NIST Center for Neutron Research

Notice to Users

NCNR is beginning limited operations and anticipates re-starting the reactor July 15th for internal and mail-in experiments.

Center for High Resolution Neutron Scattering

Maximizing access for the scientific community to transformative neutron scattering instrumentation

A consortium for the advancement of neutron-based measurements for manufacturing of soft materials

NEWS FOR NCNR USERS

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

The next deadline for proposals for instrument time is scheduled for November 2020 (contingent on the operations schedule.) previous proposal statistics

NCNR Seminar Schedule

2020 Summer School:
In light of the COVID-19 outbreak and the current shutdown on the NIST Neutron Research Center, the CHRNS Summer School on Methods and Applications of Small Angle Neutron Scattering and Neutron Reflectivity originally scheduled for June 1-5, 2020 has been postponed. We will post the new date here on the NCNR website as soon as it is rescheduled.

User survey and NCNR response

The NCNR Users Group has summarized the results of a recent user survey. We encourage all to look at it, and at our response.

New liquid deuterium cold neutron source to be installed in 2023

In 2023, the NCNR will be closed for one year to install an upgraded cold neutron source.

Getting Great Data with CHRNS

a 2½ minute video that describes the Center for High Resolution Neutron Scattering, a key partnership with the National Science Foundation

See differently with neutrons at NIST

Watch a 2½ minute animated explanation for a general audience of what we do at the NCNR. watch!

TRAINING FROM OTHER LABS

NIST now accepts basic radiation safety training from other U.S. neutron facilities in place of the NIST offered on-line training.

News and Updates

A Crazier Crazy Straw for Science

July 28, 2020

What do the loopy straws that children like to sip drinks through have in common with cutting-edge science? Ask Ryan Murphy and his colleagues at the National

Two vertical strings of electrons form magnons. Spin waves passing through the left magnon string are larger than those passing through the right, indicating the difference between an on and off state.

MIT, NIST Create First Room-Temp ‘Magnon Switch’ With Industrially Useful Properties

June 15, 2020

Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have demonstrated a potentially new

Small variations in bottlebrush polymers result in measurable changes

February 24, 2020

NIST scientists have found that very small changes in the structure of bottlebrush polymers prepared by “precision synthesis” result in measurable differences

Polarized Neutron and Condensed Matter Investigations (PNCMI) 2020 - Postponed

February 13, 2020

The Covid-19 pandemic is developing quickly worldwide. As we ensure that the health and safety of our attendees, staff, and operational personnel in the

Industry Impacts

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Cancer Therapy Formulations

New cancer therapies that use active viruses cannot always be studied using standard drug development practices. The NIST Center for Neutron Research user