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The potential of high current accelerator-driven neutron sources

Scientists at JCNS working on the High Brilliance neutron Source (HBS) project have published an extensive review on neutron sources for large scale user facilities, aimed at users of neutron sources who need to understand the characteristics and peculiarities of the different types of neutron sources in order to select the most suitable source for their needs.

8th Joint Workshop of RIKEN RAP and JCNS

The Japanese RIKEN Center for Advanced Photonics (RAP) and the Jülich Centre for Neutron Science (JCNS) held their eighth joint workshop on compact accelerator-driven neutron sources (CANS) on June 3 - 4, 2024 as a hybrid workshop at Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany.

7th Joint Workshop of RIKEN RAP and JCNS

The Japanese RIKEN Center for Advanced Photonics (RAP) and the Jülich Centre for Neutron Science (JCNS) held their seventh joint workshop on compact accelerator-driven neutron sources (CANS) on 06-07 November, 2023 as a hybrid workshop at RIKEN in Wako-Shi, Tokyo, Japan.

HBS Technical Design Report published

The High Brilliance neutron Source (HBS) project is developing a High-Current Accelerator-driven Neutron Source (HiCANS) as a next generation neutron source for the benefit of science and industry to search and probe new materials, understand the structure and dynamics of matter, visualize complex systems or provide chemical analysis in our environment.

HBS Workshop and ELENA Moderator Workshop

We cordially invite you to our annual HBS workshop, which will take place this year on 18 and 19 September at the Kranz Parkhotel in Siegburg. As usual, there will first be an overview of the CANS and HiCANS projects throughout Europe before we focus on the main topics of accelerators, targets and instrumentation.

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9th High Brilliance Neutron Source Workshop

The ninth international workshop on High Brilliance Neutron Sources based on a compact accelerator system was held again as an in-person conference from 14-15 September 2023, organized by the Jülich Centre for Neutron Science (JCNS) at its traditional venue in the small village of Unkel on the banks of the Rhine. The two-day workshop was composed of an intensive programme with comprehensive presentations on various ongoing projects and initiatives. All sessions of the workshop were also open for virtual participation. 

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First Neutrons from Next Generation Neutron Source in Jülich

Accelerator-driven, low-energy compact neutron sources are considered worldwide as the next generation of neutron sources for a wide range of applications. Researchers from JCNS at Forschungszentrum Jülich have now achieved a breakthrough by delivering the first neutrons using a new powerful target/moderator technology developed in Jülich.

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"8th High Brilliance Neutron Source” Workshop and “ELENA Focal Area Meetings"

The three-day workshop had an intensive program with parallel sessions of the "Focal Areas" of the European Low Energy accelerator-based Neutron facilities Association (ELENA) and comprehensive presentations on the various ongoing projects and initiatives. All sessions of the workshop were also open for virtual participation, so that especially participants from Asia and America could be present. 

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IMoH2022 Poster Prize for Qi Ding

JCNS physicist Qi Ding has been awarded one of two poster prizes at the “1st International Meeting on Opportunities and Challenges for Hicans – ImoH2022”. “HiCANS” stands for “High-current compact accelerator-driven neutron sources”, referring to novel compact neutron sources based on accelerators that simplify access to neutrons and could enable large universities and research centres to operate their own neutron sources.

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"7th High Brilliance Neutron Source" Workshop and "ELENA Focal Area Meetings"

From 21-24 September 2021, the seventh international workshop on High Brilliance Neutron Sources based on a compact accelerator system took place as virtual conference organized by the Jülich Centre for Neutron Science (JCNS). Again due to the still ongoing pandemic situation the workshop was a virtual meeting instead of being held at its traditional place in the small village of Unkel on the banks of the river Rhine. In addition, the original two-day workshop was expanded by two extra days to host the “Focal Area Meetings” of the ELENA association.