SINQ: The Swiss Spallation Neutron SourceNeutron scattering is one of the most effective ways to obtain information on both, the structure and the dynamics of condensed matter. A wide scope of problems, ranging from fundamental to solid state physics and chemistry, and from materials science to biology, medicine and environmental science, can be investigated with neutrons. Aside from the scattering techniques, non-diffractive methods like imaging techniques can also be applied with increasing relevance for industrial applications.
The spallation neutron source SINQ is a continuous source - the first of its kind in the world - with a flux of about 1014 n/cm2/s. Beside thermal neutrons, a cold moderator of liquid deuterium (cold source) slows neutrons down and shifts their spectrum to lower energies. These neutrons have proved to be particularly valuable in materials research and in the investigation of biological substances. SINQ is a user facility. Interested groups can apply for beamtime on the various instruments by using the SINQ proposal system.
Latest scientific SINQ highlights:
The role of ions in the self-healing behavior of soft particle suspensions
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 1516011113 (May 2016)DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1516011113
Stratified Micellar Multilayers - Toward Nanostructured Photoreactors
Chemistry of Materials 28, 2219 (March 2016)DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.6b00161
Origin of the Spin-Orbital Liquid State in a Nearly J=0 Iridate Ba3ZnIr2O9
Physical Review Letters 116, 097205 (March 2016)DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.116.097205
More SINQ highlights can be found on the Webpages of the NUM Division.