Meet the People
Michel Kenzelmann
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Through the LENS: foreword by Michel Kenzelmann
Head of the Laboratory for Neutron Scattering and Imaging at PSI
In September of this year, LENS celebrated its 5th anniversary, marking a significant milestone since the charter was signed in Vienna in 2018. The celebratory event, held in Lund, provided an opportunity for reflection on the accomplishments of the past 5 years.
These include the publication of the European neutron landscape analysis, the establishment of an effective and professional LENS communications office, and participation in several EU-funded programs. Additionally, Working Groups generated a wealth of ideas for collaborative European projects in neutron instrumentation, sample environment, and software development, thereby strengthening the networks between scientists at different European facilities.
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Find out about Michel's career in Meet the People
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Science Highlight
Better batteries for electric cars
PSI researchers are using neutrons to make changes in battery electrolytes visible. The analysis enables better understanding of the physical and chemical processes and could aid in development of batteries with better characteristics.
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Science Highlight
Hydrogels could turn the tide in the treatment of HIV
A new drug delivery technology, studied using SANS facilities at ISIS and ILL, could significantly improve HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention.
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LENS Council members convene in Budapest
On 13 - 14 November, LENS Council met in Budapest for important discussions on the sustainability of the European neutron ecosystem and to demonstrate their support for ongoing neutron infrastructure development in Hungary.
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Key milestone for BNC
On 15 December, the Budapest Research Reactor was granted a new 10-year operating licence. The licence will enable the restart of operations early next year, and is an important step towards a future modernisation programme at BNC.
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50 years of UK@ILL
On 29 November, a half-day event was organised to celebrate 50 years since the UK joined France and Germany as equal partners (Associates) at the ILL.
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Neutrons from Garching again as of summer 2024
Currently, the FRM II is in the process of installing a new central channel. The work is progressing, and there are plans to resume providing neutrons for research from the second half of 2024.
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Christian Pfleiderer new scientific director of the FRM II and MLZ
Physicist Prof Christian Pfleiderer from the School of Natural Sciences at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) will take over from Prof Peter Müller-Buschbaum on 1 January 2024.
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ISIS kicks off its 40th-anniversary celebrations
On 16 December 2024, ISIS will mark 40 years since first neutrons. Leading up to this milestone, ISIS is organising events and activities to celebrate four decades of scientific discoveries, technological innovation and productive partnerships.
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Astrid Schneidewind appointed as new ENSA chair
Astrid Schneidewind is the newly elected chairperson of the European Neutron Scattering Association (ENSA), representing the collective interests of European users in strategic discussions with neutron sources and policymakers.
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ILL and FZJ: Enhanced co-operation in neutron research
A new agreement between ILL and FZJ will provide a valuable basis for further boosting neutron research in Europe.
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JCNS Workshop 2023
Every year JCNS organises a workshop at the Evangelische Akademie in Tutzing, Germany, to address different aspects of neutron scattering. This year the workshop focussed on future instrumentation at pulsed sources.
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Amor at SINQ receives ESS MultiBlade detector
Since October, the neutron reflectometer Amor at SINQ (PSI) has been using the ESS MultiBlade, developed by the ESS detector group, to offer improved resolution, angular coverage, and dynamical range.
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SAM: the new small angle neutron scattering instrument of the LLB at the ILL
The construction of SAM (the new Small Angle Neutron Scattering (SANS) instrument of the LLB at the ILL) started mid-June 2023 and is nearly completed. This instrument will sit on the new H15 guide, in between existing SANS D11 and D33.
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HBS Technical Design Report published
The High Brilliance neutron Source (HBS) project is developing a High-Current Accelerator-driven Neutron Source (HiCANS) as a next generation neutron source for the benefit of science and industry.
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Successful experiments at Julich Neutron Platform
A key feature of the the JULIC Neutron Platform is the HBS target station prototype, with a tantalum target operated with a 45 MeV proton beam with a maximum beam power of a few Watts, perfectly suited to perform experiments for the HBS project.
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The McStas project marks its 25th anniversary
In October 1998, Risø National Laboratory released version 1.0 of the McStas neutron ray-trace simulation package. Over 25 years, the project has grown into an international collaboration. Since 2012, it has been hosted at DTU Physics, fostering collaborations with the Niels Bohr Institute, ILL, PSI, and ESS.
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GNeuS programme opens its final call for postdocs
Global Neutron Scientists (GNeuS) is a structured post-doctoral research programme, training the next generation of neutron scientists through a strong interdisciplinary and intersectoral approach. A third and final call for 19 postdocs is open until 17 January 2024.
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ReMade@ARI project
In September, the ReMade@ARI project hosted its 1st Annual Meeting in Copenhagen, with over 60 participants attending to celebrate the consortium’s achievements so far.
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NEutrons and PHotons Elevating Worldwide Science (NEPHEWS)
Earlier this year, the NEPHEWS project, submitted jointly by LENS and LEAPS, together with the user organisations ENSA and ESUO, was accepted with a top rating. The EU project will deliver access to Europe’s neutron, synchrotron and free-electron laser research infrastructure, to promote curiosity-driven excellence in research.
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This meeting will bring together new and established users of neutron scattering facilities to discuss future opportunities in neutron scattering science.
This residential school offers participants the chance to attend lectures and workshops delivered by experienced researchers, and perform hands-on muon experiments at ISIS.
The application of machine learning tools for data generated at photon and neutron large-scale facilities offers new opportunities and challenges. This conference will gather experts from the field of machine learning as well as specialists for the application of neutron and photon beams to discuss their latest research.
This conference focuses on a wide range of neutron detector technologies and their applications providing the ideal environment for scientists and engineers to share their latest achievements.
The first in a series of roadshows across the UK to celebrate 40 years of neutrons at ISIS. The programme will cover a diverse range of scientific interests and neutron techniques.
A forum for researchers to enhance and adapt the potential of neutron scattering methods for the characterisation and development of materials and solutions for new generation energy storage.
This conference will highlight recent advances in instrumentation and the scientific advances that the QENS technique has enabled, and enable discussion of emerging fields where QENS can make an impact.
This conference brings together researchers studying surfaces and interfaces in solids, liquids, biological, soft and hard condensed matter via neutron or X-ray (primarily using synchrotron sources) scattering techniques.
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Michel Kenzelmann - Head of Laboratory for Neutron Scattering and Imaging at PSI
Michel Kenzelmann received a D.Phil. from Oxford University in 2001, working on topological quantum magnetism. He then went on to work as a postdoctoral fellow at Johns Hopkins University and NIST (USA) from 2001 to 2004.
From 2004 to 2008, he held a professor fellowship of the Swiss National Science Foundation at ETH Zürich, working on a range of quantum materials such as quantum magnets, magnetically-induced ferroelectrics and magnetic superconductors.
From 2008 to 2017, he led the Laboratory for Scientific Developments and Novel Materials at the Paul Scherrer Institut, overseeing the installation of several new beam lines at SINQ, the establishment of a neutron optics group, and an expansion of the solid-state chemistry program.
Since 2017, he has been leading the Laboratory for Neutron Scattering and Imaging. In this role, he has been continuing the upgrade program of the neutron instrumentation at SINQ and has been expanding the use of SINQ by European partners. In 2014, he became a titular professor at the University of Basel, and in 2022, he became an affiliated professor at the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen.
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