[Neutron] International Conference on Neutron Optics 2017 (NOP2017) in Nara, Japan July 5-8, 2017

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    The International Conference on Neutron Optics (NOP2017)
5 - 8 July 2017, the Nara Kasugano International Forum (I.RA.KA), Japan.
                      http://nop2017.org


　The International Conference on Neutron Optics (NOP2017) will take 
place in Nara, Japan, at the Nara Kasugano International Forum (I.RA.KA)
from Wednesday 5 July to Saturday 8 July 2017.

　This conference is a satellite event to the International Conference 
on Neutron Scattering in Daejeon, Korea (ICNS2017, 9-13 July 2017).
The conference is next in the series of Neutron Optics conferences
previously held in Villigen (1999), Tokyo (2004), Villigen (2007),
Alpe d'Huez (2010) and Munich (2013). Its aim is to provide a platform
for the exchange of information in all fields of neutron optics with
emphasis on new concepts and recent technical developments. The 
discussions and developments following these conferences successfully 
provided 
neutron optics elements commonly used in the state-of-the-art, large-
scale 
neutron facilities around the world. In recent years the practical use 
of 
compact neutron sources has been recognized to support and promote the 
neutron
sciences and applications pursued at these large-scale facilities.
Following the increasing importance of the intimate interplay of 
fundamental 
physics and neutron science for future innovative neutron sources, 
optics and 
detection systems, we are planning to cover the following topics.

Web site

   http://nop2017.org

Scopes

1 Beam Production
   1. Neutron Moderation to Epithermal, Thermal, Cold and Very-Cold 
Regions
   2. Down-conversion to Very-Cold and Ultracold Regions
   3. Beam Extraction
   4. Radiation Shielding
2 Optical and Polarization Components
   1. Optics (reflective, refractive, diffractive and interference 
optics)
   2. Polarizing Devices and Polarization
        (polarizer, spin analyzer, polarized target)
3. Detector Technologies
    1. Scintillation Detector
    2. Gaseous Detector
    3. Solid State Detector
4 Application-oriented Assembly
    1. Compact Neutron Source
    2. Neutron Imaging and Scattering Instrumentation
    3. Neutron Medical and Industrial Applications
5 Neutron Fundamental Physics