ISIS Neutron and Muon Source

Next proposal deadline for both TS1 and TS2: Wednesday 19 October 2022

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

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ISIS and Centres for Doctoral Training
EPSRC has launched a new call for Centres of Doctoral Training. ISIS welcomes the opportunity to contribute directly to the work of CDTs and to partner with CDT providers.
SANS User Meeting 2023
We would like to invite you to attend our first SANS User Meeting, to be held on Monday 30th and Tuesday 31st of January 2023 at The Cosener’s House, Abingdon, UK.
ISIS engineers’ unique technical expertise is informing industrial ion source development
The ISIS Low Energy Beams Group have been collaborating with the company Kinectrics Ltd to help them develop a new commercial ion source.
Professor Michael Steiner
We are very sorry to hear of the passing of Professor Michael Steiner, one of the giants of European neutron scattering.

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Science Highlights

Using neutrons to understand atmospheric aerosols and their impact on air pollution, health and modern climate change
Neutron scattering and, in particular, neutron reflectometry (NR) is increasingly being used at ISIS for atmospheric chemistry research.
Understanding the feasibility of ‘magnetic graphene’
Only by using neutron instruments from across the globe have researchers been able to characterise the magnetism of a graphene-like material.
Investigating hydration in ancient egyptian leathers
New research from our ISIS@MACH ITALIA collaboration has uncovered information on the hydration levels in a collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts.
Spin fluctuations: another piece in the superconducting puzzle
Researchers have studied the magnetic behaviour of a cuprate superconductor and may have explained some of the unusual properties of the conduction electrons.

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