Each year, the Jülich Centre for Neutron Science (JCNS) at Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany, organizes a two-week laboratory course in neutron scattering in cooperation with RWTH Aachen University. The first week consists of lectures and exercises in Jülich, while the second week is a hands-on training at a neutron research reactor offering different neutron scattering experiments to every participant. This year the second week takes place at the Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL) in Grenoble, France.
Our course aims at Master and PhD students. All selected applicants will receive free accommodation and half-board, alongside with financial support to travel expenses.
The lectures provide an introduction to neutron scattering and instrumentation with techniques spanning
- Diffraction
- Small angle scattering
- Polarization analysis and magnetic scattering
- Reflectivity
- Inelastic and quasielastic scattering
- Fundamental neutron physics
- Neutron and X-ray tomography
- Scientific computing related to neutron scattering
In the neutron experiments, a broad scope of the instrumental diffraction and spectroscopy suite of ILL is presented to the participants.
