ISIS Neutron and Muon Source

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Experiment Support and Sample Environment

What does ISIS Neutron and Muon Source do?

About us

ISIS Neutron and Muon Source is a world-leading centre for research at the STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory near Oxford. Our suite of neutron and muon instruments give unique insights into the properties of materials on the atomic scale.

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News

ISIS technicians support rapid ventilator production
Forty STFC technicians are forming part of a national collaboration that’s producing ventilators for the NHS; developing and delivering the training needed for over 300 others to carry out the necessary testing and calibration.
Coronavirus (Covid-19) and the ISIS Neutron & Muon Source
ISIS is daily considering the implications of the current coronavirus outbreak on its operations, particularly with regard to the health and safety of facility staff and users, reflecting current UK government and UKRI advice and guidance. Latest here.

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Science Highlights

Investigating hard carbons for battery materials
Using the Materials Characterisation Lab, EMU, and computational modelling, two recent publications give an insight into the behaviour of ions inside hard carbons, when used for battery materials.
Neutrons reveal quantum liquid of octupoles
Experiments on MAPS, MERLIN and GEM have identified a quantum liquid of magnetic octupoles formed by a cerium-based compound.

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