Brightness

Representatives of 16 organisations from Europe and South Africa gathered at ESS for the BrightnESS² Final General Assembly Meeting on 13-14 June.

A new report on neutron scattering in South Africa has been published by Necsa SOC Ltd., NRF-iThemba LABS, DSI and BrightnESS².

"Neutron Science in Europe: Strengthening world-class research and innovation. Delivering economic and societal impact." is a deliverable of BrightnESS², published on behalf of the League of advanced European Neutron Sources (LENS). The document provides an up-to-date landscape analysis of neutron sources in Europe and a common vision for the evolution of European neutron science over the next three decades.

The report on outcomes of Canadian Neutron Initiative working group activities supported by BrightnESS² has fed directly into the National Neutron Strategy.

The BrightnESS² work package 2 engineering pilot, led by Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL) in Grenoble, has been ongoing since early 2019 in pursuit of two fundamental goals: to establish a Neutron Quality Label (NQL) certification for residual stress measurements used in industrial R&D; and through this action to contribute to the broader goal to increase efficiencies across neutron science facilities through increased coordination and optimised beam time allocation.

The full-length version of the European Spallation Source Socio-Economic Impact Report, assessing the Construction Phase of the project through 2018, is now available for download.

Conducting scientific experiments with neutrons is dependent on the ability of researchers to source the appropriate sample material to match the capabilities of the instrument on which the experiment will take place. Some important research projects in soft matter, chemistry and the life sciences require samples that have undergone a process known as deuteration.

The scientific exploitation of the novel instruments under construction at ESS relies on a motivated user community to carry forward and continuously enlarge the traditionally strong scientific case for spectrometers.

"While particle accelerators are essential instruments to improve our quality of life through science and technology, an adequate ecosystem is essential to activate and maximize this potential. Research Infrastructure and industries can generate a sustainable environment to serve this purpose."

On the heels of celebrating 50 years of neutrons at the Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL), the announcement has come this week that the world’s leading neutron science facility has secured support for another 10 years of operation.