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NIST Center for Neutron Research

A national user facility that advances economic and technical excellence in the U.S. by providing world-class neutron measurement capabilities to meet the needs of researchers from industry, academia, and government.

Notice to Users

NCNR has received permission from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to restart operations.  Low power testing has begun; however, neutrons are not yet being supplied to the neutron instruments.  Facility users will be apprised once the NCNR plans to open for routine scientific operations.

Center for High Resolution Neutron Scattering

Maximizing access for the scientific community to transformative neutron scattering instrumentation

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

NEWS FOR NCNR USERS 

NCNR Seminar Schedule 

30th CHRNS Summer School on Neutron Scattering - An in-person school will be hosted at the NCNR from July 22-26, 2024, and focus on methods and applications of small angle neutron scattering and neutron reflectometry.

The deadline to apply is March 13, 2024.

New Neutron Spin Echo for the Nation - Funded by NSF, NIST and the Center for Neutron Science at the University of Delaware are building a new spin echo spectrometer

New Liquid Deuterium Cold Neutron Source to be Installed - The NCNR is planning a one-year outage to install an upgraded cold neutron source

CHRNS Non-Equilibrium Structure of Materials Initiative - CHRNS is supplying advanced neutron capabilities to characterize materials out of equilibrium                

 

Facility Upgrades during the Unplanned Outage

Getting Great Data with CHRNS - This 2½ minute video 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

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

The NCNR Users Group has summarized the results of a recent user survey

News and Updates

Awards

Previous Events

NCNR 50 Year Symposium

Thu, Dec 7 - Fri, Dec 8 2017
Purpose To celebrate the achievements and illustrious lifetime of the NCNR. Description The NIST Bureau of Standards

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