[Neutron] Probing Matter at High Magnetic Fields with Xrays and Neutrons - workshop announcement

[Ekkebus, Allen E.]

Probing Matter at High Magnetic Fields with X-Rays and Neutrons
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Tallahassee, Florida
May 10-12, 2005

 

The National Research Council's Committee on Opportunities in High
Magnetic Field Science (COHMAG) was charged in 2003 to (1) assess the
current state and future prospects of high magnetic field science and
technology in the United States; (2) assess the position of the United
States in this area in the international context; (3) identify promising
multidisciplinary areas for research and development, and (4) review and
prioritize major magnet construction initiatives for the next decade.
Currently, the United States (through the National High Magnetic Field
Laboratory) is the world leader in the highest fields for practical
experiments; however, research institutions in Germany and Japan are key
competitors. We have the opportunity to expand the high field magnet
capabilities in the United States to help assure continued leadership in
the science programs they support.

 

The specific goals of this Workshop are to identify grand challenges in
science at high magnetic fields that should be addressed using neutron
and x-ray scattering techniques. The Workshop will be used to define a
roadmap for development of the next generation of instrumentation at
major user facilities that will enable these challenges to be met. In
particular, this roadmap will identify:

*          New instrumentation and techniques that will enhance our
present capabilities to explore materials at high magnetic fields using
x-rays and neutrons; 

*          Both short- and long-term R&D needs in areas such as magnet
technology, sample environment, optics and detectors; and 

*          Required developments in theory, modeling and simulation,
advanced computing, and large scale data analysis. 

 

As part of the stage-setting for this Workshop, overviews will be
included of existing capabilities at x-ray and neutron facilities as
applied to research in high magnetic fields. Both invited and
contributed talks will address the new challenges at the forefront of
materials research in high magnetic fields, and potential facility
developments to meet these challenges.  Authors of contributed talks are
encouraged to participate in the development of the roadmap and workshop
report.  The planned compilation and subsequent dissemination of the
workshop reports will be valuable in providing an educational tool for
the high magnetic field community and aid in maximizing the awareness
and utilization of these strategic user facilities. 

There is an opportunity for contributed talks on elements of roadmap
noted above.  The organizers welcome participation by members of the
U.S. scientific community in preparation of the roadmap.

 

For additional details, visit the Workshop website at
http://xraysandneutrons.magnet.fsu.edu/.  This workshop is sponsored by
Argonne National Laboratory/Advanced Photon Source, Oak Ridge National
Laboratory/Spallation Neutron Source, and the National High Magnetic
Field Laboratory.

 

Workshop chairs:

Frank Klose, ORNL/Spallation Neutron Source, klosefr at sns.gov

Alex Lacerda, NHMFL/LANL, Lacerda at lanl.gov 

George Srajer, ANL/Advanced Photon Source, srajerg at aps.anl.gov 

Local contact:

Diane Nakasone, NHMFL, nakasone at magnet.fsu.edu 

 

 

Allen E. Ekkebus

Spallation Neutron Source, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

One Bethel Valley Road, Bldg 8600

P. O. Box 2008, MS 6474

Oak Ridge, TN  37831-6474

Telephone: (865) 241-5644            Fax: (865) 241-5177

 

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