From 104pet104 at gmail.com Wed Jan 2 13:52:39 2019 From: 104pet104 at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?B?0J/QtdGC0YAg0JrQvtC90LjQug==?=) Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2019 15:52:39 +0300 Subject: [Neutron] ECNS2019 Message-ID: Dear Colleagues, We hope you have enjoyed Christmas and New Year holidays and now be ready for the upcoming Orthodox Christmas! The European Conference on Neutron Scattering 2019 (ECNS2019) will be held July 1 ? 5, 2019 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. ECNS2019 will be the latest international platform for sharing and exchanging recent advances in neutron scattering science. On behalf of our organizing committee, we cordially invite you to submit your research and join the exciting international conference. For the most up-to-date information on ECNS2017, please visit www.ecns2019.com Date: July 1 ? 5, 2019 Venue: Saint Petersburg, Russia Homepage: www.ecns2019.com If you have any questions, please feel free to contact at post at ecns2019.com Best wishes, ECNS 2019 Secretariat -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 2_1st_announcement_ECNS-2019.docx Type: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document Size: 217674 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 1_Flayer_ECNS2019.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 1092173 bytes Desc: not available URL: From springschool at fz-juelich.de Wed Jan 2 13:47:24 2019 From: springschool at fz-juelich.de (FM-springschool) Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2019 12:47:24 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] IFF Spring School 2019 (regular) registration deadline 10 January 2019 approaching Message-ID: IFF Spring School 2019: "Scattering! Soft, Functional and Quantum Materials" registration deadline approaching: 10 January 2019 www.iff-springschool.de -- Barbara Daegener Forschungszentrum J?lich GmbH, JCNS-2 Organisation IFF-Ferienschule / IFF Spring School 52425 J?lich, Germany +49 2461 61-4750 (phone); -2610 (fax) springschool at fz-juelich.de http://www.iff-springschool.de ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH 52425 Juelich Sitz der Gesellschaft: Juelich Eingetragen im Handelsregister des Amtsgerichts Dueren Nr. HR B 3498 Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats: MinDir Dr. Karl Eugen Huthmacher Geschaeftsfuehrung: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Marquardt (Vorsitzender), Karsten Beneke (stellv. Vorsitzender), Prof. Dr.-Ing. Harald Bolt, Prof. Dr. Sebastian M. 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Details on both openings can be found at the corresponding web pages http://www.fz-juelich.de/SharedDocs/Stellenangebote/_common/dipldok/d168-2018-jcns-2.html http://www.fz-juelich.de/SharedDocs/Stellenangebote/_common/dipldok/2019D-001-DE-JCNS-2.html For further information you may contact Thomas Gutberlet e-mail t.gutberlet at fz-juelich.de -- Dr. Thomas Gutberlet J?lich Centre for Neutron Science JCNS Forschungszentrum J?lich GmbH 52425 J?lich e-mail: t.gutberlet at fz-juelich.de phone J?lich: +49 2461 61-5577 fax: +49 2461 61-2610 mobil: +49 172 3949605 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH 52425 Juelich Sitz der Gesellschaft: Juelich Eingetragen im Handelsregister des Amtsgerichts Dueren Nr. HR B 3498 Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats: MinDir Dr. Karl Eugen Huthmacher Geschaeftsfuehrung: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Marquardt (Vorsitzender), Karsten Beneke (stellv. Vorsitzender), Prof. Dr.-Ing. Harald Bolt, Prof. Dr. Sebastian M. Schmidt ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From Nicola.Kampner at hzg.de Tue Jan 15 08:56:44 2019 From: Nicola.Kampner at hzg.de (Nicola.Kampner at hzg.de) Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2019 08:56:44 +0100 Subject: [Neutron] =?utf-8?q?MATRAC_2_School_=E2=80=9CApplication_of_Neutr?= =?utf-8?q?ons_and_Synchrotron_Radiation_in_Materials_Science_with_Special?= =?utf-8?q?_Focus_on_Fundamental_Aspects_of_Materials=E2=80=9D_to_be_held_?= =?utf-8?q?in_Herrsching_and_Garching_=28near_Munich=29=2C_Germany=2C_from?= =?utf-8?q?_31_March_to_5_April_2019?= Message-ID: Dear colleagues We take pleasure in informing you that registration is open for our MATRAC 2 School 'Application of Neutrons and Synchrotron Radiation in Materials Science with Special Focus on Fundamental Aspects of Materials' to be held in Herrsching (Ammersee) and Garching (near Munich), Germany, from 31 March to 5 April 2019. The MATRAC 2 School will provide a systematic overview of the application of neutrons and synchrotron radiation to the structural analysis of engineering materials and will focus on neutron scattering and imaging experiments. Therefore, the school consists of a two-day theoretical course in Herrsching and two days of experiments at the FRM II in Garching. The fifth day of the school offers further talks and a final discussion. All relevant experimental methods will be covered. Students and young scientists from research and industry from all of Europe interested in this field are welcome to participate. The school will be performed in cooperation with the R?ntgen-?ngstr?m-Cluster (http://www.rontgen-angstrom.eu), the BMBF (Bundesministerium f?r Bildung und Forschung, Germany), the German L?nder Hamburg, Bremen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Niedersachsen and Schleswig-Holstein via the R?ntgen Angstr?m Cluster and SINE 2020. The extended registration deadline is 27 January 2019. For more information please visit our website: https://www.hzg.de/matrac Please feel free to spread this information among colleagues and friends. We are looking forward to your registration. Best regards Martin M?ller (on behalf of all co-organisers) ____________________________ Nicola Kampner (Ms) Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Institute of Materials Research Max-Planck-Str. 1 21502 Geesthacht Germany Phone +49-4152-87-2555 Fax +49-4152-87-2666 Email nicola.kampner at hzg.de Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Zentrum f?r Material- und K?stenforschung GmbH Max-Planck-Stra?e 1 I 21502 Geesthacht I Deutschland/Germany Gesch?ftsf?hrer/Board of Management: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Kaysser, Kay Bern Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrates/Chairman of the Supervisory Board: Ministerialdirigent Dr. Herbert Zeisel Amtsgericht L?beck HRB 285 GE (Register Court) Internet: http://www.hzg.de -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tina.nilsson at esss.se Tue Jan 15 10:35:59 2019 From: tina.nilsson at esss.se (Tina Nilsson) Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2019 09:35:59 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] Advertisement ESS Message-ID: <0B3DE4DA-612E-41B8-80F3-8D46376AFA32@esss.se> Hi, Please find below (between the dotted lines) a just published advertisement for a Group Leader position at ESS in Lund. Please include it in the sending list. Thanks a lot! /Tina Nilsson, Recruitment Partner --------- Group Leader for ESS Spallation Physics The Machine Directorate at the European Spallation Source (ESS) in Lund, Sweden, invites applications for a Group Leader for ESS Spallation Physics position in the Target Division. Description of division The ESS Target Division is part of the ESS Machine Directorate with responsibility to design, develop, procure, install, commission and test the systems needed to convert the energetic proton beam coming from the accelerator to neutron beams that are utilized for experiments. The first step in this process is production of high energy neutrons through a spallation process involving the proton beam interaction with a tungsten target. The fast, high energy neutrons that are released in the spallation process are slowed down to the energies that are suitable for different types of experiments at ESS, and then delivered to the instruments through beam ports. Key features of the target station are the target itself, the neutron moderator and reflector system, and the neutron beam-extraction system. The new central group for Spallation Physics will have duties across all ESS site including: ? Neutronics ? Monte Carlo transport calculations and activation calculations. ? Computer tools and cross-section development. ? Experimental verifications & developments ? Spallation materials properties and fluid dynamics of interest for the operation and upgrade of the facility. ? Interface to the neutron scattering instrument teams ? Shielding calculations (and waste characterization & classification) Description of main responsibilities The Group Leader for ESS Spallation Physics will have the following responsibilities: ? Line management responsibilities; lead, plan and coordinate the work within the group, recruit and retain competent and motivated personnel with target physics expertise, promote a well-functioning work environment etc ? The full spectrum of physical processes and their interconnections for spallation source target station design, construction and operation, with particular emphasis on the holistic analysis of target configuration for optimal performance, safety, availability, maintainability, environmental friendliness and cost efficiency ? Data collection, research and development of research on the physical processes and interactions in spallation target stations: target, structural parts, reflector, containers, vacuum vessels, pipes, utilities ? The full spectrum of materials issues for spallation source target station design ? Data collection, research and development of research on engineering design aspects of materials for various functions in the target station: target, structural parts, reflector, containers, vacuum vessels, pipes, utilities ? Safety and aging of materials in the radiation conditions of spallation, review and application of standards and qualified materials data, extension of qualification of materials of special interest for spallation, when applicable ? Conceptual, functional and detailed engineering design of an irradiation plug for material testing at the ESS target station ? Leading participation in the conceptual, functional and engineering design for the holistic optimization of the ESS target station configuration ? Interface with other areas of activities in the Target Division and other ESS divisions ? Organizational, management and reporting responsibilities for special and general tasks assigned within the Target Division in the framework of various ESS projects ? Compilation, documentation and dissemination of the results of in technical reports, scientific publications and at professional meetings ? Interaction with experts in other similar facilities, academic institutions and industry in order to maintain a world class expertise in target physics at ESS ? Guiding and supervising the work of collaborators in the Target Physics Group, responsibility for safety, quality, compliance, internal and external coordination ? Training young group members in physics research, development and engineering ? Budget planning The responsibilities in all these areas concern all phases of the ESS project: conceptual design, engineering design, research and development in preparation to build, construction, commissioning, operation and maintenance. Qualifications To be successful in this role, we expect the candidate to have the following skill set and experiences; ? Proven leadership skills: As a line manager and coordinator of the work it is crucial that you have excellent leadership skills and extensive expertise in people management and team building management. ? Mentoring/professional development: ability to foster the professional development of the group members through mentoring, conference attendance and publication in conference proceedings and, where appropriate, peer-reviewed journals ? Cross-group communication and collaboration skills: ability to establish and facilitate good cooperation and communication between the group members and other ESS groups and staff ? Team building skills: ability to build confidence and communion to get the group to perform as a team, capability to bring out the unique qualities of the individuals in the group and motivate them to contribute to the success of the team ? Projecting credibility: lead the technical design of the target monolith and remote handling operations and defend the design at internal and external project reviews, both orally and in writing, in a manner that projects credibility ? Master degree in physics or nuclear engineering, Phd preferred ? Extensive expertise in research, design, development and operation in spallation research or similar ? Expertise in materials science and engineering ? Recognized expertise and track record in spallation source research ? Experience of working in an international environment is essential ? Excellent oral and written English skills are a prerequisite; knowledge of other European languages would be an advantage Our work environment is characterised by fast growth, fast pace of work, and an international atmosphere with highly skilled personnel. You must therefore enjoy the diversity of such an environment and have a personality suited for the challenges it presents. Our work environment is exciting and forward thinking and relies heavily on personal initiative. What ESS can offer ESS can offer you a variety of things, such as passionate colleagues, a vibrant melting pot of diversity, and a challenging and high paced work environment where our employees take great pride in designing and building a world leading facility for materials research. If you were to join ESS, you would become an important piece of the puzzle, since all our skilled staff are needed in order to fulfill the overall mission. We value and need expertise, innovative minds, great ways of leading and interacting with others, and the ability to work with people regardless of culture and background. Duration & Location The position is permanent with six months initial probationary period. Your work place will be situated in Lund, Sweden. The position is to be filled as soon as possible. Application & Contact Please provide your curriculum vitae and cover letter in English by clicking on ?apply? and following the instructions. Please note we only accept applications via the ESS website or ESS intranet. Internal candidates are encouraged to apply through the intranet. The deadline for applications is 2019-02-24. For more information regarding the ESS recruitment process in general, please follow this link https://europeanspallationsource.se/ess-recruitment-process. For further information regarding the position, please contact the recruiting manager, Head of Target Division, Mark Anthony, mark.anthony[at]esss.se. For further information regarding the recruitment process, please contact HR Officer, Tina Nilsson, tina.nilsson[at]esss.se For trade union information please contact Unionen / Mikael Johansson at +46 46 888 32 51 or SACO / Swedish Association of Graduate Engineers/ Riccardo Bevilacqua at +46 46 888 32 28. We look forward to receiving your application! -------------------------------- Best regards, Tina ______________________ Tina Nilsson HR Officer European Spallation Source ERIC P.O Box 176, SE 221 00 Lund, Sweden Visiting address: Odarsl?vsv?gen 113 Mobile: +46 721 79 21 03 Phone: +46 46 888 31 03 E-mail: tina.nilsson at esss.se [cid:image002.png at 01D3C66C.394BC170] www.esss.se -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 9580 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: From meilleurf at ornl.gov Wed Jan 16 20:11:45 2019 From: meilleurf at ornl.gov (Meilleur, Flora) Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 19:11:45 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] HFIR/SNS Advanced Neutron Diffraction and Scattering Workshop - HANDS 2019 Message-ID: First announcement HANDS 2019 HFIR/SNS Advanced Neutron Diffraction and Scattering Workshop Oak Ridge, TN. June 19 - June 14, 2018 Oak Ridge National Laboratory, in conjunction with North Carolina State University, and support from the National Science Foundation and the Shull Wollan Center - a Joint Institute for Neutron Scattering, celebrates a decade of neutron scattering education in structural biology at ORNL with the HFIR/SNS Advanced Neutron Diffraction and Scattering workshop (HANDS 2019). Detailed information can be found on the workshop web page: https://conference.sns.gov/hands2019/ Application deadline: April 29, 2019 Fellowships to support travel and accommodation are available. No registration fee. The workshop aims at enabling structural biologists to fully exploit the latest instrumentation and software development at the SNS and HFIR facilities at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Participants of HANDS 2019 will become familiar with neutron techniques with hands-on experiments in sample preparation, crystallography, small angle scattering, reflectometry and neutron spin echo. 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The main conclusions are that * Q1: McStas users tend to upgrade to the latest release. * Q2: Linux is by a large margin the most used platform, followed by Windows 10 and macOS. * Q3: McStas are generally happy about the installation and use of the package. Very few people have issues with installation. * Q4: The most used tool set is the default Python version, default since v. 2.1. * Q5: McStas users seem very satisfied with the user support. * Q6: McStas users tend to trust McStas to large extent. But please don't trust it blindly!! * Q7: McStas users mostly compare with experimental data or analytic / back of envelope calculations. * Q8: McStas users have widespread knowledge of all documentation resources - but we should probably disseminate the wiki further. * Q9: The individual suggestions/questions/comments/... will be answered through individual GitHub issues. * Q10: McStas is used on all continents that have / are planning neutron scattering infrastructure. Users are mostly based at these facilities, but also at other research labs or universities. Thank you very much for the (generally) very positive review - also, you are more than welcome to participate in continuing debate on user suggestions that will take place in the individual GitHub survey issues. Best regards, Peter Willendrup Peter Kj?r Willendrup Forskningsingeni?r, Specialkonsulent N?stformand for DTU Fysik LSU DTU Physics [cid:b6339554-7f28-441d-9f31-5944f811397c at win.dtu.dk] Technical University of Denmark [cid:e108e480-fcab-46e2-9531-b38165079572 at win.dtu.dk] Department of Physics Fysikvej Building 307 DK-2800 Kongens Lyngby Direct +45 2125 4612 Mobil +45 2125 4612 Fax +45 4593 2399 pkwi at fysik.dtu.dk -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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In collaboration with the Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland we are developing and building a new high performance imaging station with neutrons at the European Spallation Source ESS in Lund, Sweden. For this project, we invite applications (full time position 40.1 h/week) as Instrument scientist Description of position Your task is the development and construction of the time-of-flight neutron imaging station ODIN at the ESS in Lund Sweden. The current position is for one of the two instrument scientists for ODIN, a versatile imaging beamline with variable resolution for neutron radiography and tomography, optimised for both white-beam and time-of-flight neutron imaging. You act as the scientific lead of the project to design, procure, install and commission the ODIN instrument. The two instrument scientists will work closely with the lead engineer, forming the core instrument team. You collaborate closely with scientists and engineers from different groups and research areas, especially with our collaboration partners in Switzerland and Sweden. Regular meetings at the site of the collaborating partners, especially with different departments at the ESS are necessary for this international project. The support of our in-house imaging group enables own scientific projects and involvement in related research. Qualification and Experience You have a degree in physics, chemistry, material science or related fields, ideally completed with a PhD / doctorate degree. You have knowledge and experience in the application of imaging or scattering techniques especially with neutrons or synchrotron radiation. Persuasive communication skills and ability to work in a team in an international environment are mandatory. Good oral and written English skills are required, German language skills are an asset. The appointment is limited to the project duration; a prolongation is possible. The payment is based on the German pay scale TV-L. The Technical University Munich is an equal opportunity employer. Therefore women are especially encouraged to apply. Handicapped applicants having an equivalent experience will be preferred. Further information is given by Dr. J?rgen Neuhaus (E-Mail: juergen.neuhaus at frm2.tum.de, phone +49 89 289 12187) Applications will be reviewed after February 6th, 2019 and are accepted until the position is filled. Applicants should send a letter of interest describing relevant experience including detailed curriculum vitae by regular or electronic mail (merged to a pdf file) to: Technische Universit?t M?nchen Forschungsneutronenquelle Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II) Personalabteilung Lichtenbergstra?e 1; D-85747 Garching Phone: +49 89 289 14614 E-Mail: jobs at frm2.tum.de www.frm2.tum.de ---- Dr. J?rgen Neuhaus Forschungs-Neutronenquelle Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Technische Universit?t M?nchen D-85747 Garching Tel: +49 89 289 12187 Fax: +49 89 289 14995 www.frm2.tum.de www.mlz-garching.de -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From springschool at fz-juelich.de Mon Jan 21 16:04:13 2019 From: springschool at fz-juelich.de (FM-springschool) Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2019 15:04:13 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] IFF Spring School 2019 "Scattering! Soft, Functional and Quantum Materials": registration still open Message-ID: IFF Spring School 2019 "Scattering! Soft, Functional and Quantum Materials" registration still open There are still some places available for the IFF Spring School 2019 " "Scattering! Soft, Functional and Quantum Materials": For further information on the School and how to apply, please visit our website: www.iff-springschool.de We look forward to your registration and to welcoming you in Juelich! With best regards, Barbara Daegener -School Organiser; on behalf of the 50th IFF Spring School Scientific Committee (Manuel Angst, Thomas Br?ckel, Stephan F?rster, Karen Friese, Reiner Zorn)- -- Barbara Daegener Forschungszentrum J?lich GmbH, JCNS-2 Organisation IFF-Ferienschule / IFF Spring School 52425 J?lich, Germany +49 2461 61-4750 (phone); -2610 (fax) springschool at fz-juelich.de http://www.iff-springschool.de ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH 52425 Juelich Sitz der Gesellschaft: Juelich Eingetragen im Handelsregister des Amtsgerichts Dueren Nr. HR B 3498 Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats: MinDir Dr. Karl Eugen Huthmacher Geschaeftsfuehrung: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Marquardt (Vorsitzender), Karsten Beneke (stellv. Vorsitzender), Prof. Dr.-Ing. Harald Bolt, Prof. Dr. Sebastian M. 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[Accelerator Division] BEAM OPERATION RESUMPTION AFTER SUMMER SHUTDOWN. 3. [Particle and Nuclear Physics Division] UPGRADES OF HADRON EXPERIMENTAL FACILITY IN THIS SUMMER. NEUTRINO BEAMLINE UPGRADE TO MW POWER. STATUS OF THE MUON G-2/ ELECTRIC DIPOLE MOMENT. STATUS OF THE COHERENT MUON TO ELECTRON TRANSITION (COMET). PROGRAM ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING. 4. [Materials and Life Science Division] VARIOUS MAINTENANCE IS IN PROGRESS AS SCHEDULED. PROPOSALS FOR 2018B PERIOD WERE REVIEWED. ANNUAL MEETING OF INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION AT J-PARC MLF WAS HELD. THE THIRD WORKSHOP OF CONCEPT OF NEUTRON SOURCES (CoNS-III) WAS HELD. MUON SPIN ROTATION USING NEGATIVE MUONS IS READY TO GO. 5. [Nuclear Transmutation Division] EXCHANGE THE TARGET WITHOUT MANUAL OPERATION. 6. [Safety Division] FY2018 MEETING OF THE LIAISON COMMITTEE ON SAFETY AND HEALTH FOR CONTRACTORS WORKING AT J-PARC. THE CHANGES OF THE RADIOLOGICAL LICENSE WAS GRANTED AND THE "RAM" FACILITY STARTED. THE EMERGENCY DRILL ASSUMING A FIRE IN THE ACCELERATOR TUNNEL WAS HELD. 7. [Editorial Note] --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. [Overview] by Naohito SAITO --------------------------------------------------------------------- POWER TO THE USERS, PRESENT AND FUTURE (This issue was delayed due to several activities in the last few months. ) The beam operation has been successfully resumed after the summer maintenance, and the user program at the Material and Life science experimental Facility (MLF) has been successfully executed at over 500 kW stably. The Main Ring (MR) is still in the maintenance time taking the advantage of continuing upgrading work at both Hadron Experimental Facility (HEF) and Neutrino Experimental Facility (NEF) and Super-Kamiokande (SK). I would like to report three major areas of progress: actions for more firm collaboration with users, targetry activities, and near future projects of J-PARC. On November 13, we had a great honor to have His Excellency Mr. Magnus Robach, the Ambassador of Sweden visiting J-PARC on the occasion of the 3rd ESS-J-PARC Workshop held at the J-PARC Main Research Building. His Excellency visited the MLF and Neutrino Facility and discussed with the researchers, then encouraged us for even deeper collaboration between Sweden and Japan. We have also been strengthening the tie with universities. Nagoya University has opened its branch at J-PARC on October 26. The Vice President, Prof. Takahashi visited us to sign the agreement to launch the branch office, and visited MLF, and the NEF, and the brand new branch office. It is the 4th university branch at J-PARC, and we are looking forward to even deeper collaborations with researchers from universities. The target vessel for neutron production at MLF has been renewed to #9. The structure of the target vessel is identical to #8. The beam exposure onto the target started from 300 kW then moved to 500 kW after careful confirmation of the target performance to be as expected. We keep accumulating various data to develop a more robust roadmap for future target vessels. A series of J-PARC-wide meetings are planned to discuss the future of the targetry gathering various experts. We should be able to report the outcome of the meetings in upcoming newsletters. Looking at the future, we are hearing that Japan Science Council (JSC) is going to call for the proposal of large-scale research program to renew its Master Plan (Master Plan 2020). We have several proposals to enhance the J-PARC capability by upgrading accelerators as well as experimental facilities: beam power upgrades, extension of hadron hall, the 2nd target station at MLF, and Accelerator Driven System for nuclear transmutation, and more. We are going to organize J-PARC-wide discussion of the proposals to be ready for the submission to JSC. The progress will be reported in a future newsletter. We hope to develop J-PARC science further by steady progress of the facilities as well as active science discussions with users from around the globe. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. [Accelerator Division] by Kazuo HASEGAWA --------------------------------------------------------------------- BEAM OPERATION RESUMPTION AFTER SUMMER SHUTDOWN Beam operation was suspended for maintenance during the summer shutdown from July to September. Maintenance of the components and some improvement work were conducted in the accelerator facilities. The linac has been operated stably in these several months with improvement work such as stabilizing cooling water flow rates, high voltage power supply system for klystrons, etc. Although the trip rate at the radio frequency quadrupole linac (RFQ) is high (about 10-20 per day), the recovery time is short and it doesn't degrade the availability totally. To mitigate the number of trips, we installed three vacuum manifolds on the RFQ to consolidate the vacuum speed. We had a vacuum leak issue at one of the collimators at the 3 GeV Rapid Cycling Synchrotron (RCS) in April 2016. We had operated with another collimator that does not have movable function as a temporary measure. We installed a new collimator with movable function this summer and prepare for higher power operation. At the Main Ring synchrotron (MR), upgrade work of the main magnet power supply was conducted to prepare for a high-power test. The J-PARC accelerator facilities resumed beam operation from the linac on October 7 as scheduled. After beam tuning and study of the accelerators, the user operation in the new period is expected to start at the middle of October for the Materials and Life science experimental Facility (MLF). The beam operation of the MR is suspended from October to December period due to upgrade work at the Kamioka site and the hadron experimental facility. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. [Particle and Nuclear Physics Division] by T. NOMURA, K. OZAWA, T. ISHIDA, T. KOBAYASHI, T. MIBE, S. MIHARA, and T. KOMATSUBARA --------------------------------------------------------------------- UPGRADES OF HADRON EXPERIMENTAL FACILITY IN THIS SUMMER (by T. NOMURA and K. OZAWA) Upgrades of the KOTO experiment and a lot of construction work for a new beam line were performed in this summer. The detector of KOTO experiment is upgraded. The main project is a calorimeter upgrade. The KOTO calorimeter consists of 2,716 undoped CsI crystals. Each of these is equipped with a photomultiplier on its downstream end. The calorimeter must have a good photon-to-neutron separation in order to reduce backgrounds from neutron interactions as well as energy and position measurements of photons from KL decays. A new idea for this purpose is a both end readout of each crystal; the time difference between upstream and downstream signals provides depth information of shower development and thus improves separation. Multi-Pixel Photon Counter (MPPC) is adopted as an upstream photo- detection device. The MPPC installation is being done. The whole work will conclude by January 2019 and the KOTO experiment will be ready for beam by the end of February. A new beamline to provide primary 30 GeV protons is under construction in the transport tunnel (Switch Yard) and the south area of the Hadron Experimental Facility. In this summer, septum magnets at a branching point were placed in the Switch Yard. In the Hadron Experimental Facility, the construction of an experimental area for the new beam line is in progress. A radiation shield door was set up, and the construction of the entrance part was completed. NEUTRINO BEAMLINE UPGRADE TO MW POWER (by T. ISHIDA and T. KOBAYASHI) In 2018 Neutrino Conference, T2K made a remarkable report that the CP symmetry might be broken in the lepton sector, through the measurement of appearances of electron neutrino and antineutrino. https://zenodo.org/record/1286752#.W7CQcPaYRPY T2K collaboration is proposing to extend the data-taking period aiming at reaching more than three sigma sensitivity for maximum CP violation with the beam power upgrade to 1.3MW and near detector upgrade. The beam power upgrade is also essential for future Hyper- Kamiokande experiment. A critical review of the beamline upgrade has been organized in the end of June by the committee members invited from world-wide high intensity proton accelerator and facility communities. Intensive discussion had taken place on the presentations relevant to the key components such as target, beam window, horns, beam monitors, DAQ (data acquisition), and radioactive waste treatment. The report can be found here: https://kds.kek.jp/indico/event/27832/. STATUS OF THE MUON G-2/ ELECTRIC DIPOLE MOMENT (EDM) (E34) (by T. MIBE) The E34 collaboration prepares for precision measurements of the muon anomalous magnetic moment and electric dipole moment. The technical design of the experiment was reviewed by Program Advisory Committee (PAC), and readiness for the stage-2 was discussed. Construction of the surface muon beamline (H-line) is in progress. The collaboration prepares for measurements of longitudinal distribution of accelerated beam accelerating muon to 1 MeV with a IH-DTL test cavity, spin rotator, demonstration of spiral beam injection to the storage ring, and construction of the positron- tracking detector. An international school on muon dipole moment and hadronic effects was organized at the Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics (BINP) (Russia) in September 17-21, 2018 to encourage young scientists who start working in this field around the world. STATUS OF THE COHERENT MUON TO ELECTRON TRANSITION (COMET) (by S. MIHARA) The COMET experiment aims to search for the lepton-flavor violating muon reaction, mu-e conversion, with sensitivity better than 10^{-14} in Phase I. Construction of the COMET facility is in progress; proton beamline elements are installed and coil winding for the pion capture solenoid is in progress. Assembly of coils and installation to the cryostat will follow this process to complete the construction. The collaboration is working intensively on summarizing experiment details in the Technical Design Report (TDR). Concise version of the report will be published in this year. PROGRAM ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING (by T. KOMATSUBARA) The 26th Program Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting was held at Tokai on July 18-20. The committee membership was renewed from April; Rik Yoshida (Jefferson Lab) was assigned as the new chairperson. Status of the experiments was reported, and proposals and near-term machine time allocation were discussed. https://kds.kek.jp/indico/event/28286/ PAC report is available through the following web page. http://j-parc.jp/researcher/Hadron/en/PAC_for_NuclPart_e.html The next PAC meeting will be held on January 16-18, 2019. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. [Materials and Life Science Division] by Toshiji KANAYA --------------------------------------------------------------------- VARIOUS MAINTENANCE IS IN PROGRESS AS SCHEDULED 1) Neutron Source Various maintenance and overhauls planned for the summer shut- down period are in progress as scheduled. The highlight is the target vessel replacement from #8 to #9. Prior to the replacement, a part of the beam window portion with 3-mm thickness was cut out with a remote-handling cutting device as a specimen to investigate the damage of that part. It was observed that an inner surface of the specimen facing with a high-speed mercury flow was eroded but not severely damaged. Further detailed inspection of damages on the specimen will be carried out in October. For the target vessel #8, the accumulated beam power on target was 1,812 MWh at average power of 434 kW. The measurements of the inspection such as depth of the damage will be very useful for us to make further plan for power upgrade. New target vessel #9 has the same structure as the target #8 and will be in operation from October 20. PROPOSALS FOR 2018B PERIOD WERE REVIEWED ANNUAL MEETING OF INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION AT J-PARC MLF WAS HELD THE THIRD WORKSHOP OF CONCEPT OF NEUTRON SOURCES (CoNS-III) WAS HELD 2) Neutron Instruments and Science The general/ new user promotion proposals for the 2018B period and long-term proposals were reviewed by the Neutron Science Proposal Review Committee on August 23. The total number of submitted neutron proposals was 302 (the general proposals: 285, the new users proposals: eight, long-term proposals: nine). Finally, 198 general proposals, eight new user promotion proposals and five long-term proposals were approved by the MLF Advisory Board on September 3. The total competition rate (the number of submitted/ approved proposals) for the general proposals become as high as 1.4 times gradually improving from the past crowded situation. From the 2018B period, we started to accept proposals from graduate students. In this round, 22 proposals were submitted, and 17 of them were approved. Annual meeting of industrial application at J-PARC MLF was held on July 23 and 24 at Akihabara Convention Hall. Total number in attendance has grown up to 303. The 10th anniversary celebration after the foundation of Industrial Users Society for Neutron Application and Report Session of Ibaraki prefecture beamlines were held on the first day. On the second day, according to the theme -Collaborative Creation of Innovation-, several examples of collaborative research between industry and the instrument group were reported as well as poster session and consultation of neutron beam usage for industrial purpose. A J-PARC workshop, the 3rd workshop of Concept of Neutron Sources (CoNS-III), was held on concepts of new neutron sources not limiting spallation sources with proton on August 21 at the KEK Tokai Building No.1. Participants were 25 including three from abroad. MUON SPIN ROTATION USING NEGATIVE MUONS IS READY TO GO 3) Muon Science Facility (MUSE) Positive muons have a great advantage over negative muons for probing magnetic field in matter, as the spin polarization for the former remains much higher than for the latter. However, it has been demonstrated recently that negative muons could be useful for studying hydrogen diffusion in magnesium hydride. The rotational motion of spins monitored by muon decay into positrons/electrons tells the magnitude and distribution/fluctuation of internal fields that carry information on nearby atoms exerting fields to muons. In magnesium hydride, while the diffusion of hydrogen ions within the material should cause such fluctuation, the possibility for positive muons to exhibit diffusional motion via interstitial sites (that also leads to the fluctuation of internal field) makes it difficult to discern the cause of fluctuation. With negative muons that are deeply bound to magnesium nuclei as heavy electrons, researchers succeeded in observing the field fluctuations that can be uniquely attributed to hydrogen diffusion. The result also proves that the disadvantage of low spin polarization for negative muons can be overcome by their unprecedented high flux recently achieved at the D-line of J-PARC MUSE. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. [Nuclear Transmutation Division] by Toshinobu SASA --------------------------------------------------------------------- EXCHANGE THE TARGET WITHOUT MANUAL OPERATION Spallation target for ADS technology developments requires heavy irradiation to prepare irradiation database. It means that targets are also heavily irradiated and should be replaced according to the injected proton beam strength. In present designed irradiation performance, we plan to replace target annually during long maintenance period in summer. Even the lead-bismuth eutectic alloy, LBE, is dumped into a drain tank, remaining target vessel should be changed by full remote operations like existing mercury target in J-PARC. The mercury target head in J-PARC has a special flange to connect the mercury loop mounted on the trolley. At first, we tried to use same method for our LBE target system. However, the operation temperature is extremely higher than that of mercury target. The special flange cannot be used because of temperature problems such as thermal expansion and/or thermal stress of a flange body and gaskets, and seizing of bolts/nuts. Finally, we decided to connect the target head and a target LBE loop by weld of piping under full remote operation condition. The method using automatic welding system, pipe cutters to minimize machining dusts, and master-slave manipulators, MSM, were almost established. Besides, we build up the mockup of target exchange procedure with two units of MSM along this method. Functional tests of remote target exchange technique, the world's first trial, will be performed. The development of remote welding inspection method will be continued. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. [Safety Division] by Yukihiro MIYAMOTO and Kotaro BESSHO --------------------------------------------------------------------- FY2018 MEETING OF THE LIAISON COMMITTEE ON SAFETY AND HEALTH FOR CONTRACTORS WORKING AT J-PARC Aiming to share safety-consciousness and ensure safety with the contractors, the J-PARC Center has been holding a liaison meeting on safety and health for contractors annually. This year's committee meeting was held on June 29 and had 70 participants from 68 companies and 15 participants from J-PARC. Tetsuro Ishii, Deputy Director (Safety), introduced recent topics in J-PARC, good safety-activities, and troubles in J-PARC and JAEA. THE CHANGES OF THE RADIOLOGICAL LICENSE WAS GRANTED AND THE "RAM" FACILITY STARTED The application for minor changes of the radiological license was granted by the Nuclear Regulation Authority on Aug. 22. The approved changes in the application were a modification of the shielding configuration for the proton beam line in the Materials and Life Science Experimental Facility and a slight increase of the beam intensity for the Hadron Experimental Facility due to a change of the repetition time for slow extraction. The facility of the Radio-Activated Materials, abbreviated as "RAM", began operation officially as a radiation-controlled area on Aug. 29. THE EMERGENCY DRILL ASSUMING A FIRE IN THE ACCELERATOR TUNNEL WAS HELD The emergency drill assuming a fire in the accelerator tunnel of LINAC was held on Sep. 6. Secure evacuation of workers from the tunnel area and procedure for fire extinguishing by suffocation were the most important points in this training, and these actions were executed successfully. In gathering information and communication, a number of improvement points were found for further strengthening the ability to respond in emergency situations. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. [Editorial Note] --------------------------------------------------------------------- In case you do not wish to receive this Newsletter in the future, please send an email to news-l-ctl at ml.j-parc.jp and simply write one sentence in the body of the message as unsubscribe. If you wish to receive, write one sentence in the body of the message as subscribe. You can get a help with a sentence of "help" in the body. Information on the project can be also obtained at the web site: http://j-parc.jp/index-e.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Editorial Board: Toshifumi TSUKAMOTO (Chair): toshifumi.tsukamoto at kek.jp Kaoru SHIBATA: shibata.kaoru@ jaea.go.jp Takashi ITO: itou.takashi at jaea.go.jp Dick MISCHKE (English Editor): mischke at triumf.ca Junko BEANBLOSSOM (Secretary): beanblossom.junko at jaea.go.jp ++++++++++++++++End of Letter++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From Sebastian.Muehlbauer at frm2.tum.de Tue Jan 22 18:20:03 2019 From: Sebastian.Muehlbauer at frm2.tum.de (=?UTF-8?Q?Sebastian_M=c3=bchlbauer?=) Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 18:20:03 +0100 Subject: [Neutron] Job advertisement TUM-FRM II, instrument scientist SANS-1 Message-ID: <388bbe02-27c2-e329-4298-f89804a8a19c@frm2.tum.de> The Technical University Munich operates the high flux Neutron Source Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II) located at the scientific campus in Garching, Germany. The neutron source itself, its research instruments as well as the irradiation facilities provide unique possibilities for the scientific and industrial use of neutron beams. Within the collaboration of the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ) we operate jointly, together with the Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, the small angle scattering instrument SANS-1. For the operation and further development, we invite applications (full time position 40.1 h/week) as *Instrument scientist***** *Description of position* Your task is the operation of the SANS-1 instrument and user support for external and internal researchers. You are involved in further development of the instrument and its scientific use and are part of the core instrument team as co-responsible instrument scientist. You collaborate closely with scientists and engineers from different groups and research areas. You pursue your own research topics related to soft-matter physics or biology based on the use of scattering techniques, especially on small angle neutron scattering. *Qualification and Experience* You have a degree in physics, chemistry, material science or related fields, ideally completed with a PhD / doctorate degree. You have knowledge and experience in the application of scattering techniques especially with neutrons or synchrotron radiation. You gained experience in the research of soft matter systems or questions related to biology. Persuasive communication skills and ability to work in a team in an international environment are mandatory. Good oral and written English skills are required, German language skills are an asset. The appointment is initially limited; a prolongation is possible. The payment is based on the German pay scale TV-L. The Technical University Munich is an equal opportunity employer. Therefore women are especially encouraged to apply. Handicapped applicants having an equivalent experience will be preferred. Further information is given byDr. Sebastian M?hlbauer, phone +49 89 289 10784, sebastian.muehlbauer at frm2.tum.de Applications will be reviewed after February 8th, 2019and are accepted until the position is filled. Applicants should send a letter of interest describing relevant experience including detailed curriculum vitae by regular or electronic mail (merged to a pdf file) stating the reference number *ISANS012019 *to: *Technische Universit?t M?nchen * *Forschungsneutronenquelle Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II)* *Personalabteilung* *Lichtenbergstra?e 1; D-85747 Garching* *Phone: +49 89 289 14614* *E-Mail: jobs at frm2.tum.de* *www.frm2.tum.de* ** -- Dr. Sebastian M?hlbauer SANS-1 Project Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ) Technische Universit?t M?nchen Lichtenbergstr. 1, D-85747 Garching, Germany phone: 049-(0)89-289-10784 email:sebastian.muehlbauer at frm2.tum.de http://www.frm2.tum.de -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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This conference also intends to cover the relevant theories and simulation methods for quantum spin systems as well as new perspectives directly from the information technology industry. The main aim is to reach out the new user community and the new scientific directions, where neutrons would potentially play an important role. Abstract submission and early registration are open until *25 March.* More detailed information can be found on our web-page https://indico.frm2.tum.de/event/157/* * We warmly invite all scientists working in this field to submit their abstracts and to join this conference. Thank you for circulating this announcement within your community. Best regards, Peter M?ller-Buschbaum and Stephan F?rster -- MLZ Conference 2019: Neutrons for Information and Quantum Technologies 4 - 7 June 2019, Arabella Brauneck Hotel, Lenggries, Germany https://indico.frm2.tum.de/event/157 Organizers: Prof. Dr. Peter M?ller-Buschbaum, Prof. Dr. Stephan F?rster Local organizing team: Robert Georgii, Yixi Su Bjoern Pedersen, Monika Krug, Elisabeth Joerg-Mueller phone numbers: +49 89 289 -14986/-10714 /-14966 e-mail:mlz-conference-2019 at mlz-garching.de Heinz Maier-Leibnitz-Zentrum (MLZ) Lichtenbergstra?e 1 85748 Garching, Germany -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jpeters at ill.fr Fri Jan 25 13:30:45 2019 From: jpeters at ill.fr (Judith Peters) Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2019 13:30:45 +0100 Subject: [Neutron] Job advertisement at University of Lyon In-Reply-To: <388bbe02-27c2-e329-4298-f89804a8a19c@frm2.tum.de> References: <388bbe02-27c2-e329-4298-f89804a8a19c@frm2.tum.de> Message-ID: dear colleagues, within a financed ANR project, we have a 2-year post-doc position open at the University of Lyon about "Stable lipid bilayers past the boiling point of water". Knowledge of neutron scattering and NMR techniques would be of great advantage. Applications or questions should be sent to Phil M. Oger: philippe.oger at insa-lyon.fr or Judith Peters: jpeters at ill.fr Phil Oger and Judith Peters -- Prof. Judith Peters T?l?phone +33 4 76 20 75 60 email: peters at ill.fr Fax +33 4 76 48 39 06 ---------------------------- Universit? 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Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2019 21:25:25 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] ORNL / Neutron Sciences Job Posting: R&D Professional 2 - Diffraction Neutron Scattering Scientist Message-ID: R&D Professional 2 - Diffraction Neutron Scattering Scientist Apply now: https://www.ornl.gov/careers Date: Jan 25, 2019 Location: Oak Ridge, TN, US, 37854 Company: Oak Ridge National Laboratory Requisition Id 535 Pay Band: Research Professional 2, Exempt Relocation: Domestic and International relocation assistance is available for this position. Overview: The Neutron Sciences Directorate (NScD) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is seeking a Neutron Scattering Scientist at the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR) for the Diffraction group. As a neutron instrument scientist, you will work on two out of three diffraction instruments at HFIR (WAND2/HB-2A/HB-3A), based on qualifications and preference. Your core responsibility is to support powder and single crystal user experiments, implement technical developments of the beamline capabilities and perform a high-quality personal research program using the facilities at HFIR and the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS). As a core team member, you will champion developments in instrumentation, sample environment, and software to help maintain and further develop the performance of the instruments and expand the user base. A key component of your role is to ensure safe operation and user support of the beamlines, which includes user assistance as local contact, helping with experimental setup, data acquisition and data analysis. You will have the opportunity to work with users on a wide range of science topics covered by the instruments as well as developing your own research program. On WAND2, recent science examples include diffraction on biological materials, gas absorption in catalyst research and low dimensional magnetism. Planned experiments are stroboscopic time resolved diffraction in ferroelectric materials, in-situ synthesis processes and operando battery research. HB-2A is a state-of-the-art powder diffractometer ideally suited for quantum condensed matter investigations at low temperatures and high magnetic fields. HB-3A is a leading single crystal diffractometer in magnetic structure determination. Pressure measurements form an important part of the research direction on HB-3A and the newly installed detectors will also allow us to accommodate sample environments for measurements to ultra-low temperatures <1 K. This is an excellent opportunity to perform, support and develop the research on world-class single crystal and powder diffraction instruments at HFIR, Oak Ridge National Laboratory. As a national user facility, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) operates the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR), the United States' highest flux reactor-based neutron source, and the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS), the world's most intense pulsed accelerator-based neutron source. Together these facilities operate 30 instruments for neutron scattering research, each year carrying out in excess of 1,000 experiments in the physical, chemical, materials, biological and medical sciences. HFIR also provides unique facilities for isotope production and neutron irradiation. To learn more about Neutron Sciences at ORNL go to: http://neutrons.ornl.gov Major Duties and Responsibilities: * Develop a high-quality personal research program using neutron diffraction, build national and international collaborations, and publish research results in scientific journals. * Assist users as a local contact for experimental setup, data acquisition, user education as appropriate and will ensure users are provided with analyzable data. * Attract users from new areas of research, especially related to the topics of your own research efforts, to expand the user community and the impact of neutron scattering in the physical sciences. Champion developments in instrumentation, sample environment, and software to help maintain and further develop the performance of WAND?/HB-2A/HB-3A. * Contribute to the development of future diffraction instruments and techniques at HFIR, SNS, and the planned Second Target Station. * This position supports programs and facilities at HFIR that are operational 24 hours a day and seven days a week for 7 fuels cycles (24 days each) per year. Therefore, flexibility in work schedule is required and, in many cases, your support will be needed during off evening hours and on weekends to assist with user experiments. * Ensures compliance with environment, safety, health, and quality program requirements * As a member of the ORNL scientific community, you will be expected to commit to ORNL's Research Code of Conduct. Our full code of conduct, and a statement by the Lab Director's office can be found here: https://www.ornl.gov/content/research-integrity Basic Qualifications: * Ph.D. in Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science, or related fields * Two or more years of research experience beyond your Ph.D. in Chemistry, Materials Science, Physics, or related fields * Experience in neutron and/or X-ray powder and/or single crystal diffraction * Experience with Rietveld and/or single crystal analysis/programming * A strong record of productive and creative research demonstrated by publications in peer-reviewed journals and presentations at scientific conferences * Strong written and oral communication skills * Demonstrated ability to work with graduate students, post-doctoral researchers, and other research scientists from both academia and industry. * Demonstrated ability to work with other technical and scientific support groups to advance sample environment, data reduction and data analysis for neutron powder and single crystal diffraction as well as developing methods to extract information from diffuse scattering. Preferred Qualifications: * Previous beamline support experience in a neutron or synchrotron x-ray user facility * Experience in developing software and sample environment for neutron diffraction * Self-motivation, with the ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team environment on scientifically challenging problems. Other Requirements: * Please provide a list of publications when applying for this position. * If you are selected for interview, you will be required to submit a minimum of 2 letters of recommendation. Benefits at ORNL: UT-Battelle offers a quality benefits package, including a matching 401(k), contributory pension plan, paid vacation, and medical/dental plan options. Onsite amenities include a credit union, medical clinic, cafeteria, coffee stands, and fitness facilities. Relocation: Moving can be overwhelming and expensive. UT-Battelle offers a generous relocation package to ease the transition process. Domestic and international relocation assistance is available for certain positions. If invited to interview, be sure to ask your Recruiter (Talent Acquisition Partner) for details. For more information about our benefits, working here, and living here, visit the "About" tab at jobs.ornl.gov. This position will remain open for a minimum of 5 days after which it will close when a qualified candidate is identified and/or hired. We accept Word (.doc, .docx), Adobe (unsecured .pdf), Rich Text Format (.rtf), and HTML (.htm, .html) up to 5MB in size. Resumes from third party vendors will not be accepted; these resumes will be deleted and the candidates submitted will not be considered for employment. If you have trouble applying for a position, please email ORNLRecruiting at ornl.gov. ORNL is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants, including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans, are encouraged to apply. 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The magnetic fields are produced by our hybrid magnet (HFM) permanently located at our time-of-flight EXtreme Environment Diffractometer (EXED), which is capable of neutron diffraction, small-angle-neutron-scattering (SANS) and spectroscopy. In addition HZB is in the process of establishing pulsed high magnetic field (30-50T) at the BESSYII synchrotron source. Pulsed field measurements will be performed in combination with resonant X-ray diffraction to explore field-induced magnetic structures and phases. Tasks We invite applications for a two year postdoctoral position in the area of experimental condensed matter physics. The position is to use primarily the experimental techniques of X-ray and neutron scattering to explore the phenomena of correlated electron systems such as quantum and frustrated magnets, superconductors and multiferroic materials at high magnetic fields. X-ray and neutron experiments will take place both in-house and at external sources, and bulk properties measurements can be performed inhouse as complementary techniques. The candidate will form part of the team operating the EXED instrument where neutron diffraction, SANS and spectroscopy can be performed up to continuous fields of 26T and down to temperatures of 0.5 K. He or she should support external users of this facility as well as perform own experiments. He or she will also join the team setting up pulsed high magnetic field measurements in combination with resonant X-ray scattering techniques at BESSYII. The goal here is to investigate magnetic phenomena in modern materials under conditions of high magnetic fields and to make this facility available to external users. A significant part of the postdoc time is available for own research and it is expected that the candidate will have strong scientific interests and will also develop collaborations with colleagues both inside and outside HZB. Requirements Applicants should have or be close to finishing a PhD in physics or chemistry. Experience in X-ray and/or neutron scattering techniques is important, experience in high magnetic fields is useful. Please enclose with your application the following documents: Motivation letter, CV and the contact details of at least two academic references. How to apply Deadline for application: 26.02.2019 https://www.helmholtz-berlin.de/intern/administration/personal/e-recruiting/stellenangebote_en.html ________________________________ Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin f?r Materialien und Energie GmbH Mitglied der Hermann von Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft Deutscher Forschungszentren e.V. Aufsichtsrat: Vorsitzender Dr. Karl Eugen Huthmacher, stv. Vorsitzende Dr. Jutta Koch-Unterseher Gesch?ftsf?hrung: Prof. Dr. Bernd Rech (kommissarisch), Thomas Frederking Sitz Berlin, AG Charlottenburg, 89 HRB 5583 Postadresse: Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1 D-14109 Berlin -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: NP_2019-1_EN.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 274446 bytes Desc: NP_2019-1_EN.pdf URL: From jkzhao at iphy.ac.cn Wed Jan 30 07:33:57 2019 From: jkzhao at iphy.ac.cn (J.K. Zhao) Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2019 14:33:57 +0800 Subject: [Neutron] Neutron Scattering Scientist Positions Message-ID: <5C51454B.14278E.13857@cstnet.cn> Neutron Scattering Scientist Positions Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory (SLAB) is seeking exceptional candidates in neutron scattering and materials sciences to join our neutron scattering team. SLAB was established in 2018 under the leadership of the Institute of Physics (IOP), Chinese Academy of Sciences in partnership with the Chinese Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS) and the city of Dongguan, with an initial construction funding of RMB ?5 billion (approx. US $750M). The laboratory is located adjacent to CSNS in Dongguan, China, about an hour and a half north of Hong Kong. SLAB aims at building a world-class materials research center and becoming a window of opening and collaboration for the greater Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao bay area. Its area of research will encompass both fundamental and applied aspects of materials sciences. Additionally, SLAB encourages the commercialization of mature technologies developed at the lab. Examples of SLAB?s research include, but not limited to, superconducting, quantum, magnetic, and low dimensional materials; flexible materials; biomedical & chemical materials; metallic, ceramic, and polymer materials etc. To support the research programs at SLAB and in China in general, SLAB is building up a neutron scattering sciences platform as one of its core competencies. The platform will strive to become an intellectual and technical focal point for neutron scattering sciences in China. It will work closely with neutron sources both inside and outside of China, collaborate with existing neutron scattering users and train new ones, and conduct cutting-edge neutron scattering researches. What we look for: We seek several neutron scattering scientists from entry to senior levels in all areas of materials research. Science-driven soft- and hardware development in neutron scattering will also be considered. The selected candidates are expected to: ? Conduct cutting-edge materials research using neutron scattering and other tools. Publish research results in peer-reviewed scientific journals. ? Work closely with other scientists on the neutron scattering team and contribute to the building up of neutron scattering program at SLAB. ? Work with SLAB?s Materials Preparation and Characterization Platform to establish laboratories that serve the sample preparation and characterization needs for the neutron scattering program. ? Lead and/or contribute to training next generation neutron scattering scientists in China, including, but not limited to, organizing scientific and user training workshops. ? Participate in constructing neutron scattering instruments at CSNS or other neutron scattering facilities when required. The ideal candidates will have a Ph.D. degree in Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Biophysics, Materials Sciences, Engineering or related fields, and a proven scientific track record. Postdoctoral or equivalent work experiences are required except for truly promising candidates. Effective oral and written communication skills are a must. Knowledge of the Chinese Language is a strong plus. What we offer: Annual salary is generally in the range of RMB ?400,000 to ?800,000 commensurate to qualifications and experiences. Significantly higher salaries with no upper cap for leading, internationally recognized researchers can be negotiated on a case-by-case base. Housing subsidies, and generous funding packages will also be available. Candidates who qualify and are selected for various local, provincial, and national programs will enjoy additional benefits as defined by the corresponding agencies. SLAB supports qualified candidates in their applications to those programs. In addition to neutron scattering, SLAB will provide access to a multitude of cutting-edge research tools via its Materials Preparation and Characterization Platform, such as microscopy, spectroscopy, nanofabrication, and computation tools. The candidate will be able to collaborate with leading scientists at IOP and SLAB. There are also several top universities and research facilities nearby in Hong Kong, Shenzhen, and Guangzhou. Songshan Lake is a scenic, fast-growing high-tech region with first rate primary and secondary schools. A newly built hospital is expected to come into service soon. Sandwiched between Guangzhou and Shenzhen, Songshan Lake is conveniently located and is about 50min and 30min away by car from the nearest airport and high-speed train station, respectively. A 30 km long lake-side drive offers excellent jogging and cycling venues for a relaxed evening or weekend outing. The SLAB building site is known for producing the region?s highest quality Lychee. The Lychee garden is being preserved to the maximum extent possible and will provide SLAB researchers with yearly fresh Lychee enjoyment unmatched by any other research facilities in the world. How to apply: The positions will be filled on a continual basis and will remain open until all are filled. Interested candidates should email his/her application letter along with the candidate?s CV complete with a list of publications, a research statement, funding and team support expectations, 3 reference contacts, and any other achievements or relevant supporting materials to J.K. Zhao Chief Scientist, Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Dongguan, China, & Distinguished Professor, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences? jkzhao at iphy.ac.cn Pre-application inquiries are welcome and should be directed at the same address above. Materials scientists from non-neutron scattering background are also encouraged to apply and will be evaluated for positions at SLAB?s other departments with equivalent compensation and funding. Researchers interested in post doctorial positions should also apply. Postdoc compensation lies in the vicinity of ?300,000 to RMB ?350,000/year. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From t.gutberlet at fz-juelich.de Wed Jan 30 12:47:48 2019 From: t.gutberlet at fz-juelich.de (Thomas Gutberlet) Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2019 12:47:48 +0100 Subject: [Neutron] Invitation to join the next conference on Compact Neutron Sources UCANS8 in Paris 8-11 july 2019 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear colleagues On behalf of the International Committee of the Union of the Compact Accelerator based Neutron Sources (U-CANS), it is my pleasure to announce the next meeting UCANS8 that will be held in Paris 8-11th of July 2019. As you might know there is currently a strong interest in CANS as a possible new type of source for neutron scattering experiments. The goal here is to inform the scientific community about the current status of these techniques, to share expertise and address questions of common interest for a wide variety of use of neutron scattering, involving engineers, technicians, students or scientists interested in developing these methods for academic or industrial research. We propose a workshop focusing on three major aspects of CANS : - Accelerators (Accelerator and beam optics) - Target/Moderator (Target, Moderator neutronics, Nuclear data, Computer simulations, Material characterization) - Instruments/Scientific applications (Innovative instrumentation, Optical devices, Neutron detection, Medical Applications) and general discussions on actions that could be promoted together. The Flyer of the workshop is attached; the aim is to keep time for presentations and discussions, from Monday morning the 8th of july to Wednesday the 10th afternoon , and a visit of the neutron center at Saclay (accelerator IPHI, LLB) is proposed. The key dates are below : March 1st Abstract submission opening April 1st Abstract submission deadline April 30th Notification of acceptance May 1st Registration opening June 1st End of early bird registrations July 8th-10th Conference in Paris July 11th Visit Saclay The conferences fees of 300 euros including lunch, coffee breaks, social dinner and conference proceedings. Please consider your contribution and forward widely this announcement to those who could be interested. 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Following the introductory lectures on theory and on the different neutron techniques by local experts (two and a half days), participants may choose five of the BNC instruments (listed below) to perform three hour hands-on practices under the tuition of the instrument scientists. CETS2019 runs Sunday through Friday and accepts 25 students. Participants will have the chance to display a poster and to give a (5 min. 3 slide) flash presentation to highlight their research project described in the poster. The preliminary program is available at: http://www.bnc.hu/cets. Thanks to institutional support, no registration fee will be charged. A few travel grants will be available for students from universities and institutes of EU and EU-associated countries. Instruments to perform hands-on practice: SANS-YS [1] - Small Angle Neutron Scattering GINA [2] - Neutron reflectometry MTEST [3] / PSD [4] / TOF-ND [5] - Neutron diffraction PGAA [6] - Prompt Gamma Activation Analysis RAD [7] / NIPS [8] / NORMA [9] - Neutron imaging Please distribute the above information and the CETS2019 flyer (https://www.kfki.hu/cets/Anyagok/CETS2019%20poster.pdf) in order to help young colleagues who may be interested to attend. Organizers: Zolt?n Dud?s, J?nos F?zi email: cets at bnc.hu Links: ------ [1] http://www.bnc.hu/ys-sans [2] http://www.bnc.hu/gina [3] http://www.bnc.hu/mtest [4] http://www.bnc.hu/psd [5] http://www.bnc.hu/tof-nd [6] http://www.bnc.hu/pgaa [7] http://www.bnc.hu/rad [8] http://www.bnc.hu/nips [9] http://www.bnc.hu/norma -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From toby at anl.gov Thu Jan 31 00:42:25 2019 From: toby at anl.gov (Toby, Brian H.) Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2019 23:42:25 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] 2019 US National School for Neutron and X-ray Scattering now accepting applications Message-ID: Graduate students at North American universities are invited to apply to attend the 21st National School on Neutron and X-ray Scattering, which will be held at Oak Ridge and Argonne National Labs from June 16 - June 29, 2019. This school is designed to introduce graduate students to the capabilities available at U.S. neutron and x-ray user facilities and pays for students? travel, meals and lodging costs. Lectures are presented by researchers from academia, industry, and national laboratories and include basic tutorials on the principles of neutron and x-ray scattering theory, the characteristics of neutron and synchrotron sources, as well as many seminars on different measurement techniques and the application of those methods to a variety of scientific subjects. As part of the school, students also spend eight afternoons conducting a series of short experiments to provide some hands-on experience using instruments at neutron and synchrotron sources, both at Argonne's Advanced Photon Source (June 23-29), and Oak Ridge's Spallation Neutron Source and High Flux Isotope Reactor facilities (June 16-22). Further details can be found at https://www.aps.anl.gov/nx. Applications must be submitted by March 4. The application process is quite competitive and requires submission of evaluation letters from the student?s advisor and two other professionals familiar with the student. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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About the School: The school is intended primarily for scientists, student and postdoctoral researchers, who are new to the field of neutron scattering. It provides an excellent introduction to the field, which is developed through to its application in contemporary research. Lectures and tutorials covering all aspects of the theory and practice of a variety of neutron scattering techniques will be given by international experts. Students will gain a comprehensive grounding in modern techniques and applications at both steady state and pulsed neutron sources and have the opportunity to hear about the latest research being carried out with the technique. The school has its origins in 1966,as the first one of its kind, and many famous neutron practitioners have attended the schools of the past 50 years. Programme: The first week of the school introduces students to the core concepts of neutron scattering, neutron sources and instrumentation, neutron diffraction and spectroscopy. The second week splits tuition into three focused science areas, physics, chemistry and soft/bio, and provides lectures on neutron techniques and concepts which are most relevant to each area. Each lecture will be accompanied by a tutorial session. The students will be asked to make short presentations to their peers about their current research projects and work in pairs to write a beamtime proposal. The students will also have the opportunity to visit the ISIS Pulsed Neutron and Muon Facility in Didcot, and to attend a number of evening lectures from prestigious names from the neutron community. In addition, this year are providing an option maths refresher for those students who may want it. Application: To apply for the school you will need to submit both a personal statement and a statement from your academic supervisor that will be used in the selection process. Applications should arrive no later than the 12th May 2019. The course is normally highly oversubscribed, so we encourage applicants to apply in plenty of time, as late applications will not be accepted. Applicants are selected for the course based on their requirements for neutron scattering techniques as part of their present and future research activities. Applicants will be notified shortly after of the outcome of their application. The school is open to all applicants worldwide. To apply please visit https://tinyurl.com/16OSNS2019 Fees: School fees for 2019 are ?590 (~ ?670) per residential student which includes the cost of a en-suite room during the school, breakfast and evening meals, teaching materials, drinks reception and the gala dinner. There are 50 residential places available. There are also 10 non-residential places for students who do not require local accommodation, at a school fee of ?170, which includes teaching materials, drinks reception and gala dinner. Fees will be payable once the names of successful applicants have been announced. Organisers: Victoria Garc?a Sakai, Ross Stewart, Najet Mahmoudi, Paul Henry and Sean Langridge (ISIS); Andrew Boothroyd (Oxford University). Website: http://www.oxfordneutronschool.org Email: osns at stfc.ac.uk -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The 5-day school program presents introductory lectures on novel magnetic materials and their applications, followed by pedagogical lectures on the most advanced neutron and muon techniques and tuition in how best to exploit various data-modelling software packages. We invite PhD students, post-docs, and early-career scientists to apply. Application closes on Friday 31 May 2019. We will confirm participant places shortly thereafter. The school registration fee is 200? and includes full board and lodging. Travel support may be available upon request. Lectures will be in English. For further information and application, please follow the webpage link given above. Confirmed speakers Vincent Cros (Unit? Mixte de Physique CNRS/Thales, Palaiseau) Claudia Felser (Max-Planck-Institut f?r Chemische Physik fester Stoffe, Dresden) Stuart S. P. Parkin (Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics, Halle) Roberto Caciuffo (European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Karlsruhe) Lucia Capogna (Institut Laue Langevin, Grenoble) Sabrina Disch (Universit?t zu K?ln, Cologne) Mechthild Enderle (Institut Laue Langevin, Grenoble) Tatiana Guidi (ISIS Facility, Science and Technology Facility Council, Didcot) Christy Kinane (ISIS Facility, Science and Technology facility Council, Didcot) Duc Le (ISIS Facility, Science and Technology facility Council, Didcot) Joe Paddison, University of Cambridge, Cambridge) Toby Perring (ISIS Facility, Science and Technology facility Council, Didcot) Samuele Sanna (University of Bologna, Bologna) Helen Walker (ISIS Facility, Science and Technology facility Council, Didcot) Simon Ward (European Spallation Source, Lund) Andrew Wildes (Institut Laue Langevin, Grenoble) We look forward to welcoming you in Ispra. 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Researchers from all over the world can apply for access free of charge, upon the condition that results are published and CERIC acknowledged. In addition to the access to the instruments and labs, CERIC offers support for mobility and open access publications, and more. There will be two deadlines in this call: * *March**1**st*, 17hs CET, to have a pre-evaluation and the possibility to improve your proposal. * *April **1st***,17hs CET, recommended only for expert users of all the techniques requested. Forfurther information about the call, visit https://www.ceric-eric.eu/users/call-for-proposals/ A detailed description of the instruments and techniques available in this call can be found here . If you are a researcher working in Albania, Belarus, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Estonia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia or Ukraine,***apply for **promotional open access*: in theframe of the European H2020 project ACCELERATE , *personalized support for proposal preparation, measurements and data analysis can be provided upon request*.** Forfurther information about the promotional open access, visit https://www.ceric-eric.eu/users/open-access/#anchor-2 -- web: http://www.ceric-eric.eu LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/ceric-eric Twitter: @CERICnews CERIC-ERIC S.S. 14 - Km 163,5 in AREA Science Park 34149 - Trieste (Basovizza), Italy -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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High-level speakers will address topics such as long-term sustainability of neutron sources, the position of LENS with respect to the strategic objectives of ESFRI, the role of neutrons in delivering excellent science and innovation, and more. It will start with a lunch and finish with a dinner. A detailed agenda will be provided in due time. You are cordially invited to join us at Chateau Liblice, which is located approx. 35 km from Prague. Please save the date and confirm your attendance by 8 March 2019 by registering at the following link: https://indico.esss.lu.se/event/1192/registrations/342/ We are looking forward to having you with us. Best regards, Helmut Schober -- Logo ILL Dr. Ralph DIETER Charg? d'affaires *Institut Max von Laue - Paul Langevin (ILL)* 71, avenue des Martyrs - CS 20156 38042 Grenoble cedex 9 - France +33 (0)4 76 20 74 41 dieter at ill.fr -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From klaus-dieter.liss at gtiit.edu.cn Fri Feb 8 18:01:31 2019 From: klaus-dieter.liss at gtiit.edu.cn (Klaus-Dieter Liss - GTIIT) Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2019 17:01:31 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] =?utf-8?q?New_Book=3A_Materials_and_Life_Science_Experi?= =?utf-8?q?mental_Facility_=28MLF=29_at_the_Japan_Proton_Accelerator_Resea?= =?utf-8?b?cmNoIENvbXBsZXggKErigJFQQVJDKSBbUXVCU10=?= Message-ID: <22f3b724-3494-d507-c269-9a6f7b2618b5@gtiit.edu.cn> Dear Colleagues It is my greatest pleasure to announce the booklet entitled Materials and Life Science Experimental Facility (MLF) at the Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex (J?PARC) as a sub-collection of the Topical Collection Facilities of the journal Quantum Beam Science. Not only it is a reference book for MLF at J-PARC but further constitutes the first printed book in this recent journal. I like to thank all Authors and contributors, the Editorial Board Member and MLF Director Prof. Toshiji Kanaya as well as the MDPI staff behind the scenes for the realization of this work. Please feel free to follow the link https://www.mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/1129 for Open Access downloads and printed book orders. Yours, sincerely, Klaus-Dieter Liss, Editor-In-Chief PS: We are now seeking articles for a second round in Facilities of Quantum Beam Science -- -- Dr. Klaus-Dieter Liss Professor, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology Materials and Engineering Science Program Materials and Quantum Beam Science Guangdong Technion - Israel Institute of Technology 241 Daxue Lu, Jinping Qu Shantou 515063 Guangdong, China M: klaus-dieter.liss at gtiit.edu.cn, kdliss at technion.ac.il T: +86-0754-88077102 H: +86-136-7612-7052 S: 667052 W: http://www.gtiit.edu.cn/en/ W: http://www.gtiit.edu.cn/en/viewStaff.aspx?staffNo=9 R: Administration Building A324 news: http://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/iqs2dO4EtPXPl8pyCsdmGw -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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ANSTO is open for proposals for the following neutron-beam instruments and facilities: Echidna (high-resolution powder diffractometer) Wombat (high-intensity powder diffractometer) Koala (Laue diffractometer) Kowari (strain scanner) Dingo (neutron radiography/tomography/imaging) Platypus (reflectometer) Quokka (pinhole small-angle-neutron scattering) Bilby (TOF small-angle-neutron scattering) Kookaburra (ultra-small-angle neutron scattering) Taipan (thermal-neutron 3-axis spectrometer) Beryllium-filter option on Taipan Sika (cold-neutron 3-axis spectrometer) Pelican (cold-neutron time-of-flight spectrometer) Emu (high-resolution backscattering spectrometer) Biological and Chemical Deuteration (at the National Deuteration Facility) Sample environment equipment available for use on the neutron-beam instruments. Small-angle X-ray scattering and X-ray reflectometry (in conjunction with Quokka, Bilby or Platypus) Physical Properties Measurement System (only in collaborative mode with ANSTO staff) Proposals must be submitted using our on-line system, http://neutron.ansto.gov.au/ Deadline: 15 March 2018. * For single visit proposals for neutron and X-ray instruments, select round "2019-2 Neutron" * For 3-year program proposals for neutron instruments and/or bio- or chemical deuteration, select "2019-2 Neutron & NDF Program" * For National Deuteration Facility proposals, select round "2019-2 Deuteration" Important notes: * Applicants should note that the proposal system will not allow a proposal to be submitted if you have outstanding experimental reports. * Applicants should ensure that any publications resulting from beamtime at ANSTO are entered into the proposal system and linked to the related proposal(s). The peer review panels will take these into consideration when reviewing the proposals. * Applicants should ideally discuss their proposal with the appropriate Instrument Scientist before submitting. Dr Jamie Schulz Leader Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering Tel Mobile Email Web +61 2 9717 9827 +61 409034649 Jamie.Schulz at ansto.gov.au www.ansto.gov.au/ACNS fb tw ln yt ansto Important: This transmission is intended only for the use of the intended addressee. It is confidential to the intended addressee and may contain privileged information and or copyright material. If this email is not intended for your attention, any use, printing, storage, reproduction or further disclosure of this communication (including all attachments) is strictly forbidden. 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The student will spend time working both at Bath in Prof Edler?s group and with Dr Daniel Bowron at the ISIS Facility. The project will also run alongside a larger EPSRC-funded project involving industrial partners, and collaborators at Cambridge and Strathclyde, to implement these reactions in flow, to facilitate uptake in commercial manufacturing processes. The funding will cover UK/EU fees, stipend & consumables for up to 4 years. More details are available at: https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/reactions-in-deep-eutectic-solvents-time-resolved-studies-of-structure-control-via-solvent-bonding/?p105903 If you are interested, and would like more details, please contact Prof Edler: Karen Edler > Regards Karen Department of Chemistry k.edler at bath.ac.uk University of Bath +44(0)1225384192 Claverton Down Bath, BA2 7AY, UK -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Specifically, the tutorial will cover atomistic modeling techniques including density functional theory (DFT) and classical molecular dynamics (MD) methods applied to INS and QENS. It will also introduce two in-house programs developed through the ICEMAN project at ORNL, i.e., QClimax (for QENS) and OClimax (for INS), as well as LiquidLib developed by Yang Zhang?s group at UIUC (http://zhang-group.github.io/LiquidLib/) to translate MD trajectories to neutron scattering data. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The focus of the research will be aimed at applying neutron scattering techniques, in particular use of the inelastic neutron scattering spectrometer, VISION, to these class of materials. Other techniques like QENS, SANS, Neutron diffraction etc. may also be required. The position will allow the postdoctoral scientist to develop expertise, broaden experience and to interact with a diverse set of scientists working and visiting ORNL's neutron and nanomaterial science facilities. The Spectroscopy group has strong ties to the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility, the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences and other divisions at ORNL. Major Duties and Responsibilities * Characterize advanced hydrogen storage materials (metal hydrides, MoFs, carbon-based materials, liquid carriers etc) by neutron scattering techniques. * Write beam time proposals primarily aimed at (but not limited to) inelastic and quasielastic neutron scattering studies of said materials. * Collaborate with the core national laboratories and partners involved in the Hydrogen Materials?Advanced Research Consortium (HyMARC), established by the Fuel Cell Technologies Office * Publish scientific papers resulting from this research and present results at appropriate national and international meetings, as well as write reports to the sponsors. * You will be will be based at ORNL and expected to travel occasionally to other national laboratories involved in HyMARC. * Physical requirements for this job include the use of hand and eye protection gear, kneeling, sitting for extended periods of time, and working with sample environment equipment. * Ensure compliance with environment, safety, health and quality program requirements. * The SNS facility is in operation 24 hours per day and 7 days a week year round. Some experiment-based efforts may occasionally require off hours or weekends. * As a member of the ORNL scientific community, you will be expected to commit to ORNL's Research Code of Conduct. Our full code of conduct, and a statement by the Lab Director's office can be found here: https://www.ornl.gov/content/research-integrity Basic Qualifications * A Ph.D. in physics, materials science, chemistry, or other related science field * Applicants must have received their PhD within five years of this application and must complete all degree requirements before starting their appointment Preferred Qualifications: * Experience working on related experimental characterization techniques, materials synthesis and/or computer modeling * Strong written and oral communications skills Other Information: * Appointments will initially be for 24 months with a possibility of an extension of up to 12 months * Initial appointments and extensions are subject to performance and availability of funding * Provide a current curriculum vitae including a list of publications when applying for this position * If you are selected for interview, you will be required to send in a minimum of two letters of reference The Neutron Sciences Directorate (NScD) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) operates the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR), the United States' highest flux reactor based neutron source, and the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS), the world's most intense pulsed accelerator based neutron source. Together these facilities operate 30 instruments for neutron scattering research, each year carrying out in excess of 1,000 experiments in the physical, chemical, materials, biological and medical sciences. HFIR also provides unique facilities for isotope production and neutron irradiation. To learn more about Neutron Sciences at ORNL, please go to this link: http://neutrons.ornl.gov Benefits at ORNL: UT-Battelle offers a quality benefits package, including a matching 401(k), contributory pension plan, paid vacation, and medical/dental plan options. Onsite amenities include a credit union, medical clinic, cafeteria, coffee stands, and fitness facilities. Relocation: Moving can be overwhelming and expensive. UT-Battelle offers a generous relocation package to ease the transition process. Domestic and international relocation assistance is available for certain positions. If invited to interview, be sure to ask your Recruiter (Talent Acquisition Partner) for details. 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URL: From zhyang at illinois.edu Tue Feb 19 18:44:19 2019 From: zhyang at illinois.edu (Y Z) Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2019 11:44:19 -0600 Subject: [Neutron] =?utf-8?q?=E2=80=9CAdvanced_Materials_Exploration_with_?= =?utf-8?q?Neutrons=E2=80=9D_at_the_Materials_Research_Society_=28M?= =?utf-8?q?RS=29_Fall_Meeting_2019?= Message-ID: Dear Neutron Scatterers, We are happy to bring your attention to the upcoming symposium entitled ?Advanced Materials Exploration with Neutrons? at the Materials Research Society (MRS) Fall Meeting 2019, from December 1 to 6, 2019, in Boston, MA, USA. More information of the symposium, including the confirmed invited speakers, can be found on the MRS website: https://mrs.org/fall2019/call-for-papers/call-for-papers-detail?code=MT04 The abstract submission window is May 13 to June 13, 2019. We look forward to meeting you in Boston and learning your exciting research. Please feel free to contact us for questions. Best Regards, Y Z (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Despina Louca (University of Virginia) Victoria Garcia-Sakai (Rutherford Appleton Laboratory) Kenneth Herwig (Oak Ridge National Laboratory) -- Y Z, Associate Professor University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign http://zhang.engineering.illinois.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stephen.king at stfc.ac.uk Wed Feb 20 12:20:31 2019 From: stephen.king at stfc.ac.uk (Stephen King - UKRI STFC) Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2019 11:20:31 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] SasView 5.0.0-Beta2 released & 4.2.1 point release Message-ID: <6245acd83db14270a796dd611506f90f@stfc.ac.uk> The SasView Collaboration is pleased to announce two new releases of its popular data analysis package, SasView: - SasView-5.0.0-Beta2 is the latest preview of our next-generation, Python3-based, version of SasView. 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URL: From jys at ansto.gov.au Mon Feb 25 04:54:53 2019 From: jys at ansto.gov.au (SCHULZ, Jamie) Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2019 03:54:53 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] Deadline for Neutron Scattering and Deuteration Proposals at the OPAL Reactor, in Sydney, Australia: 15 March 2019 [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED] Message-ID: Proposals at the Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering and National Deuteration Facility. Deadline 15 March 2019, for beam time between July 2019 and January 2020. Due to major upgrades of the thermal guide TG123 primary shutter in September 2019, there will be reduced number of beamtime days available for the user program. To compensate for the reduced number of beamtime days we have extended the 2019-2 round to include January 2020. ANSTO is open for proposals for the following neutron-beam instruments and facilities: Echidna (high-resolution powder diffractometer) Wombat (high-intensity powder diffractometer) Koala (Laue diffractometer) Kowari (strain scanner) Dingo (neutron radiography/tomography/imaging) Platypus (reflectometer) Quokka (pinhole small-angle-neutron scattering) Bilby (TOF small-angle-neutron scattering) Kookaburra (ultra-small-angle neutron scattering) Taipan (thermal-neutron 3-axis spectrometer) Beryllium-filter option on Taipan Sika (cold-neutron 3-axis spectrometer) Pelican (cold-neutron time-of-flight spectrometer) Emu (high-resolution backscattering spectrometer) Biological and Chemical Deuteration (at the National Deuteration Facility) Sample environment equipment available for use on the neutron-beam instruments. Small-angle X-ray scattering and X-ray reflectometry (in conjunction with Quokka, Bilby or Platypus) Physical Properties Measurement System (only in collaborative mode with ANSTO staff) Proposals must be submitted using our on-line system, http://neutron.ansto.gov.au/ Deadline: 15 March 2019. * For single visit proposals for neutron and X-ray instruments, select round "2019-2 Neutron" * For 3-year program proposals for neutron instruments and/or bio- or chemical deuteration, select "2019-2 Neutron & NDF Program" * For National Deuteration Facility proposals, select round "2019-2 Deuteration" Important notes: * Applicants should note that the proposal system will not allow a proposal to be submitted if you have outstanding experimental reports. * Applicants should ensure that any publications resulting from beamtime at ANSTO are entered into the proposal system and linked to the related proposal(s). 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The 5-day school program presents introductory lectures on novel magnetic materials and their applications, followed by pedagogical lectures on the most advanced neutron and muon techniques and tuition in how best to exploit various data-modelling software packages. We invite PhD students, post-docs, and early-career scientists to apply. Application closes on Friday 31 May 2019. We will confirm participant places shortly thereafter. The school registration fee is 200? and includes full board and lodging. Travel support may be available upon request. Lectures will be in English. For further information and application, please follow the webpage link given above. Confirmed speakers Vincent Cros (Unit? Mixte de Physique CNRS/Thales, Palaiseau) Claudia Felser (Max-Planck-Institut f?r Chemische Physik fester Stoffe, Dresden) Stuart S. P. Parkin (Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics, Halle) Roberto Caciuffo (European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Karlsruhe) Lucia Capogna (Institut Laue Langevin, Grenoble) Sabrina Disch (Universit?t zu K?ln, Cologne) Mechthild Enderle (Institut Laue Langevin, Grenoble) Tatiana Guidi (ISIS Facility, Science and Technology Facility Council, Didcot) Christy Kinane (ISIS Facility, Science and Technology facility Council, Didcot) Duc Le (ISIS Facility, Science and Technology facility Council, Didcot) Joe Paddison, University of Cambridge, Cambridge) Toby Perring (ISIS Facility, Science and Technology facility Council, Didcot) Samuele Sanna (University of Bologna, Bologna) Helen Walker (ISIS Facility, Science and Technology facility Council, Didcot) Simon Ward (European Spallation Source, Lund) Andrew Wildes (Institut Laue Langevin, Grenoble) We look forward to welcoming you in Ispra. 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More details on DEMAX and our support functions can be found here: https://europeanspallationsource.se/article/2019/02/25/ess-support-laboratory-opens-pilot-call-proposals-preparation-first-science For details on the call, materials & services offered, and links to the proposal submission site, please go to: https://europeanspallationsource.se/node/244384 We look forward to hearing from you! Best, Zo? & the DEMAX team Dr. S. Zo? Fisher Group Leader DEMAX (Biological deuteration and crystallization) Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Lund University Mobile: +46 721792250 Mailing Address: Scientific Activities Division European Spallation Source P.O. Box 176 22100 Lund Sweden -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Following the introductory lectures on the theory and on the different neutron techniques by local experts (in two and a half days), participants may choose five of the BNC instruments (listed below) to perform three hour hands-on practices each under the tuition of the instrument scientists. Due to space limitations at the experimental stations, CETS2019 can only accept 25 students. As of today, 21 applications have been accepted and four are left. May you, your colleague or your student be interested, please be encouraged to register and apply for participation at http://www.bnc.hu/cets. Participants will have the chance to display a poster and to give a (5 min. 3 slide) flash presentation to highlight their research project described in the poster.The preliminary program is available at: http://www.bnc.hu/cets. Thanks to institutional support, no registration fee will be charged. 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It is going to be held at the *Arabella Brauneck Hotel, Lenggries* not far from Munich, from *Tuesday, 4 *to*Friday, 7 June 2019.* We wish to let you know that *early registration* and *abstract submission* are still open until*25 March* and we warmly invite contributions addressing? following topics: * Spin caloritronics * Molecular magnetism * New trends in spintronics (flexible, antiferromagnetic) * Novel rare-earth free permanent magnets * 2D magentic van der Waals materials * Spin wave and magnonics * Dynamics of magnetic textures: Domain walls, vortices and Skyrmions * Numerical simulations of quantum spin systems * Quantum theories of spin-structures and spin textures For more detailed information, please refer to our conference web-site https://indico.frm2.tum.de/event/157/ ** We look forward to your contributions and to your participation and we would be glad of you could circulate the announcement to colleagues who might be interested. Thank you and best regards, Peter M?ller-Buschbaum and Stephan F?rster -- MLZ Conference 2019: Neutrons for Information and Quantum Technologies 4 - 7 June 2019, Arabella Brauneck Hotel, Lenggries, Germany https://indico.frm2.tum.de/event/157 Organizers: Prof. Dr. Peter M?ller-Buschbaum, Prof. Dr. Stephan F?rster Local organizing team: Robert Georgii, Yixi Su Bjoern Pedersen, Elisabeth Joerg-Mueller phone numbers: +49 89 289 -14986/-10714 /-14966 Heinz Maier-Leibnitz-Zentrum (MLZ) Lichtenbergstra?e 1 85748 Garching, Germany -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From meilleurf at ornl.gov Mon Mar 4 15:42:09 2019 From: meilleurf at ornl.gov (Meilleur, Flora) Date: Mon, 4 Mar 2019 14:42:09 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] HFIR/SNS Advanced Neutron Diffraction and Scattering Workshop - HANDS 2019 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: 2nd announcement HANDS 2019 HFIR/SNS Advanced Neutron Diffraction and Scattering Workshop Oak Ridge, TN. June 9 - June 14, 2019 Oak Ridge National Laboratory, in conjunction with North Carolina State University, and support from the National Science Foundation and the Shull Wollan Center - a Joint Institute for Neutron Scattering, celebrates a decade of neutron scattering education in structural biology at ORNL with the HFIR/SNS Advanced Neutron Diffraction and Scattering workshop (HANDS 2019). Detailed information can be found on the workshop web page: https://conference.sns.gov/hands2019/ Application deadline: April 29, 2019 Fellowships to support travel and accommodation are available. No registration fee. The workshop aims at enabling structural biologists to fully exploit the latest instrumentation and software development at the SNS and HFIR facilities at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Participants of HANDS 2019 will become familiar with neutron techniques with hands-on experiments in sample preparation, crystallography, small angle scattering, reflectometry and neutron spin echo. 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This school is designed to introduce students to the capabilities available at U.S. neutron and x-ray user facilities and pays for students? travel, meals and lodging costs. Lectures, presented by researchers from academia, industry, and national laboratories, include basic tutorials on the principles of neutron and x-ray scattering theory, the characteristics of neutron and synchrotron sources, as well as seminars on the application of scattering methods to a variety of scientific subjects. As part of the school, students also conduct a series of short experiments to provide some hands-on experience using instruments at neutron and synchrotron sources, both at Argonne's Advanced Photon Source (June 23-29), and Oak Ridge's Spallation Neutron Source and High Flux Isotope Reactor facilities (June 16-22). Further details can be found at https://www.aps.anl.gov/Conferences-and-Workshops/2019/national-school-neutron-and-x-ray-scattering. Applications must be submitted by March 11. The application process is quite competitive and requires submission of evaluation letters from among the student?s advisor, department chair and other professors. From jys at ansto.gov.au Mon Mar 4 23:56:07 2019 From: jys at ansto.gov.au (SCHULZ, Jamie) Date: Mon, 4 Mar 2019 22:56:07 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] Reminder: Deadline for Neutron Scattering and Deuteration Proposals at the OPAL Reactor, in Sydney, Australia: 15 March 2019 [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED] Message-ID: Reminder: Under 2 weeks to the proposal deadline! Proposals at the Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering and National Deuteration Facility. Deadline 15 March 2019, for beam time between July 2019 and January 2020. Due to major upgrades of the thermal guide TG123 primary shutter in September 2019, there will be reduced number of beamtime days available for the user program. To compensate for the reduced number of beamtime days we have extended the 2019-2 round to include January 2020. ANSTO is open for proposals for the following neutron-beam instruments and facilities: Echidna (high-resolution powder diffractometer) Wombat (high-intensity powder diffractometer) Koala (Laue diffractometer) Kowari (strain scanner) Dingo (neutron radiography/tomography/imaging) Platypus (reflectometer) Quokka (pinhole small-angle-neutron scattering) Bilby (TOF small-angle-neutron scattering) Kookaburra (ultra-small-angle neutron scattering) Taipan (thermal-neutron 3-axis spectrometer) Beryllium-filter option on Taipan Sika (cold-neutron 3-axis spectrometer) Pelican (cold-neutron time-of-flight spectrometer) Emu (high-resolution backscattering spectrometer) Biological and Chemical Deuteration (at the National Deuteration Facility) Sample environment equipment available for use on the neutron-beam instruments. Small-angle X-ray scattering and X-ray reflectometry (in conjunction with Quokka, Bilby or Platypus) Physical Properties Measurement System (only in collaborative mode with ANSTO staff) Proposals must be submitted using our on-line system, http://neutron.ansto.gov.au/ Deadline: 15 March 2019. * For single visit proposals for neutron and X-ray instruments, select round "2019-2 Neutron" * For 3-year program proposals for neutron instruments and/or bio- or chemical deuteration, select "2019-2 Neutron & NDF Program" * For National Deuteration Facility proposals, select round "2019-2 Deuteration" Important notes: * Applicants should note that the proposal system will not allow a proposal to be submitted if you have outstanding experimental reports. * Applicants should ensure that any publications resulting from beamtime at ANSTO are entered into the proposal system and linked to the related proposal(s). The peer review panels will take these into consideration when reviewing the proposals. * Applicants should ideally discuss their proposal with the appropriate Instrument Scientist before submitting. Dr Jamie Schulz Leader Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering Tel Mobile Email Web +61 2 9717 9827 +61 409034649 Jamie.Schulz at ansto.gov.au www.ansto.gov.au/ACNS fb tw ln yt ansto Important: This transmission is intended only for the use of the intended addressee. It is confidential to the intended addressee and may contain privileged information and or copyright material. If this email is not intended for your attention, any use, printing, storage, reproduction or further disclosure of this communication (including all attachments) is strictly forbidden. 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The prize will be awarded to an early career scientist or engineer in recognition of ground-breaking contributions in neutron instrumentation or method innovation, thereby enabling advances in neutron science and technology. This includes realization of new neutron instruments, pioneering of neutron science in new fields of applications, invention of new neutron techniques or development of new analysis methods and software, as well as other major contributions enabling advancement of neutron science. Early career typically means 3-10 years after a PhD, but both younger and more senior candidates may be considered. The prize amount (2?072 CHF) is generously sponsored by the company Mirrotron, a leading manufacturer of neutron instrumentation components. The Prize will awarded biennially (synchronized with the European or international Neutron Scattering Conferences). The inaugural award of the Neutron Instrumentation and Innovation Award will be made at a special ceremony at the European Conference on Neutron Scattering (ECNS 2019), the 1st to 5th July in Saint Petersburg in Russia. The detailed guidelines of the Neutron Instrumentation and Innovation Award are listed on the ENSA web pages (http://www.neutrons-ensa.eu). Call for Nominations European scientists as individuals or on behalf of a Division, Section or Group may submit nominations for the 2019 Neutron Instrumentation and Innovation Award of the European Neutron Scattering Association (ENSA). Nominations should include a nomination letter motivating the award, a brief curriculum vitae of the candidate, a description or publication describing the nominated work. Letters of support may be included. Nominations for the Prize will be treated in confidence and although they will be acknowledged, there will be no further communication. Deadline Nominations should be sent before 31st of May 2019 to the President of the Selection Committee, preferably by electronic mail in pdf format: Professor Henrik M. R?nnow Laboratory for Quantum Magnetism (LQM) Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) 1015 Lausanne Switzerland Email: henrik.ronnow at epfl.ch kind regards, Lambert van Eijck - on behalf of the European Neutron Scattering Association ENSA [cid:part7.878D1A94.BE3B1339 at tudelft.nl] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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The Award will be made at a special ceremony at the European Conference on Neutron Scattering (ECNS 2019), the 1st to 5th July in Saint Petersburg in Russia. The detailed guidelines of the Neutron Instrumentation and Innovation Award are listed on the ENSA web pages (http://www.neutrons-ensa.eu) Maximum 5 letters of support from authorities in the field, which outline the importance of the work, would also be helpful. Nominations for the Prize will be treated in confidence and although they will be acknowledged there will be no further communication. Nominations should be sent before 31 May 2019 to the President of the Selection Committee, preferably by electronic mail in pdf format: Professor Christiane Alba-Simionesco, chair of ENSA Director of the Laboratoire Leon Brillouin (LLB) in Saclay CEA / Saclay 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette cedex France Email: christiane.alba-simionesco at cea.fr kind regards, Lambert van Eijck - on behalf of the European Neutron Scattering Association ENSA [cid:part3.EFE5E63D.EE5D9556 at tudelft.nl] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Sie k?nnen die Stellenausschreibung ab sofort auf unserer INTRANET Seite unter www.ill.eu/de/careers/ konsultieren. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nous vous informons qu'un poste de *scientifique*, ? pourvoir au sein de la Division Science / Groupe Diffraction (r?f 19/16) vient d'?tre publi? sur notre site : www.ill.eu/fr/carrieres/ Best regards, Mit freundlichen Gr?ssen, Cordialement, -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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The three-year research program is to be realized in collaboration with the University of Augsburg (Germany) and the Technical Federal University Santa Maria (Chile). We aim to understand the complex effect of structural disorder-induced magnetization patterns on the dynamic magnetic properties of embedded nanostructures with periodical FM/PM interfaces, addressing multi-magnon scattering, spin pumping at magnetic interfaces as well as various magnonic effects. *Profile:* Master or equivalent degree in Physics with magnetism background is required. Experience in thin film deposition, fabrication of nanostructures as well as knowledge about ferromagnetic resonance technique and magnetization dynamics in nanostructures are advantageous (but not obligatory). Duration of contract: 3 years Salary: equivalent to 0.75 x TV?D E13 (about 4125 ? gros per month) Start of position: as soon as candidate is found Applications and questions should be sent to: Dr. Anna Semisalova (project leader) anna.semisalova at uni-due.de or Prof. Michael Farle (group leader) sabina.grubba at uni-due.de University of Duisburg-Essen, Faculty of Physics Experimental Physics ? AG Farle Further information about the group: * https://www.uni-due.de/ * https://www.uni-due.de/agfarle/ -- CERIC press office email: press at ceric-eric.eu phone: +39 040 375 8953 web: www.ceric-eric.eu Twitter: @CERICnews LinkedIn CERIC-ERIC S.S. 14 - Km 163,5 in AREA Science Park 34149 - Trieste (Basovizza), Italy -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Best regards/ Mit freundlichen Gr?ssen/ Cordialement, -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 19-16-EN-Post Doc-Neutron Strain Scanning.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 258625 bytes Desc: not available URL: From eabad at essbilbao.org Mon Mar 11 10:14:22 2019 From: eabad at essbilbao.org (=?utf-8?B?RXN0ZWZhbsOtYSBBYmFk?=) Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2019 09:14:22 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] BNS2019 Message-ID: <8FEA9990-2B46-4FDB-9027-03519ADE72C8@essbilbao.org> Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce the First Edition of the Bilbao Neutron School BNS 2019: ?Science and Instrumentation for Compact Accelerator-driven Neutron Sources (CANS)? http://www.bns2019.org/ taking place from June 17th to 19th 2019 at the Leioa Campus, University of the Basque Country, BC Materials, main offices, Martina Casiano building. The school is a 3 days event organized jointly by ESS Bilbao and BCMaterials, that will covers lectures, tutorials and round tables for industry and scientific users. In addition, there will be a visit to ESS Bilbao facility and also a neutron beam-time proposal writing exercise. The tentative program for the three days includes the following topics: - Introduction to neutron scattering - Neutron sources including CANS - Accelerators - Targets and Moderators - Instrumentation: neutron guides, choppers, detectors and sample environment - Instrument suite: Diffraction, SANS and reflectometers, Spectroscopy Confirmed Speakers: * Prof. Juan Colmenero (UPV/EHU & CFM) * Prof Ferenc Mezei (Wigner & ESS) * Prof. Arantxa Arbe (CFM) * Prof. Christian Alba Simionescu or Alain Menelle or Frederic Ott (LLB) * Dr. Victoria Garc?a-Sakay (ISIS) * Dr.-Ing. Thomas Gutberlet (FZJ) * Dr. Werner Schwaika (FZJ & ESS) * Dr. Eddy Lelievre-Berna (ILL) * BEng. Alan Letchford (RAL) * Dr. Ibon Bustinduy (ESSBilbao) * Dr. Fernando Sordo (ESSBilbao) * Dr. F?lix J. Villacorta (ESSBilbao) This specialised school is partially funded by SINE2020 UE project, Grant Agreement No. 654000?SINE2020 H2020-INFRADEV-20142015/H2020-INFRADEV-1-2014-1. We will be delighted if you could join us on that event. The registration will be open until the 31th May 2019. Looking forward to seeing you in Bilbao Best regards Estefan?a Abad Chair of the BNS2019 [cid:image001.png at 01D4B947.8CD5B7A0] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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This conference intends to address a wide range of emerging topics in magnetism, that are expected to bear high relevance to the advances of future information and quantum technologies, but meanwhile, are not being explored much by neutron techniques so far. This conference also intends to cover the relevant theories and simulation methods for quantum spin systems. We are pleased to announce that some of the most renowned scientists in this field have accepted our invitation to give a key note speech: * *Gerrit E.W. Bauer,*TU Delft & Tohoku University * *Wolfgang Wernsdorfer,*Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) * *Subhankar Bedanta, *National Institute of Education and Research (NISER), In * *Andreas Michels,*University of Luxembourg * *Je-Geun Park,*Seoul National University, Korea * *Helmut Schulthei?*, Helmholtz Zentrum Dresden (HZDR) * *Christian Pfleiderer, *Technical University of Munich (TUM) * *Ulrich Schollw?ck,*Ludwig Maximilians Universit?t M?nchen * *Stefan Bl?gel,*Forschungszentrum J?lich GmbH We would like to remind you that early bird registration is still open until *Monday, 25 March*? and we cordially invite you to register and to hand in contributions for talks and posters. The deadline for abstract submission has been extended to 30 April. For more detailed information on our workshop, please refer tohttps://indico.frm2.tum.de/event/157/ or get in touch with the local organizing team on mlz-conference-2019 at mlz-garching.de We look forward to many of you attending this very special event. Best regards, Prof. Dr. Peter M?ller-Buschbaum and Stephan F?rster -- MLZ Conference 2019: Neutrons for Information and Quantum Technologies 4 - 7 June 2019, Arabella Brauneck Hotel, Lenggries, Germany https://indico.frm2.tum.de/event/157 Organizers: Prof. Dr. Peter M?ller-Buschbaum, Prof. Dr. Stephan F?rster Local organizing team: Robert Georgii, Yixi Su Bjoern Pedersen, Monika Krug, Elisabeth Joerg-Mueller phone numbers: +49 89 289 -14986/-10714 /-14966 Heinz Maier-Leibnitz-Zentrum (MLZ) Lichtenbergstra?e 1 85748 Garching, Germany -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Sara.Margaryan at esss.se Thu Mar 21 11:10:28 2019 From: Sara.Margaryan at esss.se (Sara Margaryan) Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2019 10:10:28 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] A vacancy at ESS Message-ID: Laboratory Technician for Instrumentation The Scientific Activities Division (SAD) at the European Spallation Source (ESS) in Lund, Sweden, invites applications for a Laboratory Technician. The Scientific Activities Division (SAD) is responsible for the scientific support laboratories, sample environment and user office at the ESS. During the ESS construction phase, SAD is building the infrastructure and technical competence to operate the equipment that will control parameters such as temperatures, pressures, (gas) mixtures, humidity during neutron experiments. Description of main responsibilities You will be working closely with scientists, engineers and other technicians on ?Sample Environment Systems for Fluids incl. Liquids, Vapors, Gases and Complex Fluids? (FLUCO) required for neutron scattering experiments connected mainly to chemistry and soft condensed matter research. The main field of work will be operating and optimizing commercially available laboratory analytical equipment for the use with neutrons. The equipment includes potentiostats for electrochemistry, optical spectrometers (FT-IR, UV/VIS, Raman) and gas characterization instrumentation (mass spectrometry, gas analysis). Once ESS is in operation in a few years from now, these characterization methods will be used during in-situ experiments on the neutron scattering instruments. In order to plan for that, sample cells for these methods will need to be designed and/or adjusted to the demands of neutron scattering. You will work with the FLUCO work unit leader to develop and test the sample cells in the laboratory and if needed on neutron scattering instruments. Writing documentation of the altered equipment including safety analysis as well as initiating ? when necessary ? the safety certification of the equipment are part of the job. Similarly, you will be required to participate in fitting, maintaining and operating the corresponding sample environment workshop spaces. Due to the strong link between these sample environment systems and equipment for the chemistry laboratories, you will work up to 50% with the team for ?Sample and User Laboratories (SULF). Later-on the work will increasingly shift towards ESS? operations when visiting scientists and students (users) will come to the ESS to perform neutron scattering experiments. The responsibilities will then be split between keeping up-to-date with development of lab instrumentation, setting up the developed sample environment equipment on the instruments and helping the users operating it. Training for such operational tasks early on is essential to support the hot commissioning of instruments and to ensure science success. Required qualifications: You have a bachelor-level qualification or at least 2 years of education in chemistry / laboratory work supplying a strong background in chemistry to support the link between sample environment and the chemistry laboratories and to educate FLUCO technical personnel on relevant chemical topics. With master-level qualification and as the team grows there is a future development possibility for the role of an engineer. Excellence in soft skills is needed. More precisely, we expect: * experience in using laboratory characterization equipment * experience in handling chemicals including hazardous chemicals and gases * fundamental knowledge of chemistry and chemical equipment (making standard solutions, setting up glassware, dealing with waste) * willingness and curiosity to learn new analytical techniques not only through classes but also self-taught and by trial-and-error methods if needed * good communication skills * good knowledge of spoken and written English * experience in spectroscopy is a plus * experience in lab management is a plus * didactic skills are a plus A pro-active way of working and being able to multi-task are essential. Interacting skillfully with people and working well in a team are important. Although this is not a research job it opens the possibility to develop new tools and test them in a scientific environment. Furthermore, the required support given to users from all nations and backgrounds during their neutron scattering experiments opens up the possibility to learn about a wide variety of applications of in-situ measurement methods and the satisfaction of helping the user to scientific success. At ESS it will be as important to be able to work independently and push the work forward as it will be needed to function well in international teams. You need to be able to work in a workplace continuously changing and to keep calm. Preference will be given to candidates with hands-on experience from existing facilities. The evaluation will be based on technical qualification. However, it is important that you recognize the value of consulting others in order to succeed. A development project such as this requires the ability to adapt and cope with changing circumstances and as working in an international environment will challenge your ability to handle cultural diversity, it is important that you have successfully managed this in previous employments. Experience of working in an international environment is essential and we expect you to be fluent in written and spoken English. As a person you are positive, open minded, creative, organized and motivated. You need to be able to cope with projects in development, which can involve changing project directions and frames. To make all interests meet it is important to be able to both listen to input, but still to be able to make decision to move forward. Duration & Location The position is permanent with six months initial probationary period, the position is to be filled as soon as possible. Your work place will be situated in Lund, Sweden. Application & Contact Please provide your curriculum vitae and cover letter in English by clicking on ?apply? and following the instructions. Please note we only accept applications via the ESS website. The deadline for applying to this position is April 14, 2019. For more information regarding the ESS recruitment process, please follow this link https://europeanspallationsource.se/ess-recruitment-process For further information regarding the position, please contact the Hiring Manager, Arno Hiess, arno.hiess[at]esss.se. For further information regarding the recruitment process, please contact HR Officer, Sara Margaryan, sara.margaryan[at]esss.se. For trade union information please contact Unionen / Mikael Johansson at +46 46 888 32 51 or SACO / Swedish Association of Graduate Engineers/ Riccardo Bevilacqua at +46 46 888 32 28. We look forward to receiving your application. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The V-th International Workshop DMI2019 in Petrozavodsk follows the tradition of four previous DMI workshops held in Saint Petersburg (2011), Veliky Novgorod (2013), Pskov (2015) and Peterhof (2017). DMI2019 is assigned as a satellite of a much bigger event: European Conference on Neutron Scattering ECNS2019, which will be held in St-Petersburg in the season of the white nights from 1th to 5th July, 2019. For further information and registration for the workshop please visit the workshop web site https://oiks.pnpi.spb.ru/events/DMI-2019 On behalf of the Programm committee, Co-Chairman: Sergey Grigoriev Co-Chairman: Jun-ichiro Kishine -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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PROPOSAL SUBMISSION * To submit a proposal, you must have an account, or create one, on the Information Management System. https://www-s.nist.gov/NCNR-IMS/login.do * The description of research section must be uploaded as a pdf file no longer than 3 letter-size pages (including references), nor more than 1500 kb in file size. * Please complete the Submit Visitor Registration Form if you submit a proposal and plan to subsequently visit NIST. https://www.ncnr.nist.gov/visitor/index.html * We encourage users to work with an appropriate instrument scientist when planning experiments and writing proposals. They are happy to assist you and will also help you register and submit your proposal. The new CHRNS vSANS* instrument is now accepting proposals. Please read the disclaimer near the bottom before applying for beamtime. Instruments being offered by the Center for High Resolution Neutron Scattering * CHRNS Small Angle Neutron Scattering Instrument ? 30 m (SANS) * CHRNS Ultra-Small Angle Neutron Scattering Instrument (uSANS) * CHRNS High-Flux Backscattering Spectrometer (HFBS) * CHRNS Neutron Spin-Echo Spectrometer (NSE) * CHRNS Multi-Axis Crystal Spectrometer (MACS) * CHRNS Very Small-Angle Neutron Scattering (vSANS)* Additional instruments offered by NIST * Thermal Neutron Triple-Axis with Polarized Beam option (BT7) * Disk-Chopper Spectrometer (DCS) * MAGIK Off-Specular Reflectometer (MAGIK) * Polarized Beam Reflectometer (PBR) * Small Angle Neutron Scattering with Polarized Beam option (SANS) - 30 m (NG7) * Neutron Imaging Facility (NIF) * Powder Diffractometer (BT1) Yamali Hernandez yamali at nist.gov (301) 975-5295 * Currently, the new vSANS instrument works very well for SANS experiments. In other words, it covers essentially the same Q-range as our 30 m SANS machines. Unlike our other SANS instruments, vSANS has 2 detectors each with about 3 times the area of our old detectors allowing a wider Q-range in a single measurement. There are also 3 options for wavelength spread: 1% (? = 0.475 nm), 13% (variable ? using a velocity selector), and 30% (? ? 0.5 nm). Polarized beam and polarization analysis are also available. All SANS sample environments except the 9 T horizontal field magnet can be used on vSANS. Note however, that we are experiencing background issues with the high-resolution detector and are not confidant that the extended low-Q range will be available in this proposal round. We are also still fixing a variety of small problems. Thus, we are offering 75 days instead of the eventual 90 so that time is available to complete commissioning. By applying for time, you are agreeing to help us by testing vSANS and providing feedback so that we can ensure reliable service in the future. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 6976 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: From Sara.Margaryan at esss.se Wed Mar 27 10:45:03 2019 From: Sara.Margaryan at esss.se (Sara Margaryan) Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2019 09:45:03 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] A vacancy at ESS Message-ID: <899E5AF9-1D5C-4195-8096-552816853F4A@esss.se> Instrument Scientist for CSPEC The Science Directorate at the European Spallation Source (ESS) invites applications for an instrument scientist for the CSPEC chopper spectrometer. Description of Division The Neutron Instruments Division houses the instrument scientists and post-docs, responsible for designing, constructing and then operating the neutron instruments of the ESS. New designs for a wide range of neutron instruments are in the process of being implemented, optimized to take full advantage of the unique long-pulse time structure of the ESS neutron source. There are currently 15 instruments under construction for ESS, of which there are two chopper spectrometers: CSPEC and T-REX. Description Main Responsibilities The current position will provide support for the lead scientist for CSPEC, a flexible-resolution cold chopper spectrometer, optimised for a broad science case covering soft matter, energy materials and magnetism. The immediate mission is to act as the scientific co-lead of the project to design, procure, install and commission the CSPEC instrument. The two instrument scientists will work closely with the lead engineer, forming the core instrument team. It is expected that the instrument project will run until 2022, followed by commissioning and operations, at which stage the mission will be to operate the instrument within the ESS user programme. CSPEC is being built as in-kind contributions from Germany and France, with the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the Laboratoire L?on Brillouin (LLB) near Paris identified as the lead partners. The successful candidate will be primarily based at ESS in Lund, but frequent travel to TUM and LLB will be required throughout the instrument construction project. The position will also require work in support of delivering scientific results for both chopper spectrometers. This may involve specifying sample environment equipment, software needs and support and coordination with T-REX, the other chopper spectrometer under construction at ESS. The successful candidate must be active in a scientific field of direct relevance to CSPEC (soft matter or materials research), with a preference for soft-matter research. The selected candidate will be given the opportunity to develop their own research projects, preferably at operating neutron research centres. Synergies with the neighbouring MAX-IV synchrotron as well as strong links with universities will be encouraged. ESS will support and encourage the candidate to take up an adjunct position at a university in an ESS partner country, in order to facilitate their own research. Qualifications Essential qualifications and experience: * PhD in experimental studies in the natural sciences relevant to the CSPEC scientific programme * Extensive practical experience in neutron spectroscopy applied to a scientific area of relevance to CSPEC, as well as relevant research experience in that area * Experience of neutron instrumentation development * Evidence of a strong independent research profile in relevant science areas commensurate with experience * Ability to work collaboratively and individually * Good interpersonal communication and presentation skills, ability to interact effectively with staff and users at all levels * Flexibility to occasional requests to work out-of-hours to support users * Responsible attitude to personal safety, and the safety of others * Willingness to international travel, distributing their time between ESS, TUM and LLB as required by the project Desirable experience: * Practical knowledge of other neutron techniques relevant to materials research * Post-doctoral experience involving neutron instrumentation * Post-doctoral experience in soft-matter research * Practical experience of sample environment development relating to materials research * Experience of working in a project environment * Experience of Monte-Carlo simulation of neutron instruments * Experience of sample environment equipment relevant to neutron spectroscopy * Working knowledge of one or more of the data analysis/visualisation packages used within ESS/ISIS (e.g. MatLab, Python, Mantid, etc.) * Availability to commence position shortly after appointment Experience of working in an international environment is preferred and excellent oral and written English skills are prerequisites. Our work environment is characterised by fast growth, fast pace of work, and an international atmosphere with highly skilled personnel. You must therefore enjoy the diversity of such an environment and have a personality suited for the challenges it presents. Our work environment is exciting and forward thinking and relies heavily on personal initiative. What ESS can offer ESS can offer you a variety of things, such as passionate colleagues, a vibrant melting pot of diversity, and a challenging and high paced work environment where our employees take great pride in designing and building a world leading facility for materials research. If you were to join ESS, you would become an important piece of the puzzle, since all our skilled staff are needed in order to fulfill the overall mission. We value and need expertise, innovative minds, great ways of leading and interacting with others, and the ability to work with people regardless of culture and background. Duration & Location The position is permanent with a six-month initial probationary period. Your work place will be situated in Lund, Sweden. Significant amounts of travel will be needed during the construction project. The position is to be filled as soon as possible. Application & Contact Please provide your curriculum vitae and cover letter in English by going to the ESS recruitment web page https://europeanspallationsource.se/careers/vacancies then clicking on ?apply? and following the instructions. Please note we only accept applications via the ESS website or ESS intranet. Internal candidates are encouraged to apply through the intranet. The deadline for applications is the April 21, 2019. For more information regarding the ESS recruitment process in general, please follow this link https://europeanspallationsource.se/ess-recruitment-process. For further information regarding the open position, please contact Head of Neutron Instruments Division, Ken Andersen, ken.andersen[at]esss.se. For further information regarding the recruitment process for this position, please contact HR Officer, Sara Margaryan, sara.margaryan[at]esss.se. For trade union information please contact Unionen / Mikael Johansson at +46 46 888 32 51 or SACO / Swedish Association of Graduate Engineers/ Riccardo Bevilacqua at +46 46 888 32 28. We look forward to receiving your application! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From joseph.dura at nist.gov Wed Mar 27 20:26:46 2019 From: joseph.dura at nist.gov (Dura, Joseph A. (Fed)) Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2019 19:26:46 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] Announcing CHRNS/NCNR Summer School on Neutron Spectroscopy Message-ID: [cid:image003.png at 01D4E4B1.7CDD76E0] A one-week "CHRNS Summer School on Methods and Applications of Neutron Spectroscopy" will be held from July 22 - July 26, 2019 at the NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR). For further information about the summer school go to https://www.nist.gov/ncnr/2019-chrns-summer-school-fundamentals-neutron-scattering-spectroscopy. Please note that this year the school will not cover SANS or neutron reflectometry. This school provides participants the opportunity to learn about a wide variety of neutron scattering techniques using instruments at NIST including the disk chopper spectrometer (DCS), backscattering spectrometer (HFBS), BT-7 double focusing triple-axis spectrometer, multi-axis crystal spectrometer (MACS), and neutron spin echo spectrometer (NSE). These powerful experimental techniques are used by researchers in a variety of scientific disciplines to probe the dynamics of materials over time scales ranging from 1 ps to 100 ns with length scales from under 1 nm to over 100 nm. This school emphasizes hands-on practical training for the instruments mentioned above as well as a thorough theoretical overview of these measurement techniques. Applications of dynamical techniques will be illustrated by specific examples drawn from recent cutting-edge research on soft and hard condensed matter systems. The course will enable attendees to assess the applicability of the techniques to their own research and will provide the technical information needed to prepare effective beam time proposals. The Summer School is sponsored by the Center for High Resolution Neutron Scattering (CHRNS), jointly funded by the National Science Foundation and NIST. Limited support for graduate students, postdocs, and junior faculty will be available. Attendance will be limited to 35 participants, and only applicants from North American institutions will be accepted. For further information, and/or to apply, please go to https://www.nist.gov/ncnr/2019-chrns-summer-school-fundamentals-neutron-scattering-spectroscopy. Early application is advised since attendance is strictly limited and typically we receive more applications than the maximum number of participants. Deadline: May 1, 2019. Yamali Hernandez and Joe Dura National Institute of Standards and Technology Tel: (301)975-5295 (YH), (301)975-6251 (JD) Joseph Dura NIST Center for Neutron Research 100 Bureau Dr. MS 6102 Bldg. 235 A126 Gaithersburg, MD 20899-6102 Phone: 301-975-6251 Fax: 301-921-9847 email: dura at nist.gov -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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With best regards, Toshiya Otomo ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Head, Neutron Science Division Institute of Materials Structure Science High Energy Accelerator Research Organization?KEK? TEL +81-29-284-4897 FAX +81-29-864-3202 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ========================================================= Title Professor Term No term Limit until 63 Start of the term As early as possible after the selection Appl. Deadline Application due date (to reach KEK) is 17:00 on Monday August 26, 2019 (Japan time). Job Description The Institute of Materials Structure Science (IMSS) promotes extensive and crosscut use of four types of quantum beams, synchrotron radiation (SR), neutrons, muons and positrons, in materials and life sciences. The successful candidate belongs to the Neutron Science Division (KENS) and is expected to drive material science through advanced usages of existing neutron powder diffractometers in J-PARC/MLF. He/she is also expected to develop inter university program with IMSS?s quantum beams. The workplace is KEK Tokai campus. Qualification Applicant must have a Ph. D. and excellent knowledge and experiences of material science based on crystal structure analysis. Method of Selection Applicant is required to come to KEK for an interview. However, we would consider a TV conference to be the interview if the applicant is required to travel a very long distance. (mostly for people abroad.) The date of the interview will be informed in the Web site as soon as fixed. Salary Salary and various allowances are determined according to the KEK rules. 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The workshop brings together the partners of the SINE2020 WP8 that have contributed work in the areas of * Integrated simulation using neutronics and Monte Carlo ray-tracing * Innovative Shielding Concepts and Materials * Compact Instrumentation for Larmor Labelling applications at the ESS For more information and registration, please consult the website at http://ecns2019.essworkshop.org This workshop / project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 654000. On behalf of the workshop organisers, Peter Willendrup Peter Kj?r Willendrup Forskningsingeni?r, Specialkonsulent N?stformand for DTU Fysik LSU DTU Physics [cid:b6339554-7f28-441d-9f31-5944f811397c at win.dtu.dk] Technical University of Denmark [cid:e108e480-fcab-46e2-9531-b38165079572 at win.dtu.dk] Department of Physics Fysikvej Building 307 DK-2800 Kongens Lyngby Direct +45 2125 4612 Mobil +45 2125 4612 Fax +45 4593 2399 pkwi at fysik.dtu.dk -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.gif Type: image/gif Size: 58 bytes Desc: image001.gif URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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The facility currently includes a powerful linear proton accelerator, a rapid circling synchrotron, a target station and three neutron instruments. Currently there are more than 400 scientists and engineers working together in Dongguan on the CSNS project. Once complete, CSNS will support research teams, including many from China and other countries, in addressing significant global challenges that range from healthcare and security to ecology and fuel technology. Job description The sample environment group at CSNS is developing an integrated Spin-Exchange Optic Pumping (SEOP) system to provide reliable 3He for the purpose of polarized neutron research. The development includes both in-situ and off-situ polarized 3He system and is expected to provide support to various polarized neutron beamline at the CSNS in the future. The sample environment group is now seeking a postdoctoral research assistant candidate to support the development work and perform related research. The candidate will work with other members of the team and cooperate with the instrument scientist and engineers, and contribute to the overall development which includes: 1. Spin Exchange Optical Pumping (SEOP) system principle and application research 2. Design, construction and test of various SEOP prototype system 3. Research of polarized neutron based on the developed SEOP system Successful candidate is expected to contribute to the delivery of feasible SEOP system within the initial term of 2 year, with the potential long-term position upon term completion. The postdoc candidate is also encouraged to perform his or her own research in the related area of polarized gas or polarized neutron. The CSNS will provide postdoctoral research assistant an annual salary of ?300,000 ($44,645), as well as postdoc apartment during the term. Requested Profile Essential qualification and experience: ? Ph.D. degree in physics or related field acquired within 3 years ? Extensive practical experience in instrument development ? Evidence of a strong independent research profile in relevant science areas commensurate with experience ? Ability to work collaboratively and individually. ? Good interpersonal communication and presentation skills. ? Flexibility to work out-of-hour according to neutron experiment schedule ? Capable of communicating in English. Mandarin speaking is highly preferred but not required. ? Willingness to international travel and relocate to Dongguan China during employment. Desirable experience: ? Experience in Spin Exchange Optical Pumping (SEOP) system development ? Experience in polarized neutron instrument development ? Experience with vacuum, cryogenic system and high-power laser system ? Experience with magnetic field simulation, neutron optics simulation and data analysis. Working knowledge with Matlab, Python, Magnet or McStas ? 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HR B 3498 Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats: MinDir Dr. Karl Eugen Huthmacher Geschaeftsfuehrung: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Marquardt (Vorsitzender), Karsten Beneke (stellv. Vorsitzender), Prof. Dr.-Ing. Harald Bolt, Prof. Dr. Sebastian M. Schmidt ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From klaudia.hradil at tuwien.ac.at Wed Apr 3 11:58:37 2019 From: klaudia.hradil at tuwien.ac.at (Hradil, Klaudia) Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2019 09:58:37 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] Please distribute the the announcemnt of the 32nd European Crystallographic Meeting Message-ID: <67bef97c8dba4d469fca6dfb92f63bb9@mbx13c.intern.tuwien.ac.at> Dear List-Organizers, Could you please distribute the following information via the neutron list!? Thank you very much for your time, Klaudia Hradil ???????________________________________?????_______________ Dr. Klaudia Hradil X-Ray Center, Technische Universit?t Wien Getreidemarkt 9, 1060 Vienna - Austria phone1 +43 1 58801 406620 (office) mobile +43 664 605 88 7116 webpage: http://xrc.tuwien.ac.at Email: klaudia.hradil at tuwien.ac.at [cid:0EE89E51-8EAE-49A2-BBE5-F721458EC7C5] https://ecm2019.org --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear List-Readers, It is our pleasure to invite you to the ECM32 meeting that will take place in Vienna, Austria between the 18th and 23rd of August 2019. Please find detailed information within the following announcement: [cid:image003.png at 01D4EA14.8B26FA60] [cid:image004.png at 01D4EA14.8B26FA60] Dear Colleagues, On behalf of the Organizing Committee it is our pleasure to invite you to attend "ECM32", the 32nd European Crystallographic Meeting which will be held in Vienna, Austria on 18-23.08.2019. ECM32 is setting up an attractive programme covering the latest advances in crystallography and related sciences to attract young and senior scientists, industrial exhibitors and the public. A total of 17 workshops completes the range of satellite events in the week prior to the conference. Neutron related workshop: Neutron Scattering and Imaging for Newcomers (DGK, SGK, PSI, RWTH Aaachen, FZ J?lich) It is one of our aims to provide a family-friendly conference. Come and join us, and discover beautiful Vienna! 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Job Title: Instrument Scientist - Neutron Imaging (IMAT) Reference: IRC248643 Full Time - Permanent Location: STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Oxfordshire, UK Follow link: http://www.topcareer.jobs/Vacancy/irc248643_9277.aspx About Us: The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) is a partner organisation within UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). UKRI is a new entity that brings together nine partners to create an independent organisation with a strong voice for research and innovation and a vision to ensure the UK maintains its world-leading position in research and innovation. ISIS is a world leading facility for condensed matter research using neutron scattering, neutron imaging and muon spectroscopy, with a strong scientific user programme and extensive international links. It supports a national and international community of more than 2000 scientists for research into subjects across physics, chemistry, biology and materials science. The ISIS Crystallography Group operates several world-class neutron instruments at ISIS (www.isis.stfc.ac.uk) among them the new and world-unique IMAT neutron tomography and diffraction instrument. We are looking for a highly motivated individual to join the Crystallography Group to help develop the materials science programme on IMAT at ISIS. We study numerous classes of materials, including engineering materials and biological systems, components for energy generation and energy storage, and earth science materials. About the role: The role will focus on supporting the user programme on IMAT and contributing to ongoing equipment development projects (for example, new sample environment devices). The successful candidate will be strongly encouraged to perform his/her own independent research programme in the field of neutron imaging and/or diffraction. The position offers an excellent opportunity to develop a personal scientific programme and the successful candidate will be expected to actively seek new collaborations with university and industry partners. Minimum qualification is a Ph.D. or equivalent degree in a material science/engineering, physical science, or related discipline. A strong background in imaging techniques using neutron or X-ray methods is essential. Applicants are expected to possess a solid scientific background in their relevant discipline. Experience in the use of central facilities and the proven ability to develop instrumentation and/or data analysis software would be an advantage. Candidates should possess excellent written and oral skills in English and must be able to work effectively both on their own and as part of a small team. For an informal discussion about this role please contact: Dr Kockelmann (winfried.kockelmann at stfc.ac.uk<../../old/winfried.kockelmann at stfc.ac.uk>) or Stephen Hull (stephen.hull at stfc.ac.uk) The closing date for applications is: 18th April 2019 We want to make our application process as easy for you as we possibly can. If you experience any problems in applying for this job, or have any feedback for us about the application process, please contact us on 01793 867003 (8.30am - 5.00pm Monday to Friday). Please quote the appropriate IRC reference number when calling. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Further information can be found at the workshop webpage http://www.fz-juelich.de/jcns/JCNS-Workshop2019 We are looking forward to meet you in Tutzing. Stephan F?rster, Thomas Gutberlet, Margarita Kruteva, Olaf Holderer, Rainer Zorn, J?rg Stellbrink, Aurel Radulsecu (JCNS Workshop Scientific Committee) -- Dr. Thomas Gutberlet J?lich Centre for Neutron Science JCNS Forschungszentrum J?lich GmbH 52425 J?lich e-mail: t.gutberlet at fz-juelich.de phone J?lich: +49 2461 61-5577 fax: +49 2461 61-2610 mobil: +49 172 3949605 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH 52425 Juelich Sitz der Gesellschaft: Juelich Eingetragen im Handelsregister des Amtsgerichts Dueren Nr. HR B 3498 Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats: MinDir Dr. Karl Eugen Huthmacher Geschaeftsfuehrung: Prof. Dr.-Ing. 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We conduct around 180 experiments per year, involving 140 scientists from Hungary and abroad. BNC also provides access to special facilities for isotope production and neutron irradiation. Instruments offered by the BNC (https://www.bnc.hu/instruments) are: MTEST [1]: 4-circle Material Test Diffractometer PSD [2]: Powder Diffractometer with Position Sensitive Detector TOF-ND [3]: High Resolution Time-Of-Flight Powder Diffractometer SANS-YS [4]: Small Angle Neutron Scattering Instrument FSANS [5]: Focusing TOF Small Angle Neutron Scattering Instrument GINA [6]: Cold Neutron Beam Reflectometer with Polarization Option TAST/HOLO [7]: Thermal Neutron Triple Axis Spectrometer ATHOS [8]: Cold neutron triple axis spectrometer RAD [9]: Static/Dynamic thermal-neutron and X-ray Imaging Station NAA [10]: Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis PGAA [11]: Cold Beam Prompt Gamma Activation Analysis D?ME [12]: Low-Level Gamma-Spectrometer NIPS [13]: Neutron-Induced Prompt Gamma-ray Spectroscopy NORMA [14]: Neutron Optics and Radiography for Material Analysis BAGIRA-4 [15]: Reactor irradiation loop BIO [16]: Biological irradiation channel To learn more about science at BNC, please visit https://www.bnc.hu [17]. In order to get beam time at a BNC instrument, users must prepare and submit an experimental proposal. The proposal template may be downloaded from the BNC website at http://www.bnc.hu/sites/default/files/BNC_reg_prop_form.doc to fill in and submit electronically via e-mail to useroffice at bnc.hu. We encourage potential users to contact the appropriate instrument responsible(s) when planning experiments and writing proposals. They will be glad to assist you and will help you to submit your proposal in time. Contact details of the instrument responsibles are available at https://www.bnc.hu/responsibles. Proposals will be reviewed by the international User Selection Panel [18] for technical feasibility, safety and potential for high-impact science. Users for approved projects must complete access and training requirements prior to beginning their experiments. Submitted experimental proposals involving user-programme instruments of BNC will next be evaluated from Tuesday, 16 April, 2019. The principal investigators will be notified about the referees' decision before 31 May, 2019. Beam times assigned as a result of this call will be scheduled between September 2019 through January 2020. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Links: ------ [1] http://www.bnc.hu/mtest [2] http://www.bnc.hu/psd [3] http://www.bnc.hu/tof-nd [4] http://www.bnc.hu/ys-sans [5] http://www.bnc.hu/fsans [6] http://www.bnc.hu/gina [7] http://www.bnc.hu/tast [8] http://www.bnc.hu/athos [9] http://www.bnc.hu/rad [10] http://www.bnc.hu/naa [11] http://www.bnc.hu/pgaa [12] http://www.bnc.hu/dome [13] http://www.bnc.hu/nips [14] http://www.bnc.hu/norma [15] http://www.bnc.hu/bagira [16] http://www.bnc.hu/bio [17] https://www.bnc.hu/ [18] https://www.bnc.hu/USP -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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PROPOSAL SUBMISSION * To submit a proposal, you must have an account, or create one, on the Information Management System. https://www-s.nist.gov/NCNR-IMS/login.do * The description of research section must be uploaded as a pdf file no longer than 3 letter-size pages (including references), nor more than 1500 kb in file size. * Please complete the Submit Visitor Registration Form if you submit a proposal and plan to subsequently visit NIST. https://www.ncnr.nist.gov/visitor/index.html * We encourage users to work with an appropriate instrument scientist when planning experiments and writing proposals. They are happy to assist you and will also help you register and submit your proposal. The new CHRNS vSANS* instrument is now accepting proposals. Please read the disclaimer near the bottom before applying for beamtime. Instruments being offered by the Center for High Resolution Neutron Scattering * CHRNS Small Angle Neutron Scattering Instrument ? 30 m (SANS) * CHRNS Ultra-Small Angle Neutron Scattering Instrument (uSANS) * CHRNS High-Flux Backscattering Spectrometer (HFBS) * CHRNS Neutron Spin-Echo Spectrometer (NSE) * CHRNS Multi-Axis Crystal Spectrometer (MACS) * CHRNS Very Small-Angle Neutron Scattering (vSANS)* Additional instruments offered by NIST * Thermal Neutron Triple-Axis with Polarized Beam option (BT7) * Disk-Chopper Spectrometer (DCS) * MAGIK Off-Specular Reflectometer (MAGIK) * Polarized Beam Reflectometer (PBR) * Small Angle Neutron Scattering with Polarized Beam option (SANS) - 30 m (NG7) * Neutron Imaging Facility (NIF) * Powder Diffractometer (BT1) Yamali Hernandez yamali at nist.gov (301) 975-5295 * Currently, the new vSANS instrument works very well for SANS experiments. In other words, it covers essentially the same Q-range as our 30 m SANS machines. Unlike our other SANS instruments, vSANS has 2 detectors each with about 3 times the area of our old detectors allowing a wider Q-range in a single measurement. There are also 3 options for wavelength spread: 1% (? = 0.475 nm), 13% (variable ? using a velocity selector), and 30% (? ? 0.5 nm). Polarized beam and polarization analysis are also available. All SANS sample environments except the 9 T horizontal field magnet can be used on vSANS. Note however, that we are experiencing background issues with the high-resolution detector and are not confidant that the extended low-Q range will be available in this proposal round. We are also still fixing a variety of small problems. Thus, we are offering 75 days instead of the eventual 90 so that time is available to complete commissioning. 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The event will take place in the Estonian university town of Tartu, 9-20 September 2019. The School is primarily for Ph.D. students early in their studies, but M.Sc. students can be accepted too. On the days 7+8 September the School will be preceded with a crash course in the necessary Mathematics (complex numbers and Fourier transforms) and Physics (waves), directed to students from non-Physics backgrounds. As the earlier schools, participation, accomodation, and travel is free of charge for students from the Nordic countries. The School is funded by Nordforsk and the Swedish Strategic Research Council (SSF). Detailed program and registration information will be available soon. Well met in Tartu! Kim Lefmann (Univ. Copenhagen, NNSP) Martin M?nsson (KTH, SwedNess) LiisSinor (Univ. Tartu, Local organizer) -- med venlig hilsen / best regards Kim Lefmann Head of Section, X-ray and Neutron Science Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen Phone/Cell phone +45 29250476 From paul.henry at stfc.ac.uk Tue Apr 16 10:49:31 2019 From: paul.henry at stfc.ac.uk (Paul Henry - UKRI STFC) Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2019 08:49:31 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] Applications for the 16th Oxford School on Neutron Scattering, September 2019, University of Oxford, remain open until 1st June Message-ID: <738ccf4fb72745cc9f5520fc4bec3dff@stfc.ac.uk> 16th Oxford School on Neutron Scattering Date and Venue: 2-13 September 2019, St. Anne?s College, University of Oxford. About the School: The school is intended primarily for scientists, student and postdoctoral researchers, who are new to the field of neutron scattering. It provides an excellent introduction to the field, which is developed through to its application in contemporary research. Lectures and tutorials covering all aspects of the theory and practice of a variety of neutron scattering techniques will be given by international experts. Students will gain a comprehensive grounding in modern techniques and applications at both steady state and pulsed neutron sources and have the opportunity to hear about the latest research being carried out with the technique. The school has its origins in 1966,as the first one of its kind, and many famous neutron practitioners have attended the schools of the past 50 years. Programme: The first week of the school introduces students to the core concepts of neutron scattering, neutron sources and instrumentation, neutron diffraction and spectroscopy. The second week splits tuition into three focused science areas, physics, chemistry and soft/bio, and provides lectures on neutron techniques and concepts which are most relevant to each area. Each lecture will be accompanied by a tutorial session. The students will be asked to make short presentations to their peers about their current research projects and work in pairs to write a beamtime proposal. The students will also have the opportunity to visit the ISIS Pulsed Neutron and Muon Facility in Didcot, and to attend a number of evening lectures from prestigious names from the neutron community. In addition, this year are providing an option maths refresher for those students who may want it. Application: To apply for the school you will need to submit both a personal statement and a statement from your academic supervisor that will be used in the selection process. Applications should arrive no later than the 1st June 2019. The course is normally highly oversubscribed, so we encourage applicants to apply in plenty of time, as late applications will not be accepted. Applicants are selected for the course based on their requirements for neutron scattering techniques as part of their present and future research activities. Applicants will be notified shortly after of the outcome of their application. The school is open to all applicants worldwide. To apply please visit https://tinyurl.com/16OSNS2019 Fees: School fees for 2019 are ?590 (~ ?670) per residential student which includes the cost of a en-suite room during the school, breakfast and evening meals, teaching materials, drinks reception and the gala dinner. There are 50 residential places available. There are also 10 non-residential places for students who do not require local accommodation, at a school fee of ?170, which includes teaching materials, drinks reception and gala dinner. Fees will be payable once the names of successful applicants have been announced. Organisers: Victoria Garc?a Sakai, Ross Stewart, Najet Mahmoudi, Paul Henry and Sean Langridge (ISIS); Andrew Boothroyd (Oxford University). Website: http://www.oxfordneutronschool.org Email: osns at stfc.ac.uk -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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The Chung Soo Yoo Award, established by the Pittsburgh Diffraction Society to honor Dr. Yoo?s memory, and a $400 cash prize will be given to the graduate student having the best poster presentation at the conference. Registration for the conference is only $100 and abstract submission for talks and posters is now open. Contact: Leighton Coates Email: coatesl at ornl.gov URL: https://conference.sns.gov/event/78/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Juergen.Neuhaus at frm2.tum.de Wed Apr 17 15:21:29 2019 From: Juergen.Neuhaus at frm2.tum.de (Neuhaus, Juergen) Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2019 13:21:29 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] Job advertisement, instrument scientist TOFTOF at FRM II, Garching, Germany Message-ID: <8972279a17c942db9cff33ee717ddb4a@frm2.tu-muenchen.de> The Technical University Munich operates the high flux Neutron Source Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II) located at the scientific campus in Garching, Germany. The neutron source itself, its research instruments as well as the irradiation facilities provide unique possibilities for the scientific and industrial use of neutron beams. For further development and operation of our high-resolution time-of-flight spectrometer TOFTOF and related projects, we invite applications (full time position 40.1h/week) under the reference number W0419TOFTOF of two Instrument scientists Description of position You play a leading role in the development of methods and instrumentation in the area of high resolution time-of-flight spectroscopy with cold neutrons and are responsible for the operation of the spectrometer TOFTOF at the FRM II. In close collaboration with scientists and engineers from other in-house groups, you will be engaged in the upgrade of the instrument and the development and simulations of similar instruments at FRM II. In addition, you pursue your own research interests based on neutron scattering techniques, i.e. neutron spectroscopy. Qualification and Experience You have a degree in physics, chemistry, material science or related fields , ideally completed with a PhD / doctorate degree. You have knowledge and experience in the application of neutron scattering or other scattering techniques to investigate the dynamical properties of condensed matter. Knowledge on simulation tools by Monte-Carlo methods are helpful. Persuasive communication skills and ability to work in a team in an international environment are mandatory. Good oral and written English skills are required, German language skills are an asset. The appointment is initially limited; a prolongation is possible. The payment is based on the German pay scale TV-L. The Technical University Munich is an equal opportunity employer. Therefore, women are especially encouraged to apply. Handicapped applicants having an equivalent experience will be preferred. Further information is given by the head of our instrument group, Dr. Wiebke Lohstroh (E-Mail: wiebke.lohstroh at frm2.tum.de, phone +49 89 289 14735). Applications will be reviewed after May 12th, 2019 and are accepted until the positions are filled. Applicants should send a letter of interest describing relevant experience including detailed curriculum vitae by regular or electronic mail (merged to a pdf file) under the reference number W0419TOFTOF to: Technische Universit?t M?nchen Forschungsneutronenquelle Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II) Personalabteilung Lichtenbergstra?e 1 D-85747 Garching Phone: +49 89 289 14614 E-Mail: jobs at frm2.tum.de www.frm2.tum.de ------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. J?rgen Neuhaus Forschungs-Neutronenquelle Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Technische Universit?t M?nchen D-85747 Garching Tel: +49 89 289 12187 Fax: +49 89 289 14995 www.frm2.tum.de www.mlz-garching.de -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shibata.kaoru at jaea.go.jp Fri Apr 19 03:25:09 2019 From: shibata.kaoru at jaea.go.jp (shibata.kaoru) Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2019 10:25:09 +0900 Subject: [Neutron] J-PARC Newsletter No. 73 Message-ID: <000a01d4f64e$badec2b0$309c4810$@jaea.go.jp> ===================================================================== J-PARC Project Newsletter No.73, January 2019 Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex under operation jointly by the High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK) and the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) http://j-parc.jp/index-e.html ===================================================================== HEADLINES AND CONTENTS 1. [Overview] NEW YEAR STARTS WITH MORE STABILITY AND POWER FOR MORE RESULTS 2. [Accelerator Division] STABLE OPERATION OF THE ACCELERATORS FROM OCTOBER TO DECEMBER. 3. [Particle and Nuclear Physics Division] KOTO ANNOUNCED AN IMPROVED UPPER LIMIT ON THE KAON RARE DECAY. T2K HAS RELEASED NEW ANALYSIS RESULTS INCLUDING FULL 2018 DATASET. STATUS OF THE MUON G-2/ ELECTRIC DIPOLE MOMENT (EDM) (E34). STATUS OF THE COHERENT MUON TO ELECTRON TRANSITION (COMET). 4. [Materials and Life Science Division] STABLE USER PROGRAM OPERATION WAS CONTINUED AT 500 KW. THE 3RD NEUTRON AND MUON SCHOOL WAS HELD. 265 NEUTRON GENERAL PROPOSALS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FOR THE 2019A PERIOD. SMALL GLITCH OVERSHADOWS MUON ROTATION TARGET. 5. [Nuclear Transmutation Division] SCOOPING UP THE 10 W BEAM FROM 250 kW PROTON STREAM (4). 6. [Safety Division] THE EMERGENCY DRILL ASSUMING A FIRE IN THE LINAC TUNNEL. FISCAL 2018 J-PARC SAFETY AUDIT. 7. [Editorial Note] --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. [Overview] by Naohito SAITO --------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW YEAR STARTS WITH MORE STABILITY AND POWER FOR MORE RESULTS This is the first newsletter issued in 2019, which was delayed for a few months due to many events in the new year. We are to restart the run after the maintenance end of the year/beginning of the new year. Until the end of the year, we have successfully operated the Material and Life science experimental Facility (MLF) at 500 kW or more with the high availability of more than 94%. The user operation of the Main Ring (MR) will restart in February after long maintenance of Hadron Experimental Facility (HEF). Meantime, we have been preparing for the J-PARC annual reviews; The International Advisory Committee (IAC) will meet on March 3 and 4, following meetings of Neutron Advisory Committee (NAC), ADS Technical Advisory Committee (T-TAC), Muon Advisory Committee (MAC), and Accelerator Technical Advisory Committee (A-TAC), and Physics Advisory Committee (PAC) for particle and nuclear physics. Since the last IAC meeting, we have produced many scientific results with users from academia and industry. We also made some progress in developing more uniform operation of MLF. In addition, we now have more concrete future plans of J-PARC upgrades to keep the facility attractive to users from domestic and overseas. We hope to present the current status and future perspectives of J-PARC as a coherent roadmap of the facility at IAC. As for the future of J-PARC, we are discussing near future upgrade projects in the context of Master Plan 2020 of Japan Science Council, which is to be called in February. We held J-PARC-wide meeting in the beginning of January. The agenda and the materials presented can be found at the link below: https://kds.kek.jp/indico/event/29990/ We have discussed an upgrade of MR along with neutrino facility upgrades, upgrades of experimental facilities, an extension of HEF, and COMET phase II, as well as muon g-2/EDM measurements at MLF. As a major upgrade of MLF, the second target station was discussed with more details of a concrete design, which was to be summarized in the form of Conceptual Design Report. The ADS project is now slightly modified to reflect the JAEA?s policy which enhances computational aspects, and to enhance Post-Irradiation-Examination (PIE) facility required for high-intensity frontier facility like J-PARC. In addition, heavy ion acceleration project, ?J-PARC HI? was discussed from both scientific and technological aspects. With the stable and safe operation of J-PARC with highest possible beam power at all facilities, we hope to provide more opportunities for users to work together for outcomes, which we believe to contribute to all human beings! --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. [Accelerator Division] by Kazuo HASEGAWA --------------------------------------------------------------------- STABLE OPERATION OF THE ACCELERATORS FROM OCTOBER TO DECEMBER A new operation run was started at the beginning of October after the summer shutdown. Accelerator study work at the beam currents of 5 mA and 50 mA was carried out at the linac. The study work followed at the 3 GeV Rapid Cycling Synchrotron (RCS) at the linac beam current of 50 mA for user operation. The main purposes of the study were to startup the machine, reproduce the accelerator parameters, confirm performance of some new components installed during the summer shutdown, new parameter survey for lower beam loss, etc. The neutron production target of the Materials and Life Science Experimental Facility (MLF) was replaced during the summer shutdown. On October 22, the user operation of MLF resumed at 300 kW and we increased the power to 500 kW on November 6. The operation was rather smooth until the morning of December 15, as scheduled. The availability of the MLF was sufficiently high about 94 percent from October to December, since we had no serious troubles at the linac, the RCS, and the MLF. During the period of October to December, operation of the Main Ring Synchrotron (MR) was suspended due to the improvement of the experimental facilities: refurbishment of Super-Kamiokande detector for the Neutrino experiment, and maintenance and upgrade work for the Hadron experimental facility. We had a slightly longer shutdown period than normal from the end of December to the middle of January. We had a power outage at the end of December for the refurbishment of an old power station of Nuclear Science Research Institute of Japan Atomic Energy Agency, where our power line is connected. At the middle of January, MLF did not accept the beam because of the transportation of a used neutron production target to the storage building. This should be done as carefully as possible and was scheduled at that period. We started linac tuning on January 18 followed by the RCS and MR tuning. The user program of the MLF started on January 23, and that of the Hadron facility will start in February. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. [Particle and Nuclear Physics Division] by T. NOMURA, T. ISHIDA, T. MIBE, AND S. MIHARA --------------------------------------------------------------------- KOTO ANNOUNCED AN IMPROVED UPPER LIMIT ON THE KAON RARE DECAY (by T. NOMURA) The neutral kaon experiment at the hadron facility now reaches the world-leading sensitivity in the search for a CP-violating rare decay. The KOTO experiment announced new upper limit on the branching ratio of KL->pi0 nu nubar decay, based on the data taken in 2015. After the first physics run in 2013, data were collected for 100 hours and the results were published in 2016, KOTO improved several detectors in order to reduce background and develop their sensitivity. The year two thousand and fifteen was a year that the hadron facility restarted its operation after renovation and KOTO conducted the first mass production of data taking from April to December. Intensive data analysis continued in particular to understand and suppress background for two and a half years, and KOTO finally set a new upper bound for the decay to be 3.0e-9 at 90% confidence level, which improved the world record by an order of magnitude. KOTO presented the result first at the high energy conference in July 2018 (ICHEP2018 at Seoul) and submitted the paper in October (http://arxiv.org/abs/1810.09655). The paper was accepted for publication in the middle of December and will appear in Physical Review Letters soon. KOTO collected about 1.4 times more data in 2016-2018 runs after a major upgrade in 2016 when a new photon detector surrounding the KL decay region was installed. The data analysis is ongoing which means that further development of methods to reduce background is an important key. In summer-autumn of 2018, KOTO was doing a second upgrade for a major detector: implementation of the both-end readout scheme for the electromagnetic calorimeter and new in-vacuo charged particle detector. KOTO will be ready for accepting the beam by the middle of February in 2019. T2K HAS RELEASED NEW ANALYSIS RESULTS INCLUDING FULL 2018 DATASET (by T. ISHIDA) In NuPhys2018 held in London in December 2018, T2K collaboration released new results based on the full dataset until 2018 summer corresponding to 3.2x10^21 protons on target (pot), 1.5x10^21 pot for neutrino mode and 1.65x10^21 pot for anti-neutrino mode. The latter was increased by 46% from previous release at Neutrino 2018 conference in June. With the dataset T2K has observed 75/15 events of single ring e-like event at the far Super-Kamiokande detector in neutrino/anti- neutrino mode operation, respectively. They can be compared to 74.4/17.1 events for prediction with maximum CP phase violation, dCP= -pi/2 (in case no CP phase, the prediction is 62.2/19.4). The CP conservation lies outside of the 2-sigma interval, but not 3-sigma. The data prefers Normal mass ordering with probability of ~0.9. Link: https://indico.ph.qmul.ac.uk/indico/contributionDisplay.py?contribId= 22&confId=289 In summer of 2018, Super-Kamiokande was in big refurbishment for Gd loading which is almost in completion as scheduled. The beam-line upgrade towards 1.3 MW beam power and near neutrino detector upgrade are both in good progress, under review of Technical Design Reports. STATUS OF THE MUON G-2/ ELECTRIC DIPOLE MOMENT (EDM) (E34) (by T. MIBE) The E34 collaboration prepares for precision measurements of the muon anomalous magnetic moment and electric dipole moment. The Program Advisory Committee (PAC) recommended the stage-2 status. A letter for the stage-2 approval from the Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies is given to the collaboration. Construction of the surface muon beamline (H-line) is in progress. A test experiment at the MLF D2 area was completed for the measurement of longitudinal distribution of RF accelerated muon beam. The collaboration is carrying out development of an IH-DTL test cavity, spin rotator, demonstration of spiral beam injection to the storage ring, and construction of the positron-tracking detector. An international workshop on physics of muonium and related topics [1] was co- organized at Osaka University in December 10-11, where possible applications of the thermal muonium production were actively discussed. [1] http://www-kuno.phys.sci.osaka-u.ac.jp/muonium2018/ STATUS OF THE COHERENT MUON TO ELECTRON TRANSITION (COMET) (by S. MIHARA) The COMET experiment aims to search for the lepton-flavor violating muon reaction, mu-e conversion, with sensitivity better than 10^{-14} in Phase I. Construction of the COMET facility is in progress: installation of proton beamline elements in the switch yard is almost completed and coil winding for the pion capture solenoid is in progress. Fabrication of the solenoid magnet connecting the muon transport curved solenoid and the detector solenoid has finally started. It makes the magnetic field distribution in the detector region unaffected by the beamline solenoid. It also contains a beam collimator inside. The collaboration has completed summarizing experiment details in the Technical Design Report (TDR). Concise version of the report can be found at [2]. [2] http://arxiv.org/abs/1812.09018 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. [Materials and Life Science Division] by Toshiji KANAYA --------------------------------------------------------------------- STABLE USER PROGRAM OPERATION WAS CONTINUED AT 500 KW 1) Neutron Source On October 22, the neutron production with a new mercury target vessel began for the MLF user programs. Though the beam operation started at 300 kW due to the functional problem of the helium gas supply system, which is used for gas bubbling in the mercury target, the beam power was raised to 500 kW on November 6. Current mercury target vessel has the same structure as the former one that had a monolithic structure for the inner mercury vessel and outer water shroud jointed with ribs between them. In order to secure the robustness and reliability, the weld lines of the target vessel where the initial defects tend to be generated were carefully inspected in the course of fabrication. Before the user program started, the target beam study was carried out. The temperature and vibration of the mercury target were compared with the former ones to check the structural soundness of the target vessel. The user program ended on December 16 with a good availability of 94% during the scheduled beam time of 50 days. Because the transportation of the used target vessel to the storage facility from MLF is planned in early January, next neutron production operation will begin on January 23, 2019. THE 3RD NEUTRON AND MUON SCHOOL WAS HELD 265 NEUTRON GENERAL PROPOSALS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FOR THE 2019A PERIOD 2) Neutron Instruments and Science After the summer shutdown, user program of 2018A period was resumed from October 22. From November 8, 2018B period was started. The 3rd Neutron and Muon School was held in November 20-24. 35 young researchers and graduate students from China, India, Korea, Thailand, Russia, and United Kingdom, as well as Japan participated in the school. From the neutron groups, nine instruments contributed to hands-on experiments. The 3rd ESS-J-PARC Workshop was held in November 13-15. 24 participants from ESS visited J-PARC. On the first day of the workshop, the greetings of H.E. Mr. Magnus Robach, Ambassador of Sweden were given. At the meetings, experts exchanged information on a wide range of items such as accelerator fields, safety relations, radiation monitoring, neutron targets, handling of radioactive substances, deuteration of experimental samples, and discussions on clarification of concrete cooperation matters. Call for General use proposals and New User Promotion proposals for the 2019A period was closed on November 7 and we received 265 neutron proposals. Those proposals will be sent to the Neutron Science Proposal Review Committee / the Proposal Evaluation Committee for reviewing process. The final results will be sent to users in February 2019. From 2019A period, POLANO (polarized neutron chopper spectrometer at BL23) will be open to general users. SMALL GLITCH OVERSHADOWS MUON ROTATION TARGET 3) Muon Science Facility (MUSE) Since its installation to the primary proton beamline of MLF in 2014, the muon rotating target system served for stable muon beam delivery to users without trouble. However, a recent report on the potential damage of a flexible joint for transferring motor rotation to the graphite disk target raised concern about the possibility for unexpected suspension of target rotation due to the breakdown of the joint. The option of replacing the whole target system with a brand-new spare was deferred to avoid the risk associated with limited available time. Based on the numerical simulations on the temperature and stress of a stopped graphite disk exposed to a 500 kW proton beam, some measures were taken to minimize potential hazards expected in case of suspended target rotation. In particular, a buffer tank for exhaust gas was installed behind the vacuum pump system connected to the proton beamline to accumulate tritium gas emitted from the target. By ensuring that those measures were effective, the muon user program was resumed in the beginning of November after two weeks delay from the original schedule. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. [Nuclear Transmutation Division] by Hayanori TAKEI --------------------------------------------------------------------- SCOOPING UP THE 10 W BEAM FROM 250 KW PROTON STREAM (4) In the previous issue of the J-PARC Newsletter #68, we described a laser charge exchange method (LCE) for the Transmutation Physics Experimental Facility, TEF-P. This LCE method is a meticulous low power beam extraction method from high power proton beam stream of the J-PARC linac. The LCE device consists of a bright laser with the wavelength of 1064 nm and laser transport system with beam position controllers. The negative proton (H-) beam from the J-PARC linac is exposed to the laser beam, which can strip one of the two electrons, so as to change H- to neutral ones (H0). The other electron of the H0 is finally stripped by a carbon foil so that the positive protons (H+) are introduced into TEF-P. We installed the LCE device at the end of the 3-MeV linac in cooperation with the J-PARC accelerator division. To measure the power of the charge-exchanged H+ beam, an LCE experiment was conducted using the bright pulse laser beam. The results of this LCE experiment were summarized in ref. [DOI: 10.1585 / pfr.13.2406012]. Next, we conducted the LCE experiment using the bright continuous laser beam to extract the continuous H+ beam. As a result of the experiment, a charge-exchanged H+ beam with a power of 0.59 mW was obtained. If the laser light from this LCE device collided with the H- beam (400 MeV, 250 kW) delivered from the J-PARC linac, the stripped H+ beam with a power of 0.73 W equivalent was obtained, and this value agrees well with the theoretical result. Thus, we established an elemental technology required for the TEF, i.e., the foundations of control technology for the extraction of the low-power H+ beam from the high-power H? beam at J-PARC. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. [Safety Division] by Yukihiro MIYAMOTO and Kotaro BESSHO --------------------------------------------------------------------- THE EMERGENCY DRILL ASSUMING A FIRE IN THE LINAC TUNNEL The emergency drill was held on Sep. 6. In the training, it was assumed that a fire occurred in the linac tunnel, and workers could not extinguish the fire by initial fire-fighting actions. The workers should evacuate safely from the tunnel area, thus certain evacuee- confirmation was an important subject of the drill. Further the procedures to extinguish a fire by sealing the tunnel were confirmed. These experiences must be valuable for improving safety measures in emergency. FISCAL 2018 J-PARC SAFETY AUDIT The fiscal 2018 J-PARC safety audit was conducted by two auditors on Nov. 20-21. They reviewed the points: 1) Management of work safety, 2) Introduction of ?Improvement of the operational procedures for radiation protection?, 3) Effectiveness and improvements of radiation safety education, 4) Communication in emergency, 5) Promotion of the safety culture. Review on a toolbox meeting held before the work was also carried out. The auditors gave us valuable suggestions for future safety efforts in J-PARC. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. 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Information on the project can be also obtained at the web site: http://j-parc.jp/index-e.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Editorial Board: Toshifumi TSUKAMOTO (Chair): toshifumi.tsukamoto at kek.jp Kaoru SHIBATA: shibata.kaoru@ jaea.go.jp Takashi ITO: itou.takashi at jaea.go.jp Dick MISCHKE (English Editor): mischke at triumf.ca Tomoko KAWAMURA (Secretary): kawamura.tomoko at jaea.go.jp ++++++++++++++++End of Letter++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From fabian.margit at energia.mta.hu Thu Apr 18 09:03:17 2019 From: fabian.margit at energia.mta.hu (Margit Fabian) Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2019 09:03:17 +0200 Subject: [Neutron] =?utf-8?q?=22Inspiration=2C_innovation=2C_competitivene?= =?utf-8?q?ss=E2=80=A6=22_conference=5F3rd_May_2019_-_Budapest?= Message-ID: <1126ce9e-783e-193c-d2d1-88a3d1c677fd@energia.mta.hu> Dear Colleague, Attached please find our invitation to the one-day conference entitled *"Inspiration, innovation, competitiveness?"* which will be organised by the *Budapest Neutron Centre* (BNC) and held on the *3rd of May* at the Budapest University of Technology. The aim of the event is to publicise neutron research applications for innovation, industry, healthcare and cultural heritage as well as to bring together experts from the academia-university-indusry circle. More information on the event and on the BNC is available at our website: https://www.bnc.hu/ind4con19/en/overview Please register for the event on the given registration: ***https://forms.gle/PpMGhBZEkpCzqhRo8* Please forward our invitation to your colleagues, partners and students, who might be interesed in this meeting. Best regards The Organisers Email: ind4con19 at bnc.hu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Detailed information can be found on the workshop web page: https://conference.sns.gov/hands2019/ Symposium speakers include 2012 and 2014 workshop participants Dr Nayomi Plaza Rodriguez (US Forestry Service) and Dr Anthony Banks (Harvard medical School); Dr Carla Mattos (NEU); Dr Zimei Bu (CCNY) and ORNL's Minh Phan and Dean Myles. Application deadline: April 29, 2019 Up to 15 fellowships available for travel and accommodation expenses for participants from the U.S. institutions. Please provide an estimate of your travel expenses. No registration fee. The workshop aims at enabling structural biologists to fully exploit the latest instrumentation and software development at the SNS and HFIR facilities at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Participants of HANDS 2019 will become familiar with neutron techniques with hands-on experiments in sample preparation, crystallography, small angle scattering, reflectometry and neutron spin echo. 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Bauer,*TU Delft & Tohoku University * *Wolfgang Wernsdorfer,*Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) * *Subhankar Bedanta, *National Institute of Education and Research (NISER), In * *Andreas Michels,*University of Luxembourg * *Je-Geun Park,*Seoul National University, Korea * *Helmut Schulthei?*, Helmholtz Zentrum Dresden (HZDR) * *Christian Pfleiderer, *Technical University of Munich (TUM) * *Ulrich Schollw?ck,*Ludwig Maximilians Universit?t M?nchen * *Stefan Bl?gel,*Forschungszentrum J?lich GmbH For those who wish to give a contributed talk or present a poster, *abstract submission is still open until Tuesday, 30th April.* For more specific details on our workshop, please refer tohttps://indico.frm2.tum.de/event/157/ or get in touch with the local organizing team on mlz-conference-2019 at mlz-garching.de We look forward to your abstracts and to your joining the conference - Best regards, Peter M?ller-Buschbaum and Stephan F?rster -- MLZ Conference 2019: Neutrons for Information and Quantum Technologies 4 - 7 June 2019, Arabella Brauneck Hotel, Lenggries, Germany https://indico.frm2.tum.de/event/157 Organizers: Prof. Dr. Peter M?ller-Buschbaum, Prof. Dr. Stephan F?rster Local organizing team: Robert Georgii, Yixi Su Bjoern Pedersen, Monika Krug, Elisabeth Joerg-Mueller phone numbers: +49 89 289 -14986/-10714 /-14966 Heinz Maier-Leibnitz-Zentrum (MLZ) Lichtenbergstra?e 1 85748 Garching, Germany -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From joseph.dura at nist.gov Wed Apr 24 19:51:40 2019 From: joseph.dura at nist.gov (Dura, Joseph A. (Fed)) Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2019 17:51:40 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] Second notice: CHRNS/NCNR Summer School on Neutron Spectroscopy Message-ID: [cid:image003.png at 01D4FAA4.D76FDCC0] Reminder: the deadline is in 1 week for applications to the "CHRNS Summer School on Methods and Applications of Neutron Spectroscopy" A one-week "CHRNS Summer School on Methods and Applications of Neutron Spectroscopy" will be held from July 22 - July 26, 2019 at the NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR). For further information about the summer school go to https://www.nist.gov/ncnr/2019-chrns-summer-school-fundamentals-neutron-scattering-spectroscopy. Please note that this year the school will not cover SANS or neutron reflectometry. This school provides participants the opportunity to learn about a wide variety of neutron scattering techniques using instruments at NIST including the disk chopper spectrometer (DCS), backscattering spectrometer (HFBS), BT-7 double focusing triple-axis spectrometer, multi-axis crystal spectrometer (MACS), and neutron spin echo spectrometer (NSE). These powerful experimental techniques are used by researchers in a variety of scientific disciplines to probe the dynamics of materials over time scales ranging from 1 ps to 100 ns with length scales from under 1 nm to over 100 nm. This school emphasizes hands-on practical training for the instruments mentioned above as well as a thorough theoretical overview of these measurement techniques. Applications of dynamical techniques will be illustrated by specific examples drawn from recent cutting-edge research on soft and hard condensed matter systems. The course will enable attendees to assess the applicability of the techniques to their own research and will provide the technical information needed to prepare effective beam time proposals. The Summer School is sponsored by the Center for High Resolution Neutron Scattering (CHRNS), jointly funded by the National Science Foundation and NIST. Limited support for graduate students, postdocs, and junior faculty will be available. Attendance will be limited to 35 participants, and only applicants from North American institutions will be accepted. For further information, and/or to apply, please go to https://www.nist.gov/ncnr/2019-chrns-summer-school-fundamentals-neutron-scattering-spectroscopy. Early application is advised since attendance is strictly limited and typically we receive more applications than the maximum number of participants. Deadline: May 1, 2019. 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Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2019 19:20:36 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] =?iso-8859-1?q?2019_Neutron_Scattering_User_Meeting=2C_?= =?iso-8859-1?q?WAND=B2_and_single_crystal_diffuse_scattering_workshop=2C_?= =?iso-8859-1?q?ORNL_June_3rd_to_7th?= Message-ID: Dear Colleagues, The 2019 Neutron Scattering User meeting will take place June 4th, 5th 2019, at Oak Ridge National Laboratory https://conference.sns.gov/event/127/ In addition we have two workshops, which can be independently registered for or as part of the user meeting On June the 3rd, WAND? - 2D-PSD workshop: https://conference.sns.gov/event/143/ On June 6th and 7th, Neutron diffuse scattering: https://conference.sns.gov/event/144/ Registration (free) will close May 10th. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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June at the Arabella Brauneck Hotel in Lenggries, not far from Munich.* * Due to the strong interest, the deadline for abstract submission has been extended to *17 May, *which is also the deadline for registration. As informed earlier, this conference addresses a wide range of emerging topics in magnetism, that are expected to bear high relevance to the advances of future information and quantum technologies and we are very pleased that some of the most renowned scientists in this field have accepted our invitation to give a key note speech on their specific topic. * *Gerrit E.W. Bauer,*TU Delft & Tohoku University - *Spin caloritronics* * *Wolfgang Wernsdorfer,*Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) -*Molecular magnetism* * *Subhankar Bedanta, *National Institute of Education and Research (NISER) - *New trends in spintronics* * *Andreas Michels,*University of Luxembourg - *Novel rare earth free permanent magnets* * *Je-Geun Park,*Seoul National University, Korea - *2D magnetic van der Waals materials* * *Helmut Schulthei?*, Helmholtz Zentrum Dresden (HZDR) - *Spin wave and magnonics* * *Christian Pfleiderer, *Technical University of Munich (TUM) -*Domain walls, vortices and Skyrmions* * *Ulrich Schollw?ck,*Ludwig Maximilians Universit?t M?nchen - *Numerical simulations of quantum spin systems* * *Stefan Bl?gel,*Forschungszentrum J?lich GmbH - *Quantum theories of spin-structures and spin-textures* If you would like to contribute to the topics respectively sessions mentioned above, we warmly invite you to hand in your abstracts for posters and talks? and to register by 17th May at the latest. For more specific information on the conference, please visit the conference web-sitehttps://indico.frm2.tum.de/event/157/overview or contact the local organizers on the mlz-conference-2019 at mlz-garching.de Thank you and best regards, Peter M?ller-Buschbaum and Stephan F?rster -- MLZ Conference 2019: Neutrons for Information and Quantum Technologies 4 - 7 June 2019, Arabella Brauneck Hotel, Lenggries, Germany https://indico.frm2.tum.de/event/157 Organizers: Prof. Dr. Peter M?ller-Buschbaum, Prof. Dr. Stephan F?rster Local organizing team: Robert Georgii, Yixi Su Bjoern Pedersen, Monika Krug, Elisabeth Joerg-Mueller phone numbers: +49 89 289 -14986/-10714 /-14966 Heinz Maier-Leibnitz-Zentrum (MLZ) Lichtenbergstra?e 1 85748 Garching, Germany -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pkwi at fysik.dtu.dk Thu May 2 14:41:53 2019 From: pkwi at fysik.dtu.dk (=?utf-8?B?UGV0ZXIgS2rDpnIgV2lsbGVuZHJ1cA==?=) Date: Thu, 2 May 2019 12:41:53 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] Second call: Innovative Simulation Tools, Shielding and Instrumentation 2019 (ISTSI2019), a SINE2020 satellite to ECNS In-Reply-To: <6F6B1BF2-82BE-489C-A786-E756341B7B24@fysik.dtu.dk> References: <6F6B1BF2-82BE-489C-A786-E756341B7B24@fysik.dtu.dk> Message-ID: <52B87343-08DA-42C8-9797-6231CC13DA3D@fysik.dtu.dk> Dear all, You are hereby cordially invited to participate in the workshop Innovative Simulation Tools, Shielding and Instrumentation 2019 (ISTSI2019) which is held at Holiday Inn St. Petersburg, Russia, on Saturday June 29th 2019, just before the ECNS conference. The workshop brings together the partners of the SINE2020 WP8 that have contributed work in the areas of * Integrated simulation using neutronics and Monte Carlo ray-tracing * Innovative Shielding Concepts and Materials * Compact Instrumentation for Larmor Labelling applications at the ESS - Please see the attachment for a detailed programme. Participation in the event is free on a first come - first serve basis. For more information and registration, please consult the website at http://ecns2019.essworkshop.org. REGISTRATION DEADLINE is May 14th. This workshop / project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 654000. 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For the thermal neutron imaging instrument NEUTRA we are looking for a Postdoctoral Fellow For more information and to apply, please visit: https://www.psi.ch/en/pa/job-opportunities/28040-postdoctoral-fellow ____________________________________ Aff. Prof. Dr. Markus Strobl PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUT Head of Neutron Imaging and Applied Materials Group (NIAG) Aff. Prof. for X-Ray and Neutron Imaging Techniques Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen Paul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen PSI, WBBA 118 Switzerland Mobile: +41 76 223 88 59 Phone: +41 56 310 59 41 E-mail: markus.strobl at psi.ch -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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For the synthesis (mainly oxides in powder and single crystalline form by various methods, ie. solid state reaction, flux growth, optical floating zone growth) and characterization with respect to their structural, electronic, magnetic, and thermal properties by a wide range of experimental techniques we are looking for 2 highly motivated postdoctoral researchers. For more information, please see the job postings at https://recruitingapp-5181.de.umantis.com/Vacancies/938/Description/2?lang=en (EM 2019/6) and https://recruitingapp-5181.de.umantis.com/Vacancies/943/Description/2?lang=eng (EM 2019/7) Best regards, Katharina Fritsch ------------------------- Dr. Katharina Fritsch Dept. Methods for Characterization of Transport Phenomena in Energy Materials Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin for Materials and Energy Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1 D-14109 Berlin, GERMANY tel.: +49 30 8062 42803 ________________________________ Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin f?r Materialien und Energie GmbH Mitglied der Hermann von Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft Deutscher Forschungszentren e.V. Aufsichtsrat: Vorsitzender Dr. Karl Eugen Huthmacher, stv. Vorsitzende Dr. Jutta Koch-Unterseher Gesch?ftsf?hrung: Prof. Dr. Bernd Rech (kommissarisch), Thomas Frederking Sitz Berlin, AG Charlottenburg, 89 HRB 5583 Postadresse: Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1 D-14109 Berlin -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From eabad at essbilbao.org Wed May 8 13:18:42 2019 From: eabad at essbilbao.org (=?utf-8?B?RXN0ZWZhbsOtYSBBYmFk?=) Date: Wed, 8 May 2019 11:18:42 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] BNS2019: registration still open Message-ID: Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce that the registration for the First Edition of the Bilbao Neutron School BNS 2019 is still open until the 31th May 2019: http://www.bns2019.org/registration/ The school ?Science and Instrumentation for Compact Accelerator-driven Neutron Sources (CANS)? is taking place from June 17th to 19th 2019 at the Leioa Campus, University of the Basque Country, BC Materials, main offices, Martina Casiano building. The BNS2019 will be, among all the Neutron Scattering schools currently offered in Europe, the only and first one focused in science and instrumentation for CANS facilities. The School aims at educating graduate, PhD students and young researchers on neutron scattering techniques and on the neutron instrumentation design focused on CANS. Participants will be exposed to the basics of neutron scattering, neutron sources, techniques, instrumentation? Lecturers, from CANS projects, international research facilities and university, will address basics on neutron scattering, concepts about neutron sources, design of instrumentation for neutron scattering at CANS, detectors and sample environment equipment, and applications of neutron techniques. For further information on the school including the program and lecturers, please visit our web site: http://www.bns2019.org/ This specialised school is partially funded by SINE2020 UE project, Grant Agreement No. 654000?SINE2020 H2020-INFRADEV-20142015/H2020-INFRADEV-1-2014-1. We will be delighted if you could join us on that event. Looking forward to seeing you in Bilbao. 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This exciting experimental program has a number of aspects which include: studying the interactions of cryoprotectants with membranes using Small Angle X-ray and Neutron Scattering (SAXS/SANS) and Neutron Membrane Diffraction, measurement of the permeability of biological cells, conducting cryopreservation trials and determining the thermal properties of solutions using Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC). 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We invite you to visit our website https://workshops.ill.fr/e/FullProf_School_2019 for more information (applications can be submitted from today). ------------------ *Scientific scope*: FPSchool aims to contribute to the training of scientists in treatment of X-ray and neutron diffraction data. The school is based on intensive hands-on sessions using the computer programs of the FullProf Suite. The lectures and tutorials will provide the essential tools necessary for an efficient use of the FullProf Suite at an intermediate level. In addition to general applications, Rietveld method, multipattern analysis, microstructure determination and refinement, Ionic conduction diffusion paths calculations, staking faults systems and magnetic structure determination will be given particular attention. *School*: The school consist of 2 days dedicated to general applications plus 2.5 days dedicated to the analysis of different specialized problems on condensed matter science. The theoretical modules are focalized on different problems that will be complemented with different hands-on sessions for which each participant should bring his/her own laptop with the FullProf Suite already installed. *Participants*: The school is intended for PhD students and experienced scientists with a basic knowledge of diffraction techniques and crystallography. As usual, among the participants there will be a mix of different levels of experience in using FullProf. It is recommended, to those who consider themselves as beginners, to read the FullProf manual in advance and even to follow a few of the online tutorials. The maximum number of participants is limited to 30, which ensures the quality of the training provided. The selection of candidates is based on his/her motivation letter and CV (plus a recommendation letter from the thesis supervisor for PhD students). If necessary, balance between laboratories and nationalities will be taken into account. 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The principal workplace will be the Centre de Biophysique Mol?culaire in Orl?ans, which is an interdisciplinary research laboratory of the CNRS in the field of biosciences (physics, chemistry, biology). Within the project the thesis student will also participate in the data acquisition at the Maier-Leibnitz-Zentrum in Garching close to Munich, which hosts the German national neutron source FRM II (Forschungsreaktor M?nchen II). The ideal candidate has a Master degree in physics, physical chemistry, or in physical engineering, with a specialization in biophysics and/or soft matter physics. Deeper knowledge in applied mathematics and programming experience would be appreciated. -- Dr. Thomas Gutberlet J?lich Centre for Neutron Science JCNS Forschungszentrum J?lich GmbH 52425 J?lich e-mail: t.gutberlet at fz-juelich.de phone J?lich: +49 2461 61-5577 fax: +49 2461 61-2610 mobil: +49 172 3949605 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH 52425 Juelich Sitz der Gesellschaft: Juelich Eingetragen im Handelsregister des Amtsgerichts Dueren Nr. HR B 3498 Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats: MinDir Volker Rieke Geschaeftsfuehrung: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Marquardt (Vorsitzender), Karsten Beneke (stellv. Vorsitzender), Prof. Dr.-Ing. Harald Bolt, Prof. Dr. Sebastian M. 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We would like to take this opportunity to collectively discuss the results from a decade of J-PARC operation together with the achievements from relevant facilities all over the world for the future direction of the science. The registration and abstract submission are now opened. Please visit the following site. https://j-parc.jp/symposium/j-parc2019/ Best regards, Chair of J-PARC2019 Naohito Saito Scientific Secretary of J-PARC 219 Yukinobu Kawakita From gerelli at ill.fr Mon May 20 11:44:55 2019 From: gerelli at ill.fr (Yuri Gerelli) Date: Mon, 20 May 2019 11:44:55 +0200 Subject: [Neutron] First Announcement - BILL2019, Bilayers at the ILL workshop, 11-13 December 2019, Grenoble, FR Message-ID: <33b2adce-f2ab-93d6-ecd6-f4d0cc85ffde@ill.fr> *FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT* *Bilayers at the ILL 2019* *Date and Venue*: **11-13 December 2019, Institut Laue-Langevin, Grenoble, France. **** ** *The aim of the workshop* is to bring together researchers working with on the *physico-chemical characterization* of lipid bilayers by means of *experimental *(including scattering and direct space techniques) and *theoretical* approaches. Among the specific subjects that will be covered are: ? *structure* and *self-assembly* ? *interactions* ? *dynamics* ? *natural membranes* (including *natural lipids* for *artificial membranes*) ? *numerical simulations* ? *applications* of bilayer-based systems ? *emerging methods* ?Registration and abstract submission will open on the 20th of May and close on the 6th of September. Important dates ? *20/05/2019* Opening of abstract submission & registration ? *06/09/2019 Deadline for oral contribution submission* ? *?09/10/2019* Communication of accepted contributions ? *?04/11/2019 End of early bird registration* ? *04/11/2019* Deadline for poster submission ? *25/11/2019 *End of registration To submit your contribution and register please visit the website. *Fees:*fees are ?200 (VAT included) which includes the cost of coffee breaks, lunches, wine&cheese buffet and gala dinner. *Organisers:*Yuri Gerelli, Bruno Dem?, Giovanna Fragneto, Ingo Hoffmann, Alison Mader, Lionel Porcar. *International Scientific Advisory Committee*: Frank Heinrich (NIST, USA), Alexandros Koutsioumpas (FRM-II, DE), Reidar Lund (Oslo Univ., NO), Tommy Nylander (LUND Univ., SE), Maikel Rheinstadter (McMaster Univ., CA), Hanna Wacklin-Knecht (ESS, SE), John Webster (UKRI-STFC, UK) ** *Email:*BILL2019 at ill.fr -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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CEEM houses a small accelerator-based neutron source called the Low Energy Neutron Source (LENS) that focuses on the development of instrumentation such as neutron spin-echo techniques and neutron polarization filters as well as on the application of neutron scattering to a variety of scientific problems. LENS has strong partnerships with national and international neutron facilities (e.g. NCNR and SNS/HFIR in the U.S. and ISIS in the UK) and an international reputation for neutron scattering investigations and for building novel instrumentation. The post-doctoral appointee will work on one or more projects including: the use of superconducting neutron Wollaston prisms to probe quantum entanglement in materials such as those which exhibit quantum spin liquid behavior; the development of novel RF neutron-spin-flippers using high temperature superconducting materials; and the development of a wide-angle neutron spin echo spectrometer, again using high Tc materials. Development of new instrumentation will require computer simulation using commercially available software such as MagNet? and COMSOL? and well as mechanical design, testing and neutron beam experiments at LENS and at national neutron facilities. The appointee will have the opportunity to spend extended time at the labs mentioned above in the course of these projects. Applicants should have a PhD or equivalent qualification in a field such as Physics, Chemistry or Engineering. Experience with neutron or synchrotron x-ray experiments and/or the development of associated instrumentation is an advantage but not a necessity. Experience in designing, building and using novel instrumentation for science experiments will be an advantage. The position is available immediately. The initial Postdoctoral Associate appointment will be for 1 year, with the expectation for renewal for an additional 2 years, contingent on funding. Applications, including a CV, a list of publications, a statement of research, and three references, should be submitted through the application portal located at http://indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/6063. Questions regarding the position or application process can be directed to Prof. Roger Pynn (rpynn at indiana.edu). For more information about the group research, see http://www.indiana.edu/~lens/research.html Indiana University is an equal employment and affirmative action employer and a provider of ADA services. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ethnicity, color, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, disability status or protected veteran status. Applications for postdoctoral positions are accepted on a continuing basis, and starting dates can be adjusted to suit the candidates. 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Microscopic mechanism of nano materials (graphene, graphene oxide membranes, carbon nanotubes) as filtration membranes for seawater desalination and ion sieving; 3. Structure, dynamics and function of water in the high salt battery ?solvent in salt?. At the Institute of Natural Sciences and School of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China. The scholarship is for two year initially and can be extended to four years. See attached PDF file for more details. Further questions shall be addressed to hongl3liang at sjtu.edu.cn Best, liang Hong Tenure-track Associate Professor School of Physics and Astronomy and Institute of Natural Science Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai, 200240, China phone: (8621) 54742996 email: hongl3liang at sjtu.edu.cn research group website?http://ins.sjtu.edu.cn/people/lhong/index_en.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Please either search the App Store, Windows Store or Google Play or find the download links here: > You do not need to be a physicist to enjoy Neutrons4Science With it you can : - perform a virtual TAS experiment on the neutron spectrometer ThALES - observe the main magnetic orders in crystals and create magnons - discover the gravitational spectrometer GRANIT which is based on neutron quantum states in a gravitational field. TIP : rotate the cube of the 1st screen then click one of its face to access the various options of Neutrons4Science WARNING : the user's experience is generally better on a computer screen or a tablet than on a smartphone The authors: (ILL) Martin Boehm, Valery Nesvizhevsky, Alain Filhol, Yannick Raoul ; (ipter) Mathieu Ippersiel, Laurent Halter English: Susan Tinniswood; German: Roland May; Spanish: Miguel-Angel Gonzalez and Leidy Hoyos; Italiano: Lucia Capogna; Russian: Valery Nesvizhevsky, Chinese: Jinyan Liu Sponsors: ILL-SI, ILL-CS, ILL-Comm and LPSC. Contact links: Remarks, comments, congratulations (?) to either > or > ------ Dr. Alain Filhol (Computer scientist) Institut Laue-Langevin, EPN Campus CS 20156, 71 ave des Martyrs F-38042 Grenoble cedex 9 , Office: ILL4-217 Tel:+33 4.76.20.71.56, Fax: +33 4.76.20.76.48 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cjg at ansto.gov.au Thu May 23 14:27:32 2019 From: cjg at ansto.gov.au (GARVEY, Chris) Date: Thu, 23 May 2019 12:27:32 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] Neutrons for membrane biophysics [SEC=UNOFFICIAL] Message-ID: <3dab87182ead4c88bdb687e8367d5fec@ansto.gov.au> Dear List-Readers, It is our pleasure to invite you to the "Neutrons for membrane biophysics" school that will take place in Garching (close to Munich) between the 15th and 19th of July. The event will focus on the use of neutrons and molecular deuteration to enable early career researchers to provide fresh insight into problems in membrane biophysics. The workshop's aims are to give: a practical background in the design of experiments (including utilisation of molecular deuteration); preparation of samples; successful execution of a measurement program (with hands on experiments at two instruments of the FRM II reactor); and the analysis of data. We will introduce software packages suitable for the analysis of data as well as explore the exciting possibilities of directly comparing molecular dynamics simulations with neutron scattering data. The target audience is early career researchers, mainly PhD students and postdoctoral fellows, working with biophysical problems involving model membranes. 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Break-throughs in deep learning (DL) technology are revolutionising the amount, rate and nature of information that can be extracted from data, creating new opportunities to accelerate scientific discovery in ways that have never been imagined before. The scientific information generated at large scale facilities, such as Synchrotrons, Free Electron Lasers and neutron sources, presents a novel and challenging platform to explore the boundaries of DL technology. Here both the volume of high quality scientific data as well as the high speed of experiments, specifically those that monitor and track fast real-time physical processes, place high demands on both state of the art instruments and software as well as in experimenters themselves. DL can potentially enhance the scientific value and insight that can be gained from experiments in these large-scale scientific infrastructures. In this workshop we shall focus on two topical themes on DL Accelerated Discovery. ? The use of DL architectures to generate unbiased and objective models for analysis of scattering data from X-ray and neutron sources. ? The use of DL methods for optimising data collection protocols in real time and for discovering anomalies in experimental data and enhancing the efficiency of the scientific workflow. These intersections of scientific discovery and DL science are unique and the workshop will explore potential research avenues to understand how to best develop these technologies to accelerate discovery using these facilities. The program for the workshop will consist of plenary sessions followed by working groups, and final close-out. On Thursday the 26th, plenary seminars will review the state of the art in DL and how it is currently used in x-ray and neutron scattering experiments, as well as on the challenges that these experimental techniques face that can be addressed by DL. Afternoon working groups, led by a convener, will explore and report in how DL methods can become more generically applicable to a wide range of scattering experiments, including data analysis, bias-free modelling and optimization of experimental protocols. On Friday, 27th, conveners will present the outcomes of the previous day?s working-groups and the meeting will close with a discussion and presentation of an overall summary. A tentative roadmap on how to make progress in the application of DL for Accelerated Scientific Discovery at next generation X-ray and Neutron Sources will also be proposed. There is no registration fee for the workshop, but attendance is limited to 20 participants. Further announcements regarding the program and speakers will be made available shortly. Looking very much forward to seeing you on September! Associate Professor Heloisa N. Bordallo ? Niels Bohr Institute - UCPH Associate Professor Christina Lioma - Department of Computer Science - UCPH Dr. Jonathan Taylor - Head of Data Management and Software Center Division - ESS Dr. Dimitri N. Argyriou - Head of Operations Planning - ESS The workshop is sponsored by the Nordic Neutron Science Programme (NNSP) Capacity Building Networks Soft and biological materials and Low-dimensional structure (https://www.nordforsk.org/en/programmes-and-projects/projects/nnsp-capacity-building). __________________ Heloisa N. Bordallo Associate Professor (Lektor) Niels Bohr Institute (H.C. ?rsted Institute, bldg. D) University of Copenhagen Universitetsparken 5 2100 Copenhagen Denmark Phone: +45 213 088 29 bordallo at nbi.ku.dk -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From marc.janoschek at psi.ch Mon May 27 20:31:01 2019 From: marc.janoschek at psi.ch (Janoschek Marc (PSI)) Date: Mon, 27 May 2019 18:31:01 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] Open Position: Scientist in Neutron Instrumentation (Tenure Track) Message-ID: <783A6BE9-4BFB-4736-8244-EAF6355BCAF3@psi.ch> The Paul Scherrer Institute PSI is the largest research institute for natural and engineering sciences within Switzerland. We perform cutting-edge research in the fields of matter and materials, energy and environment and human health. By performing fundamental and applied research, we work on sustainable solutions for major challenges facing society, science and economy. PSI is committed to the training of future generations. Therefore about one quarter of our staff are post-docs, post-graduates or apprentices. Altogether PSI employs 2100 people. For the Laboratory of Scientific Developments and Novel Materials, we are looking for a Scientist in Neutron Instrumentation Management of ESS Project (Tenure Track) Your tasks PSI is involved in building five neutron scattering instruments for the European Spallation Source (ESS) currently under construction in Lund, Sweden. You will manage these instrument projects at PSI coordinating with the PSI instrument teams, our partner institutions and ESS. In addition, you will develop and pursue an independent and ambitious research program preferably in the field of strongly correlated electron materials using extreme conditions such as high pressure, strain, and high magnetic fields. Your profile ? PhD degree in experimental physics or chemistry and excellent scientific record ? Expertise in the use and development of neutron scattering instrumentation is mandatory ? Experience in management and coordination of scientific projects ? Excellent communication skills to work in a team-oriented interdisciplinary environment ? Experience with high pressure and / or strain cells is desirable We offer Our institution is based on an interdisciplinary, innovative and dynamic collaboration. You will profit from a systematic training on the job, in addition to personal development possibilities and our pronounced vocational training culture. If you wish to optimally combine work and family life or other personal interests, we are able to support you with our modern employment conditions and the on-site infrastructure. This is a Tenure Track position. The employment contract will initially be limited to 3 years. For further information please contact Dr Marc Janoschek, phone +41 56 310 49 87. Please submit your application online by 1 July 2019 for the position as a Scientist in Neutron Instrumentation (index no. 3600-00) Paul Scherrer Institut, Human Resources Management, Sevil Minniti, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland. For more information and to apply, please visit:<%0dhttps:/www.psi.ch/en/pa/job-opportunities/28646-scientist-in-neutron-instrumentation> https://www.psi.ch/en/pa/job-opportunities/28646-scientist-in-neutron-instrumentation<%0dhttps:/www.psi.ch/en/pa/job-opportunities/28646-scientist-in-neutron-instrumentation> ____________________ Paul Scherrer Institut Dr. Marc Janoschek Head of Laboratory, Scientific Developments and Novel Materials (LDM) WHGA/249 5232 Villigen PSI Switzerland Office: +41 56 310 49 87 Fax: +41 56 310 29 39 https://www.psi.ch/ldm/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ross.stewart at stfc.ac.uk Wed May 29 10:27:18 2019 From: ross.stewart at stfc.ac.uk (Ross Stewart - UKRI STFC) Date: Wed, 29 May 2019 08:27:18 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] Final Announcement - Applications for the 16th Oxford School on Neutron Scattering - CLOSES ON SATURDAY 1st June In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <47d79c2c8b0a406893881d7db2ae7d87@stfc.ac.uk> View this email in your browser [Logo for ISIS Neutron and Muon Source at STFC] 16th Oxford School on Neutron Scattering Date and Venue: 2-13 September 2019, St. Anne?s College, University of Oxford. About the School: The school is intended primarily for scientists, student and postdoctoral researchers, who are new to the field of neutron scattering. It provides an excellent introduction to the field, which is developed through to its application in contemporary research. Lectures and tutorials covering all aspects of the theory and practice of a variety of neutron scattering techniques will be given by international experts. Students will gain a comprehensive grounding in modern techniques and applications at both steady state and pulsed neutron sources and have the opportunity to hear about the latest research being carried out with the technique. The school has its origins in 1966, as the first one of its kind, and many famous neutron practitioners have attended the schools of the past 50 years. Programme: The first week of the school introduces students to the core concepts of neutron scattering, neutron sources and instrumentation, neutron diffraction and spectroscopy. The second week splits tuition into three focused science areas, physics, chemistry and soft/bio, and provides lectures on neutron techniques and concepts which are most relevant to each area. Each lecture will be accompanied by a tutorial session. The students will be asked to make short presentations to their peers about their current research projects and work in pairs to write a beamtime proposal. The students will also have the opportunity to visit the ISIS Pulsed Neutron and Muon Facility in Didcot, and to attend a number of evening lectures from prestigious names from the neutron community. In addition, this year are providing an option maths refresher for those students who may want it. Application: To apply for the school you will need to submit both a personal statement and a statement from your academic supervisor that will be used in the selection process. Applications should arrive no later than the 1st June 2019. The course is normally highly oversubscribed, so late applications will not be accepted. Applicants are selected for the course based on their requirements for neutron scattering techniques as part of their present and future research activities. Applicants will be notified shortly after of the outcome of their application. The school is open to all applicants worldwide. To apply please visit https://tinyurl.com/16OSNS2019 Fees: School fees for 2019 are ?590 (~ ?670) per residential student which includes the cost of a en-suite room during the school, breakfast and evening meals, teaching materials, drinks reception and the gala dinner. There are 50 residential places available. There are also 10 non-residential places for students who do not require local accommodation, at a school fee of ?170, which includes teaching materials, drinks reception and gala dinner. Fees will be payable once the names of successful applicants have been announced. Organisers: Victoria Garc?a Sakai, Ross Stewart, Najet Mahmoudi, Paul Henry and Sean Langridge (ISIS); Andrew Boothroyd (Oxford University). Website: http://www.oxfordneutronschool.org Email: osns at stfc.ac.uk OSNS_Poster From recruitment at ill.fr Wed May 29 15:17:09 2019 From: recruitment at ill.fr (Recruitment) Date: Wed, 29 May 2019 15:17:09 +0200 Subject: [Neutron] Vacancy for a SCIENTIST at ILL - Ref 19/27 Message-ID: Bonjour, A new vacancy for a *scientist *in the Science Division / Large Scale Structures Group (ref 19/27) has just been published on our site: www.ill.eu/en/careers/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Im Bereich Wissenschaft /?Large Scale Structures Gruppe ist eine Stelle als *Wissenschaftler *(Ref 19/27) zu besetzen. Sie k?nnen die Stellenausschreibung ab sofort auf unserer INTRANET Seite unter www.ill.eu/de/careers/ konsultieren. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nous vous informons qu'un poste de *scientifique*, ? pourvoir au sein de la Division Science / Groupe Large Scale Structures (r?f 19/27) vient d'?tre publi? sur notre site : www.ill.eu/fr/carrieres/ Best regards, Mit freundlichen Gr?ssen, Cordialement, -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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In recent years the instrument has become world-leading in studies on depolarizing samples or with depolarizing sample environments using the MIEZE technique. *Description of position* You will play a leading role in the development of methods and instrumentation in the area of high-resolution neutron spin-echo spectroscopy, taking also responsibility for the user operation of the spectrometer RESEDA at the FRM II. In particular, you will be engaged in the optimization of RESEDA for studies requiring small angle scattering geometries. This includes the project management, simulations, planning, and, in close cooperation with engineers and technicians, design, construction and commissioning of new instrument components. In addition, you will be encouraged to pursue your own research projects based on neutron scattering with a penchant on neutron spin echo spectroscopy. All activities will be carried out in close collaboration with the Chair for Experimental Physics on the Topology of Correlated Systems at the Physik-Department of TUM (Prof. Pfleiderer). *Qualification and Experience* You have a degree in physics, chemistry, material science or related fields. Research experience equivalent to a PhD is expected. You have knowledge and experience in the application of neutron scattering or other scattering techniques in the investigation of the dynamical properties of condensed matter systems. Knowledge on simulation tools using Monte-Carlo methods will be helpful. Communication skills and the ability to work in a team at an international research center are mandatory. Good oral and written English skills are required, German language skills are an asset. The high safety standard of our facility makes an additional background check based on nuclear law mandatory. The tasks include access to radiation protection areas. The appointment is limited to 3 years. The payment is based on the German pay scale TV-L. The Technical University Munich is an equal opportunity employer. As part of their efforts to create equal opportunities and to increase the diversity of scientists, the Technical University Munich encourages in particular applications from women as well as from those bringing in additional diversity. Further information is given by Dr. Christian Franz, mailto:christian.franz at frm2.tum.de, Phone.: +49 89 289 14760 Applicants should send a letter of interest describing relevant experience including a detailed curriculum vitae by regular or electronic mail (merged to a pdf file) to: *Technische Universit?t M?nchen* Forschungs-Neutronenquelle Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM-II) Dr. rer. nat. 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URL: From nxi at ansto.gov.au Tue May 28 07:03:42 2019 From: nxi at ansto.gov.au (XIONG, Norman) Date: Tue, 28 May 2019 05:03:42 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] Two job opportunities in the Data Acquisition Team at Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering, ANSTO [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED] Message-ID: Job vacancy no. 1 https://anstocareers.nga.net.au/cp/index.cfm?event=jobs.checkJobDetailsNewApplication&returnToEvent=jobs.listJobs&jobid=D0AF17D6-E844-4ECD-97D7-A9DD00B72FD0&CurATC=EXT&CurBID=0AC44449-CFC1-4622-9710-9DB401354878&JobListID=22FC4F47-E994-46A3-B8C9-9BC901269F43&jobsListKey=4fe22791-586c-485b-8786-fbd8a62d52e2&persistVariables=CurATC,CurBID,JobListID,jobsListKey,JobID&lid=56385240088 Electronics Engineer / Physicist * Ongoing | Full Time | $82k - $110k +15.4% super * Sutherland Shire | Work-life balance | Health & Wellbeing Programs * Great opportunity to utilise your skills and knowledge in physics and engineering and further develop your experience in a unique facility About the position We are seeking a suitably qualified Electronics Engineer / Physicist to work within our Data Acquisition Electronics (DAE) team specialising in neutron detector systems. The Electronics Engineer / Physicist will be responsible for specifying, integration, commissioning of new detector systems and fault finding and repair of the detectors systems installed on the neutron beam instruments. In addition, the position requires specifying, designing and manufacturing of the electronic hardware and software for the related detector data acquisition readout systems. Reporting to the Manager, DAE Systems the successful candidate has a background in engineering, computing or physics and has excellent communication skills. The successful candidate will be able to integrate and work within the DAE team and provide a dedicated client focus. The ideal candidate is an engineer or a physicist with a broad scientific background and some experience in complex system and possibly detectors physics and or electronic engineering. The ideal candidate will bring her/his own knowledge and work experience. Considering the scope and diversity of detectors employed by ACNS neutron beam instruments, the ideal candidate will be willing and open to learn in a fast paced environment. In addition, project management skills will be considered as an advantage. Duties and responsibilities * Advise on detector related issues, devise tests to check and improve performances. * Maintain operation of neutron detectors, electronic hardware and software and embedded data acquisition systems for all operational instruments in a 24x7x300 environment. Fault finding, diagnosis and repair. * Develop data acquisition software and firmware that integrates into the ACNS instrument control system. * Perform factory and site acceptance tests of new and replacement detector systems and install and commission on the neutron instruments at ACNS. * Create, revise and update source code, documentation (user manual, design manual, troubleshooting guides, and maintenance procedures), drawings and issue tracker to ensure instrument configurations and issues are accurately documented as per the ACNS Quality System under standard ISO9001. * Ensure a client focus is maintained by working together with the instrument scientists who manage and operate the neutron instruments. * Work with other detector and electronic engineers within ANSTO research infrastructure platforms particularly Australian Synchrotron and Centre for Accelerator Science to assist with the development and maintenance of systems including approaches to standardisation Skills and Experience * Degree in Bachelor of Engineering in electronics or Bachelor of Science in computing and/or physics and/or mathematics. * Experience in the use and/or calibration and/or design of neutron or X-ray detectors and/or related/similar systems * Experience in electronic engineering of data acquisition systems using FPGA based hardware, computing hardware and software and networking. * Experience (5-10 years for more senior candidates) in developing VHDL or Verilog code, and C/C++ code for device control, in the use of issue tracking and version control and writing processes for calibration, repairs and maintenance. ?The DAE team is looking for an exceptional candidate at junior or more senior level, a fast learner ready to take the challenge posed by the detector specialist position. The ideal candidate is a great communicator, will perfectly integrate and contribute to the team, has a client focus and is ready to further develop her/his knowledge of neutron detector systems. ? ? Andrew Berry, Manager, DAE Systems Job vacancy no. 2 https://anstocareers.nga.net.au/cp/index.cfm?event=jobs.checkJobDetailsNewApplication&returnToEvent=jobs.listJobs&jobid=2804B7E0-DCAE-454A-8AB5-AA3300FC4D08&CurATC=EXT&CurBID=0AC44449-CFC1-4622-9710-9DB401354878&JobListID=22FC4F47-E994-46A3-B8C9-9BC901269F43&jobsListKey=4fe22791-586c-485b-8786-fbd8a62d52e2&persistVariables=CurATC,CurBID,JobListID,jobsListKey,JobID&lid=56385240098 Electronics Engineer * Ongoing | Full Time | $82k - $110k +15.4% super * Sutherland Shire | Work-life balance | Health & Wellbeing Programs * Opportunity to apply relevant expertise and professional skills in a unique facility About the position We are seeking a suitably qualified Electronics Engineer to work within our Data Acquisition Electronics (DAE) team specialising in neutron detector systems. - The Electronics Engineer is responsible for developing, operating and maintaining electronic hardware, firmware and software for the operation of neutron scattering instruments at ACNS. Ideally, you will have qualifications in engineering, electronics, computer science and/or physics combined with experience in electronic engineering of data acquisition systems using FPGA based hardware, computing hardware and software and networking. Duties and responsibilities * Maintain operation of neutron detectors, electronic hardware and software and embedded data acquisition systems for all operational instruments in a 24x7x300 environment. Fault finding, diagnosis and repair. * Specify, design develop, commission and maintain hardware, firmware, embedded software, test software and acquisition software for data acquisition electronics for neutron detection on our neutron scattering instruments. * Create, revise and update source code, documentation (user manual, design manual, troubleshooting guides, and maintenance procedures), drawings and issue tracker to ensure instrument configurations and issues are accurately documented as per the ACNS Quality System under standard ISO9001. * Troubleshoot, investigate and resolve issues raised by instrument scientists in operations and identify and coordinate support from other team members and engineering disciplines when required. * Manage ACNS engineering projects in accordance with the ANSTO project manual and ACNS procedures and use project management techniques to ensure that project scope, schedule, budget and risk are controlled * Ensure activities and solutions comply with regulatory and statutory requirements. * Work with other detector and electronic engineers within ANSTO research infrastructure platforms particularly Australian Synchrotron and Centre for Accelerator Science to assist with the development and maintenance of systems including approaches to standardisation Skills and Experience * Degree in Bachelor of Engineering in electronics or Bachelor of Science in computing and/or physics and/or mathematics. * Demonstrated experience (5-10 years) in developing VHDL or Verilog code, and C/C++ code for device control * Project Management skills and experience ?The DAE team is looking for an exceptional candidate at junior or more senior level, a fast learner ready to take the challenge posed by the electronics engineer position. The ideal candidate is a great communicator, will perfectly integrate and contribute to the team, has a client focus and is ready to further develop her/his knowledge of neutron detector systems. ? ? Andrew Berry, Manager, DAE Systems Dr Norman Xiong Scientific Software Engineer Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation Tel Email Web +61 2 9717 7008 NORMAN.XIONG at ansto.gov.au www.ansto.gov.au Important: This transmission is intended only for the use of the intended addressee. It is confidential to the intended addressee and may contain privileged information and or copyright material. If this email is not intended for your attention, any use, printing, storage , reproduction or further disclosure of this communication (including all attachments) is strictly forbidden. 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About the School: The school is intended primarily for scientists, student and postdoctoral researchers, who are new to the field of neutron scattering. It provides an excellent introduction to the field, which is developed through to its application in contemporary research. Lectures and tutorials covering all aspects of the theory and practice of a variety of neutron scattering techniques will be given by international experts. Students will gain a comprehensive grounding in modern techniques and applications at both steady state and pulsed neutron sources and have the opportunity to hear about the latest research being carried out with the technique. The school has its origins in 1966,as the first one of its kind, and many famous neutron practitioners have attended the schools of the past 50 years. Programme: The first week of the school introduces students to the core concepts of neutron scattering, neutron sources and instrumentation, neutron diffraction and spectroscopy. The second week splits tuition into three focused science areas, physics, chemistry and soft/bio, and provides lectures on neutron techniques and concepts which are most relevant to each area. Each lecture will be accompanied by a tutorial session. The students will be asked to make short presentations to their peers about their current research projects and work in pairs to write a beamtime proposal. The students will also have the opportunity to visit the ISIS Pulsed Neutron and Muon Facility in Didcot, and to attend a number of evening lectures from prestigious names from the neutron community. In addition, this year are providing an option maths refresher for those students who may want it. Application: To apply for the school you will need to submit both a personal statement and a statement from your academic supervisor that will be used in the selection process. Applications should arrive no later than the 1st June 2019. The course is normally highly oversubscribed, so we encourage applicants to apply in plenty of time, as late applications will not be accepted. Applicants are selected for the course based on their requirements for neutron scattering techniques as part of their present and future research activities. Applicants will be notified shortly after of the outcome of their application. The school is open to all applicants worldwide. To apply please visit https://tinyurl.com/16OSNS2019 Fees: School fees for 2019 are ?590 (~ ?670) per residential student which includes the cost of a en-suite room during the school, breakfast and evening meals, teaching materials, drinks reception and the gala dinner. There are 50 residential places available. There are also 10 non-residential places for students who do not require local accommodation, at a school fee of ?170, which includes teaching materials, drinks reception and gala dinner. Fees will be payable once the names of successful applicants have been announced. Organisers: Victoria Garc?a Sakai, Ross Stewart, Najet Mahmoudi, Paul Henry and Sean Langridge (ISIS); Andrew Boothroyd (Oxford University). Website: http://www.oxfordneutronschool.org Email: osns at stfc.ac.uk -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: OSNS_Poster_v3.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 107072 bytes Desc: OSNS_Poster_v3.pdf URL: From tproffen at ornl.gov Thu May 30 16:05:52 2019 From: tproffen at ornl.gov (Proffen, Thomas E.) Date: Thu, 30 May 2019 14:05:52 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] Instrument scientist openings at the Spallation Neutron Source Message-ID: Dear colleagues, I wanted to share two great opportunities to join our neutron powder diffraction team. The Neutron Sciences Directorate (NScD) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is seeking two neutron instrument scientist for the neutron powder diffractometer POWGEN and nanoscale-ordered materials diffractometer (NOMAD) at the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS). More information about Neutron Sciences at ORNL can be found at https://neutrons.ornl.gov/ and links to the specific job ads are included below. Instrument scientist NOMAD - https://jobs.ornl.gov/s/qu6H4t Instrument scientist POWGEN - https://jobs.ornl.gov/s/JsThQw Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions and help us spread the word to attract a diverse candidate pool. Best wishes Thomas Thomas Proffen / Director Science Initiative for High Performance Computing, Modeling, and Data Analytics and Powder Diffraction Team Lead / Neutron Scattering Division / Neutron Sciences Directorate / Oak Ridge National Laboratory / PO Box 2008, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6473 / Tel: +1-865-576-8633 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shibata.kaoru at jaea.go.jp Fri May 31 08:56:38 2019 From: shibata.kaoru at jaea.go.jp (shibata.kaoru) Date: Fri, 31 May 2019 15:56:38 +0900 Subject: [Neutron] J-PARC Newsletter No. 74 Message-ID: <002001d5177e$010b65e0$032231a0$@jaea.go.jp> ===================================================================== J-PARC Project Newsletter No.74, April 2019 Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex under operation jointly by the High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK) and the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) http://j-parc.jp/index-e.html ===================================================================== HEADLINES AND CONTENTS 1. [Overview] THE 10th ANNIVERSARY OF FULL OPERATION AND MORE EFFORTS FOR SCIENCE 2. [Accelerator Division] OPERATION STATUS OF THE ACCELERATORS ACCELERATOR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE (A-TAC) MEETING 3. [Particle and Nuclear Physics Division] A NEW DOUBLE LAMBDA HYPER-NUCLEAR EVENT. DATA-TAKING WITH NEW NEAR DETECTOR SYSTEM FOR T2K EXPERIMENT. STATUS OF THE MUON G-2/ ELECTRIC DIPOLE MOMENT (EDM) (E34). STATUS OF THE COHERENT MUON TO ELECTRON TRANSITION (COMET). PROGRAMS OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETINGS. 4. [Materials and Life Science Division] STABLE USER PROGRAM OPERATION HAD BEEN CONTINUED AT 500 KW. 179 GENERAL USER NEUTRON PROPOSALS AND 4 NEW USER PROMOTION NEUTRON PROPOSALS HAVE BEEN APPROVED FOR THE 2019A PERIOD. QUANTUM BEAM SCIENCE FESTA WAS HELD ON MARCH 12 TO 13. SEASONAL RUSH OF MEETINGS GOING ON. 5. [Nuclear Transmutation Division] TEF TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING HAS BEEN HELD. 6. [Safety Division] 6TH SYMPOSIUM ON SAFETY IN ACCELERATOR FACILITIES. THE APPLICATION FOR A RADIOLOGICAL LICENSE WAS GRANTED. 7. [Editorial Note] --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. [Overview] by Naohito SAITO --------------------------------------------------------------------- THE 10th ANNIVERSARY OF FULL OPERATION AND MORE EFFORTS FOR SCIENCE (During the compilation of this newsletter, we had to announce the suspension of the Main Ring (MR) user operation due to a malfunction of one of the steering magnets in the beam transport line from Rapid Cycle Synchrotron (RSC) to MR. We deeply apologize for any inconvenience due to this incident. More details can be found at http://j-parc.jp/c/en/information/2019/04/26000255.html ) In the first week of April, we have resumed the user operation at both MLF and HEF. We would like to continue the MLF operation with more than 500 kW, which will probably end with the high-power test operation at 1 MW. We also improve the power at MR. While the budget for MLF would allow our operation up to 7.7 cycles, the user operation of MR will be limited to three months, because we have decided to invest out budget towards the power supply improvements, which will benefit both neutrino and hadron beam users. While the user operation continues, we have received the report from the International Advisory Committee, which was held back in March, 3rd and 4th, from the chair, Dr. Jean-Michel POUTISSOU, the ex-vice director of TRIUMF. The report will be posted on our new web site. (https://j-parc.jp/committee/en/iac.html ) The committee comprises the managements of world leading facilities. The report is based on the presentations by the leaders of facilities and the report by the sub-review committees; *A-TAC for Accelerator Technical Advisory Committee (chaired by Dr. Jie WEI of Michigan State University) , *NAC for Neutron Advisory Committee (chaired by Dr. Robert McGREEVY of Rutherford Appleton Lab), *MAC for Muon Advisory Committee (chaired by Dr. Thomas PROKSCHA of Paul-Scherrer Institute) , *T-TAC for Technical Advisory Committee for ADS project (chaired by Marc SCHYNS of SCK?CEN), and *PAC for Program Advisory Committee for particle and nuclear physics (chaired by Rik YOSHIDA of Jefferson Lab). The full report of each committee will be also found at the respective link under the portal page below: https://j-parc.jp/committee/index.html At this IAC meeting, we also organized two parallel sessions for science presentations; one for particle and nuclear physics and the other for material and life science, which were well received by the committee. While the IAC noted the progress of J-PARC operation towards more safety and stability, we were encouraged for continuing efforts to improve further. We will continue to improve safety awareness with the questioning attitude, which we try to share with all users, contractors, and anyone involved in the J-PARC operation. And last, but not least, we would like to draw your attention to the 10th anniversary of user operation of the entire facility. We celebrate this occasion by holding the scientific symposium and official ceremony on September 23rd through 26th this year, inviting many important guests from all over the world. Please register now for this important event at its web page, https://j-parc.jp/symposium/j-parc2019/. We are looking forward to seeing you all at the symposium in September! --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. [Accelerator Division] by Kazuo HASEGAWA --------------------------------------------------------------------- OPERATION STATUS OF THE ACCELERATORS After the New Year's holiday, the beam operation started on January 16 as a new operation run of Run#81. The user program resumed for the Materials and Life Science experimental facility (MLF) on January 23. The beam power was 500 kW which was the same as the previous Run#80 by December. The user program was rather smooth for the MLF by the end of March. For the Main Ring synchrotron (MR), we had a short (3-day duration) machine study for the fast extraction in January. Then the beam tuning for the hadron experimental facility (HD) started on February 9 followed by the user program on February 10. The beam power was gradually increased to 50 kW as the previous HD run in June 2018. The user program was smooth by March 18, when one of the bending magnets had a failure in the beam transport line from the 3 GeV Rapid Cycling Synchrotron (RCS) to the MR. The cause of the failure was suspected to be a layer short of a coil. One of the stacked coils out of five stacks was bypassed and operation was resumed on April 4. This failure suspended the HD user program from March 18 to 26 in the scheduled period. The availability in the Japanese Fiscal Year 2018 (from April 2018 to March 2019) was high about 94 percent for the MLF since we had no serious troubles at the linear accelerator (linac), the RCS and the MLF. The availability for the Neutrino Experimental Facility (NU) and HD facility users was 86% and 74%, respectively. The cause of the lower availability for the HD was the bending magnet failure in March as described above. ACCELERATOR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE (A-TAC) MEETING The 18th A-TAC meeting was held at the J-PARC Research Building on February 28 to March 2. There were nine committee members, of which four were new. All the members attended and 15 reports were presented such as operational status, commissioning results, and performance upgrade. The committee deliberated the improvements, directivity, etc. and gave recommendations. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. [Particle and Nuclear Physics Division] by T. TAKAHASHI, A. ICHIKAWA, T. ISHIDA, T. MIBE, S. MIHARA, and T. KOMATSUBARA --------------------------------------------------------------------- A NEW DOUBLE LAMBDA HYPER-NUCLEAR EVENT (by T. Takahashi) A double strangeness nucleus, which means that two hyperons are bound in a nucleus, can be considered as a micro laboratory to study interactions between two hyperons and generalized baryon-baryon interactions. It is theoretically suggested that these baryon interactions including hyperons have important roles in high density matter, such as a neutron star. However, experimental information is very limited, because direct scattering experiments are almost impossible due to the short lifetime of hyperons. Therefore, a double strangeness nucleus is one of the best tools to obtain the information on hyperon-hyperon interactions. At this moment, only several events have been observed so far in photographic nuclear emulsions. Recently, a new double Lambda hyper-nucleus event was found in the J-PARC E07 experiment. The J-PARC E07 is aiming to obtain 10 times more double strangeness nuclei within a year. The experiment was performed at the K1.8 beam line of the Hadron Experimental Facility in June 2016 and April to June 2017. An impressive event of the double Lambda hyper-nucleus was observed in the first 30% of total exposed emulsions. The emulsions were scanned at Gifu University and the observed event was named as MINO, associated with the place of discovery. In the kinematical analysis of the event, the event is interpreted as two Lambda hyperons bound state in a Be nucleus. The binding energy for two Lambda hyperons was obtained, and it is crucial information to understand interactions between two Lambda hyperons. This report was published as Progress of Theoretical and Experimental Physics, 021D01 (2019). (http://doi.org/10.1093/ptep/pty149) DATA-TAKING WITH NEW NEAR DETECTOR SYSTEM FOR T2K EXPERIMENT (by A. Ichikawa / T. Ishida) T2K experiment will soon start data taking with a new near detector system at the near detector hall, 280m downstream of the production target. The system consists of (1) A neutrino interaction target detector WAGASCI (WAter Grid And SCIntillator) and (2) a prototype Magnetized Iron Neutrino Detector (Baby-MIND). The Baby-MIND, which was assembled and tested at CERN, aims at precise?identification and tracking of negatively (positively) charged muons produced by muon neutrino (anti-neutrino) interactions in WAGASCI, respectively. The main motivation of WAGASCI and Baby-MIND measurement is to determine the cross section of neutrino interactions with water and scintillator with 5% precision. The detectors were successfully installed in a location at a deeper floor with off axis angle about 1.6 degrees, which is to be compared to the existing near detector system at the upper floor with 2.5 degrees off axis angle. By comparing the measurements at 2.5 degrees and 1.6 degrees, detailed study of the neutrino-nucleus interaction will become possible. At the same deep floor, another detector system NINJA = Neutrino Interaction research with Nuclear emulsion and J-PARC Accelerator will also start measuring neutrino interactions with sub-micron resolution, realized with the use of nuclear emulsion. For more information, please visit WAGASCI/Baby-MIND: https://www-he.scphys.kyoto-u.ac.jp/research/Neutrino/WAGASCI/wiki/ dokuwiki/doku.php?id=public:start https://home.cern/news/news/experiments/baby-mind-born-cern-now- ready-move-japan NINJA: https://kds.kek.jp/indico/event/29923/contribution/4/material/slides/ 0.pdf STATUS OF THE MUON G-2/ ELECTRIC DIPOLE MOMENT (EDM) (E34) (by T. MIBE) The E34 collaboration prepares for precision measurements of the muon anomalous magnetic moment and electric dipole moment. Following reviews of the technical design report by the program advisory committees, both the Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies and the Institute of Materials Structure Science (IMSS) were granted a stage 2 status for the experiment. Construction of the surface muon beamline (H-line) is in progress lead by the IMSS muon group. The collaboration works on realization of a thermal-energy muon source, preparation for muon acceleration to 1 MeV, beamline components for spin flip, demonstration of spiral beam injection to the storage ring, and construction of the positron-tracking detector. STATUS OF THE COHERENT MUON TO ELECTRON TRANSITION (COMET) (by S. MIHARA) The COMET experiment aims to search for the lepton-flavor violating muon reaction, mu-e conversion, with sensitivity better than 10^{-14} in Phase I. Construction of the COMET facility is in progress; installation of the Lambertson magnet, used in a dipole bending magnet for COMET beam operation, has successfully been completed and operated. Winding two coils for the pion capture solenoid was completed in JFY2018. There is another coil necessary for the capture solenoid that will be constructed in JFY2019 and assembled into a large single coil together with other coils in JFY2020. Intensive studies of detector R&D are in progress; the CDC detector is tested with cosmic-rays with a complete set of readout and trigger electronics. Performance tests of delivered LYSO crystals are in progress. Final adjustment of straw-tube tracker is carried out toward the construction of the first tracker module. PROGRAMS OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETINGS (by T. KOMATSUBARA) The 27th Program Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting was held at Tokai on January 16-18. Status of the experiments was reported, and proposals and near-term machine time allocation were discussed. https://kds.kek.jp/indico/event/29923/ PAC report will be available through the following web page. http://j-parc.jp/researcher/Hadron/en/PAC_for_NuclPart_e.html The next PAC meeting will be held on July 16(Tue)-28(Thu), 2019. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. [Materials and Life Science Division] by Toshiji KANAYA --------------------------------------------------------------------- STABLE USER PROGRAM OPERATION HAD BEEN CONTINUED AT 500 KW 1) Neutron Source The beam operation is going very well with a good availability of 93.5% since October 22 in 2018, as of March 18 in 2019. Because the material of mercury target vessel is exposed to radiation damage, the target vessel is replaced every year and the used target vessels have been stored on the basement floor of MLF. But the storage space was limited and was going to be full in the near future. In order to solve this serious issue, a new storage building, which is called RAM building, was built about 300m apart from MLF. On January 16, the used mercury target vessel, which received the first proton beam to MLF in 2008 and was replaced after the big earthquake in 2011, was transported to RAM building from MLF. The total weight including the target vessel and shielding cask was 80 ton and the outer size of the cask was 3.2m in width, 3.4m in depth and 4m in height. All of the procedure was carried out as the rehearsal with the elaborate schedule starting from December in 2018, and the operation was completed successfully. The next transportation is planned in July this summer. 179 GENERAL USER NEUTRON PROPOSALS AND 4 NEW USER PROMOTION NEUTRON PROPOSALS HAVE BEEN APPROVED FOR THE 2019A PERIOD QUANTUM BEAM SCIENCE FESTA WAS HELD ON MARCH 12 TO 13 2) Neutron Instruments and Science From January 23, we resumed the later part of the user program for the 2018B period, which continued till March 26. The 2019A user program will start from April 2. Proposals for 2019A were reviewed by the joint meeting between Neutron Science Proposal Review Committee (NSPRC) and Proposal Evaluation Committee (PEC) held on January 24. 179 general user proposals for neutron instruments and 4 new user promotion proposals for public beamlines were approved. This result was authorized by the joint meeting between MLF Advisory Board and Selection Committee on February 8. In this period, the competition rate of general user proposals was 1.5. Quantum Beam Science Festa which is a conference for mainly domestic users for MLF J-PARC and IMSS KEK was held in Tsukuba (EPOCHAL TSUKUBA) on March 12 to 13 with about 580 participants. In this Festa, MLF symposium was held on March 13 where MLF facility status, scientific results and developments were reported. SEASONAL RUSH OF MEETINGS GOING ON 3) Muon Science Facility (MUSE) The New Year started with a series of meetings for reviewing 2019A experimental proposals and for the international advisory committees over every level of J-PARC activities. Following the IMSS Muon Program Advisory Committee for reviewing S-type proposals (long-term projects), the Muon Science Proposal Review Committee was held in the late January 2019 to review 54 general-use proposals. The committee approved 36 proposals through D1/2 and S1 instruments, while 15 proposals got reserved status due to the limited availability of beam time and put on the waiting queue according to their priorities. The quick recovery in the total number of submitted proposals since the previous review round proved the concern about the decline of proposals unfounded, which was also appreciated by the Muon Advisory Committee meeting held in early March under the charge of the J-PARC director. In the meantime, the proton beam power was ramped up to 500 kW, turning the time structure of beam into double-pulsed. The power ramp-up makes it comfortable for those who are checking the stopping depth profile of the ultra-slow muon (USM) with energy of less than 1 keV. Meanwhile, muSR experimenters at D1 and S1 instruments face the regular demand of muon beam kickers to get single-pulse muons. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. [Nuclear Transmutation Division] by Toshinobu SASA --------------------------------------------------------------------- TEF TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING WAS HELD The fifth TEF Technical Advisory Committee (T-TAC) meeting was held in J-PARC site during 14th to 15th February 2019. Three Japanese members and four foreign members from Belgium, Germany and Switzerland were gathered to review the current progress of the TEF facility design and related research and development works. In the first day, TAC members observed the experimental hall of Materials and Life Science Experimental Facility and large experimental loops for liquid Lead-Bismuth Eutectic alloy (LBE) application studies. Then, J-PARC staff introduced outline of the TEF and individual activities to establish elemental technologies for TEF components, such as LBE target design, elemental technologies for LBE application, proton beam transport including the laser charge exchange technology, and nuclear reaction cross section measurements, together with building design and safety issues. Over 12 presentations were reviewed by the TAC members. An English version of Technical Design Report (TDR) for TEF-T, that was recommended to be issued in the previous TAC meeting, was also introduced by J-PARC staff, and the TAC reviewed it to judge the completeness of the TEF-T design. After the closed discussion by the TAC members, various comments and recommendations to move forward the TEF design were shown at the end of the meeting. TAC realized the basic design of TEF-T has been completed and was appropriate. In the meeting, JAEA proposed the approach using computer simulation to accelerate the research and development activities for ADS realization. The facility that works together with computer simulation was proposed. The new facility will be designed based on TEF-T concept, which installed the 400MeV-250kW LBE spallation target. The T-TAC indicates that the proposed new applications are sound and technically feasible, and recommends ensuring the uniqueness of the new TEF facility by comparison with similar existing or planned facilities. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. [Safety Division] by Yukihiro MIYAMOTO and Kotaro BESSHO --------------------------------------------------------------------- 6TH SYMPOSIUM ON SAFETY IN ACCELERATOR FACILITIES J-PARC Center holds a safety symposium every year in order to share information on safety at accelerator facilities. The 6th Symposium on Safety in Accelerator Facilities was held on January 24-25 at Ibaraki Quantum Beam Research Center (IQBRC), and 120 participants exchanged information on various safety issues at accelerator facilities. The featured topics this time were personal dose management and fire emergency response at accelerator facilities. Nine talks and sixteen posters were presented, and active exchanges of views were conducted. Mr. Fabian Saretzki, DESY, Germany, was invited to give a talk on fire protection and emergency response measures at a 3-km long accelerator tunnel of the European XFEL facility. THE APPLICATION FOR A RADIOLOGICAL LICENSE WAS GRANTED The application for minor changes of the radiological license was granted by the Nuclear Regulation Authority on Feb. 4. The approved changes in the application were the addition of a sealed radioisotope in the Materials and Life Science Experimental Facility and so on. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. [Editorial Note] --------------------------------------------------------------------- In case you do not wish to receive this Newsletter in the future, please send an email to news-l-ctl at ml.j-parc.jp and simply write one sentence in the body of the message as unsubscribe. If you wish to receive, write one sentence in the body of the message as subscribe. You can get a help with a sentence of "help" in the body. Information on the project can be also obtained at the web site: http://j-parc.jp/index-e.html ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Editorial Board: Toshifumi TSUKAMOTO (Chair): toshifumi.tsukamoto at kek.jp Kaoru SHIBATA: shibata.kaoru@ jaea.go.jp Takashi ITO: itou.takashi at jaea.go.jp Dick MISCHKE (English Editor): mischke at triumf.ca Tomoko KAWAMURA (Secretary): kawamura.tomoko at jaea.go.jp ++++++++++++++++End of Letter++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From cherrysj at ornl.gov Fri May 31 14:55:52 2019 From: cherrysj at ornl.gov (Cherry, Steve J.) Date: Fri, 31 May 2019 12:55:52 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] JOB POSTING: Neutron Methods Development Scientist at Neutron Sciences ORNL Message-ID: Req Posting #: 1047 Perma link: https://career4.successfactors.com/sfcareer/jobreqcareer?jobId=1047&company=utbattelleP&username= ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Job Title: Neutron Methods Development Scientist Requisition Id 1047 Relocation: Domestic and International relocation assistance is available for this position. Overview: The mission of the neutron optics and polarization team is to develop devices, techniques and methods enabling new capabilities, provide operational support for these new capabilities, to improve the performance of existing neutron scattering instruments, and to participate in the design and commissioning of new instruments at SNS and HFIR. Our team specializes in devices and techniques for manipulating the neutron beams used by the neutron scattering instruments at the SNS and HFIR. Our research and development interests fall into three topical areas: controlling the phase space configuration of the neutron beam, developing new neutron polarization techniques, and Larmor labeling methods. In this role you will serve as the lead technical contact on projects and proposals using and developing polarized neutron techniques and devices. You will have the opportunity to work closely with members of Instrument Methods, Projects and Technologies Group and other members of the Neutron Sciences Directorate. This position reports to the neutron optics and polarization team lead. Major Duties and Responsibilities: * Promote the scientific mission of the Neutron Sciences Directorate by developing new neutron scattering capabilities. * Develop new neutron scattering techniques and instrumentation. * Develop new Larmor methods to improve resolution and extend the time and length scales neutrons can probe. * Conduct scientific research in neutron optics systems. * Serve as the lead technical contact on projects and proposals using neutron polarization. * Develop external collaborations with other institutions developing similar or complimentary techniques. * Collaborate with internal and external scientists on neutron scattering experiments. * Support development and routine operation of polarization devices including spin-polarized 3He. * Work with and provide direction to staff from technical and operational support organizations. * Ensure and monitor compliance with environment, safety, health, and quality program requirements. Promptly identify ESH and QA issues and communicate them to project and division management, ESH and QA contacts, and/or subcontractor contacts as appropriate. * This position supports programs and facilities at HFIR and SNS that are operational 24 hours a day and seven days a week for extended run periods. Therefore, flexibility in work schedule is required and, intermittently, your support will be needed during off evening hours and on weekends to conduct your research program and assist with user experiments. * As a member of the ORNL scientific community, you will be expected to commit to ORNL's Research Code of Conduct. Our full code of conduct, and a statement by the Lab Director's office can be found here: https://www.ornl.gov/content/research-integrity Basic Qualifications: * Ph.D. in materials science, chemistry, physics, or related field * A minimum of 5 years of research experience using neutrons and neutron scattering * Demonstrated ability to lead complex technical projects and research programs. Ability to articulate and formulate a vision for developing strategic new capabilities * Demonstrated success in working with a multi-disciplinary team in a dynamic research environment * A strong record of scientific publication * Excellent oral and written communication skills Preferred Qualifications: * Experience developing polarized neutron devices. * Success in writing proposals for funding to pursue specific development objectives. Other Requirements: * Please provide a list of publications when applying for this position. * If you are selected for interview, you will be required to submit a minimum of 2 letters of recommendation. About Neutron Sciences Directorate: The Neutron Sciences Directorate (NScD) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) operates the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR), the United States' highest flux reactor-based neutron source, and the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS), the world's most intense pulsed accelerator-based neutron source. Together these facilities operate 30 instruments for neutron scattering research, each year carrying out in excess of 1,000 experiments in the physical, chemical, materials, biological and medical sciences for more than 3,000 visiting scientists. HFIR also provides unique facilities for isotope production and neutron irradiation. To learn more about Neutron Sciences at ORNL go to http://neutrons.ornl.gov. Benefits at ORNL: UT-Battelle offers a quality benefits package, including a matching 401(k), contributory pension plan, paid vacation, and medical/dental plan options. Onsite amenities include a credit union, medical clinic, cafeteria, coffee stands, and fitness facilities. Relocation: Moving can be overwhelming and expensive. UT-Battelle offers a generous relocation package to ease the transition process. Domestic and international relocation assistance is available for certain positions. If invited to interview, be sure to ask your Recruiter (Talent Acquisition Partner) for details. For more information about our benefits, working here, and living here, visit the "About" tab at jobs.ornl.gov Best regards, Steve Cherry Talent Acquisition Partner, Neutron Sciences & US ITER OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY MANAGED BY UT-BATTELLE FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY e-Mail: cherrysj at ornl.gov | Desk: 865.241.9120 | Mobile: 865-356-6827 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From toby.perring at stfc.ac.uk Tue Jun 11 16:59:44 2019 From: toby.perring at stfc.ac.uk (Toby Perring - UKRI STFC) Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2019 14:59:44 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] Vacancy: Senior Scientific Data Analysis Software Developer / Research Software Engineer and Technical Architect Message-ID: <76f751011cc94be19dddfd788fb18df4@stfc.ac.uk> Senior Scientific Data Analysis Software Developer / Research Software Engineer and Technical Architect STFC, Didcot ?38,318 - ?59,308 (dependent on skills and experience and inclusive of maximum annual role-based allowance) Full Time or Part Time (minimum 28 hours per week) Fixed term (3 years) About Us: The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) is a partner organisation within UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). UKRI is a new entity that brings together nine partners to create an independent organisation with a strong voice for research and innovation and a vision to ensure the UK maintains its world-leading position in research and innovation. About the role: ISIS is a world leading facility for condensed matter research using neutron scattering and muon spectroscopy, with a strong scientific user programme and extensive international links. It supports a national and international community of more than 2000 scientists for research into subjects across physics, chemistry, biology and materials science. The ISIS Excitations Group operates four world-class neutron instruments at ISIS which are used to study numerous classes of materials, including superconductors, quantum and low dimensional magnets, thermoelectrics and other functional materials. It has just started a major software project to enable a step change the rapidity and quality of the data analysis of the experiments performed on the instruments in the Group. The project, christened PACE (Proper Analysis of Coherent Excitations), aims to provide an integrated visualization, simulation and fitting environment on parallel and distributed computing, and which will interface to materials modelling codes. The Group is seeking to employ two Research Software Engineers, or Scientists with a strong programming background, to join the other members of the PACE development team and to work with members of the ISIS Excitations Group to implement PACE. This post is for an experienced developer of scientific software for parallel and distributed computing environments to take a lead role in the design and implementation of the PACE data analysis framework, and to ensure the integration of the framework with modelling codes and parameter optimisation algorithms to form a cohesive data analysis application. The position would suit a computational scientist, an experimental scientist with parallel programming experience, or a research software engineer with a strong technical or scientific background. The role offers the appointee an exciting opportunity to work in a high-level research environment, with the chance to learn from and work together with scientists, researchers and software developers with a variety of backgrounds and skills. Appointment at Band F will require previous experience of successful delivery of scientific or technical software projects; Appointment at Band E will be for someone who can demonstrate that with appropriate support that they have the potential to move into a lead role. The duties of the position: * responsibility for the architectural design of PACE, based on the scientific requirements defined by the ISIS Excitations Group * implement the PACE data analysis framework for parallel and distributed computing, together with the other PACE developers * responsibility for the technical project planning and management of PACE throughout the project, together with the Project Scientist * agile development of the first release of PACE in response to feedback from ISIS instrument scientists and users during the extended beta release period * overall responsibility for the integration of the analysis framework, optimisation algorithms and interface to modelling codes About you: It is essential that you have a Master's degree or PhD (or equivalent) in one of the physical sciences (chemistry, physics, material science, earth science, etc.) or numerate disciples (mathematics, computer science), or equivalent experience. You must have a deep understanding of parallel programming in C++ for shared memory (e.g. OpenMP) and distributed computing (e.g. MPI) architectures for scientific software. You will have skill in programming in Python and mixed language programming (e.g. Python - C++) as well as having extensive knowledge of up-to-date development practices (Github, unit and system testing, automatic documentation generation etc.). You must also have the ability to work both as part of a team and with a high degree of autonomy and have excellent written communication skills. What we offer: In addition to the competitive salary, an excellent index linked pension scheme and generous leave allowance are offered. Full details of offered benefits can be found on STFC's careers pages. Further information: For more details about the PACE project, please visit the web page www.isis.stfc.ac.uk/Pages/Proper-analysis-of-coherent-excitations.aspx , or contact Professor Toby Perring (toby.perring at stfc.ac.uk, +44 (0)1235 445428, www.isis.stfc.ac.uk/Pages/Prof-Toby-Perring.aspx). How to Apply: Applicants are required to include a cover letter outlining their suitability for this role. Applications are handled by UK SBS; to apply please visit our job board at http://www.topcareer.jobs/Vacancy/irc249480_9474.aspx . Applicants who are unable to apply online should contact us by telephone on +44 (0)1793 867000. The closing date for applications is 30 June 2019, however applications will be reviewed and interviewed on an ongoing basis until this vacancy is filled. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From toby.perring at stfc.ac.uk Tue Jun 11 16:59:26 2019 From: toby.perring at stfc.ac.uk (Toby Perring - UKRI STFC) Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2019 14:59:26 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] Vacancy: Scientific Data Analysis Software Developer / Research Software Engineer Message-ID: Scientific Data Analysis Software Developer / Research Software Engineer STFC, Didcot ?30,782 - ?46,576 (dependent on skills and experience and inclusive of maximum annual role-based allowance) Full Time or Part Time (minimum 28 hours per week) Fixed term (3 years) Job reference: IRC249479 About Us: The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) is a partner organisation within UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). UKRI is a new entity that brings together nine partners to create an independent organisation with a strong voice for research and innovation and a vision to ensure the UK maintains its world-leading position in research and innovation. About the role: ISIS is a world leading facility for condensed matter research using neutron scattering and muon spectroscopy, with a strong scientific user programme and extensive international links. It supports a national and international community of more than 2000 scientists for research into subjects across physics, chemistry, biology and materials science. The ISIS Excitations Group operates four world-class neutron instruments at ISIS which are used to study numerous classes of materials, including superconductors, quantum and low dimensional magnets, thermoelectrics and other functional materials. It has just started a major software project to enable a step change the rapidity and quality of the data analysis of the experiments performed on the instruments in the Group. The project, christened PACE (Proper Analysis of Coherent Excitations), aims to provide an integrated visualisation, simulation and fitting environment on parallel and distributed computing, and which will interface to materials modelling codes. The Group is seeking to employ two Research Software Engineers, or scientists with a strong programming background, to join the other members of the PACE development team and to work with members of the ISIS Excitations Group to implement PACE. This post is for a developer of scientific software for parallel and/or distributed computing environments to participate in the creation of the PACE data analysis framework, and to take particular responsibility for writing interfaces to third party materials modelling codes. The position would suit a Computational Scientist, an experimental Scientist with parallel programming experience, or a Research Software Engineer with a strong technical or scientific background. The role offers the appointee an exciting opportunity to work in a high level research environment, with the chance to learn from and work together with scientists, researchers and software developers with a variety of backgrounds and skills. The duties of the position include: * input to the design of PACE, with particular responsibility for the interface with third party modelling codes * implementation of the data analysis framework together with the other PACE developers * development of a generic API to third part modelling codes, in particular CASTEP (atomic vibrations) and SpinW (magnetic excitations), and other codes in response to the scientific needs of the instruments * development of parallel and distributed computing algorithms to compute neutron scattering cross-sections * integration of the operation of third party modelling codes into PACE * agile development of the first release of PACE in response to feedback from instrument scientists and users during the extended beta release period. About you: It is essential that you have a Master's degree or PhD (or equivalent) in one of the physical sciences (chemistry, physics, material science, earth science, etc.), or equivalent experience. You will have experience of parallel programming in C++ for shared memory (e.g. OpenMP) and/or distributed computing (e.g. MPI) architectures for scientific software development. Experience of using and writing scientific modelling code in a technical or research environment is also essential as well as excellent written communication skills. What we offer: In addition to the competitive salary, an excellent index linked pension scheme and generous leave allowance are offered. Full details of offered benefits can be found on STFC's careers pages. Further information: For more details about the PACE project, please visit the web page www.isis.stfc.ac.uk/Pages/Proper-analysis-of-coherent-excitations.aspx, or contact Professor Toby Perring (toby.perring at stfc.ac.uk, +44 (0)1235 445428, www.isis.stfc.ac.uk/Pages/Prof-Toby-Perring.aspx). How to Apply: Applicants are required to include a cover letter outlining their suitability for this role. Applications are handled by UK SBS; to apply please visit our job board at http://www.topcareer.jobs/Vacancy/irc249479_9473.aspx . Applicants who are unable to apply online should contact us by telephone on +44 (0)1793 867000. The closing date for applications is 30 June 2019, however applications will be reviewed and interviewed on an ongoing basis until this vacancy is filled. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From t.gutberlet at fz-juelich.de Wed Jun 12 09:27:19 2019 From: t.gutberlet at fz-juelich.de (Thomas Gutberlet) Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2019 09:27:19 +0200 Subject: [Neutron] Deadline Abstracts JCNS Workshop 2019, Oct. 7-10, 2019 In-Reply-To: <381a66f1-7e72-bfed-f985-fc99b3af3e66@fz-juelich.de> References: <381a66f1-7e72-bfed-f985-fc99b3af3e66@fz-juelich.de> Message-ID: <2159bf93-7b19-f74e-f6ae-59e79b8f99b9@fz-juelich.de> Dear colleagues, the deadline for submission of abstracts to the JCNS Workshop 2019 *Trends and Perspectives in Neutron Instrumentation:* *Probing Structure and Dynamics in Soft Matter* is approaching. please submit your abstract till June 15, 2019 via our web portal https://www.fz-juelich.de/jcns/EN/Leistungen/ConferencesAndWorkshops/JCNSWorkshops/2019Workshop/AbstractsandRegistration/_node.html The workshop will be held from October 7 to October 10 2019 in Tutzing, Germany. The scope of the workshop is? bring together experts in neutron scattering methods with users from soft matter and biology to review techniques and provide the opportunity for the community to discuss current limitations, new capabilities, and future developments. Registration has opened on April 1, 2019, final registration deadline September 1, 2019. Further information can be found at the workshop webpage http://www.fz-juelich.de/jcns/JCNS-Workshop2019 We are looking forward to meet you in Tutzing. Stephan F?rster, Thomas Gutberlet, Margarita Kruteva, Olaf Holderer, Rainer Zorn, J?rg Stellbrink, Aurel Radulsecu (JCNS Workshop Scientific Committee) -- Dr. Thomas Gutberlet J?lich Centre for Neutron Science JCNS Forschungszentrum J?lich GmbH 52425 J?lich e-mail:t.gutberlet at fz-juelich.de phone J?lich: +49 2461 61-5577 fax: +49 2461 61-2610 mobil: +49 172 3949605 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH 52425 Juelich Sitz der Gesellschaft: Juelich Eingetragen im Handelsregister des Amtsgerichts Dueren Nr. HR B 3498 Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats: MinDir Dr. Karl Eugen Huthmacher Geschaeftsfuehrung: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Marquardt (Vorsitzender), Karsten Beneke (stellv. Vorsitzender), Prof. Dr.-Ing. Harald Bolt, Prof. Dr. Sebastian M. 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The scope of the workshop is? bring together experts in neutron scattering methods with users from soft matter and biology to review techniques and provide the opportunity for the community to discuss current limitations, new capabilities, and future developments. Registration has opened on April 1, 2019, final registration deadline September 1, 2019. Further information can be found at the workshop webpage http://www.fz-juelich.de/jcns/JCNS-Workshop2019 We are looking forward to meet you in Tutzing. Stephan F?rster, Thomas Gutberlet, Margarita Kruteva, Olaf Holderer, Rainer Zorn, J?rg Stellbrink, Aurel Radulsecu (JCNS Workshop Scientific Committee) -- Dr. Thomas Gutberlet J?lich Centre for Neutron Science JCNS Forschungszentrum J?lich GmbH 52425 J?lich e-mail:t.gutberlet at fz-juelich.de phone J?lich: +49 2461 61-5577 fax: +49 2461 61-2610 mobil: +49 172 3949605 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH 52425 Juelich Sitz der Gesellschaft: Juelich Eingetragen im Handelsregister des Amtsgerichts Dueren Nr. HR B 3498 Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats: MinDir Dr. Karl Eugen Huthmacher Geschaeftsfuehrung: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Marquardt (Vorsitzender), Karsten Beneke (stellv. Vorsitzender), Prof. Dr.-Ing. Harald Bolt, Prof. Dr. Sebastian M. 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Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2019 11:53:54 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] JOB POSTING: Diffraction Neutron Scattering Scientist (Nomad) at Neutron Sciences ORNL Message-ID: Req Posting #: 1146 Perma link: https://jobs.ornl.gov/s/LPpaTw ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Job Title: Diffraction Neutron Scattering Scientist (Nomad) Location: Oak Ridge, TN, US, 37831 Company: Oak Ridge National Laboratory Requisition Id: 1146 Pay Band: We are open to hiring at all levels for this position Relocation: Domestic and International relocation assistance is available for this position. Overview: The Neutron Sciences Directorate (NScD) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is seeking a neutron instrument scientist for the nanoscale-ordered materials diffractometer (NOMAD) at the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS). NOMAD is a world-class, high-flux, neutron time-of-flight total scattering diffractometer and supports a diverse science community, attracting scientists from all over the world, carrying out research in physical, chemical and materials sciences. More details about the instrument and its science impact can be found at https://neutrons.ornl.gov/nomad. As a core instrument team member, you will develop a leading scientific program focused on neutron scattering, and champion developments in instrumentation, sample environment, as well as software to help maintain and further develop the performance of the instruments and expand the user base. A key component of your role is to ensure safe operation and user support of the beamline, which includes user assistance as local contact, helping with experimental setup, data acquisition and data analysis. You will have the opportunity to work with users on a wide range of science topics covered by the instrument. It is expected that you pursue your own research program focusing on the neutron scattering capabilities in combination with the world wide unique resources ORNL has to offer. Major Duties and Responsibilities: * Pursue a high-quality personal research program using neutron diffraction, build national and international collaborations, and publish research results in scientific journals. * Assist users as a local contact for experimental setup, data acquisition, user education as appropriate and will ensure users are provided with analyzable data. * Attract users from new areas of research, especially related to the topics of your own research efforts, to expand the user community and the impact of neutron scattering in the physical sciences. Champion developments in instrumentation, sample environment, and software to help maintain and further develop the performance of NOMAD and the neutron powder diffractometer suite. * Ensure compliance with environment, safety, health, and quality program requirements * As a member of the ORNL scientific community, you will be expected to commit to ORNL's Research Code of Conduct. Our full code of conduct, and a statement by the Lab Director's office can be found here: https://www.ornl.gov/content/research-integrity. Basic Qualifications: * Ph.D. in Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science, or related fields * 2 or more years of relevant Postdoctoral experience (We encourage applications from all levels, and will hire commensurate with years of experience) * Experience with neutron and/or X-ray PDF, Rietveld and total scattering analysis * A strong record of productive and creative research demonstrated by publications in peer-reviewed journals and presentations at scientific conferences * Strong written and oral communication skills * Demonstrated ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team Preferred Qualifications: * 5 or more years of relevant Postdoctoral experience * Previous beamline support experience in a neutron or synchrotron x-ray user facility * Demonstrated ability to work with other technical and scientific support groups * Demonstrated ability to work with graduate students, post-doctoral researchers, and other research scientists from both academia and/or industry * Experience in design, execution and troubleshooting of experiments * Experience in developing software or scripts related to total scattering data reduction and/or analysis * Experience in developing novel sample environment for total scattering Other Requirements: * Please provide a list of publications and a statement of research interests when applying for this position. * If you are selected for interview, you will be required to submit a minimum of 2 letters of recommendation. Benefits at ORNL: UT-Battelle offers a quality benefits package, including a matching 401(k), contributory pension plan, paid vacation, and medical/dental plan options. Onsite amenities include a credit union, medical clinic, cafeteria, coffee stands, and fitness facilities. Relocation: Moving can be overwhelming and expensive. UT-Battelle offers a generous relocation package to ease the transition process. Domestic and international relocation assistance is available for certain positions. If invited to interview, be sure to ask your Recruiter (Talent Acquisition Partner) for details. For more information about our benefits, working here, and living here, visit the "About" tab at jobs.ornl.gov. This position will remain open for a minimum of 5 days after which it will close when a qualified candidate is identified and/or hired. We accept Word (.doc, .docx), Adobe (unsecured .pdf), Rich Text Format (.rtf), and HTML (.htm, .html) up to 5MB in size. 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Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2019 12:03:40 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] JOB POSTING: Diffraction Neutron Scattering Scientist (Powgen) at Neutron Sciences ORNL Message-ID: Req Posting #: 1145 Perma link: https://jobs.ornl.gov/s/LBWT7E ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Job Title: Diffraction Neutron Scattering Scientist (Powgen) Location: Oak Ridge, TN, US, 37831 Company: Oak Ridge National Laboratory Requisition Id: 1145 Pay Band: We are open to hiring at all experience levels. Relocation: Domestic and International relocation assistance is available for this position. Overview: The Neutron Sciences Directorate (NScD) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is seeking an neutron instrument scientist for the neutron powder diffractometer POWGEN at the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS). POWGEN is a high-resolution, time-of-flight powder diffractometer and supports a diverse science community, attracting scientists from all over the world, carrying out world-class research in physical, chemical and materials sciences. More details about the instrument and its science impact can be found at https://neutrons.ornl.gov/powgen. As a core instrument team member, you will develop a leading scientific program focused on neutron scattering, and champion developments in instrumentation, sample environment, as well as software to help maintain and further develop the performance of the instruments and expand the user base. A key component of your role is to ensure safe operation and user support of the beamlines, which includes user assistance as local contact, helping with experimental setup, data acquisition and data analysis. You will have the opportunity to work with users on a wide range of science topics covered by the instrument. It is expected that you pursue your own research program focusing on the neutron scattering capabilities in combination with the world wide unique resources ORNL has to offer. Major Duties and Responsibilities: * Pursue a high-quality personal research program using neutron diffraction, build national and international collaborations, and publish research results in scientific journals. * Assist users as a local contact for experimental setup, data acquisition, user education as appropriate and will ensure users are provided with analyzable data. * Attract users from new areas of research, especially related to the topics of your own research efforts, to expand the user community and the impact of neutron scattering in the physical sciences. Champion developments in instrumentation, sample environment, and software to help maintain and further develop the performance of POWGEN and the neutron powder diffractometer suite. * Ensures compliance with environment, safety, health, and quality program requirements * As a member of the ORNL scientific community, you will be expected to commit to ORNL's Research Code of Conduct. Our full code of conduct, and a statement by the Lab Director's office can be found here: https://www.ornl.gov/content/research-integrity. Basic Qualifications: * Ph.D. in Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science, or related fields * 2 or more years of relevant Postdoctoral experience (We encourage applications from all levels, and will hire commensurate with years of experience) * Experience with neutron and/or X-ray powder diffraction and Rietveld analysis. * A strong record of productive and creative research demonstrated by publications in peer-reviewed journals and presentations at scientific conferences * Strong written and oral communication skills * Demonstrated ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team. Preferred Qualifications: * 5 or more years of relevant Postdoctoral experience * Previous beamline support experience in a neutron or synchrotron x-ray user facility * Demonstrated ability to work with other technical and scientific support groups. * Demonstrated ability to work with graduate students, post-doctoral researchers, and other research scientists from both academia and/or industry. * Experience in developing software or scripts related to powder diffraction data reduction and/or analysis. * Experience in developing novel sample environment for powder diffraction. Other Requirements: * Please provide a list of publications when applying for this position. * If you are selected for interview, you will be required to submit a minimum of 2 letters of recommendation. Benefits at ORNL: UT-Battelle offers a quality benefits package, including a matching 401(k), contributory pension plan, paid vacation, and medical/dental plan options. Onsite amenities include a credit union, medical clinic, cafeteria, coffee stands, and fitness facilities. Relocation: Moving can be overwhelming and expensive. UT-Battelle offers a generous relocation package to ease the transition process. Domestic and international relocation assistance is available for certain positions. If invited to interview, be sure to ask your Recruiter (Talent Acquisition Partner) for details. For more information about our benefits, working here, and living here, visit the "About" tab at jobs.ornl.gov. If you have trouble applying for a position, please email ORNLRecruiting at ornl.gov. ORNL is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants, including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans, are encouraged to apply. UT-Battelle is an E-Verify employer. Best regards, Steve Cherry Talent Acquisition Partner, Neutron Sciences & US ITER OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY MANAGED BY UT-BATTELLE FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY e-Mail: cherrysj at ornl.gov | Desk: 865.241.9120 | Mobile: 865-356-6827 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cherrysj at ornl.gov Tue Jun 18 14:12:23 2019 From: cherrysj at ornl.gov (Cherry, Steve J.) Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2019 12:12:23 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] JOB POSTING: Lead Instrument Engineer at Neutron Sciences ORNL Message-ID: Req Posting #: 796 Perma link: https://jobs.ornl.gov/s/cLITp9 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Job Title: Lead Instrument Engineer Location: Oak Ridge, TN, US, 37831 Company: Oak Ridge National Laboratory Requisition Id 796 Relocation: Domestic and International relocation assistance is available for this position. Overview: The Neutron Technologies Division (NTD) Instrument Engineering Group performs engineering design and development for Neutron Scattering Instruments at HFIR and SNS. In this group, you will have the opportunity to perform a lead role in the development of new instruments and upgrades to existing instruments, including the design of one-of-a-kind and first-of-a-kind components and systems. The Instrument Engineering group seeks a motivated engineer to lead major, high profile instrument development projects at the SNS and HFIR. A Lead Instrument Engineer is expected to apply a systems engineering approach to engineering design, fabrication and procurement oversight, testing, and installation oversight. The Lead Instrument Engineer is responsible for all beamline components. These typically include vacuum and / or pressure vessels, equipment positioning devices, personnel safety systems, neutron and biological shielding, optical components and more. The ideal candidate will have experience as a Lead Engineer for an instrument development at a neutron scattering facility or synchrotron, or as a lead for large scale projects in industry. This role will report to the Instrument Design Engineering Team Leader, and will work closely with Instrument Scientists, Designers, Instrument Operations Personnel, Sample Environment Personnel, Electrical Engineers and Conventional Facilities Engineers. Major Duties and Responsibilities: * Serve as a Lead Engineer for new instrument developments and existing instrument upgrades * Ensure safety and quality by following Instrument Engineering standards and procedures * Provide direction to other engineers and designers to ensure engineering standards are met, and customer expectations are satisfied * Lead multidisciplinary activities to ensure project requirements are met * Produce drawings, specifications and other engineering documents * Perform engineering calculations to ensure safety and component performance * Report progress to sponsors and management * Lead and participate in engineering and project reviews * Produce and follow cost and schedule estimates * Perform work efficiently to ensure project deadlines are achieved * Ensures compliance with environment, safety, health, and quality program requirements including ISMS. * The SNS and HFIR facilities are in operation 24 hours per day and 7 days a week year round. You may be occasionally required to support users and/or facilities during off hours or weekends. * As a member of the ORNL scientific community, you will be expected to commit to ORNL's Research Code of Conduct. Our full code of conduct, and a statement by the Lab Director's office can be found here: https://www.ornl.gov/content/research-integrity Basic Qualifications: * BS in Engineering (typically Mechanical Engineering; other disciplines with appropriate experience are welcome) * 8 or more years of experience in applicable engineering work * Previous experience leading large engineering projects * Demonstrated ability to quickly grasp, prioritize and analyze complex technical problems * Experience working within and leading multidisciplinary technical teams * Proficiency in Computer Aided Design (CAD) * Excellent communication skills Preferred Qualifications: * Previous experience as a Lead Engineer for a Neutron Scattering Instrument development * Experience with vacuum systems * Working level proficiency in Creo CAD software and Windchill Project Lifecycle Management software * Familiarity with the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code * Proficient in Finite Element Analysis About Neutron Sciences Directorate The Neutron Sciences Directorate (NScD) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) operates the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR), the United States' highest flux reactor based neutron source, and the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS), the world's most intense pulsed accelerator based neutron source. Together these facilities operate 30 instruments for neutron scattering research, each year carrying out in excess of 1,000 experiments in the physical, chemical, materials, biological and medical sciences. HFIR also provides unique facilities for isotope production and neutron irradiation. To learn more about Neutron Sciences at ORNL go to: http://neutrons.ornl.gov. Benefits at ORNL: UT-Battelle offers a quality benefits package, including a matching 401(k), contributory pension plan, paid vacation, and medical/dental plan options. Onsite amenities include a credit union, medical clinic, cafeteria, coffee stands, and fitness facilities. Relocation: Moving can be overwhelming and expensive. UT-Battelle offers a generous relocation package to ease the transition process. Domestic and international relocation assistance is available for certain positions. If invited to interview, be sure to ask your Recruiter (Talent Acquisition Partner) for details. For more information about our benefits, working here, and living here, visit the "About" tab at jobs.ornl.gov. ORNL is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants, including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans, are encouraged to apply. UT-Battelle is an E-Verify employer. Best regards, Steve Cherry Talent Acquisition Partner, Neutron Sciences & US ITER OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY MANAGED BY UT-BATTELLE FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY e-Mail: cherrysj at ornl.gov | Desk: 865.241.9120 | Mobile: 865-356-6827 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cherrysj at ornl.gov Tue Jun 18 17:12:19 2019 From: cherrysj at ornl.gov (Cherry, Steve J.) Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2019 15:12:19 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] JOB POSTING: Linac Systems RF Engineer at Neutron Sciences ORNL Message-ID: Req Posting #: 1363 Posting link: https://jobs.ornl.gov/s/RMJZZc ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Job Title: Linac Systems RF Engineer Location: Oak Ridge, TN, US, 37854 Company: Oak Ridge National Laboratory Requisition Id 1363 Relocation: Domestic and International relocation assistance is available for this position. Overview: In order to ensure on-going success in safe and reliable operation, maintenance, and improvement of the SNS Linac, the Research Accelerator Division (RAD) within NScD invites applications for a linac systems RF engineer/scientist position in its Linac Systems Group. The SNS Linac consists of a combination of room temperature and superconducting structures and is the first accelerator that uses superconducting radio-frequency (SRF) technology for a pulsed proton machine. The SNS Linac produces 1-GeV, 1.4-MW negative hydrogen beam (1.3 GeV, 2.8 MW capable after proton power upgrade) and is now considered to be the world's leading high-power proton accelerator facility. The Linac Systems Group manages all SNS RF structures (RFQ, Rebunchers, DTL, CCL, Cryomodules and Ring RF), HPRF systems, LLRF systems, ion source RF systems, Central Helium Refrigerator (CHL) systems and related test facilities. This position reports to the Linac Systems Group Leader and will interface with the Linac Systems Group members, SNS and ORNL staffs, and professional peers at other institutes. Major Duties and Responsibilities: * Lead or participate in the operation of the SNS Linac RF systems. * Lead or participate in the development program for Linac RF structures and ancillary parts/components. * Perform measurements and analyze data to correct, improve, and optimize performance of the SNS Linac systems. * Lead or participate in conditioning and RF processing of Linac RF structures, and update/develop conditioning procedures for Linac RF structures. * Develop and ensure availability of procedures, drawings, and other required documentation. * Participate in maintaining 24/7 operation of the SNS Linac systems, requiring flexibility in working hours to overcome unforeseen events. * Represent and present the group's activity to the Division, Directorate, and various review committees. * Direct, supervise, educate and mentor personnel in their works pertaining to Linac systems and related systems. * Participate in scientific conferences, workshops, meetings and publishes results in the form of SNS technical notes and memos, workshop and conference proceedings, and scientific journals. * Ensure compliance with ESH and quality procedures and programs. Basic Qualifications: * BS or MS degree in RF engineering, engineering physics * 5 or more years of technical experience in design, construction and/or operation of RF systems. * Experience with experimental equipment and instruments is required. * Established knowledge and experience with Linac RF systems * Ability to work independently, as well as with a team of scientists, engineers, technicians and trades/crafts * Excellent written and oral communications skills * Ability to learn and follow safe working practices and regulations Preferred Qualifications: * Familiarity with the operation of particle accelerator or similar complex system * A combination of experimental, theoretical and computing skills * Experience in the design, construction and/or operation of normal conducting RF accelerating structures About Neutron Sciences Directorate: The Neutron Sciences Directorate (NScD) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) operates the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR), the United States' highest flux reactor based neutron source, and the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS), the world's most intense pulsed accelerator based neutron source. Together these facilities operate 30 instruments for neutron scattering research, each year carrying out in excess of 1,000 experiments in the physical, chemical, materials, biological and medical sciences. HFIR also provides unique facilities for isotope production and neutron irradiation. To learn more about Neutron Sciences at ORNL go to: http://neutrons.ornl.gov. Benefits at ORNL: UT-Battelle offers a quality benefits package, including a matching 401(k), contributory pension plan, paid vacation, and medical/dental plan options. Onsite amenities include a credit union, medical clinic, cafeteria, coffee stands, and fitness facilities. Relocation: Moving can be overwhelming and expensive. UT-Battelle offers a generous relocation package to ease the transition process. Domestic and international relocation assistance is available for certain positions. If invited to interview, be sure to ask your Recruiter (Talent Acquisition Partner) for details. For more information about our benefits, working here, and living here, visit the "About" tab at jobs.ornl.gov. ORNL is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants, including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans, are encouraged to apply. UT-Battelle is an E-Verify employer. Best regards, Steve Cherry Talent Acquisition Partner, Neutron Sciences & US ITER OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY MANAGED BY UT-BATTELLE FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY e-Mail: cherrysj at ornl.gov | Desk: 865.241.9120 | Mobile: 865-356-6827 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kean at ornl.gov Thu Jun 20 22:42:56 2019 From: kean at ornl.gov (An, Ke) Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2019 20:42:56 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] Postdoctoral Research Associate in Materials & Engineering Initiative Message-ID: <19532E1C-49F9-48C9-A48D-171BCBB868A6@ornl.gov> Postdoctoral Research Associate in Materials & Engineering Initiative Apply now Date: Jun 7, 2019 Location: Oak Ridge, TN, US, 37831 Company: Oak Ridge National Laboratory Requisition Id 1325 Relocation: Domestic and International Relocation Assistance is available for this position Overview The Materials & Engineering Initiative (MEI) within the Neutron Scattering Division (NSD) in the Neutron Sciences Directorate (NScD) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) seeks Postdoctoral Research Associates to work on scientific projects to advance our understanding in materials & engineering using neutron scattering techniques. MEI will ensure ORNL to be at the forefront of knowledge using the neutron scattering facilities at SNS and HFIR to solve problems in both materials and engineering fundamental and applied areas where neutron scattering is advantageous. Currently, MEI emphasizes on the advanced materials behaviors under extreme stimuli or services. As a postdoctoral fellow you will work with the initiative scientists on one of the three science topics, accelerated advanced alloys design for extreme engineering applications, nuclear materials and radiation effect, and materials response during advanced manufacturing/processing. Your core research will involve performing diffraction, small angle scattering and imaging neutron measurements on the world leading instruments at the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR) and Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) at ORNL. This position represents an excellent opportunity to conduct materials and engineering study in a stimulating multidisciplinary environment at ORNL, and you will have access to other world leading facility or capability of ORNL such as center for nanophase science (CNMS), and high performance computing (HPC) etc. Major Duties and Responsibilities * Design and perform neutron scattering experiments using instrument across SNS and HFIR, and analyze resulting experiment data with theoretical modeling to understand materials behaviors in MEI focused areas. * Use other complementary characterization tools such as x-rays, electron microscopes, atomic probe tomography etc. to advance scientific understanding of materials. * Publish scientific papers and present results from this research at national and international meetings as appropriate. Basic Qualifications * PhD in physics, materials science, engineering, or a related discipline. Applicants must have received their PhD within five years of this application and must complete all degree requirements before starting their appointment. * Hands on experience in neutron and/or X-ray scattering and data analysis, and other materials characterization tools * A strong record of productive and creative research demonstrated by publications in peer-reviewed journals and presentations at scientific conferences * Strong written and oral communication skills Preferred Qualifications: * Background in alloys design/synthesis/processing, nuclear materials or advanced manufacturing. * Expertise in metallurgy, ceramics, material deformation or phase transformation behaviors. * Highly self-motivated, with the ability of creative thinking and working within a multi-disciplinary team environment on scientifically challenging problems. Other Information: * Appointments will be a temporary, full-time assignment for 24 months with a possibility of an extension of up to 12 months. * Provide a current curriculum vitae including a list of publications and a two-page research statement describing research interest, scientific problems, and research plan for area of interests by using neutron scattering, when applying for this position * If you are selected for interview, you will be required to send in a minimum of two letters of reference * The date of your application must be within 5 years of the most recent degree, and all degree requirements must be complete before starting the appointment. The Neutron Sciences Directorate (NScD) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) operates the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR), the United States' highest flux reactor based neutron source, and the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS), the world's most intense pulsed accelerator based neutron source. Together these facilities operate 30 instruments for neutron scattering research, each year carrying out in excess of 1,000 experiments in the physical, chemical, materials, biological and medical sciences. HFIR also provides unique facilities for isotope production and neutron irradiation. To learn more about Neutron Sciences at ORNL, please go to this link: http://neutrons.ornl.gov, and technical questions regarding the position should be sent to the following e-mail address: Dr. Ke An (kean at ornl.gov) Benefits at ORNL: UT-Battelle offers a quality benefits package, including a matching 401(k), contributory pension plan, paid vacation, and medical/dental plan options. Onsite amenities include a credit union, medical clinic, cafeteria, coffee stands, and fitness facilities. Relocation: Moving can be overwhelming and expensive. UT-Battelle offers a generous relocation package to ease the transition process. Domestic and international relocation assistance is available for certain positions. If invited to interview, be sure to ask your Recruiter (Talent Acquisition Partner) for details. For more information about our benefits, working here, and living here, visit the ?About? tab at jobs.ornl.gov. This position will remain open for a minimum of 5 days after which it will close when a qualified candidate is identified and/or hired. We accept Word (.doc, .docx), Adobe (unsecured .pdf), Rich Text Format (.rtf), and HTML (.htm, .html) up to 5MB in size. Resumes from third party vendors will not be accepted; these resumes will be deleted and the candidates submitted will not be considered for employment. If you have trouble applying for a position, please email ORNLRecruiting at ornl.gov. ORNL is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants, including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans, are encouraged to apply. 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URL: From bordallo at nbi.ku.dk Fri Jun 21 12:53:05 2019 From: bordallo at nbi.ku.dk (Heloisa Nunes Bordallo) Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2019 10:53:05 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] Registration open: Workshop on Perspectives and Applications of Deep Learning for Accelerated Scientific Discovery at next generation X-ray and Neutron Sources - September 26-27, 2019 Message-ID: Dear colleagues, Registration for the Workshop on Perspectives and Applications of Deep Learning for Accelerated Scientific Discovery at next generation X-ray and Neutron Sources that will take place at The Niels Bohr Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark on 26-27 September 2019 is now open! https://indico.nbi.ku.dk/event/1256/ The program will consist of 3 plenary sessions on Thursday the 26th given by Christian Igel, Professor at the Department of Computer Science at the University of Copenhagen (Denmark) Toby Perring, Senior scientist at the ISIS Facility (UK) Abbas Ourmazd, Distinguished Professor of Physics at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (USA) followed by afternoon working groups, led by Harald Reichert, Director of Research in Physical Sciences at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility - ESRF (France) Bill David, Professor of Materials Chemistry in the Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford, and STFC Senior Fellow at the ISIS Facility (UK) Troels Petersen, Associate Professor at the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen (Denmark) Invited panel members will discus (in closed sections) how DL methods can become more generically applicable to a wide range of scattering experiments, including data analysis, bias-free modelling and optimization of experimental protocols. On Friday, 27th, conveners will present the outcomes of the previous day?s working-groups and the meeting will close with a discussion and presentation of an overall summary. A tentative roadmap on how to make progress in the application of DL for Accelerated Scientific Discovery at next generation X-ray and Neutron Sources will also be proposed. There is no registration fee for the workshop, but attendance is limited to 40 participants. The web page will be continuously updated. Looking very much forward to seeing you on September! Associate Professor Heloisa N. Bordallo ? Niels Bohr Institute - UCPH Associate Professor Christina Lioma - Department of Computer Science - UCPH Dr. Jonathan Taylor - Head of Data Management and Software Center Division - ESS Dr. Dimitri N. Argyriou - Head of Operations Planning - ESS The workshop is sponsored by the Nordic Neutron Science Programme (NNSP) Capacity Building Networks Soft and biological materials and Low-dimensional structure (https://www.nordforsk.org/en/programmes-and-projects/projects/nnsp-capacity-building). __________________ Heloisa N. Bordallo Associate Professor (Lektor) Niels Bohr Institute (H.C. ?rsted Institute, bldg. D) University of Copenhagen Universitetsparken 5 2100 Copenhagen Denmark Phone: +45 213 088 29 bordallo at nbi.ku.dk -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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For the Laboratory of Scientific Developments and Novel Materials we are looking for a Postdoctoral Fellow Neutron- and X-Ray scattering Your tasks * Basic research on strongly correlated f-electron and related materials * Material characterization using bulk laboratory methods such as electrical transport, magnetization and specific heat * Carry out experiments at neutron scattering and synchrotron user facilities * Analyze complex data sets from diffraction and spectroscopy experiments * Publishing of scientific articles, contribution to conferences Your profile We are looking for an enthusiastic person with a PhD degree in physics, chemistry, material science or a related field. Experience in the investigation of strongly correlated electron materials is required. Expertise in neutron and / or X-Ray scattering techniques is desirable. You are interested in doing research of the highest quality and disemminate your results via publications and conference presentations. You are highly motivated, creative and have excellent team and communication skills. Good command of English is necessary. We offer Our institution is based on an interdisciplinary, innovative and dynamic collaboration. You will profit from a systematic training on the job, in addition to personal development possibilities and our pronounced vocational training culture. If you wish to optimally combine work and family life or other personal interests, we are able to support you with our modern employment conditions and the on-site infrastructure. Your employment contract is limited to 2 years. For further information please contact Dr. Marc Janoschek, phone +41 56 310 49 87. Please submit your application online by 31 July 2019 (including list of publications and addresses of referees) for the position as a Postdoctoral Fellow (index no. 3600-01). For more information and to apply, please visit: https://www.psi.ch/en/pa/job-opportunities/29084-postdoctoral-fellow ____________________ Paul Scherrer Institut Dr. Marc Janoschek Head of Laboratory, Scientific Developments and Novel Materials (LDM) WHGA/249 5232 Villigen PSI Switzerland Office: +41 56 310 49 87 Fax: +41 56 310 29 39 Mobile: +41 79 385 04 50 https://www.psi.ch/ldm/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The scope of the workshop is bring together experts in neutron scattering methods with users from soft matter and biology to review techniques and provide the opportunity for the community to discuss current limitations, new capabilities, and future developments. Registration has opened on April 1, 2019, final registration deadline September 1, 2019. Further information can be found at the workshop webpage http://www.fz-juelich.de/jcns/JCNS-Workshop2019 We are looking forward to meet you in Tutzing. Stephan F?rster, Thomas Gutberlet, Margarita Kruteva, Olaf Holderer, Rainer Zorn, J?rg Stellbrink, Aurel Radulsecu (JCNS Workshop Scientific Committee) -- Dr. Thomas Gutberlet J?lich Centre for Neutron Science JCNS Forschungszentrum J?lich GmbH 52425 J?lich e-mail: t.gutberlet at fz-juelich.de phone J?lich: +49 2461 61-5577 fax: +49 2461 61-2610 mobil: +49 172 3949605 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH 52425 Juelich Sitz der Gesellschaft: Juelich Eingetragen im Handelsregister des Amtsgerichts Dueren Nr. HR B 3498 Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats: MinDir Volker Rieke Geschaeftsfuehrung: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Marquardt (Vorsitzender), Karsten Beneke (stellv. Vorsitzender), Prof. Dr.-Ing. Harald Bolt, Prof. Dr. Sebastian M. 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Location:* Institute of Physics of Rennes, University of Rennes 1, FRANCE _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ */A postdoctoral position in experimental physics on organic/hybrid nanomaterials is available at the Institute of Physics of Rennes (http://www.ipr.univ-rennes1.fr/). /* *Qualifications: *We are looking for an enthusiastic candidate with a PhD in the field of physics or chemical-physics and a prior experience with condensed matter studies and characterization methods (such as neutron scattering, dielectric spectroscopy, calorimetry). An experience related to the thermodynamics, dynamics and structure of liquids, glassforming systems or molecular nanomaterials will be considered as an advantage. *Project:* This project addresses the physics of multicomponent liquid mixtures confined at the nanometer scale in periodic mesoporous organosilicates. The activity is developed in the frame of a French-German collaborative project between Hamburg and Rennes, which is supported by national funding agencies (ANR and DFG). https://huberlab.wp.tuhh.de/index.php/de/nanoliquids *Employer: *The postdoctoral project is hosted by the Institute of Physics of Rennes, a CNRS-University joint unit. Rennes is located in Brittany (France), c.a. 1h30 by train west from Paris. ??? The initial appointment will be for 12 months with a possible extension. Applications, including curriculum vitae, cover letter, transcript of academic record and a list of at least three references (with full address and e-mail contact info) should be sent to Dr. Denis Morineau (denis.morineau at univ-rennes1.fr). We are committed to promoting equal opportunity and diversity in science. The announcement of the position is valid until the position is filled. *Contact information:* Denis Morineau, Director of Research CNRS, Department Materials and Nanoscience, Institute of Physics of Rennes denis.morineau at univ-rennes1.fr, +33 2 23 23 69 84 https://perso.univ-rennes1.fr/denis.morineau/ -- ________________________________________________ Denis Morineau Directeur de Recherche - CNRS D?partement Mat?riaux-Nanosciences Institut de Physique de Rennes UMR-CNRS 6251 Universit? de Rennes 1 B?t. 11E, Campus de Beaulieu 35042 Rennes cedex FRANCE Tel. : +33 2 23 23 69 84 Fax. : +33 2 23 23 67 17 http://www.ipr.univ-rennes1.fr http://perso.univ-rennes1.fr/denis.morineau ________________________________________________ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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On Friday, 27th, conveners will present the outcomes of the previous day?s working-groups and the meeting will close with a discussion and presentation of an overall summary. A tentative roadmap on how to make progress in the application of DL for Accelerated Scientific Discovery at next generation X-ray and Neutron Sources will also be proposed. There is no registration fee for the workshop, but attendance is limited to 40 participants. The web page will be continuously updated. Looking very much forward to seeing you on September! Associate Professor Heloisa N. Bordallo ? Niels Bohr Institute - UCPH Associate Professor Christina Lioma - Department of Computer Science - UCPH Dr. Jonathan Taylor - Head of Data Management and Software Center Division - ESS Dr. Dimitri N. Argyriou - Head of Operations Planning - ESS The workshop is sponsored by the Nordic Neutron Science Programme (NNSP) Capacity Building Networks Soft and biological materials and Low-dimensional structure (https://www.nordforsk.org/en/programmes-and-projects/projects/nnsp-capacity-building). __________________ Heloisa N. Bordallo Associate Professor (Lektor) Niels Bohr Institute (H.C. ?rsted Institute, bldg. D) University of Copenhagen Universitetsparken 5 2100 Copenhagen Denmark Phone: +45 213 088 29 bordallo at nbi.ku.dk -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Michael.Schulz at frm2.tum.de Fri Jun 28 09:33:00 2019 From: Michael.Schulz at frm2.tum.de (Michael Schulz) Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2019 09:33:00 +0200 Subject: [Neutron] Open Position: PostDoc in Neutron Imaging at TUM, FRM II Message-ID: The Technical University Munich operates the high flux Neutron Source Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II) located at the scientific campus in Garching, Germany. The neutron source itself, its research instruments as well as the irradiation facilities provide unique possibilities for the scientific and industrial use of neutron beams. For the development of a new detector system at the imaging beam line ANTARES we invite applications (full time position 40.1 h/week) as *PostDoc (m/f/d)* The beam-line ANTARES is a high-resolution neutron imaging instrument, located at the high flux neutron source Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM-II) in Garching, Germany. With one of the highest neutron fluxes worldwide and its cold neutron spectrum, ANTARES offers high sensitivity at short exposure times. Main applications of ANTARES lie in the fields of material science, battery research, magnetism and fuel cells. Moreover, our highly motivated team plays an important role in method development for neutron imaging. *Description of position* ** You will play a leading role in the development of a novel detector system for ANTARES, which will offer highest possible spatial resolution. The detector system will use a high-resolution camera system, which is optically coupled to a scintillator. In contrast to common systems, this detector will be capable of recording the light output of single neutron events and use a center-of-mass strategy to determine the location of the event with sub-pixel resolution. Your work includes project management, simulations, planning and - in close cooperation with engineers and technicians - design, construction and commissioning of the new instrument components. In addition, you will be encouraged to pursue your own research projects with a focus on neutron imaging. *Qualification and Experience* ** You have a degree in physics, chemistry, material science or related fields, ideally completed with a PhD / doctorate degree. You have knowledge in the field of neutron- or x-ray/synchrotron imaging. Experience with optical systems and detectors will be helpful. Good oral and written English skills are required, German language skills are an asset. The appointment is limited to 3 years. The payment is based on the German pay scale TV-L. The Technical University Munich is an equal opportunity employer. Therefore women are especially encouraged to apply. Handicapped applicants having an equivalent experience will be preferred. Further information on the position is given byDr. Michael Schulz(phone +49 89 289 14718). Applications will be reviewed after July 14th, 2019and are accepted until the position is filled. Applicants should send a letter of interest describing relevant experience including detailed curriculum vitae by regular or electronic mail (merged to a pdf file) to: *Technische Universit?t M?nchen * *Forschungsneutronenquelle Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II)* *Personalabteilung* *Lichtenbergstra?e 1; D-85747 Garching* *Phone: +49 89 289 14614* *E-Mail: jobs at frm2.tum.de* *www.frm2.tum.de* -- --- Dr. Michael Schulz Technische Universit?t M?nchen Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ) Head of Neutron Imaging Group Lichtenbergstr.1 D - 85747 Garching Phone : +49-(0)89-289-14718 Fax : +49-(0)89-289-14997 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From caldersa at ornl.gov Fri Jun 28 15:29:48 2019 From: caldersa at ornl.gov (Calder, Stuart A.) Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2019 13:29:48 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] Magnetic Structure Determination from Neutron Diffraction Data School Registration Message-ID: A school providing hands-on training for "Magnetic Structure Determination from Neutron Diffraction Data" will be run on-site at ORNL from October 21-23, 2019. Registration is now open until July 17th at the schools website https://conference.sns.gov/event/176/ ==================================================== About the School The school will provide hands-on training on how to determine magnetic structures from powder and single-crystal neutron data. The techniques of representational analysis and magnetic space groups will be introduced and used in a series of examples. This school is a mini version of the Magnetic Structure Determination from Neutron Diffraction Data (Magstr) school and will be held at ORNL on the three days prior to the Pittsburgh Diffraction Conference, also held at ORNL that week. (https://conference.sns.gov/event/78/) Lectures and hands-on tutorial sessions will cover: 1. Symmetry analysis using representation theory and the SARAh program 2. Magnetic space groups using the Bilbao Crystallographic Server 3. Refinement strategies using the FullProf Suite 4. Magnetic structure determination from powder (constant wavelength and time-of-flight data) and single-crystal data (constant wavelength) The school is intended for graduate students, postdocs, and research scientists who have a working knowledge of crystallographic refinement and will benefit from incorporating the techniques of magnetic structure determination from neutron diffraction into their research. FullProf software will be used for hands-on examples. (https://www.ill.eu/sites/fullprof/) ***** Registration is free, but acceptance to the school is granted on a competitive and limited basis. The closing date for registering is July 17th. ***** Acceptance to the school is based on information provided when registering. Applicants will be notified by the end of July if they are accepted. Those accepted are expected to arrange for their own travel and accommodations. Workshop Organizers * Stuart Calder (caldersa at ornl.gov) * Ovidiu Garlea (garleao at ornl.gov) * Huibo Cao (caoh at ornl.gov) * Clarina dela Cruz (delacruzcr at ornl.gov) ----------------------- Stuart Calder Diffraction Group, Neutron Scattering Division Oak Ridge National Laboratory https://www.ornl.gov/staff-profile/stuart-calder -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From scampbell at bnl.gov Mon Jul 1 23:38:04 2019 From: scampbell at bnl.gov (Campbell, Stuart) Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2019 21:38:04 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] Vacancy at ISIS: Instrument Scientist for Quasi-Elastic Neutron Spectroscopy Message-ID: Being posted on behalf of Victoria Garcia Sakai. ________________________________ From: Garcia Sakai, Victoria (STFC,RAL,ISIS) Sent: 28 June 2019 12:19 To: neutron at neutronsources.org Subject: Vacancy at ISIS: Instrument Scientist for Quasi-Elastic Neutron Spectroscopy Instrument Scientist for Quasi-Elastic Neutron Spectroscopy STFC, Didcot, United Kingdom ?30,357 - ?42,576 per annum (dependent on skills and experience) Full Time Grade: D or E Contract Type: Open Ended Closing Date: 7th July 2019 Interview Date: Week commencing 5th August 2019 Job reference: IRC249840 About Us: The ISIS Neutron & Muon Source is a world-leading centre for research in the physical and life sciences at the STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory near Oxford in the United Kingdom. Our suite of neutron and muon instruments gives unique insights into the properties of materials at the atomic scale. We support a national and international community of more than 3000 scientists for research into subjects ranging from clean energy and the environment, pharmaceuticals and health care, through to nanotechnology and materials engineering, catalysis and polymers and on to fundamental studies of materials. ISIS has two low energy neutron spectrometers of inverted geometry, Iris and Osiris. They provide access to quasi-elastic and low-energy inelastic neutron scattering facilities across the physical, chemical and biophysical sciences, including energy research, catalysis, nanoscience, soft matter and biophysics. They are part of the instrument suite of the ISIS Molecular Spectroscopy Group that develops and operates a set of cutting edge neutron spectrometers; key tools to access structure and dynamics ranging from diffusion and rotation, phonon or bond vibrations and quantum effects. About the Role We are looking for a highly motivated and independent full time Instrument Scientist to support and develop the science and instrumentation programme on the backscattering neutron spectrometers Iris and Osiris, especially in the areas of soft matter or biophysics research. The position represents an excellent opportunity to develop both collaborative and personal scientific research programmes, and to contribute to the development of new capabilities at ISIS relevant to the instruments (new instrumentation, novel sample environment devices, advanced data analysis capabilities). You will interact extensively with visitors from higher education institutions as well as from industry. These duties on both Iris and Osiris will require you to work alongside and train these visitors to perform experiments and assist with data analysis and interpretation, and publication of results. You are expected to represent and actively work on expanding the user base of the instruments. Externally, you will be expected to present your own scientific work at conferences, strategically engage with stakeholders, and delineate future directions in science and facility development. Internally, you will be expected to contribute to the wider activities of the Molecular Spectroscopy Group and actively represent the group in its interactions with other ISIS and STFC science and technology groups. About You (Personal Skills and Attributes) ? a PhD in the physical sciences (or imminent award of) or equivalent experience ? a track record of research in a relevant scientific area ? expertise and understanding of neutron spectroscopy ? potential or ability to pursue an independent research programme ? good communication, interpersonal and presentation skills. Any other Relevant Information You must expect to perform some work out of normal working hours including weekends, during ISIS operating cycles. The work also requires the willingness and ability to work in a radiation area, in confined spaces and to handle chemicals and biological materials. There will be occasional requirements to travel within the UK and overseas. Organization Description UK Research and Innovation is a new entity that brings together nine partners to create an independent organisation with a strong voice for research and innovation, and a vision to ensure the UK maintains its world-leading position in research and innovation. More information can be found at www.ukri.org. The Science and Technology Facilities Council is a world-leading multi-disciplinary science organisation, and our goal is to deliver economic, societal, scientific and international benefits to the UK and its people ? and more broadly to the world. How to Apply For more detailed information of the Job Requirements and to apply please visit our job board at http://www.topcareer.jobs/Vacancy/irc249840_9535.aspx. Only online applications will be accepted. Applicants who are unable to apply online should contact us by telephone on +44 (0)1793 867000. Please submit a covering letter and CV ensuring that the IRC reference is included in the filename description of each document uploaded. Please note that failure to address the above criteria or submitted without a covering letter may result in your application not being considered. The closing date for applications is 7th July 2019. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Sara.Margaryan at esss.se Wed Jul 3 13:12:40 2019 From: Sara.Margaryan at esss.se (Sara Margaryan) Date: Wed, 3 Jul 2019 11:12:40 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] New vacancy at ESS Message-ID: <276AAC19-2B8A-4C5F-A406-CE4AD55F4D34@esss.se> Instrument Scientist for ESTIA The Science Directorate at the European Spallation Source (ESS) invites applications for an instrument scientist for the ESTIA reflectometer. Description of Division The Neutron Instruments Division houses the instrument scientists and post-docs, responsible for designing, constructing and then operating the neutron instruments of the ESS. New designs for a wide range of neutron instruments are in the process of being implemented, optimized to take full advantage of the unique long-pulse time structure of the ESS neutron source. There are currently 15 instruments under construction for ESS, of which 8, including ESTIA, will come on-line first. Description Main Responsibilities The current position is for the lead instrument scientist for ESTIA, a polarised focusing reflectometer for small samples, designed for the investigation of chemical and magnetic depth profiles near surfaces, as well as lateral correlations and structures. The immediate mission is to act as the project lead to design, procure, install and commission the ESTIA reflectometer. The instrument scientist will work closely with the lead engineer, forming the core instrument team. It is expected that the instrument project will run until 2022, followed by commissioning and operations, at which stage the mission will be to operate the instrument within the ESS user programme. ESTIA is being built as an in-kind contribution from the Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI), near Villigen in Switzerland. The successful candidate will be based in Lund when the instrument starts installation in ESS in 2021. Frequent travel between PSI and ESS will be required throughout the instrument construction project. The successful candidate must be active in a scientific field of direct relevance to ESTIA, such as thin-film magnetism. He/she will be given the opportunity to develop their own research projects, preferably at operating neutron research centres. Synergies with the neighbouring MAX-IV synchrotron as well as strong links with universities will be encouraged. ESS will support and encourage the candidate to take up an adjunct position at a university in an ESS partner country, in order to facilitate their own research. Required qualifications: Essential qualifications and experience: * PhD in experimental studies in the physical sciences relevant to the ESTIA scientific programme, preferably in the magnetism of thin films and heterostructures. * Extensive practical experience in neutron reflectivity applied to thin-film magnetism, as well as in the use of relevant laboratory-based characterization methods. * Experience of neutron instrumentation development * Evidence of a strong independent research profile in relevant science areas, commensurate with experience * Ability to work collaboratively and individually * Good interpersonal communication and presentation skills, and ability to interact effectively with staff and users at all levels. * Flexibility to occasional requests to work out-of-hours to support users * Responsible attitude to personal safety, and the safety of others * Willingness to international travel, distributing their time between ESS and PSI as required by the project Desirable experience: * Practical knowledge of other neutron techniques relevant to materials research * Practical experience of software development for instrument control as well as reduction and analysis of neutron reflectivity data * Practical experience of sample environment development relating to neutron reflectometry * Experience of working in a project environment * Experience of Monte-Carlo simulation of neutron instruments * Working knowledge of one or more of the data analysis/visualisation packages used within ESS (e.g. MatLab, Python, Mantid, etc.) Experience of working in an international environment is preferred and excellent oral and written English skills are prerequisites. Our work environment is characterised by fast growth, a fast pace of work, and an international atmosphere with highly skilled personnel. You must therefore enjoy the diversity of such an environment and have a personality suited for the challenges it presents. Our work environment is exciting and forward thinking and relies heavily on personal initiative. What ESS can offer ESS can offer you a variety of things, such as passionate colleagues, a vibrant melting pot of diversity, and a challenging and high paced work environment where our employees take great pride in designing and building a world leading facility for materials research. If you were to join ESS, you would become an important piece of the puzzle, since all our skilled staff are needed in order to fulfill the overall mission. We value and need expertise, innovative minds, great ways of leading and interacting with others, and the ability to work with people regardless of culture and background. Duration & Location The position is permanent with a six-month initial probationary period. Your work place will be situated in Lund, Sweden. Significant amounts of travel will be needed during the construction project. The position is to be filled as soon as possible. Application & Contact Please provide your curriculum vitae and cover letter in English by going to the ESS recruitment web page https://europeanspallationsource.se/careers/vacancies then clicking on ?apply? and following the instructions. Please note we only accept applications via the ESS website or ESS intranet. Internal candidates are encouraged to apply through the intranet. The deadline for applications is the July 17, 2019. For more information regarding the ESS recruitment process, please follow this link https://europeanspallationsource.se/ess-recruitment-process For further information regarding the open position, please contact Head of Neutron Instruments Division, Ken Andersen, ken.andersen[at]esss.se. For further information regarding the recruitment process for this position, please contact HR Officer, Sara Margaryan, sara.margaryan[at]esss.se. For trade union information please contact Unionen / Mikael Johansson at +46 46 888 32 51 or SACO / Swedish Association of Graduate Engineers/ Riccardo Bevilacqua at +46 46 888 32 28. We look forward to receiving your application! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Tobias.Richter at esss.se Thu Jul 4 17:12:21 2019 From: Tobias.Richter at esss.se (Tobias Richter) Date: Thu, 4 Jul 2019 15:12:21 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] Two Software Positions at ESS Message-ID: <1407044A-501D-41DE-AACB-F758A927AAF6@esss.se> The European Spallation Source ERIC (ESS) invites applications for a Software Scientist in Neutron Detection as well as for a Data Acquisition Scientist. Both roles will work with colleagues from the Data Management and Software Centre (DMSC), the rest of ESS and partner institutes. Their task will be to deliver a software system that gives access to the full scientific capabilities of ESS and to support visiting scientists and ESS staff in their research. Both positions permanent and are to be filled as soon as possible. Deadline for applications is 2019-08-11. For more information and to apply, please visit https://europeanspallationsource.se/careers/vacancies where you will also find a number of other open positions. If you have questions, also feel free to contact me at tobias.richter at esss.se directly. Best wishes, Tobias -- Data Management and Software Centre European Spallation Source, Lund, Sweden From Michael.Schulz at frm2.tum.de Fri Jul 5 13:20:40 2019 From: Michael.Schulz at frm2.tum.de (Michael Schulz) Date: Fri, 5 Jul 2019 13:20:40 +0200 Subject: [Neutron] Open Position: Scientific Software Developer for Neutron Imaging at FRM II Message-ID: The Technical University Munich operates the high flux Neutron Source Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II) located at the scientific campus in Garching, Germany. The neutron source itself, its research instruments as well as the irradiation facilities provide unique possibilities for the scientific and industrial use of neutron beams. For the development of imaging data evaluation software at the imaging beam line ANTARES we invite applications (full time position 40.1 h/week) as *Software Developer (m/f/d)* The beam-line ANTARES is a high-resolution neutron imaging instrument, located at the high flux neutron source Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM-II) in Garching, Germany. With one of the highest neutron fluxes worldwide and its cold neutron spectrum, ANTARES offers high sensitivity at short exposure times. Main applications of ANTARES lie in computed tomography in the fields of material science, battery research, magnetism and fuel cells. Moreover, our highly motivated team plays an important role in method development for neutron imaging. *Description of position* ** You will play a leading role in the software development for the evaluation of neutron imaging data. A particular focus of your work will be on GPU accelerated programming using the CUDA framework to perform real-time data evaluation at high frame rates on our GPU clusters. Further tasks will be the adaption and development of algorithms for reconstruction and filtering of computed tomography data and combination of multi-modal datasets (e.g. combined X-ray and neutron CT scans). *Qualification and Experience* ** You have a degree in computer science, mathematics, physics, chemistry, material science or related fields, ideally completed with a PhD / doctorate degree. You must have a strong programming background, preferably in C++ and Python. You have knowledge in the field of image data processing. Experience with GPU programming will be helpful. Good oral and written English skills are required, German language skills are an asset. The appointment is limited to 3 years. The payment is based on the German pay scale TV-L. The Technical University Munich is an equal opportunity employer. Therefore women are especially encouraged to apply. Handicapped applicants having an equivalent experience will be preferred. Further information on the position is given byDr. Michael Schulz(phone +49 89 289 14718, e-mail: Michael.schulz at frm2.tum.de). Applications will be reviewed after July 31th, 2019and are accepted until the position is filled. Applicants should send a letter of interest describing relevant experience including detailed curriculum vitae by regular or electronic mail (merged to a pdf file) to: *Technische Universit?t M?nchen * *Forschungsneutronenquelle Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II)* *Personalabteilung* *Lichtenbergstra?e 1; D-85747 Garching* *Phone: +49 89 289 14614* *E-Mail: jobs at frm2.tum.de* *www.frm2.tum.de* -- --- Dr. Michael Schulz Technische Universit?t M?nchen Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ) Head of Neutron Imaging Group Lichtenbergstr.1 D - 85747 Garching Phone : +49-(0)89-289-14718 Fax : +49-(0)89-289-14997 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The Asia-Oceania Conference for Neutron Scattering(AOCNS) is a platform for more than 500 scientists in the Asia-Oceania, Europe and America regions to share their latest results. Additionally, prestigious American President Award winner in this field and the representatives of the neutron facilities across Asia-Oceania, Europe and America are invited, to share their outstanding works and updates of their state-of-the-art neutron facilities. This conference will cover recent advances in the applications of neutron scattering in all science areas: Programme highlights include: S1. Condensed Matter Physics S2. Materials Science and Chemistry S3. Soft Matter Systems S4. Food and Biological Science S5. Engineering and Industrial Applications S6. Fundamental Physics S7. Sources, Methods, and Techniques See more details here. Present your research ? submit abstracts by 15 August 2019 Oral and poster abstracts are now invited on the conference topics and should be submitted using the online abstract submission system. Through the AONSA Young Scholar Awards and AONSA Poster Awards, the participation of the next generation of scientists is highly encouraged, creating a vibrant forum where scientists from all over the world can meet to discuss and exchange their latest cutting-edge results on neutron scattering sciences. We welcome your participation and look forward to receiving your abstracts. Please pay close attention to our updates on www.aocns2019.org. Kind regards, Hsiung Chou, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Taiwan Conference Chairman -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Please submit your abstract till July 15, 2019 via our web portal https://www.fz-juelich.de/jcns/EN/Leistungen/ConferencesAndWorkshops/JCNSWorkshops/2019Workshop/AbstractsandRegistration/_node.html The workshop will be held from October 7 to October 10 2019 in Tutzing, Germany. The scope of the workshop is bring together experts in neutron scattering methods with users from soft matter and biology to review techniques and provide the opportunity for the community to discuss current limitations, new capabilities, and future developments. Registration has opened on April 1, 2019, final registration deadline September 1, 2019. Further information can be found at the workshop webpage http://www.fz-juelich.de/jcns/JCNS-Workshop2019 We are looking forward to meet you in Tutzing. 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The successful candidate will develop a novel in-situ infrared (IR) spectrometer at the small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) instruments operated by JCNS in order to monitor the structural changes involved with the different states of proteins by a combination of neutron scattering and infrared absorption on the very same sample. At the MLZ JCNS is operating a suite of high performance neutron scattering instruments. In addition it is actively pursuing a research program in soft matter science offering a highly interdisciplinary and international environment. Your job: Build-up of a novel IR spectrometer based on Quantum Cascade Lasers Development of sample cells allowing IR and SANS in situ on the very same sample Sample characterization by CD-spectroscopy, UV-visible and IR spectroscopy Performing neutron scattering experiments at the MLZ in Garching and world-wide Presentation of the results at conferences and publication of scientific articles Interdisciplinary teamwork and supervision of PhD and Master/ Bachelor students Your profile: Master degree in Physics or Chemistry and a PhD in a related field ideally with a focus on the development of new measurement set-ups Knowledge of scattering techniques is not required but would be a plus Knowledge in IR spectroscopy and designing optical set-ups would be desired Data analysis using computer programs will also be an important aspect of the project Experience with computer programming for data analysis (python or similar) is advantageous IR spectra modelling and interpretation skills would be desirable Good communication skills in English are a requirement Cooperative and structured working style and passion for science and new ideas Fun in writing publications should be present in the successful candidate Our offer: We are a young and dynamic research group with experience in both fields SANS and IR spectroscopy and in-situ techniques We are equipped with excellent experimental methods embedded in the international research environment of the JCNS. We offer a PostDoc position limited to three years including salary and all social benefits (100% TV?D E13) funded by BMBF. You will be employed at the RWTH Aachen University. The place of employment will be at the MLZ at Garching nearby Munich. Chance of participating in (international) conferences and project meetings We aim to employ more women in this area and therefore particularly welcome applications from women. We also welcome applications from disabled persons. Please submit your enquiries and application (including letter of motivation, CV and examination results as pdf files) to Dr. Tobias Schrader Email: t.schrader at fz-juelich.de For further information please contact Dr. Tobias Schrader or visit our webpages, http://www.fz-juelich.de/jcns/EN/Home/home_node.html and http://www.mlz-garching.de ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH 52425 Juelich Sitz der Gesellschaft: Juelich Eingetragen im Handelsregister des Amtsgerichts Dueren Nr. HR B 3498 Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats: MinDir Volker Rieke Geschaeftsfuehrung: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Marquardt (Vorsitzender), Karsten Beneke (stellv. Vorsitzender), Prof. Dr.-Ing. Harald Bolt, Prof. Dr. Sebastian M. Schmidt ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From press at ceric-eric.eu Thu Jul 18 14:51:56 2019 From: press at ceric-eric.eu (Press CERIC-ERIC) Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2019 14:51:56 +0200 Subject: [Neutron] Announcement: CERIC call for proposals now open! In-Reply-To: <020a36aa-2988-bf5b-047c-4bb49fe0af8b@ceric-eric.eu> References: <020a36aa-2988-bf5b-047c-4bb49fe0af8b@ceric-eric.eu> Message-ID: Dear User, *CERIC-ERIC call for proposals is now open. Apply here*: https://vuo.elettra.trieste.it/ CERIC-ERIC, Central European Research Infrastructure Consortium , offers access to more than 50 complementary instruments and two support laboratories, for multidisciplinary research in all fields of materials science and nanotechnology. Researchers from all over the world can apply for access free of charge, upon the condition that results are published and CERIC acknowledged. In addition to the access to the instruments and labs, CERIC offers support for mobility and open access publications, and more. As usual, there will be two deadlines in this call: - _/September 2nd, 2019/_, 17hs CET, to have a pre-evaluation and the possibility to improve your proposal. - /_September 30th, 2019_/, 17hs CET, recommended only for expert users of all the techniques requested. There are new instruments added to the offer in this call. A detailed description of the instruments and techniques available can be found here . Forfurther information about the call, visit https://www.ceric-eric.eu/users/call-for-proposals/ *If you are a researcher working**in* Albania, Belarus, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Estonia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia or Ukraine,***apply for **promotional open access* : in theframe of the European project ACCELERATE, *personalized support for proposal preparation, measurements and data analysis can be provided upon request*.** -- CERIC Communications Office email: press at ceric-eric.eu web: http://www.ceric-eric.eu LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/ceric-eric Twitter: @CERICnews CERIC-ERIC S.S. 14 - Km 163,5 in AREA Science Park 34149 - Trieste (Basovizza), Italy -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Overview: Neutron Sciences Directorate is seeking an ultra-low temperature experimental physicist, preferably with experience in neutron scattering, to support sample environment equipment and scientific experiments at a major user facility. You will have the opportunity to lead and collaborate in the assembly, setup, troubleshooting, testing, repair and operation of liquid helium cryostats, helium dilution refrigerators and cryo-magnet systems. As a sample environment experimental physicist, you will be designing, testing and prototyping unique sample environments for neutron scattering. We are seeking a collaborative professional who will be comfortable communicating with scientific staff and outside users and will give excellent face-to-face technical support. This role will also provide you with an excellent opportunity to collaborate with other scientists and users to present and publish high impact science discoveries. This position reports to the Low Temperature and Magnets Team Lead within the Neutron Scattering Division Sample Environment Group. Major Duties and Responsibilities: * You will have the opportunity to support staff scientists and user groups to execute experiments to successful completion. Can involve equipment operation and calibration, timely response to emergent troubleshooting situations (often after normal business hours or on weekends) and provide technical guidance and expertise about the sample environment equipment. * Analyze hazards associated with the sample environment equipment. * Troubleshoot sample environment equipment issues as they arise. Determine which, if any, technical support groups need to be involved, and work with them to resolve the problem. * This role places special emphasis on thermometry and operation of ultra-low temperature devices * Analyze and engineer solutions to integrate equipment with the instrument. * You will direct craft and technical staff in repair, maintenance, and upgrade activities associated with the equipment. * Contribute as a subject matter expert to upgrade design team efforts. Ensure compliance with ESH and quality procedures and programs. * The SNS facility is in operation 24 hours per day and 7 days a week year round. You may be occasionally required to provide support during off hours or weekends with little or no notice. * As a member of the ORNL scientific community, you will be expected to commit to ORNL's Research Code of Conduct. Our full code of conduct, and a statement by the Lab Director's office can be found here: https://www.ornl.gov/content/research-integrity Also responsible for the following routine tasks: * Test and prepare sample environment equipment for each facility operating cycle and maintenance period * Develop and maintain quick-start guides, guidelines and other documentation on the operation of equipment * Maintain inventory consumables and critical spares Basic Qualifications: * Ph.D. in Physics (low-temperature, magnetism, medium energy or related fields) * 2 or more years of relevant experience beyond PhD. (We encourage applications from all levels and will hire commensurate with years of experience) * Excellent communications skills (written and verbal), interpersonal skills, ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team environment, and a professional demeanor * Ability to work independently, respond to emergent situations, and utilize sound judgment * Demonstrated computer literacy, including proficiency in MS Office applications * Ability to perform hands-on work to troubleshoot, diagnose, and debug technical equipment and systems * Ability to perform tasks which are moderately physically demanding, such as climbing stairs and ladders, safely navigating crowded facilities while pushing or carrying various equipment, and occasionally lifting items weighing up to 30 pounds. Other Requirements: * This position may include limited travel opportunities. * Employment is contingent upon the results of a pre-employment physical exam and drug screen which must be administered and cleared before employment can begin. Preferred Qualifications: * Demonstrated ability with low-temperature cryogenic systems * Experience with cryogenic magnet systems * Direct experience working with neutron scattering instruments * Experience working within a DOE regulated environment About Neutron Sciences Directorate: The Neutron Sciences Directorate (NScD) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) operates the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR), the United States' highest flux reactor based neutron source, and the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS), the world's most intense pulsed accelerator based neutron source. Together these facilities operate 30 instruments for neutron scattering research, each year carrying out in excess of 1,000 experiments in the physical, chemical, materials, biological and medical sciences. HFIR also provides unique facilities for isotope production and neutron irradiation. To learn more about Neutron Sciences at ORNL go to: http://neutrons.ornl.gov. Benefits at ORNL: UT-Battelle offers a quality benefits package, including a matching 401(k), contributory pension plan, paid vacation, and medical/dental plan options. Onsite amenities include a credit union, medical clinic, cafeteria, coffee stands, and fitness facilities. Relocation benefits are available for this position: Moving can be overwhelming and expensive. UT-Battelle offers a generous relocation package to ease the transition process. Domestic and international relocation assistance is available for this position. If invited to interview, be sure to ask your Recruiter (Talent Acquisition Partner) for details. 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On the days 7+8 September the School will be preceded with a crash course in the necessary Mathematics (complex numbers and Fourier transforms) and Physics (waves), directed to students from non-Physics backgrounds. The School is free of registration charge for all, since it is funded by the Nordic Research Council (NordForsk) and the Swedish Strategic Research Council (SSF). Accomodation and travel is free of charge for students from the Nordic countries (travel expenses will be reimboursed after the course). Detailed program and registration information are found on the course home page: https://indico.nbi.ku.dk/event/1253/ The registration deadline is August 1st. There is still a handful of vacancies. Well met in Tartu! Kim Lefmann (Univ. Copenhagen, NNSP) Martin M?nsson (KTH, SwedNess) LiisSinor (Univ. Tartu, Local organizer) -- med venlig hilsen / best regards Kim Lefmann Head of Section, X-ray and Neutron Science Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen Phone/Cell phone +45 29250476 From gerelli at ill.fr Fri Jul 26 16:47:08 2019 From: gerelli at ill.fr (Yuri Gerelli) Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2019 16:47:08 +0200 Subject: [Neutron] Abstracts submission is OPEN - BILL2019, Bilayers at the ILL workshop, 11-13 December 2019, Grenoble, FR Message-ID: <1d873984-30f2-df81-2298-bb9c051a9701@ill.fr> *ABSTRACTS SUBMISSION IS OPEN For more information visit https://workshops.ill.fr/e/BILL2019 * -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: hdcgpnicakgomeep.png Type: image/png Size: 375492 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Best regards, Charlie ___________________________________________________________ ??? ?Chun-Ming (Charlie) Wu NSRRC Representative in ANSTO ????? ?SANS instrument Scientist ?????????? ?????? ???? Neutron Group, Scientific Research Division National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center 30076??????????101? 101 Hsin-Ann Rd., Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu, Taiwan 30076 E-mail: ? wu.cm at nsrrc.org.tw ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ? ? https://www.aocns2019.org/images/logo-b.jpg ? ? Register now Submit abstract Programme News Dear Colleague This is a kind reminder for AOCNS 2019 abstract submission is open until August 15th 2019. The updated flyer is enclosed in the attachment as well. The 3rd ?Asia-Oceania Conference on Neutron Scattering (AOCNS2019) will be held 16-21 November 2019 in Ken-Ting National Park, Taiwan. This meeting traditionally spans the complete spectrum from the latest results and discoveries in neutron scattering, over fundamental sciences to applied research. We also focus on novel neutron instrument concepts to make use of the remarkable science across multiple fields such as physics, chemistry, biology, material science, materials engineering, neutron sources, and instrumentations. The Asia-Oceania Conference for Neutron Scattering(AOCNS) is a platform for more than 500 scientists in the Asia-Oceania, Europe and America regions to share their latest results. Additionally, prestigious American President Award winner in this field and the representatives of the neutron facilities across Asia-Oceania, Europe and America are invited, to share their outstanding works and updates of their state-of-the-art neutron facilities. ? This conference will cover recent advances in the applications of neutron scattering in all science areas: Programme highlights include: S1. Condensed Matter Physics S2. Materials Science and Chemistry S3. Soft Matter Systems S4. Food and Biological Science S5. Engineering and Industrial Applications S6. Fundamental Physics S7. Sources, Methods, and Techniques See more details here. Present your research ? submit abstracts by 15 August 2019 Oral and poster abstracts are now invited on the conference topics and should be submitted using the online abstract submission system. Through the AONSA Young Scholar Awards and AONSA Poster Awards, the participation of the next generation of scientists is highly encouraged, creating a vibrant forum where scientists from all over the world can meet to discuss and exchange their latest cutting-edge results on neutron scattering sciences. We welcome your participation and look forward to receiving your abstracts. Please pay close attention to our updates on www.aocns2019.org. 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[Particle and Nuclear Physics Division] BEAM TIME FOR THE HADRON EXPERIMENTAL FACILITY. STATUS OF THE COHERENT MUON TO ELECTRON TRANSITION (COMET). STATUS OF THE MUON G-2/ ELECTRIC DIPOLE MOMENT (EDM) (E34). DEVELOPMENTS FOR HORN AND TARGET UPGRADES AND NEUTRINO INTERACTION STUDIES AT NEAR DETECOR SYSTEM. 4. [Materials and Life Science Division] STABLE USER PROGRAM OPERATION HAD BEEN CONTINUED AT 500 KW. THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY NINE NEUTRON GENERAL PROPOSALS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FOR THE 2019B PERIOD. CONSTRUCTION OF ELECTRIC POWER SUBSTATION FOR H-LINE IN PROGRESS. 5. [Nuclear Transmutation Division] SECOND INFORMATION EXCHANGE MEETING ON ACCELERATORS FOR ADS BETWEEN SCK*CEN AND J-PARC WAS HELD. 6. [Safety Division] FY2019 SAFETY DAY AT J-PARC. THE APPLICATION FOR A LICENSE OF THE OPERATION WAS GRANTED. 7. [Editorial Note] --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. [Overview] by Naohito SAITO --------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMER SHUTDOWN TO ENTER NEW PHASE OF BEAM POWER We entered the summer shutdown after about three months of beam time in this fiscal year 2019. While the operation of MLF was very successful with the high availability of 94% or more, it is our deep regret that we had to postpone the Main Ring (MR) beam time, which corresponds to about two months or more, due to the malfunction of the bending magnet in the Beam Transport from 3 GeV Synchrotron to the Main Ring (3-50-BT). This beam time at the MR, which was divided into slow and fast extraction roughly 1 to 2, had to be delayed until the beam time in autumn, when the newly made coil for the bending magnet will be ready for operation. Hadron Experimental Facility (HEF) is going through the replacement of the target system, where the cooling power is almost doubled to reach its acceptable beam power of 80 kW or more. We are very excited about the possibility to come back to the SX beam with a higher beam power in next February. In the beginning of July, we performed more than 10 hours of continuous operation of the MLF with 1 MW. The accelerator and the target systems both for neutron and muon performed with the excellent stability as expected. Some neutron scattering measurements were also done to show an extremely high- quality measurement in a short time period thanks to the higher power beam. We think we have gained a good experience and accumulated a good confidence by this 10 hour-trial run, which will benefit the higher power run in autumn beam time. With the successful trial operation of MLF at 1 MW, and the new target in the HEF to go to higher beam power, and furthermore, ongoing construction of the power supply for MR, we are getting more ready for higher power operation at entire J-PARC facility, which we expect to result in qualitatively new results. We are very happy to share the excitement of this new phase of stable and high power beams with all users! More beams for more excitements! --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. [Accelerator Division] by Kazuo HASEGAWA --------------------------------------------------------------------- STABLE AND 1 MW DEMONSTRATION FOR MLF, AND HD OPERATION BUT MR SUSPENSION. After the replacement of the ion source at the end of March, we started new Run#82. We delivered beams for user operation of the Materials and Life Science Experimental Facility (MLF) at the beam power of 500 kW. The user operation for the MLF ended in the morning of July 3. The operation was very smooth and the availability from April was high at about 96%. We had an accelerator study time until the morning of July 8 and stopped the operation as summer shutdown. In the beginning of the study time, we successfully delivered 1 MW to the MLF for ten and half hours. The linac, the 3 GeV Rapid Cycling Synchrotron (RCS), and the neutron target were very stable during this 1 MW operation. We had only three short beam stops and the availability was roughly 99%. We have demonstrated the 1 MW operation for one hour last year. We have experienced the longer time operation and accumulated the experiences toward the goal of the MLF operation. The failure of the bending magnet, which occurred in March, in the beam transport line from the RCS to the Main Ring (MR) was patched up and beam was resumed on April 4 for the hadron experimental facility (HD). The beam power was 50 kW as before the suspension. But on April 24, it was observed that the field strength dropped by 2 %, which was much severe than that in March. After the investigation, we found insufficient insulation between conductors in coils. As a result, we had a conclusion that continuation of the stable operation of the MR was difficult. Therefore, user operation of the MR will be resumed in the beginning of November, after the replacement of the failed coil. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. [Particle and Nuclear Physics Division] by T. NOMURA, T. TAKAHASHI, K.OZAWA, S. MIHARA, T. MIBE, T. ISHIDA, M. HARTZ --------------------------------------------------------------------- BEAM TIME FOR THE HADRON EXPERIMENTAL FACILITY. (by T. NOMURA, T. TAKAHASHI, K. OZAWA) Slow extraction (SX) beams from Main Ring were delivered for user operation from Feb. 9 to Mar. 18 and from Apr. 4 to Apr. 24. In the beam time, three experiments were conducted. The E14/KOTO experiment resumed taking physics data. KOTO had successfully finished detector upgrades before the beam time. One of the new features is a both-end readout scheme for the electromagnetic calorimeter. It provides a depth information of the particle shower in the calorimeter and helps to distinguish a photon-induced shower from a neutron-induced one. A quick analysis during the run shows that a sufficient reduction power against neutron backgrounds can be achieved. At the K1.8 beamline, a new experiment E40 was conducted to study hyperon nucleon interactions using scatterings of Sigma hyperons on proton. In the experiment, Sigma hyperons are produced by the (pi, K+) reaction on a liquid hydrogen target and are scattered by protons in the same target. The emitted K+ is detected by the KURAMA spectrometer, and a Sigma-hyperon proton scattering is reconstructed with a newly installed detector system, CATCH. E40 collected Sigma- proton data and a half of Sigma+ proton data. At the K1.8BR beamline, a pilot run of the E57 experiment was conducted. The E57 experiment aims at measuring of X-rays from Kaon-deuteron atoms. In this beam time, the E57 acquired data for Kaonic-hydrogen atoms to confirm the performance of detector and backgrounds. STATUS OF THE COHERENT MUON TO ELECTRON TRANSITION (COMET) (by S. MIHARA) The COMET experiment aims to search for the lepton-flavor violating muon reaction, mu-e conversion, with sensitivity better than 10^{-14} in Phase I. Construction of the COMET facility along with detector R&D is in progress. Status and plan of construction was intensively discussed in a collaboration meeting held in June 10-14 at J-PARC. The KEK-IPNS muon group co-hosted an international conference, CLFV2019 https://conference-indico.kek.jp/indico/event/70/ held in Fukuoka. Status report of the COMET experiment was given by a COMET collaborator and many poster presentations were made to report research status ongoing in the COMET collaboration. Organization of this conference was supported by KEK International Cooperation Office. STATUS OF THE MUON G-2/ ELECTRIC DIPOLE MOMENT (EDM) (E34) ?(by T. MIBE) The E34 collaboration prepares for precision measurements of the muon anomalous magnetic moment and electric dipole moment. Following an approval on stage 2 status for the experiment, the experiment works with KEK for funding request. A task force was formed under the J-PARC center to discuss technical issues on extending the H-line area. The collaboration had an open collaboration meeting in Seoul National University on June 24-27 to share the overall schedule and development progress including realization of a thermal-energy muon source and other areas. DEVELOPMENTS FOR HORN AND TARGET UPGRADES AND NEUTRINO ?INTERACTION STUDIES AT NEAR DETECOR SYSTEM ?(BY T. ISHIDA, M. HARTZ) The Main Ring operation was terminated in late April due to a trouble of a bending magnet. The fast extraction mode operation for T2K experiment will be resumed from autumn after fixation of the problem. The electromagnetic horns and neutrino production target are developed and fabricated with firm international collaboration. In the beginning of 2019, 3rd generation horn-1, assembled at University of Colorado at Boulder, U.S.A., and a new production target, fabricated at STFC Rutherford Appleton laboratory, were imported and delivered to J-PARC, and integration work is now in very good progress. From this June, long-term test operation of the new horn has been started, and operation with 320kA current is successfully continuing. With the current, more than 10% gain is expected at far detector flux in comparison with current 250 kA operation. To reduce systematic errors on neutrino interactions is another key to achieve CP violation measurement. The T2K near detector system, located 280m downstream of the target, has been making world-leading researches on neutrino-nucleus interactions with unprecedented statistics delivered from the J-PARC beam. Recent publication: ?Characterization of nuclear effects in muon- neutrino scattering on hydrocarbon with a measurement of final-state kinematics and correlations in charged-current pionless interactions at T2K? Phys. Rev. D 98, 032003 (2018), DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.98.032003 The modeling of nuclear effects in neutrino nucleus scattering introduces the largest systematic uncertainties in neutrino oscillation measurements. By measuring the recoil hadrons from neutrino-nucleus interactions, it is possible to better constrain these nuclear models. In this result, T2K has measured the kinematic properties of both final state muons and recoil protons using the ND280 near detector. T2K also studies interesting projections of the data in the direction transverse to the neutrino beam that more directly probe the physics of the target nucleus. T2K finds that the data is best described by initial state models of the nucleus that account for correlations between the Fermi motion of constituent nucleons and their position or energy level in the nucleus. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. [Materials and Life Science Division] by Toshiji KANAYA --------------------------------------------------------------------- STABLE USER PROGRAM OPERATION HAD BEEN CONTINUED AT 500 KW 1) Neutron Source The beam operation of 500kW is going very well with a good availability of 96.2% since April 1, as of June 12 in 2019. At the end of this run time, 1MW beam operation with the duration time of 12 hours is going to be held on July 3 from 10:00 to 22:00 which is much longer than the 1MW operation of 1 hour last year. Much facility data of high power operation are expected to be obtained. THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY NINE NEUTRON GENERAL PROPOSALS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FOR THE 2019B PERIOD 2) Neutron Instruments and Science Neutron Instruments and Science Call for General proposals and New User Promotion proposals for the 2019B period was closed on June 7 and we received 379 neutron proposals. In the Long Term Proposal starting with 2019B, 6 projects were proposed and as a result of document review, 4 of them were sent to the listening board. Those proposals will be sent to the Neutron Science Proposal Review Committee / the Proposal Evaluation Committee for reviewing process. Final results will be sent to users in September. The first half of user program of 2019A period was ended in the morning of July 3. The second half will be resumed from November 5. CONSTRUCTION OF ELECTRIC POWER SUBSTATION FOR H-LINE IN PROGRESS 3) Muon Science Facility (MUSE) Among the muon beamlines envisaged in the original plan of MLF, the H-line in experimental hall No. 1 has been in the stage of waiting for funding from MEXT for years. Given such a situation, the J-PARC head quarter decided to provide a partial support for putting the plan forward. The support is primarily for the construction of new electric power substation to cover the huge demand of electricity expected upon the full operation of the H-line. Following the installation of cable racks, pitting of MLF building wall, and outdoor structures in FY2017, the civil engineering work for the substation site near the MLF building continued towards the end of FY2018. Now the installation for the access to electricity is in progress on the substation site. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. [Nuclear Transmutation Division] by Hayanori TAKEI --------------------------------------------------------------------- SECOND INFORMATION EXCHANGE MEETING ON ACCELERATORS FOR ADS BETWEEN SCK*CEN AND J-PARC WAS HELD. Second information exchange meeting on accelerators for ADS between SCK*CEN and J-PARC was held at Cyclotron Resources Centre of Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium from April 10 to 11, 2019. SCK*CEN has been working on the MYRRHA (Multipurpose hYbrid Research Reactor for High-tech Applications) project. MYRRHA is about 100 MWth (MW thermal) research and demonstration facility for ADS concept. About 10 researchers from SCK*CEN mainly from the accelerator development team and 4 researchers from J-PARC took part in the meeting. Many topics such as the current status of accelerator development at MYRRHA, accelerator-operation experiences and future development plans at J-PARC were presented in this meeting. In particular, participants discussed how to achieve the high reliability required of the ADS accelerator. One of the methods was the development of the solid state RF reported from SCK*CEN. Since the exchanging information meeting had great benefits for both sides, we decided to hold the next meeting at J-PARC about one year later. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. [Safety Division] by Kotaro BESSHO and Yoshihiro NAKANE --------------------------------------------------------------------- FY2019 SAFETY DAY AT J-PARC The J-PARC Center sets "the Safety Day" around May 23 on which the radioactive material leak incident occurred in 2013. The Safety Day in FY2019 was held on May 24. The meeting for exchanging information on safety efforts was held in the morning. Some good-practices were awarded by the J-PARC director. Furthermore, three talks were presented; (1) A scientific talk related to quick evaluation of high-level personal doses exposed in an accelerator tunnel during beam operations, (2) Consideration to safe transportation of highly-activated target vessel used at Materials and Life Science Experimental Facility (MLF), and (3) Safety measures after the fire of a temporary power generator. In the afternoon, the Workshop for Fostering Safety Culture was held. The main talk entitled "Human power required for strong and safe organization" was given by Dr. Yayoi Nagai (Office KAZE NO MICHI). THE APPLICATION FOR A LICENSE OF THE OPERATION WAS GRANTED The application for changes of the radiological license was granted by the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) on June 12. The approved changes in the application were the materials irradiation experiment at the Main Ring Synchrotron, the minor change of the radiation safety interlock system of the Rapid Cycling Synchrotron and so on. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. [Editorial Note] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Information on the project can be also obtained at the web site: http://j-parc.jp/c/en/topics/project-newsletter/index.html ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Editorial Board: Toshifumi TSUKAMOTO (Chair): toshifumi.tsukamoto at kek.jp Kaoru SHIBATA: shibata.kaoru@ jaea.go.jp Takashi ITO: itou.takashi at jaea.go.jp Dick MISCHKE (English Editor): mischke at triumf.ca Tomoko KAWAMURA (Secretary): kawamura.tomoko at jaea.go.jp ++++++++++++++++End of Letter++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From frankli at ornl.gov Fri Aug 9 19:53:19 2019 From: frankli at ornl.gov (Li, Fankang Frank) Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2019 17:53:19 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] Workshop on Polarized Sources, Targets, and Polarimetry (PSTP 2019) In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear All, On behalf of the local organizing committee, I would like to announce The 18th International Workshop on Polarized Sources, Targets, and Polarimetry (PSTP 2019), which will take place September 22-27 in Knoxville, Tennessee. It will be hosted by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, in nearby Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The workshop addresses technical challenges and accomplishments related to polarized gas/solid targets, polarized electron/positron/ion/neutron sources, polarimetry, and applications of polarized techniques. PSTP has been a tradition for more than 20 years, moving between Europe, USA, and Asia. The workshop will take place at the Holiday Inn Knoxville Downtown Convention Center. For more information regarding the program and registration information, please visit the home page at: https://conference.sns.gov/e/PSTP2019 Abstract Deadline Extended to August 16th! Registration deadline is August 30, 2019 Please send any questions to piercejj at ornl.gov Fankang Li -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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We look forward to seeing you at ICANS XXIII Ken Herwig and Garrett Granroth On behalf of the ICANS International Advisory Committee Garrett E. Granroth Instrument Scientist Neutron Scattering Division Oak Ridge National Laboratory P.O. Box 2008 MS 6475 Oak Ridge TN 37831 Tel: 865-241-8241 Fax: 865-574-6080 email:granrothge at ornl.gov -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From christopher.garvey at mau.se Wed Aug 14 23:11:57 2019 From: christopher.garvey at mau.se (Christopher Garvey) Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2019 21:11:57 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] School: Neutrons for membrane biophysics Message-ID: Dear List-Readers, It is the last weeks for applying for the ?Neutrons for membrane biophysics? school that will take place in Garching (close to Munich) between the 16th and 20th of September. The event will focus on the use of neutrons and molecular deuteration to enable early career researchers to provide fresh insight into problems in membrane biophysics. The workshop?s aims are to give: a practical background in the design of experiments (including utilisation of molecular deuteration); preparation of samples; successful execution of a measurement program ; and the analysis of data. We will introduce software packages suitable for the analysis of data as well as explore the exciting possibilities of directly comparing molecular dynamics simulations with neutron scattering data. The target audience is early career researchers, mainly PhD students and postdoctoral fellows, working with biophysical problems involving model membranes. More detail can be found on the website: http://www.fz-juelich.de/jcns/EN/Leistungen/ConferencesAndWorkshops/JCNSWorkshops/2020SINE/_node.html Regards Chris Garvey Alexandros Koutsioumpas (organisers) Dr Christopher Garvey email:christopher.garvey at mau.se -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From muconic at gmail.com Fri Aug 16 12:53:06 2019 From: muconic at gmail.com (Chun-Ming Wu) Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2019 20:53:06 +1000 Subject: [Neutron] AOCNS2019 call for abstract - Deadline Extension: September 15 2019 Message-ID: <012a01d55420$d0ca6770$725f3650$@nsrrc.org.tw> Dear Colleagues, Could you please help to forward below message to your community? Many thanks in advance. Best, Charlie ? ___________________________________________________________ ??? ?Chun-Ming (Charlie) Wu NSRRC Representative in ANSTO ????? ?SANS instrument Scientist ?????????? ?????? ???? Neutron Group, Scientific Research Division National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center 30076??????????101? 101 Hsin-Ann Rd., Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu, Taiwan 30076 E-mail: ? wu.cm at nsrrc.org.tw ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ? ? ? Register now Submit abstract Programme News Deadline extended to 15 September 2019 Due to a large number of requests, the submission deadline for the 3rd AOCNS conference has been extended by 1 month. This means you now have until 15 September 2019 to submit your Abstract. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Colleague The 3rd ?Asia-Oceania Conference on Neutron Scattering (AOCNS2019) will be held 16-21 November 2019 in Ken-Ting National Park, Taiwan. This meeting traditionally spans the complete spectrum from the latest results and discoveries in neutron scattering, over fundamental sciences to applied research. We also focus on novel neutron instrument concepts to make use of the remarkable science across multiple fields such as physics, chemistry, biology, material science, materials engineering, neutron sources, and instrumentations. The Asia-Oceania Conference for Neutron Scattering(AOCNS) is a platform for more than 500 scientists in the Asia-Oceania, Europe and America regions to share their latest results. Additionally, prestigious American President Award winner in this field and the representatives of the neutron facilities across Asia-Oceania, Europe and America are invited, to share their outstanding works and updates of their state-of-the-art neutron facilities. ? This conference will cover recent advances in the applications of neutron scattering in all science areas: Programme highlights include: S1. Condensed Matter Physics S2. Materials Science and Chemistry S3. Soft Matter Systems S4. Food and Biological Science S5. Engineering and Industrial Applications S6. Fundamental Physics S7. Sources, Methods, and Techniques See more details here. Present your research ? submit abstracts by 15 September 2019 Oral and poster abstracts are now invited on the conference topics and should be submitted using the online abstract submission system. Through the AONSA Young Scholar Awards and AONSA Poster Awards, the participation of the next generation of scientists is highly encouraged, creating a vibrant forum where scientists from all over the world can meet to discuss and exchange their latest cutting-edge results on neutron scattering sciences. We welcome your participation and look forward to receiving your abstracts. Please pay close attention to our updates on www.aocns2019.org. Kind regards, Hsiung Chou, ?National Sun Yat-Sen University, Taiwan Conference Chairman ? ? ? ? ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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ANSTO is open for proposals for the following neutron-beam instruments and facilities: Echidna (high-resolution powder diffractometer) Wombat (high-intensity powder diffractometer) Koala (Laue diffractometer) Kowari (strain scanner) Dingo (neutron radiography/tomography/imaging) Platypus (reflectometer) Spatz (reflectometer) Quokka (pinhole small-angle-neutron scattering) Bilby (TOF small-angle-neutron scattering) Kookaburra (ultra-small-angle neutron scattering) Taipan (thermal-neutron 3-axis spectrometer) Beryllium-filter option on Taipan Sika (cold-neutron 3-axis spectrometer) Pelican (cold-neutron time-of-flight spectrometer) Emu (high-resolution backscattering spectrometer) Biological and Chemical Deuteration (at the National Deuteration Facility) Sample environment equipment available for use on the neutron-beam instruments. Small-angle X-ray scattering and X-ray reflectometry (in conjunction with Quokka, Bilby, Platypus or Spatz) Physical Properties Measurement System (only in collaborative mode with ANSTO staff) Proposals must be submitted using our on-line system, http://neutron.ansto.gov.au/ Deadline: 16 September 2019. * For single visit proposals for neutron and X-ray instruments, select round "2020-1 Neutron" * For 3-year program proposals for neutron instruments and/or bio- or chemical deuteration, select "2020-1 Neutron & NDF Program" * For National Deuteration Facility proposals, select round "2020-1 Deuteration" Important notes: * Applicants should note that the proposal system will not allow a proposal to be submitted if you have outstanding experimental reports. * Applicants should ensure that any publications resulting from beamtime at ANSTO are entered into the proposal system and linked to the related proposal(s). The peer review panels will take these into consideration when reviewing the proposals. * Applicants should ideally discuss their proposal with the appropriate Instrument Scientist before submitting. Dr Jamie Schulz Leader Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering Tel Mobile Email Web +61 2 9717 9827 +61 409034649 Jamie.Schulz at ansto.gov.au www.ansto.gov.au/ACNS fb tw ln yt ansto Important: This transmission is intended only for the use of the intended addressee. It is confidential to the intended addressee and may contain privileged information and or copyright material. If this email is not intended for your attention, any use, printing, storage, reproduction or further disclosure of this communication (including all attachments) is strictly forbidden. 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Starting around lunchtime, the first afternoon will be dedicated to specialised workshops organised by our Science Groups, while the second day will be divided between plenary talks in the morning and a poster session in the afternoon. Meanwhile, a preliminary timetable is scheduled so far - but we need your abstract! Thus we like to remind you: *The abstract deadline is on September 01st, 2019* Just have a look at https://indico.frm2.tum.de/e/um19 and find all details there! 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The scope of the workshop is bring together experts in neutron scattering methods with users from soft matter and biology to review techniques and provide the opportunity for the community to discuss current limitations, new capabilities, and future developments. Workshop program and details of the workshop can be found at the workshop webpage http://www.fz-juelich.de/jcns/JCNS-Workshop2019 There are still options for submission of abstract for poster presentations during the workshop. We are looking forward to meet you in Tutzing. 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Gonzalez Institut Laue Langevin (ILL) 71 avenue des Martyrs 38042 Grenoble Cedex 9, FRANCE Tel: +33 (0)4.76.20.71.66 Fax: +33 (0)4.76.48.39.06 E-mail: gonzalezm at ill.fr From granrothge at ornl.gov Thu Aug 29 17:29:28 2019 From: granrothge at ornl.gov (Granroth, Garrett) Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2019 15:29:28 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] ICANS abstract deadline is approaching Message-ID: <85B5CE11-1D1D-44F5-A6B6-0FFF9EFCE72B@ornl.gov> Dear Colleagues, Please remember that the Abstract submission deadline for the 23rd meeting of the International Collaboration on Advanced Neutron Sources (ICANS XXIII) is August 30, 2019. Please register and submit abstracts at https://conference.sns.gov/event/138/. The meeting will be held October 13-18, 2019 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA. We are accepting abstracts related to Accelerator, Target and Moderator, Instruments (including sample environment and instrument components), Software, and Safety and Operations. The registration Deadline is September 15, 2019. We look forward to seeing you at ICANS XXIII Ken Herwig and Garrett Granroth On behalf of the ICANS International Advisory Committee Garrett E. Granroth Instrument Scientist Neutron Scattering Division Oak Ridge National Laboratory P.O. Box 2008 MS 6475 Oak Ridge TN 37831 Tel: 865-241-8241 Fax: 865-574-6080 email:granrothge at ornl.gov -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From useroffice at mlz-garching.de Fri Aug 30 08:26:15 2019 From: useroffice at mlz-garching.de (useroffice at mlz-garching.de) Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2019 06:26:15 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] MLZ calls for proposals - Deadline September 13th, 2019 Message-ID: <4d52ba27466d450a91b70f4d45b83dc5@frm2.tu-muenchen.de> Dear MLZ user, did you enjoy your summer holidays? You gathered a lot of new ideas and are full of beans? Then we recommend to apply for beam time at the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ)! You still have two weeks to go, because *Deadline for proposal submission is September 13th, 2019* All details can be found in our Call for Proposals at https://mlz-garching.de/files/20190829_call_round_26.pdf We look forward to receiving your proposals, best regards from sunny Garching, The MLZ User Office Team -- Dr. Flavio Carsughi Dr. Ina Lommatzsch Ramona Bucher Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ) User Office Lichtenbergstr. 1 D-85747 Garching Phone: +49-(0)89.289.10703/ 10794/ 11751 Fax: +49-(0)89.289.10799 e-mail: useroffice at mlz-garching.de www.mlz-garching.de -- If you like to unsubscribe from our circular list, just reply to this email using the topic "UNSUBSCRIBE" -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Also note that we are considering offering a mcstas tutorial in conjunction with the meeting. Please sign up for this if you would like to attend the tutorial so we can gauge interest. We look forward to seeing you at ICANS XXIII Ken Herwig and Garrett Granroth On behalf of the ICANS International Advisory Committee -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From usermeeting at mlz-garching.de Mon Sep 2 09:38:12 2019 From: usermeeting at mlz-garching.de (usermeeting at mlz-garching.de) Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2019 07:38:12 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] MLZ Calls for abstracts: MLZ User Meeting 2019 - Deadline extended Message-ID: <57aed348aca94fddb151aa224193a2a4@frm2.tu-muenchen.de> Dear neutron and/ or positron user, We look forward to meet all MLZ users (and those who like to become our users!) here at Garching for the next User Meeting on Dec. 10th-11th! Starting around lunchtime, the first afternoon will be dedicated to specialised workshops organised by our Science Groups, while the second day will be divided between plenary talks in the morning and a poster session in the afternoon. Meanwhile, a preliminary timetable is scheduled so far - but we need your abstract! Giving all users the opportunity to submit their abstract despite of the holiday season, *we extended the abstract deadline to September 15th, 2019* Just have a look at https://indico.frm2.tum.de/e/um19 and find all details there! We look forward to receiving your abstract and meeting you in December, best wishes from Garching, The MLZ User Office Team Dr. Flavio Carsughi - Dr. Ina Lommatzsch - Ramona Bucher -- On behalf of the MLZ User Meeting 2019 Team Dr. Ina Lommatzsch Forschungs-Neutronenquelle Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II) Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ) Lichtenbergstra?e 1 D-85747 Garching Phone: +49-(0)89.289.10794 Fax: +49-(0)89.289.10799 Email: usermeeting at mlz-garching.de Web: https://indico.frm2.tum.de/e/um19 -- Please excuse any crossposting! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cico at ill.fr Mon Sep 2 10:24:40 2019 From: cico at ill.fr (Giovanna CICOGNANI) Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2019 10:24:40 +0200 Subject: [Neutron] Reminder: ILL call for proposals In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <33b62762-6de8-520f-04a4-b884dc85b331@ill.fr> Dear Colleague Next deadline for standard proposal submission is *Monday 16 September 2019* (midnight European time). The web system is now *open* all the year round. Proposals must be submitted via the Electronic Proposal Submission (EPS) system on our User?Club , once you have logged in with your personal username and password. In case of problems, you will receive full support from the User Club team (club at ill.eu). Read the detailed information: https://www.ill.eu/users/applying-for-beamtime/proposal-submission/ Accepted proposals will be scheduled during one reactor cycle before summer. There will be another call in February 2020 for proposals to be scheduled during one reactor cycle in Autumn 2020. *Outreach for new users:* A limited beam time access for new users from non-member countries will also be available via the EU project FILL2030. Proposals will be evaluated via the regular panel meetings. For more information please contact the ILL user office (user-office at ill.eu). -- Logo ILL Giovanna CICOGNANI Head of Communication & Scientific Coordination *Institut Max von Laue - Paul Langevin (ILL)* 71, avenue des Martyrs - CS 20156 38042 Grenoble cedex 9 - France +33 (0)4 76 207 179 Visit our new website: www.ill.eu Get your free Open Access publication with FILL2030 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2019 19:53:23 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] JOB POSTING: Postdoctoral Research Associate - Neutron Scattering and Quantum Materials - Posting # 1575 Message-ID: Shortened link: https://jobs.ornl.gov/s/2ZT7qB ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Job Title: Postdoctoral Research Associate - Neutron Scattering and Quantum Materials Location: Oak Ridge, TN, US, 37831 Company: Oak Ridge National Laboratory / UT Battelle Requisition Id: 1575 Contact: Dr. Stephen Nagler, email: naglerse at ornl.gov Overview The Neutron Scattering Division (NSD) in the Neutron Sciences Directorate (NScD) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) seeks a Postdoctoral Research Associate to work on scientific projects to advance our understanding of quantum materials, primarily using neutron scattering techniques. As a postdoctoral fellow you will work as part of a team whose interests include, but are not limited to, quantum spin liquid materials, fractional magnetic excitations, phase transitions, reduced dimensionality and strongly correlated materials. Your core research will involve performing elastic, inelastic and polarized neutron measurements on powder and single crystal materials using the world leading neutron scattering instruments at the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR) and Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) at ORNL. This position represents an excellent opportunity to study quantum matter in a stimulating multidisciplinary environment at ORNL. Major Duties and Responsibilities * Perform neutron scattering experiments and analyze resulting data to understand quantum materials. * Publish scientific papers and present results from this research at national and international meetings as appropriate. * Contribute to the development of neutron scattering techniques for studying quantum materials. Basic Qualifications * PhD in physics, materials science, or related discipline completed within the last five years. * Background in one or more of neutron scattering, X-ray scattering, or experimental condensed matter physics * Solid background in quantum physics, magnetism, and condensed matter physics * A strong record of productive and creative research demonstrated by publications in peer-reviewed journals and presentations at scientific conferences * Strong written and oral communication skills Preferred Qualifications: * Familiarity with neutron scattering methods to study quantum materials. * Experience with experimental condensed matter physics at low temperatures * Experience with computational methods and data analysis. * Self-motivated, with the ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team environment on scientifically challenging problems. Other Information: * Appointments will be a temporary, full-time assignment for 24 months with a possibility of an extension of up to 12 months * Provide a current curriculum vitae including a list of publications when applying for this position * Provide a brief statement of research interests * If you are selected for interview, you will be required to send in a minimum of two letters of reference * The date of your application must be within 5 years of the most recent degree, and all degree requirements must be complete before starting the appointment The Neutron Sciences Directorate (NScD) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) operates the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR), the United States' highest flux reactor based neutron source, and the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS), the world's most intense pulsed accelerator based neutron source. Together these facilities operate 30 instruments for neutron scattering research, each year carrying out in excess of 1,000 experiments in the physical, chemical, materials, biological and medical sciences. HFIR also provides unique facilities for isotope production and neutron irradiation. To learn more about Neutron Sciences at ORNL, please go to this link: http://neutrons.ornl.gov For more information about our benefits, working here, and living here, visit the "About" tab at jobs.ornl.gov. ORNL is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants, including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans, are encouraged to apply. UT-Battelle is an E-Verify employer. Best regards, Steve Cherry Talent Acquisition Partner, Neutron Sciences & US ITER OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY MANAGED BY UT-BATTELLE FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY e-Mail: cherrysj at ornl.gov | Desk: 865.241.9120 | Mobile: 865-356-6827 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jonathan.white at psi.ch Fri Sep 6 07:51:53 2019 From: jonathan.white at psi.ch (White Jonathan (PSI)) Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2019 05:51:53 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] Workshop announcement Message-ID: <6CD4E1D27634A449B1CFC4EA17B094D24D72C68B@MBX214.d.ethz.ch> Dear Colleagues, On behalf of the organizing committee, we would like to invite you to attend the workshop 'Topology in Magnetism: Theory meets Experiments' to be held from the 22nd-24th October,2019 in La Plata, Argentina, in the Centro Cient?fico Tecnol?gico La Plata. The main goal of the workshop is to bring together leading experts in the fields of topology and magnetism, and discuss recent developments and future perspectives in common for these research fields. Various aspects will be discussed, with an emphasis on magnetic textures displaying topological properties in real-space. Another key aim is to develop interdisciplinary communication and collaborations among internationally recognized experts and the local community. An important aspect of the workshop is to boost the participation of young researchers from the region. The participation of twelve international invited speakers is confirmed: Geetha Balakrishnan (Warwick, UK) Cristian Batista (Tennessee, USA) Hans-Benjamin Braun (Dublin, Ireland) Sang-Wook Cheong (Rutgers, USA) Andy Christianson (ORNL, USA) Santiago A. Grigera (La Plata, Argentina) Shi-Zeng Lin (LANL, USA) Ramamoorthy Ramesh (Berkeley, USA by video conference) Nicolas Reyren (Paris, France) Yusuke Tokunaga (Tokyo, Japan) Seonghoon Woo (IBM, USA) Oleg Yazyev (EPFL, Switzerland) There is no registration free, but we ask you to register through our webpage www.topologyme19.wix.com/tme19. Abstract submission is also open for posters and contributed talks. Registration and abstract submission deadline is 30th September. More information may be found in the workshop flyer (attached), and at our website www.topologyme19.wix.com/tme19. You may also contact us at topologyme19 at gmail.com. Kind regards and see you in La Plata! The Organizing Committee: Prof. Daniel Cabra, Dr Flavia Gomez Albarracin, Dr Diego Rosales (Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina) Dr Oksana Zaharko, Dr Jonathan White (Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland) ==== __________________________________________ Paul Scherrer Institut Dr. Jonathan White WHGA/145 Forschungsstrasse 111 5232 Villigen PSI Schweiz Telefon: +41 56 310 42 84 E-Mail: jonathan.white at psi.ch -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From useroffice at mlz-garching.de Fri Sep 6 09:03:22 2019 From: useroffice at mlz-garching.de (useroffice at mlz-garching.de) Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2019 07:03:22 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] Only one week to go: MLZ calls for proposals - Deadline September 13th, 2019 Message-ID: Dear MLZ user, did you enjoy your summer holidays? You gathered a lot of new ideas and are full of beans? Then we recommend to apply for beam time at the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ)! You have only one week to go, because *Deadline for proposal submission is September 13th, 2019* All details can be found in our Call for Proposals at https://mlz-garching.de/files/20190829_call_round_26.pdf Today, we also published the planned schedule for 2020 becoming valid on condition that fuel elements arrive before the end of 2019 here at Garching. As usual, you find it at https://mlz-garching.de/user-office We look forward to receiving your proposals, best regards from cloudy Garching, The MLZ User Office Team -- Dr. Flavio Carsughi Dr. Ina Lommatzsch Ramona Bucher Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ) User Office Lichtenbergstr. 1 D-85747 Garching Phone: +49-(0)89.289.10703/ 10794/ 11751 Fax: +49-(0)89.289.10799 e-mail: useroffice at mlz-garching.de www.mlz-garching.de -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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We look forward to receiving your abstract and meeting you in December, best wishes from rainy Garching, The MLZ User Office Team Dr. Flavio Carsughi - Dr. Ina Lommatzsch - Ramona Bucher -- On behalf of the MLZ User Meeting 2019 Team Dr. Ina Lommatzsch Forschungs-Neutronenquelle Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II) Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ) Lichtenbergstra?e 1 D-85747 Garching Phone: +49-(0)89.289.10794 Fax: +49-(0)89.289.10799 Email: usermeeting at mlz-garching.de Web: https://indico.frm2.tum.de/e/um19 -- Please excuse any crossposting! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jys at ansto.gov.au Mon Sep 9 14:26:43 2019 From: jys at ansto.gov.au (SCHULZ, Jamie) Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2019 12:26:43 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] Reminder: Deadline for Neutron Scattering and Deuteration Proposals at the OPAL Reactor, in Sydney, Australia: 16 September 2019 [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED] Message-ID: Proposals at the Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering and National Deuteration Facility. Deadline 16 September 2019, for beam time between February and June 2020. UPDATE: The replacement of the thermal guide TG123 primary shutter which was scheduled in September 2019 has been postponed to mid-2020 and there will be reduced number of beamtime days available for the user program in the 2020-1 round. ANSTO is open for proposals for the following neutron-beam instruments and facilities: Echidna (high-resolution powder diffractometer) Wombat (high-intensity powder diffractometer) Koala (Laue diffractometer) Kowari (strain scanner) Dingo (neutron radiography/tomography/imaging) Platypus (reflectometer) Spatz (reflectometer) Quokka (pinhole small-angle-neutron scattering) Bilby (TOF small-angle-neutron scattering) Kookaburra (ultra-small-angle neutron scattering) Taipan (thermal-neutron 3-axis spectrometer) Beryllium-filter option on Taipan Sika (cold-neutron 3-axis spectrometer) Pelican (cold-neutron time-of-flight spectrometer) Emu (high-resolution backscattering spectrometer) Biological and Chemical Deuteration (at the National Deuteration Facility) Sample environment equipment available for use on the neutron-beam instruments. Small-angle X-ray scattering and X-ray reflectometry (in conjunction with Quokka, Bilby, Platypus or Spatz) Physical Properties Measurement System (only in collaborative mode with ANSTO staff) Proposals must be submitted using our on-line system, http://neutron.ansto.gov.au/ Deadline: 16 September 2019. * For single visit proposals for neutron and X-ray instruments, select round "2020-1 Neutron" * For 3-year program proposals for neutron instruments and/or bio- or chemical deuteration, select "2020-1 Neutron & NDF Program" * For National Deuteration Facility proposals, select round "2020-1 Deuteration" Important notes: * Applicants should note that the proposal system will not allow a proposal to be submitted if you have outstanding experimental reports. * Applicants should ensure that any publications resulting from beamtime at ANSTO are entered into the proposal system and linked to the related proposal(s). The peer review panels will take these into consideration when reviewing the proposals. * Applicants should ideally discuss their proposal with the appropriate Instrument Scientist before submitting. Dr Jamie Schulz Leader Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering Tel Mobile Email Web +61 2 9717 9827 +61 409034649 Jamie.Schulz at ansto.gov.au www.ansto.gov.au/ACNS fb tw ln yt ansto Important: This transmission is intended only for the use of the intended addressee. It is confidential to the intended addressee and may contain privileged information and or copyright material. If this email is not intended for your attention, any use, printing, storage, reproduction or further disclosure of this communication (including all attachments) is strictly forbidden. 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ISIS Instrument Scientist - LET / ISIS Instrument Scientist - MAPS UKRI - STFC Didcot ?30,782 - ?45,576 per annum (depending on skills/experience, inclusive of annual allowance) Full Time Open Ended About the roles We are seeking two Instrument Scientists to join the Excitations & Polarised Neutrons Group at STFC's ISIS facility, on a permanent basis, to work on the LET and MAPS spectrometers respectively. You will be joining a collaborative working environment with a focus on research excellence. As well as prosecuting your own research programme you will spend time supporting users of the group's instruments before, during and after their experiments so that the scientific output from experiments conducted at ISIS can be maximised. We are keen that you work towards expanding the user base of the Excitations group's instruments. It is a priority for the group to ensure that the recently commissioned polarisation analysis option on LET is fully exploited by the user community, and that the user base of MAPS is expanded to take advantage of the recent upgrade to the instrument. Duties will include but are not limited to: ? Conduct a scientific research program that includes the use of the spectrometers in the group (MERLIN, MAPS, MARI and LET) ? Help guide the scientific program on the group's instruments ? Provide technical support to users on LET or MAPS, from proposal submission through experimental time to data analysis, as well as being responsible for safety, maintenance and calibration of LET or MAPS. ? (LET role) Contribute to technical developments on the LET instrument including on the instrument itself, sample environment and data reduction and analysis software. In particular, the recent addition of polarised neutron analysis on LET means that new ways of working to exploit this new capability fully need to be developed ? (MAPS role) Contribute to technical developments on the MAPS instrument including on the instrument itself, sample environment and data reduction and analysis software ? Provide occasional technical and scientific guidance to users on the other instruments in the group when experiments in which you have a strong scientific interest are being conducted on them. ? Participate fully in the scientific life of the Excitations and Polarised Neutrons group, as well as that of the facility more widely About you You will have (or will soon obtain) a PhD in physics, chemistry or materials science, or have equivalent experience. Your scientific background should be well matched to the group's activities, either in functional materials or strongly correlated electron systems / magnetism. Evidence of a scientific publication record at PhD or post-doctoral level is required, as well as proven expertise in inelastic neutron scattering and neutron scattering data analysis techniques. Previous post-doctoral experience in a physical sciences research environment, experience in the design and/or modelling of neutron instruments and a working knowledge of either Python or Matlab would be advantageous but is not essential. About us The Science and Technology Facilities Council is a world-leading multi-disciplinary science organisation, and our goal is to deliver economic, societal, scientific and international benefits to the UK and its people - and more broadly to the world. What we offer As part of UK Research and Innovation, STFC offers a benefits package designed to provide an excellent work/life balance. This includes 30 days' annual leave, 10.5 public and privilege days, Christmas shut down, flexible working hours, a workplace nursery, an exceptional defined benefit pension scheme, and social and sporting activities and societies. Further information and how to apply Further particulars about the LET role may be found at https://www.topcareer.jobs/Vacancy/irc250978_9994.aspx Further particulars about the MAPS role may be found at https://www.topcareer.jobs/Vacancy/irc250980_9995.aspx Applications are by CV and cover letter, outlining your suitability for the role. All applications must be submitted via the Topcareer.jobs website (see above). The closing date for applications is 28th October 2019. ------------------------------- Dr Russell Ewings Excitations Group ISIS Pulsed Neutron and Muon Source STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Harwell Campus Didcot OX11 0QX Tel: +44 (0)1235 445896 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Sie k?nnen die Stellenausschreibung ab sofort auf unserer INTRANET Seite unter https://www.ill.eu/de/careers/ konsultieren. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nous vous informons qu'un poste de *scientifique*, ? pourvoir au sein de la Division Science / Groupe Soft Matter Science and Support (r?f 19/40) vient d'?tre publi? sur notre site : https://www.ill.eu/fr/carrieres/ Best regards, Mit freundlichen Gr?ssen, Cordialement, -- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Sie k?nnen die > Stellenausschreibung ab sofort auf unserer INTRANET Seite unter > https://www.ill.eu/de/careers/ konsultieren. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Nous vous informons qu'un poste de *scientifique*, ? pourvoir au sein > de la Division Science / Groupe Large Scale and Structure (r?f 19/40) > vient d'?tre publi? sur notre site : https://www.ill.eu/fr/carrieres/ > > Best regards, Mit freundlichen Gr?ssen, Cordialement, > > -- > > -- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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For instance, the variation of the melting point, the heat capacity, the free energy for potential corrosion reactions, the solubility of fission and corrosion products, and the effect of tritium cannot be accurately predicted as a function of temperature and composition with current data sets. This knowledge gap of molten salt behavior poses a major roadblock in the development and commercialization of MSR technology. The objective of this project is to obtain the thermophysical, thermochemical, and transport properties, construct the phase diagrams, and build empirical physical models of molten salts that are relevant to Molten Salt Reactors (MSRs) with first-principles accuracy using Molecular Dynamics (MD) simulations driven by Machine-Learned (ML) high-dimensional Neural Network Potentials (NNPs) combined with neutron/X-ray scattering and thermodynamic experimental validations. The achievement of this proposed project can help eliminate some of the basic obstacles towards the design and construction of MSRs. The ideal candidate is expected to have the following skills or experiences: ? Experience in neutron or X-ray scattering experiments (high priority) ? Knowledge of molten salt chemistry, especially FLiNaK or FLiBe (high priority) ? Knowledge of first-principle calculations and MD simulations (secondary priority) ? Basic knowledge of machine learning methods and packages (secondary priority) The position is a full-time benefits-eligible position appointed on a 12-month service basis. The initial appointment is for one year with the possibility of extension based on performance and funding. The anticipated start date is January 1, 2020. The closing date to apply for this position is Nov. 1, 2019, although applications received after this date may be considered. Salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications. To apply for this position, please submit a cover letter, CV, code samples, and contact information for three references to Prof. Heuser (bheuser at illinois.edu) and Prof. YZ (zhyang at illinois.edu). -- Y Z, Associate Professor University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign http://z.engineering.illinois.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From s.mattauch at fz-juelich.de Wed Oct 2 14:56:40 2019 From: s.mattauch at fz-juelich.de (Mattauch, Stefan) Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2019 12:56:40 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] Instrument Scientist Neutron Backscattering Spectrometer SPHERES Message-ID: <38A61D9B-8D31-4B43-8084-FAE28149A02A@fz-juelich.de> The JCNS at MLZ Garching is looking to recruit an instrument scientist position at the backscattering spectrometer SPHERES: https://www.fz-juelich.de/SharedDocs/Stellenangebote/_common/dna/2019-341-EN-JCNS-4.html Pleas apply online before October 20th. 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Description Main Responsibilities The current position is for the lead instrument scientist for DREAM, a flexible general-purpose powder diffractometer, designed for structural investigations of new materials. The immediate mission is to act as the project lead to design, procure, install and commission the DREAM diffractometer. The instrument scientist will work closely with the lead engineer, forming the core instrument team. It is expected that the instrument project will run until 2022, followed by commissioning and operations, at which stage the mission will be to operate the instrument within the ESS user programme. DREAM is being built as an in-kind contribution from the Forschungszentrum J?lich (FZJ) in Germany and the Laboratoire L?on Brillouin (LLB) in France. The successful candidate will be based in Lund, and frequent travel between ESS, FZJ and LLB will be required throughout the instrument construction project. The successful candidate must be active in a scientific field of direct relevance to DREAM, such as functional or energy materials. He/she will be given the opportunity to develop their own research projects, preferably at operating neutron research centres. Synergies with the neighbouring MAX-IV synchrotron as well as strong links with universities will be encouraged. ESS will support and encourage the candidate to take up an adjunct position at a university in an ESS partner country, in order to facilitate their own research. Qualifications Essential qualifications and experience: * PhD in experimental studies in the physical sciences relevant to the DREAM scientific programme, preferably in functional, nanoscaled or energy materials. * Extensive practical experience in neutron powder diffraction, as well as in the use of relevant laboratory-based characterization methods. * Expert knowledge of the data analysis software for diffraction (e.g. GSAS, TOPAS, FullProf, Jana, PDFgui) * Experience of neutron instrumentation development * Evidence of a strong independent research profile in relevant science areas * Ability to work collaboratively and individually * Ability to lead a diverse group of scientists and engineers during instrument development and construction * Good interpersonal communication and presentation skills, and ability to interact effectively with staff and users at all levels. * Flexibility to occasional requests to work out-of-hours to support users * Responsible attitude to personal safety, and the safety of others * Willingness to international travel, distributing their time between ESS, FZJ and LLB as required by the project * Excellent oral and written English Desirable experience: * Experience with user operation at a large-scale neutron facility * Experience in commissioning a neutron instrument into user operation * Experience with time-of-flight neutron powder diffraction * Experience with pair-distribution function (PDF) measurements Experience with other diffraction techniques, relevant to her/his research, e.g. on lab-based or synchrotron x-ray sources * Proven record of combining synchrotron x-ray and neutron diffraction methods * Practical knowledge of other neutron techniques relevant to materials research (e.g. single-crystal diffraction, SANS, reflectometry and inelastic scattering) * Practical experience of software development for instrument control as well as reduction and analysis of neutron powder diffraction data * Experience in combining and analyzing PDF, diffraction and SANS/SAXS data; analysis and reduction of polarized neutron scattering data, as well as magnetic structure refinements * Practical experience of developing and operating complex sample environment relating to neutron powder diffraction * Experience of leading a neutron instrument project * Experience of supervising graduate and undergraduate students, as well as teaching a graduate-level course * Experience in obtaining third-party funding for instrument development * Existing international collaborations, especially within Sweden and other Scandinavian countries * Experience of Monte-Carlo simulation of neutron instruments * Experience of working in an international environment Duration & Location The position is permanent with a six-month initial probationary period. Your work place will be situated in Lund, Sweden. Significant amounts of travel will be needed during the construction project. The preferred start date is July 2020. Application & Contact Please provide your curriculum vitae and cover letter in English by going to the ESS recruitment web page https://europeanspallationsource.se/careers/vacancies then clicking on ?apply? and following the instructions. Please note we only accept applications via the ESS website or ESS intranet. Internal candidates are encouraged to apply through the intranet. The deadline for applications is October 20, 2019. For more information regarding the ESS recruitment process in general, please follow this link https://europeanspallationsource.se/ess-recruitment-process For further information regarding the open position, please contact Instrument Scientists Group Leader, Ken Andersen, ken.andersen[at]esss.se. For further information regarding the recruitment process for this position, please contact HR Officer, Sara Margaryan, sara.margaryan[at]esss.se. For trade union information please contact Unionen / Mikael Johansson at +46 46 888 32 51 or SACO / Swedish Association of Graduate Engineers/ Riccardo Bevilacqua at +46 46 888 32 28. We look forward to receiving your application! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wslawinski at chem.uw.edu.pl Mon Oct 14 12:51:09 2019 From: wslawinski at chem.uw.edu.pl (wslawinski at chem.uw.edu.pl) Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2019 12:51:09 +0200 Subject: [Neutron] PhD and PostDoc position available Message-ID: <015801d5827d$49cb97e0$dd62c7a0$@chem.uw.edu.pl> I have been developing RMCProfile for the past few years. Now, there is an opportunity to join our developers group and take part in challenging research work. If you have any possible candidate or could forward this massage to people who might be interested. For more details see the post PhD http://www.chem.uw.edu.pl/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ogloszenie_konkurs_gran t_OPUS_W_s%C5%82awi%C5%84ski_Wydzial_Chemii_UW_PhD_EN_2.pdf PostDoc http://www.chem.uw.edu.pl/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Ogloszenie_konkurs_gran t_OPUS_W_S%C5%82awi%C5%84ski_Wydzial_Chemii_UW_Adiunkt_EN.pdf With best regards, Wojciech Slawinski wslawinski at chem.uw.edu.pl Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Poland -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From usermeeting at mlz-garching.de Mon Oct 14 15:46:15 2019 From: usermeeting at mlz-garching.de (usermeeting at mlz-garching.de) Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2019 13:46:15 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] MLZ User Meeting: Deadline for registration, new venue, and preliminary programme Message-ID: <77f43f21791b47a18a102838ede7f56b@frm2.tu-muenchen.de> Dear neutron and positron users, have you already registered for the MLZ User Meeting 2019 on December 10th and 11th? If not, there are two weeks to go: Deadline for registration is on October 25th, 2019! Please note that registration and submission are two different forms to complete. In short: If you are not registered for participation, there will be no coffee for you even if you are invited for a talk! Due to external circumstances, we had to change the venue and we are happy to find a really convenient one! The M?nchen Marriott Hotel Berliner Str. 93 80805 M?nchen is located in northern Munich, just a short walk from the underground station "Nordfriedhof" served by the U6 and the Lufthansa Express Bus. Furthermore, our preliminary programme is available on the conference's webpage https://indico.frm2.tum.de/event/171/timetable/#20191210.detailed Have a nice week, best wishes from sunny Garching, Ina -- On behalf of the MLZ User Meeting 2019 Team Dr. Ina Lommatzsch Forschungs-Neutronenquelle Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II) Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ) Lichtenbergstra?e 1 D-85747 Garching Phone: +49-(0)89.289.10794 Fax: +49-(0)89.289.10799 Email: usermeeting at mlz-garching.de Web: https://indico.frm2.tum.de/e/um19 -- Please excuse any cross posting! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Best regards, Olivier - Olivier Delaire, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Associate Professor, Department of Physics and Department of Chemistry Duke University Box 90300 Hudson Hall Durham, NC 27708-0287 Phone: 919 613 5606 SNS-HFIR User Group Executive Committee nominations due October 25, 2019 [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/ce206a54d06ec6e406c56333c/images/eb14d413-d3ca-438f-8efc-685f93ef85ac.png] The call for nominations for new members of the SHUG Executive Committee (SHUG EC) is open. Three regular members (3 year term), and one graduate student or post-doc (2 year term) will be elected for the term starting in January 2020. A nominee must have been a named principal investigator or team member on proposals submitted to the Neutron Sciences Directorate?s (NScD?s) Integrated Proposal Tracking System (IPTS) in the current or preceding year. SHUG EC members are expected to devote time to fulfilling their duties and responsibilities. They are expected to participate in a monthly hour-long teleconference, advocate on behalf of users and the neutron sources, and work with the ORNL neutron scattering program to organize workshops, webinars, and the annual User Meeting. Send your candidate?s name, affiliation, and email, and a short (100?200 word) biographical sketch to the SHUG EC Vice Chair Dr. Martin Mourigal, at mourigal at gatech.edu, by October 25, 2019. This information will be included as part of the ballot for voting by the entire SHUG community. Self-nominations are accepted. Candidate information and the link for voting will be available by November 1, 2019. Voting will be open November 1?30, 2019. For more information about SHUG and the SHUG EC, visit the SHUG website. 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PROPOSAL SUBMISSION * To submit a proposal, you must have an account, or create one, on the Information Management System. https://www-s.nist.gov/NCNR-IMS/login.do * The description of research section must be uploaded as a pdf file no longer than 3 letter-size pages (including references), nor more than 1500 kb in file size. * Please complete the Submit Visitor Registration form if you submit a proposal and plan to subsequently visit NIST. https://www.ncnr.nist.gov/visitor/index.html * We encourage users to work with an appropriate instrument scientist when planning experiments and writing proposals. They are happy to assist you and will also help you register and submit your proposal. The new CHRNS vSANS* instrument is now accepting proposals. Please read the note at the bottom of the page if you are interested in applying for beamtime. Instruments being offered by the Center for High Resolution Neutron Scattering * CHRNS Ultra-Small Angle Neutron Scattering Instrument (uSANS) * CHRNS High-Flux Backscattering Spectrometer (HFBS) * CHRNS Neutron Spin-Echo Spectrometer (NSE) * CHRNS Multi-Axis Crystal Spectrometer (MACS) * CHRNS Very Small-Angle Neutron Scattering (vSANS)* Additional instruments offered by NIST * Thermal Neutron Triple-Axis with Polarized Beam option (BT7) * Disk-Chopper Spectrometer (DCS) * MAGIK Off-Specular Reflectometer (MAGIK) * Polarized Beam Reflectometer (PBR) * Small Angle Neutron Scattering Instrument (SANS) - 30 m (NGB) * Small Angle Neutron Scattering with Polarized Beam option (SANS) - 30 m (NG7) * Neutron Imaging Facility (NIF) * Powder Diffractometer (BT1) Yamali Hernandez yamali at nist.gov (301) 975-5295 *The new vSANS instrument covers an extended Q-range compared to our 30 m SANS machines. Unlike our other SANS instruments, vSANS has 3 detectors two of which each have about 2.5 times the area of our old detectors allowing a wider Q-range in a single measurement. There are also 3 options for wavelength spread: 1% (? = 0.475 nm), 13% (variable ? using a velocity selector), and 30% (? ? 0.5 nm). The high-resolution detector which covers the low Q range (down to 0.0003 ?-1) has a higher background than would be ideal. Despite this, we have obtained publishable data on several systems including on samples in the rheometer. Please check with a vSANS instrument scientist to see if your system is a good candidate. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From schrofca at ornl.gov Thu Oct 17 14:01:12 2019 From: schrofca at ornl.gov (Schrof, Crystal A.) Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2019 12:01:12 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] Second Target Station Workshop, December 9-10, 2019 Message-ID: <66007445-5A17-4E1F-A326-80D4A8845762@ornl.gov> Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and the SNS HFIR User Group (SHUG) will be hosting a workshop December 9-10, 2019, at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, regarding Science at the Second Target Station. The workshop will explore science opportunities that will be enabled at the Spallation Neutron Source?s Second Target Station. Participants can register at conference.sns.gov/e/STS_Science. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From schrofca at ornl.gov Thu Oct 17 17:16:46 2019 From: schrofca at ornl.gov (Schrof, Crystal A.) 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Have a nice week, best wishes from cloudy Garching, Ina -- On behalf of the MLZ User Meeting 2019 Team Dr. Ina Lommatzsch Forschungs-Neutronenquelle Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II) Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ) Lichtenbergstra?e 1 D-85747 Garching Phone: +49-(0)89.289.10794 Fax: +49-(0)89.289.10799 Email: usermeeting at mlz-garching.de Web: https://indico.frm2.tum.de/e/um19 -- Please excuse any cross posting! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Thomas.Gkourmpis at borealisgroup.com Tue Oct 22 10:05:44 2019 From: Thomas.Gkourmpis at borealisgroup.com (Gkourmpis, Thomas) Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2019 08:05:44 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] Postdoctoral researcher on the development of a new Rheo-SAXS sample environment Message-ID: Hello I would like to publish the following vacancy (see below) on the neutron mailing list https://web103.reachmee.com/ext/I003/304/job?site=5&lang=UK&validator=a72aeedd63ec10de71e46f8d91d0d57c&job_id=7981 Postdoctoral researcher on the development of a new Rheo-SAXS sample environment Project description An outstanding postdoctoral researcher is sought for the development of a new rheometer system to be integrated as a state-of-the-art Rheo-SAXS sample environment at the MAX IV Laboratory, Lund, Sweden. MAX IV Laboratory is a Swedish national laboratory providing scientists from academia and industry with the brightest X-rays available in the world. Thus, the ambition is to have a sample environment with an international appeal through unique testing possibilities, as well as to support Swedish academic and industrial strengths. At the end of the developmental project, the goal is to have the rheometer sample environment available for external users at ForMAX and CoSAXS beamlines, to start with. The project is a cooperation between Chalmers and MAX IV and includes personnel across departments/beamlines from both locations. Position summary Full-time temporary employment. The position is limited to a maximum of 2 years, starting as soon as possible. The successful candidate will be employed the Division of Engineering Materials, Department of Industrial and Materials Science at Chalmers in Gothenburg, being part of the Rheology Lab, and will work closely with MAX IV in Lund. Qualifications To qualify for the position of postdoc, you must have a doctoral degree in a relevant field; the degree should generally not be older than three years. The ideal candidate for this position will have a background in physics, materials science or related fields with a strong focus on X-ray scattering. Additional experience with rheometry will be an advantage, however, outstanding candidates looking to develop in the area are also encouraged to apply. Information about the department The main competencies at the Department of Industrial and Materials Science are found in the areas of: Human-Technology Interaction | Form and Function | Modeling and Simulation | Product Development | Material | Production and in the interaction between these areas. The research develops the industrial process, from need to finished product while creating added value. To combine skills throughout the whole chain distinguishes the department both nationally and internationally. Here we gather internationally prominent researchers, in dynamic and outstanding research environments, as well as in national and international research networks. http://www.chalmers.se/en/departments/ims/ Our offer to you Chalmers continuously strives to be an attractive employer. Equality and diversity are substantial foundations in all activities at Chalmers. Chalmers offers a cultivating and inspiring working environment in the dynamic city of Gothenburg. Read more about working at Chalmers and our benefits for employees. Application procedure The application should be marked with Ref 20190564 and written in English. The application should be sent electronically and be attached as pdf-files, as below: CV: (Please name the document as: CV, Surname, Ref. number) including: * CV, include complete list of publications * Previous teaching and pedagogical experiences * Two references that we can contact. Personal letter: (Please name the document as: Personal letter, Family name, Ref. number) 1-3 pages where you: * Introduce yourself * Describe your previous research fields and main research results * Describe your future goals and future research focus Other documents: * Attested copies of completed education, grades and other certificates. Please use the button at the foot of the page to reach the application form. The files may be compressed (zipped). Application deadline: 30 November, 2019 For questions, please contact: Roland K?d?r, Associate Professor, +46 31 772 12 56, roland.kadar at chalmers.se Kim Nyg?rd, Researcher, +46 70 531 43 76, kim.nygard at maxiv.lu.se Ann Terry, Researcher, +46 46 222 98 72, ann.terry at maxiv.lu.se Marianne Liebi, Assistant Professor, marianne.liebi at chalmers.se Aleksandar Matic, Professor, aleksandar.matic at chalmerse.se *** Chalmers declines to consider all offers of further announcement publishing or other types of support for the recruiting process in connection with this position. *** ________________________________ Chalmers University of Technology conducts research and education in engineering sciences, architecture, technology-related mathematical sciences, natural and nautical sciences, working in close collaboration with industry and society. 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They work together with scientists and technicians from different working groups on the further development and renewal of the instrument as well as on the development and simulation of comparable instruments. Furthermore, you will pursue your own scientific projects based on the use of neutron scattering, especially in the field of neutron spectroscopy. For the instrument TOFTOF these projects should preferably be in the field of soft matter or life sciences, for the instrument MIRA preferably in the field of magnetism. Your requirement profile You have a degree (diploma, MSc.) in the natural sciences. Ideally, you have a doctorate and professional experience in neutron scattering, or other scattering methods to study dynamics in condensed matter. Experiences with the operation of neutron spectrometers and their simulation with Monte-Carlo methods are helpful. Excellent communication skills in international teams as well as fluency in spoken and written English are required. The position will be remunerated according to TV-L and initially limited in time. Handicapped employees with essentially the same aptitude will be given preference. TUM aims to increase the proportion of women. Applications from women are therefore expressly welcomed. You can obtain further information on the area of responsibility from the head of our instrument group, Dr. Wiebke Lohstroh, Tel.: +49 89 289 14735, or from the head of the MIRA working group, Dr. Robert Georgii, Tel.: +49 89 289 14986. The deadline for applications is 15 November 2019. We look forward to receiving your application at https://karriere.frm2.tum.de Technical University of Munich Research Neutron Source Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II) personnel department Lichtenbergstra?e 1 D-85747 Garching Phone: +49 89 289 14614 Original text in German: https://portal.mytum.de/jobs/wissenschaftler/NewsArticle_20191017_153556 ---------------- Dr. Robert Georgii Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ) und Physik Department E21 Science Group Leader Quantum Phenomena Instrument MIRA Technische Universit?t M?nchen Lichtenbergstr.1 85748 Garching Tel. : xx49-89-289-14986 Fax : xx49-89-289-14995 Email: Robert.Georgii at frm2.tum.de -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Holt Instrument Scientist Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering, Building 80S Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation Locked Bag 2001 Kirrawee DC NSW 2232 AUSTRALIA T +61 2 9717 3173 F +61 2 9717 3606 Mobile 0457 505 437 E Stephen.holt at ansto.gov.au http://www.ansto.gov.au/ResearchHub/OurPeople/StaffProfiles/HOLT-STEPHEN http://www.ansto.gov.au/ACNS/ Important: This transmission is intended only for the use of the addressee. It is confidential and may contain privileged information or copyright material. If you are not the intended recipient, any use or further disclosure of this communication is strictly forbidden. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify me immediately by telephone and delete all copies of this transmission as well as any attachments. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mlz-conference-2020 at mlz-garching.de Tue Oct 29 11:15:57 2019 From: mlz-conference-2020 at mlz-garching.de (mlz-conference-2020 at mlz-garching.de) Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2019 11:15:57 +0100 Subject: [Neutron] =?utf-8?q?First_Announcement_=3A_MLZ_Conference_2020_?= =?utf-8?q?=22Neutrons_for_Life_Sciences=22=2C_16_=E2=80=93_19_June_2020?= =?utf-8?q?=2C_Arabella_Brauneck_Hotel_Lenggries=2C_Germany?= Message-ID: <201910291015.x9TAFvFA073759@mailhost.frm2.tum.de> Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce that in 2020 the Annual Conference of the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ) will be dedicated to *Neutrons for Life Sciences.* The conference aims at showcasing how neutrons can contribute to the further advances in this interdisciplinary research area. Topics include: Protein structure, function and dynamics Membrane structure, function and dynamics Drug design and delivery Biological surface and interfaces Neutron methods in biology Life Science with neutrons in Russia DNA/RNA structure and dynamics, living cells The conference is going to be held at the *Arabella Brauneck Hotel Lenggries,* a beautiful place in the Bavarian Alps, not far from Munich, from Tuesday, *16 June *to**Friday,*19 June 2020.* For further information and in order to express your interest as early as today, please visit our web-site: https://indico.frm2.tum.de/e/NeutronsForLifeSciences We would be glad if you could make a note of the MLZ Conference 2020 in your diary and circulate this information to colleagues who might be interested to join. For any specific question you might have, please do not hesitate to get in touch with the local organizers ? 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URL: From jys at ansto.gov.au Mon Oct 28 23:22:55 2019 From: jys at ansto.gov.au (SCHULZ, Jamie) Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2019 22:22:55 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] ANSTO: Instrument Scientists x 2 Positions Available - Polarised-neutron reflectometry & 3He polarised neutrons [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED] Message-ID: Instrument Scientists x 2 Positions Available * Ongoing | Full Time | $98k - $127k +15.4% super * Lucas Heights | Work-life balance | Health & Wellbeing Programs * Great opportunity to utilise your instrument experience in a unique facility * Polarised-neutron reflectometry & 3He polarised neutrons. See ANSTO website for full details. * About the positions * The OPAL Reactor also provides neutrons to a suite of 15 neutron-scattering instruments, within the Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering (ACNS), the leading centre for neutron scattering in the Southern Hemisphere. We are seeking suitably qualified scientists to step into ongoing Instrument Scientist positions for the Platypus neutron reflectometer (1 position) and 3He Polarisation Station and polarisation capabilities on neutron scattering instruments (1 position). For Platypus we are particularly interested in applicants with experience in polarised-neutron reflectometry and for the 3He Polarisation Station applicants with experience in 3He polarisation and/or a strong background in polarisation methods. For further details about all instruments, see https://www.ansto.gov.au/ACNS An Instrument Scientist operates, maintains, and improves a neutron-scattering instrument or other capabilities at the OPAL research reactor for the benefit of the user community. Reporting to the Reflectometry Group Manager, you will have experience undertaking experiments, supporting users, and be able to analyse neutron scattering data. You will also be required to undertake scientific research as well contribute to the technical development of ACNS's neutron scattering capabilities. Duties and responsibilities * Provide scientific and technical support, advice and training to national and international neutron-beam instrument users, including the making of scientific and technical decisions, ensuring outcomes from allocated beam-time are maximised and the user experience is optimal; * Reduce and correct user data and provide advice or further data processing and interpretation; * Liaise with the scientific community to develop the user base for the neutron-scattering instrument to ensure maximum usage of equipment, develop the community of collaborators and users, and maximise revenue; * Develop knowledge of industry best practice and technological developments to contribute to improvement of the instrument and associated facilities; Skills and Experience * PhD in Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Materials Science, Engineering, or a related discipline; * Post-doctoral (or similar) experience in execution and research applications of neutron or x-ray scattering or relevant area of research; * Demonstrated sound contribution to research within the discipline which has made a recognisable advancement of knowledge or its application at a national level and solid track record of publication; * Excellent interpersonal and communication skills For further technical information relating to this position please refer to the ANSTO Website or contact Stephen Holt via Stephen.Holt at ansto.gov.au or on (02) 9717 3173. 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The developed tools will be deployed at the IMP beamlines for processing experimental data. The IMP beamlines have the world-leading imaging capabilities either using scanning or full-field microscopy techniques. The scientific data generated at these beamlines are multimodal (spectromicroscopy, tomography with different contrast mechanisms (absorption, fluorescence, ptychography and more), multi-dimensional (3D or 4D) and extremely large. The candidate is expected to develop sophisticated data analysis tools incorporating machine learning or other advanced methodologies. Further, this position is needed to support the development and maintenance of a software and infrastructure for data analysis, management and analysis for the CMBS and NSLS-II user community. The successful candidate will work with a team of scientists and engineers to design, develop, and maintain reliable software and infrastructure to enable data acquisition, management and analysis at the NSLS-II facility. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: * Spearhead a focused effort to develop user-friendly software tools for multi-scale and multi-modal image analysis, collaborating with the NSLS-II Data Acquisition, Management, and Analysis (DAMA) Group, to enhance productivity for biological and environmental scientists. * Develop new capabilities for the IMP beamlines with a view to expand to other techniques. * Collaborate with beamline scientists to define and implement the best strategies and approaches in data acquisition, scientific data handling, management, visualization, and analysis for the purpose of enhancing scientific productivity and impact at NSLS-II. * Provide support for Bioimaging users in data collection methods and data analysis * Provide documentation, training and support for software and systems. Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: * PhD degree in Computer Science, Physical Sciences, Applied Mathematics or related field. * Minimum of three (3) years of relevant experience. * Demonstrated experience with Imaging techniques and algorithms * Ability to employ sound software engineering methodologies. * Demonstrated experience in multiple programming languages, including Python. * Experience with Linux operating systems. Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: * Demonstrated record in collaborative software development, especially in distributed teams. * Experience in data acquisition and analysis programs at a synchrotron light source, neutron source or other major scientific user facility. * Experience in user interface development. * Experience working with messaging and distributed systems * Experience working with NoSQL and/or Relational databases Deborah A. 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We look forward to welcoming you to the Spring School 2020! With best regards, Barbara Daegener -School Organiser; on behalf of the 51st IFF Spring School Scientific Committee (H. Bluhm, T. Calarco, D. DiVincenzo)- -- Barbara Daegener Forschungszentrum J?lich GmbH, JCNS-2 Organisation IFF-Ferienschule / IFF Spring School 52425 J?lich, Germany +49 2461 61-4750 (phone); -2610 (fax) springschool at fz-juelich.de http://www.iff-springschool.de ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH 52425 Juelich Sitz der Gesellschaft: Juelich Eingetragen im Handelsregister des Amtsgerichts Dueren Nr. HR B 3498 Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats: MinDir Volker Rieke Geschaeftsfuehrung: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Marquardt (Vorsitzender), Karsten Beneke (stellv. Vorsitzender), Prof. Dr.-Ing. Harald Bolt, Prof. Dr. Sebastian M. 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PROPOSAL SUBMISSION * To submit a proposal, you must have an account, or create one, on the Information Management System. https://www-s.nist.gov/NCNR-IMS/login.do * The description of research section must be uploaded as a pdf file no longer than 3 letter-size pages (including references), nor more than 1500 kb in file size. * Please complete the Submit Visitor Registration form if you submit a proposal and plan to subsequently visit NIST. https://www.ncnr.nist.gov/visitor/index.html * We encourage users to work with an appropriate instrument scientist when planning experiments and writing proposals. They are happy to assist you and will also help you register and submit your proposal. The new CHRNS vSANS* instrument is now accepting proposals. Please read the note at the bottom of the page if you are interested in applying for beamtime. Instruments being offered by the Center for High Resolution Neutron Scattering * CHRNS Ultra-Small Angle Neutron Scattering Instrument (uSANS) * CHRNS High-Flux Backscattering Spectrometer (HFBS) * CHRNS Neutron Spin-Echo Spectrometer (NSE) * CHRNS Multi-Axis Crystal Spectrometer (MACS) * CHRNS Very Small-Angle Neutron Scattering (vSANS)* Additional instruments offered by NIST * Thermal Neutron Triple-Axis with Polarized Beam option (BT7) * Disk-Chopper Spectrometer (DCS) * MAGIK Off-Specular Reflectometer (MAGIK) * Polarized Beam Reflectometer (PBR) * Small Angle Neutron Scattering Instrument (SANS) - 30 m (NGB) * Small Angle Neutron Scattering with Polarized Beam option (SANS) - 30 m (NG7) * Neutron Imaging Facility (NIF) * Powder Diffractometer (BT1) Yamali Hernandez yamali at nist.gov (301) 975-5295 *The new vSANS instrument covers an extended Q-range compared to our 30 m SANS machines. Unlike our other SANS instruments, vSANS has 3 detectors two of which each have about 2.5 times the area of our old detectors allowing a wider Q-range in a single measurement. There are also 3 options for wavelength spread: 1% (? = 0.475 nm), 13% (variable ? using a velocity selector), and 30% (? ? 0.5 nm). The high-resolution detector which covers the low Q range (down to 0.0003 ?-1) has a higher background than would be ideal. Despite this, we have obtained publishable data on several systems including on samples in the rheometer. Please check with a vSANS instrument scientist to see if your system is a good candidate. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gonzalezm at ill.fr Wed Nov 6 13:41:20 2019 From: gonzalezm at ill.fr (gonzalez) Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2019 13:41:20 +0100 Subject: [Neutron] Live streaming of AI workshop (12-14 November) Message-ID: <04be6161-fc96-392c-4381-995dd4ca34d9@ill.fr> Dear All, next week we will hold in Grenoble the workshop "Artificial Intelligence Applied to Photon and Neutron Science". For those of you interested in the subject, please note that you can follow the talks on live streaming using this link: https://www.youtube.com/user/LightforScience The workshop programme is available here: https://workshops.ill.fr/event/209/timetable/ Best regards, Miguel. -- Dr. Miguel A. Gonzalez Institut Laue Langevin (ILL) 71 avenue des Martyrs 38042 Grenoble Cedex 9, FRANCE Tel: +33 (0)4.76.20.71.66 Fax: +33 (0)4.76.48.39.06 E-mail: gonzalezm at ill.fr From kathleen.weigandt at nist.gov Wed Nov 6 16:00:33 2019 From: kathleen.weigandt at nist.gov (Weigandt, Kathleen M. (Fed)) Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2019 15:00:33 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] Soft Matter Postdoc Opportunity at NIST Message-ID: Postdoctoral Position National Institute of Standards and Technology Gaithersburg, MD A postdoctoral opportunity is available to join a collaborative research team developing a novel neutron interferometric phase imaging instrument that will enable the characterization of local nanostructure in heterogeneous materials. This instrument will enable unprecedented understanding in materials as diverse as blood clots, concrete, batteries, tissue scaffolding and 3D printed materials. This opportunity involves the synthesis and characterization of a stable gadolinium oxide nanoparticle suspension and integration of the suspension into a microfluidic device component of the new instrument. In addition to device development, a successful candidate will have ample opportunity to engage in soft materials and complex fluids research on both collaborative and independent projects. Because our team is interested in studying a broad range of material types, this position affords a great deal of independence and flexibility with respect to project direction. To this end, applicants should prepare a statement of research interests that specifically highlights how you would utilize SANS and other neutron characterization methods in the course of your research. Successful candidates will have a PhD in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Chemistry or related fields. Experience with designing microfluidic devices, synthesis and functionalization of nanoparticles and/or small angle scattering is desirable but not required. To apply please send an electronic copy of your resume, references and brief research statement (not to exceed one page) to: Katie Weigandt NIST Center for Neutron Research National Institute of Standards and Technology 100 Bureau Drive, MS 6102 Gaithersburg, MD 20899-6102 Email: Katie.weigandt at nist.gov Phone: (301) 975-8396 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kathleen.weigandt at nist.gov Wed Nov 6 16:01:52 2019 From: kathleen.weigandt at nist.gov (Weigandt, Kathleen M. (Fed)) Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2019 15:01:52 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] Image Analysis and Machine Learning Postdoc Opportunity at NIST Message-ID: Title: Computational Metrology for Neutron Interferometric Microscopy Job Position: Postdoctoral researcher at NIST Keywords: imaging; image analyses; machine learning; software engineering Project Description: NIST is developing a novel neutron interferometric phase imaging method using a grating-based, far-field interferometer with 1000? increase in time resolution and 10? improvement in spatial resolution over prototypes. Such an instrument enables to measure the structure of heterogeneous systems including ageing concrete, blood clots, highly-efficient batteries, multiphase flow in colloidal and geological systems, and the burgeoning field of metal 3D printing. As this far-field neutron interferometer will be generating terabytes of image data per day, there are several open research problems that would be the research focus of a postdoctoral candidate. The problems include finding optimal imaging configurations, accelerated 3D tomographic reconstruction from multiple 2D images and multiple channels, optimization of 2D projection viewpoints (dose reduction and time savings), the use of artificial intelligence and traditional machine learning models for 3D volume segmentation, designing tools for 3D segmentation annotation and verification, registration of 3D volumes, evaluations of accuracy and uncertainties of image analyses, visualization of multiple terabyte-sized 3D volumes, quantification and statistical analyses of volume characteristics, and dissemination of petabyte-sized 3D image collections with web-based visual inspection and browsing capabilities. A small subset of project relevant publications is listed below. A candidate should have at least a master's degree in computer science or related field and have background in imaging, image analyses, machine learning, and software engineering. References: (1) A. J. Brooks et al, "Neutron interferometry detection of early crack formation caused by bending fatigue in additively manufactured SS316 dogbones," Materials and Design, 140 (2018) 420-430 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2017.12.001 (2) D. A. Pushin et al, "Far-field interference of a neutron white beam and the applications to noninvasive phase-contrast imaging," PHYSICAL REVIEW A 95, 043637 (2017) (3) T. Pipatsrisawat et al, "Performance Analysis of The Filtered Backprojection Image Reconstruction Algorithms," ICASSP 2015. (4) D.M. Pelt and J.A. Sethian, "A mixed-scale dense convolutional neural network for image analysis," PNAS, January 8, 2019. If interested then, please, contact: Peter Bajcsy, PhD Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) National Institute of Standards and Technologies (NIST) Phone: 301-975-2958 Email: peter.bajcsy at nist.gov URL: https://www.nist.gov/people/peter-bajcsy -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shibata.kaoru at jaea.go.jp Fri Nov 8 11:25:03 2019 From: shibata.kaoru at jaea.go.jp (shibata.kaoru) Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2019 19:25:03 +0900 Subject: [Neutron] J-PARC Newsletter No. 76 Message-ID: <007901d5961e$c87edc00$597c9400$@jaea.go.jp> ===================================================================== J-PARC Project Newsletter No.76, October 2019 Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex under operation jointly by the High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK) and the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) http://j-parc.jp/index-e.html ===================================================================== HEADLINES AND CONTENTS 1. [Overview] RECOVERING FROM SUMMER MAINTENANCE; ENTERING THE NEW PHASE OF OPERATION 2. [Accelerator Division] MAINTENANCE AND RECOVERY WORK DURING SUMMER SHUTDOWN 3. [Particle and Nuclear Physics Division] NEW EXPERIMENT IS BEING PREPARED AT THE HADRON FACILITY. STERILE NEUTRINO SEARCH BY T2K EXPERIMENT. STATUS OF THE COHERENT MUON TO ELECTRON TRANSITION (COMET). STATUS OF THE MUON G-2/ ELECTRIC DIPOLE MOMENT (EDM) (E34). PROGRAM ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING. 4. [Materials and Life Science Division] 1 MW BEAM OPERATION WAS CARRIED OUT SUCCESSFULLY. PROPOSALS FOR 2019B PERIOD WERE REVIEWED. ANNUAL MEETING OF INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION AT J-PARC MLF WAS HELD. MUON PRODUCTION TARGET REPLACED. 5. [Nuclear Transmutation Division] DEVELOPMENT OF BEAM PROFILE MONITOR FOR ADS. 6. [Editorial Note] --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. [Overview] by Naohito SAITO --------------------------------------------------------------------- RECOVERING FROM SUMMER MAINTENANCE; ENTERING THE NEW PHASE OF OPERATION We are in the process to recover the facility from the summer maintenance. During this summer shutdown, we were able to replace the beam-transfer bending magnet, which malfunctioned in the spring beam time. In addition, a new primary beamline and new target system are being prepared at the Hadron Experimental Facility (HEF). The new primary beamline will be used for the measurement of hadron mass modification in the nuclear medium (E16), as well as muon to electron conversion experiment (COMET-phase1). These two experiments represent a new phase of the experiments at HEF. The new target system has a doubled cooling power, which bring us to a world-highest beam-power era for slow extraction (SX). While the beam time at the Main Ring was limited, we have been preparing the new power supply (PS) for higher repetition rate for fast extraction (FX) and better stable uniformity for SX. A partial test of the new PS was successfully done, showing the expected stability. It has provided a reasonable level of confidence to reach the design goal of 750 kW and more after the new PS implementation. Together with the successful 1 MW operation for more than 10 hours at Materials and Life Science Facility, which was reported in the last newsletter, the J-PARC facility is clearly entering the new phase after 10 years of user operation. This important moment of transition of the facility to enter this new phase was also witnessed by more than 600 participants at the ceremony held on 24th of September, celebrating the 10th anniversary of J-PARC user operation. The ceremony was also a part of the scientific symposium, J-PARC 2019. The presentations and photo are available at the link below: https://j-parc.jp/symposium/j-parc2019/ Now the accelerator commissioning is ongoing from the linac. We intend to return the beam to users on schedule. We are all excited to restart the beam to share more discoveries with users and society! --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. [Accelerator Division] by Kazuo HASEGAWA --------------------------------------------------------------------- MAINTENANCE AND RECOVERY WORK DURING SUMMER SHUTDOWN Beam operation was suspended for maintenance during the summer shutdown from July to September. Maintenance of the components and some recovery work from failures were conducted in the accelerator facilities. The linac had been operated stably in these several months. But one of the Separated-type Drift Tube Linac (SDTL) cavities had a symptom of increasing the radio frequency reflection power in the vicinity of the designed operation power. The reason was a dirty surface of the cavity, which we cleaned using acetone dipped cloths. During the inspection in the maintenance, we found several failures for the klystron systems: slight water leaks for a 972 MHz klystron and insulator damages in an oil tank. They were replaced with spares and we confirm that the other systems are healthy. The 3 GeV Rapid Cycling Synchrotron (RCS) also had been operated stably before summer. But in March, we had damages in some of the magnetic alloy (MA) cores in an accelerating cavity. We had operated with a temporary measure, but we replaced these cores as a permanent measure in this summer. The failure of the bending magnet coil in the beam transport line from the RCS to the Main Ring (MR) stopped beam operation for two months before summer. The important task for the MR is a recovery of the magnet. The upper yoke was dismounted and the damaged coil was removed, then a spare coil was mounted. We confirm that the electric property is as we expected. We will connect to the power supply and have a test before beam operation. The J-PARC accelerator facilities are scheduled to start beam tuning at the linac on October 22. After the tuning and study of the accelerators, the user operation is expected to start in November. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. [Particle and Nuclear Physics Division] by K.OZAWA, M.HARTZ, T.ISHIDA, S.MIHARA, T.MIBE, T.KOMATSUBARA --------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW EXPERIMENT IS BEING PREPARED AT THE HADRON FACILITY. (K. OZAWA) A new experiment and a new beam line are being prepared at the Hadron Experimental Facility. The experiment aims to study hadron properties in the nucleus and its relation to QCD properties of nuclei. The experiment measures mass spectra of vector mesons in a nucleus, since the vector mesons can be considered as excitations of "QCD vacuum" and its mass spectra have fruitful information for "QCD medium" at a finite density region. The vector mesons are generated using proton-nucleus reactions. Then, some fraction of vector mesons decay inside the nucleus and have information about the nuclear medium. Decays of vector mesons are detected through electron-positron decays, since hadrons from the decays can be modified by the nucleus and can't carry direct information of the nuclear medium. The branching ratio of electron-positron decays are very small and a very thin target must be used to avoid interactions between decay electrons and the target. Thus, a high intensity beam and a large acceptance spectrometer must be prepared for the experiment. Currently, a new proton beam line is constructed to provide a high intensity beam. All magnets of the new beam line are placed at their proper places and tested. In addition, constructions of a new spectrometer is underway. The spectrometer magnet is already set up and its magnetic field has been measured. Lead Glass calorimeters for electron identification are already installed. Remaining detectors are almost produced and will be installed by the end of this year. We will start the new experiment using the new beam line in February 2020. STERILE NEUTRINO SEARCH BY T2K EXPERIMENT. (by M. HARTZ, T. ISHIDA) During summer maintenance, a bending magnet which caused unexpected interruption of the Main Ring operation in last April was successfully replaced by a new one. The fast extraction mode operation for T2K experiment will be resumed from early November. Recent publication: "Search for light sterile neutrinos with the T2K far detector Super-Kamiokande at a baseline of 295 km" Phys. Rev. D 99, 071103 (2019), DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.99.071103 T2K usually publishes neutrino oscillation measurements that assume oscillations in the 3-neutrino mixing paradigm. However, it is possible that additional "sterile" neutrinos exist that can only be detected through neutrino mixing or oscillations. If these sterile neutrinos exist, T2K may observe unexpected behavior in neutrino events at the Super-Kamiokande detector, such as unexpected deficits in the total 3-flavor neutrino flux detected through neutral current interactions, or unexpected distortions to the measured spectra of muon-neutrinos and electron-neutrinos detected through charged current interactions. In this paper, T2K finds no evidence for sterile neutrinos and places limits on the parameters governing the mixing with hypothetical sterile neutrinos. T2K places the strongest limit on the sterile mixing amplitude for oscillation frequencies that are nearly degenerate with the standard 3-neutrino oscillations observed in T2K. "Search for neutral-current induced single photon production at the ND280 near detector in T2K" J. Phys. G: Nucl. Part. Phys. 46 (2019) 08LT01, DOI: 10.1088/1361-6471/ab227d T2K searches for neutrino oscillations by detected electron (anti)neutrino events that produce a high energy electron or positron in the Super-K detector. In Cherenkov detectors such as Super-K, neutral current neutrino-nucleus interactions where a single visible high energy gamma ray is produced can fake an electron or positron signal. T2K uses the precision tracking capabilities of its ND280 near detector to search for this type of neutral current interaction with a high energy gamma ray. T2K does not yet observe a statistically significant signal for this interaction mode, but is able to place the first limits on the interaction process for neutrino energies below 1 GeV, the energy range that is most important for T2K. STATUS OF THE COHERENT MUON TO ELECTRON TRANSITION (COMET) (by S. MIHARA) The COMET experiment aims to search for the lepton-flavor violating muon reaction, mu-e conversion, with sensitivity better than 10^{-14} in Phase I. Construction of the COMET facility along with detector R&D is in progress. Beamline elements are installed at the primary proton beam branching section of the COMET beam line from the B-line. Winding of the last coil in the capture solenoid will be completed within this fiscal year. The CDC, main detector of COMET phase I physics measurement is tested with cosmic-ray muons with full setup of electronics. The 1st station of the straw-tube tracker used in beamline study is started. Intensive studies of radiation tolerance of detector components are carried out at neutron and gamma-ray irradiation facilities. Recently LYSO crystal and a new generation MPPC were newly investigated. Qualification of the data is in progress. At the J-PARC symposium held in Sep. 24-26, a status report of the COMET experiment was given along with poster presentations describing the status of the experiment preparation. STATUS OF THE MUON G-2/ ELECTRIC DIPOLE MOMENT (EDM) (E34) (by T. MIBE) The E34 collaboration prepares for precision measurements of the muon anomalous magnetic moment and electric dipole moment. There is a theory initiative to improve the standard model calculation for g-2 of the muon. They had a workshop at the University of Washington, Seattle in Sep. 9-13 to prepare for a white paper on the improved theoretical calculation before the end of year. This number will be compared with the ongoing experiment at Fermilab as well as the forthcoming E34. Following an approval on stage 2 status for the experiment, the experiment works with KEK for funding request. A task force to discuss resolutions on extending the H-line area summarized the list of requirements and constraints to be considered in the construction. A collaboration meeting on cross calibration of magnetic field probes between E34 and Fermilab g-2 teams was held in Sep. 2-4 at J-PARC, where results of the data analysis on cross calibration were actively discussed. PROGRAM ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING (by T. KOMATSUBARA) The 28th Program Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting was held at Tokai on July 16-18. To the committee, chaired by Dr. Rik Yoshida (Jefferson Lab) since April 2018, Prof. Kam-Biu Luk (U.C. Berkeley) joined as a new member from this meeting. Status of the experiments was reported, and proposals and near-term machine time allocation were discussed. https://kds.kek.jp/indico/event/31728/ PAC report will be available through the following web page. http://j-parc.jp/researcher/Hadron/en/PAC_for_NuclPart_e.html The next PAC meeting will be held on January 16-18, 2020. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. [Materials and Life Science Division] by Toshiji KANAYA --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 MW BEAM OPERATION WAS CARRIED OUT SUCCESSFULLY. 1) Neutron Source Stable and long-term beam operation for user program of more than 500kW was achieved with high average availability of 95.8% since April 1 until July 3 in 2019. After the user program was ended on July 3, 1 MW beam operation was carried out successfully with the duration time of 10.5 hours from 11:30 to 22:00 and the excellent availability of 98%. Due to the long duration time, facility data of steady state under high power beam condition could be obtained for the first time. PROPOSALS FOR 2019B PERIOD WERE REVIEWED. ANNUAL MEETING OF INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION AT J-PARC MLF WAS HELD. 2) Neutron Instruments and Science The general and the new user promotion proposals for the 2019B period and long term proposals were reviewed by the Neutron Science Proposal Review Committee on August 26th. The total number of submitted neutron proposals was 385 (the general proposals: 372, the new users proposals: 7, long term proposals from 2019B: 6). The number of proposals was the largest ever. Finally, 175 general proposals, 7 new user promotion proposals, and 4 long term proposals were approved by the MLF Advisory Board on September 5th. We will start the call for proposals for the 2020A period from October 17th to November 7th. >From the next round, we will accept one-year-term proposals for BL11 (PLANET). Annual meeting of industrial application at J-PARC MLF was held on July 18th and 19th at Akihabara Convention Hall. Total number of attendees was 282. According to the theme of the meeting, "Collaborative Creation of Innovation", three keynote talks and oral presentations of collaborative research between industry and the instrument group, which were carried out on four beamlines were held, as well as a poster session and consultation of neutron beam usage for industrial purpose. We held a J-PARC Workshop entitled "CSNS-J-PARC Collaboration Workshop on Neutron Instrumentation". From CSNS side, vice directors Prof. F. Wang, Prof. T. Liang and eight instrumental scientists visited J-PARC. We have exchanged the information of current status of each facility including neutron instruments and have discussed possible future collaboration in neutron instrumentation. MUON PRODUCTION TARGET REPLACED. 3) Muon Science Facility (MUSE) Since the resumption of beam operation in November 2018, the soundness of the muon rotation target was in limbo due to the potential damage of a flexible joint for transferring motor rotation to the graphite disk target (see Newsletter #73, 2018). Fortunately, the target served without trouble for eight months, making those measures for potential hazards expected in case of suspended target rotation almost useless. The target operation was then continued for testing with 1 MW proton beam over a block of beam time for 10.5 hours towards the end of the cycle. The various physical parameters such as target temperature and motor torque behaved nearly exactly as predicted during the operation, and the muon-target team was convinced that the system was ready to go for long-term 1 MW operation. Meanwhile, the team decided to replace the current target with a brand-new copy after an unsuccessful attempt to replace the suspected joint. This also served as the first occasion for the team to replace the whole rotating muon target system after years of high-power operation, where utmost precaution was taken to minimize radiation hazards including that by tritium accumulated in the target system. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. [Nuclear Transmutation Division] by Shin-ichiro MEIGO --------------------------------------------------------------------- DEVELOPMENT OF BEAM PROFILE MONITOR FOR ADS Accelerator-driven transmutation system (ADS) using a high-intensity proton accelerator such as with 30 MW beam power has been proposed. For steady beam operation of the ADS, continuous diagnostic of the beam introduced to the target by the profile monitor is essential. Therefore, a new profile monitor has been developed using a luminescent material placed at the target. The applicability for a beam monitoring system was examined at the cyclotron facility at Takasaki Ion Accelerators for Advanced Radiation Application (TIARA). In the experiment, the luminescent sample consisted of alumina doped 0.5% of chromium (Cr) was utilized. In order to accelerate damage to the sample, the 150-MeV argon beam was irradiated on the sample to provide about 1 million times dose for the proton. The beam profile was successfully obtained by the radiation-hardened optical fiberscope system. In order to observe the degradation of luminescence efficiency, a spectrometer was utilized. The spectrum of luminescence had a prominent peak at 694 nm with several unresolved shoulder peaks. After a few minutes of irradiation, the intensity decreased slowly and steadily. The intensity of the unresolved peak in short-wavelength decreased less than the intensity at the peak. By observing the shorter wavelength with optical filter cutting out a long wavelength, the influence of degradation may be mitigated. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. [Editorial Note] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Information on the project can be also obtained at the web site: http://j-parc.jp/c/en/topics/project-newsletter/index.html ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Editorial Board: Toshifumi TSUKAMOTO (Chair): toshifumi.tsukamoto at kek.jp Kaoru SHIBATA: shibata.kaoru@ jaea.go.jp Taketoshi MORISHITA: morishita.takatoshi at jaea.go.jp Dick MISCHKE (English Editor): mischke at triumf.ca Tomoko KAWAMURA (Secretary): kawamura.tomoko at jaea.go.jp ++++++++++++++++End of Letter++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From rosborn at anl.gov Mon Nov 11 18:42:45 2019 From: rosborn at anl.gov (Osborn, Raymond) Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2019 17:42:45 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] Release of NeXpy v0.12 Message-ID: <2556633B-FBE8-4488-83AC-69BF7EFB7A71@anl.gov> NeXpy provides a high-level Python interface to NeXus data, within a simple GUI that combines a tree view of loaded files, Matplotlib panes to visualize multidimensional arrays, and an IPython shell for manipulating the data and metadata. NeXpy is intended to be a simple, intuitive, interactive toolbox that allows users to explore ways of modeling NeXus data, for example, created by Mantid, with minimal overhead, and to create new NeXus-conforming data files without expert knowledge of the file format. NeXpy makes it easy to view arbitrary 1D and 2D slices and projections of multi-dimensional data and to compare plots of multiple datasets. A built-in script editor allows new data analysis methods to be developed, tested, and refined. The underlying Python API for reading and writing NeXus files is provided by the nexusformat package, which utilizes h5py. NeXpy also contains a GUI interface to the lmfit module for fitting 1D data. NeXpy v0.12 has just been released, and the underlying nexusformat API has been updated to v0.5. It is available on PyPI and conda-forge. Please note that this is the last version to support Python 2. NeXpy Home Page: https://nexpy.github.io/nexpy/ Features include: * Tabbed panels to copy limits between multiple plots and compare projections. ? Support for plotting non-orthogonal axes with fixed aspect ratios. ? Support for symmetric linear/log plots using divergent color maps. ? Tabular views of data values and metadata in multidimensional arrays. ? Backup and restore loaded NeXus files. * File locks to protect NeXus files accessed by multiple processes. * Autocompletion of NeXus attributes and dictionaries in the IPython shell. * Support for all h5py File and Dataset options. * Imports of SPEC, TIFF, CBF, ASCII and other data. Jupyter Notebook ---------------- A tutorial on using the nexusformat API is available as a Jupyter Notebook. It can be accessed online in a Google colaboratory: https://colab.research.google.com/github/nexpy/nexusformat/blob/master/src/nexusformat/notebooks/nexusformat.ipynb Installation -------------- NeXpy is available on both the Python Package Index server and Anaconda, using $ pip install nexpy or $ conda install -c conda-forge nexpy Please report any bugs to the Github issues page. Other questions can be addressed to the NeXus Mailing List . NeXpy Github: https://github.com/nexpy/nexpy NeXpy Release Notes: https://github.com/nexpy/nexpy/releases Ray Osborn -- Ray Osborn, Senior Scientist Materials Science Division Argonne National Laboratory Argonne, IL 60439, USA Phone: +1 (630) 252-9011 Email: ROsborn at anl.gov From hazuki.furukawa at riken.jp Wed Nov 20 07:01:17 2019 From: hazuki.furukawa at riken.jp (Hazuki Furukawa) Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 15:01:17 +0900 Subject: [Neutron] Research scientist and Postdoc researcher positions at RIKEN (Japan) Message-ID: Research scientist and Postdoc researcher positions at RIKEN (JAPAN) Strongly correlated spin research team @ RIKEN CEMS (Team leader H. Furukawa) are seeking highly motivated condensed-matter NEUTRON scattering scientists in the field of strongly correlated electron systems. If you know anyone who might get interest in these positions, please forward this message to them. The successful candidates will carry out original research by utilizing various neutron scattering techniques. Applicants must have a doctor degree (or are expected to have until the employment). Applicants with less than 5 years postdoctoral research are expected to apply to the position of postdoctoral researcher and those with more than 5 years postdoctoral research are expected to apply to the research scientist position. Previous experience with (i) research of emergent phenomena in strongly correlated electron systems and (ii) neutron scattering experiments is expected for research scientist but only (i) is required for postdoctoral candidates. For more information, please refer to the following webpage: http://www.riken.jp/en/careers/researchers/20181030/ ??????????????????????... Hazuki Kawano-Furukawa (Ph.D.) ??????????????????????... Team Leader Strongly Correlated Spin Research Team, RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science, Frontier Research Laboratory, 2-1 Hirosawa,Wako, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan hazuki.furukawa at riken.jp ??????????????????????... Full Professor Division of Natural/Applied Science, Graduate School of Humanities and Sciences, Ochanomizu University, Otsuka 2-1-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8610, Japan furukawa.hazuki at ocha.ac.jp ??????????????????????... -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From r.zorn at fz-juelich.de Mon Nov 25 17:29:53 2019 From: r.zorn at fz-juelich.de (Reiner Zorn) Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2019 17:29:53 +0100 Subject: [Neutron] Bombannes Summer School on Scattering 2020 - Second Call Message-ID: Dear colleagues, Our apologies if you receive this email more than once. We are pleased to announce the *15th Bombannes Summer School on "Scattering Methods Applied to Soft Condensed Matter"*. We will celebrate 30 years of the Bombannes school next year. This event will be held from *16th to 24th of June 2020* at the vacation centre "Les Bruy?res" in Bombannes/Carcans-Maubuisson, Gironde, France. Further information on the school together with on-line pre-registration can be found on our website under https://workshops.ill.fr/e/bombannes. Please note that due to high overload, pre-registration before 22nd of February is mandatory. Decisions will be announced in March/April 2020. Please distribute this information to colleagues or students who might be interested. On behalf of the Organizing Committee, best regards, Julian Oberdisse (with P. Lindner, O. Glatter, J.S. Pedersen, R. Zorn, G. Fragneto, and S. Egelhaaf) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Emmanuel. -- FARHI Emmanuel - Tel: +33 (1) 69 35 96 04 Room A1.0.34 Experimental Division / Data Reduction and Analysis Group Synchrotron Soleil - Saint-Aubin BP 48 - 91192 GIF/YVETTE CEDEX http://www.synchrotron-soleil.fr From mlz-conference-2020 at mlz-garching.de Mon Dec 2 14:19:45 2019 From: mlz-conference-2020 at mlz-garching.de (mlz-conference-2020 at mlz-garching.de) Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2019 14:19:45 +0100 Subject: [Neutron] =?utf-8?q?_MLZ_Conference_2020_=E2=80=9CNeutrons_for_Li?= =?utf-8?q?fe_Sciences=E2=80=9D_=E2=80=93_Registration_and_abstract_submis?= =?utf-8?q?sion_open_now!?= Message-ID: <201912021319.xB2DJjAU019167@mailhost.frm2.tum.de> Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce that registration and abstract submission for the MLZ Conference 2020 which is dedicated to *Neutrons for Life Sciences * is open now! The conference aims at showcasing how neutrons can contribute to the further advances in this interdisciplinary research area. Topics include: * Protein structure, function and dynamics * Membrane structure, function and dynamics * Drug design and delivery * Biological surface and interfaces * Neutron methods in biology * Life Sciences with neutrons in Russia * DNA/RNA structure and dynamics, living cells The conference is going to be held at the *Arabella Brauneck Hotel Lenggries,* a beautiful place in the Bavarian Alps, not far from Munich, from Tuesday, *16 June* to Friday,*19 June 2020.* We warmly invite all scientists working in the field of Life Sciences to submit their abstracts and to register at their earliest convenience. For more specific information, please refer our web-site: https://indico.frm2.tum.de/e/NeutronsForLifeSciences or to the local organizing team. Best regards, Peter M?ller-Buschbaum and Stephan F?rster PS. Our apologies if you have received this announcement more than once. -- MLZ Conference 2020: Neutrons for Life Sciences 16 - 19 June 2020, Arabella Brauneck Hotel, Lenggries, Germany Organizers: Prof. Dr. Peter M?ller-Buschbaum, Prof. Dr. Stephan F?rster Local organizing team: Andreas Ostermann , Tobias Schrader Bjoern Pedersen, Monika Krug, Elisabeth Joerg-Mueller phone number: +49 89 289-14966 Heinz Maier-Leibnitz-Zentrum (MLZ) Lichtenbergstra?e 1 85748 Garching, Germany -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wslawinski at chem.uw.edu.pl Tue Dec 3 11:31:32 2019 From: wslawinski at chem.uw.edu.pl (wslawinski at chem.uw.edu.pl) Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2019 11:31:32 +0100 Subject: [Neutron] PhD position still available Message-ID: <000d01d5a9c4$d4833370$7d899a50$@chem.uw.edu.pl> I have been developing RMCProfile for the past few years. Now, there is an opportunity to join our developers group and take part in challenging research work. If you have any possible candidate or could forward this massage to people who might be interested. For more details see the post PhD http://www.chem.uw.edu.pl/blog/2019/12/02/oferta-pracy-dla-doktoranta-stypen dysty-w-projekcie-ncn-5/ With best regards, Wojciech Slawinski wslawinski at chem.uw.edu.pl Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Poland -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From william.ratcliff at nist.gov Tue Dec 3 15:06:33 2019 From: william.ratcliff at nist.gov (Ratcliff, William D. (Fed)) Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2019 14:06:33 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] Neutron Scattering and ML/AI Postdoc Opportunity at NIST Message-ID: I am advertising two postdoctoral opportunities available through the National Research Council (NRC) program at the NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR). The program is described at https://www.nist.gov/iaao/academic-affairs-office/nist-nrc-postdoctoral-research-associateships-program. The neutron scattering group at the NCNR is strongly collaborative and the successful candidate will have a great deal of independence and intellectual freedom as well as a generous stipend ($72,000). Online applications for the NRC are open December 1st and end February 1st. US Citizenship required. Interested applicants should contact william.ratclif at nist.gov. There are two projects that are of primary interest: 1) Applications of machine learning to neutron scattering with an emphasis on experimental optimization and reinforcement learning. You can think of this as modern experimental design. Where do we measure to obtain the most information? Other applications could include Bayesian model selection approaches to diffraction and inelastic data. For example, can we automatically detect the space group from powder diffraction data? Where do we measure to distinguish between two magnetic Hamiltonians? The ideal applicant would have a background in science and interest/experience with ML/AI. For example, suppose you are in condensed matter (experiment or theory) and are thinking of getting into ML. I'm also open to those with more of a CS/ML background who want to apply their skills to a problem in physics. http://nrc58.nas.edu/RAPLab10/Opportunity/Opportunity.aspx?LabCode=50&ROPCD=506101&RONum=C0300 Minimum Skills Programming skills: Experience with using Python, IDL, or Matlab to plot/analyze data Either: Experience with science at a PhD level or experience with ML/AI Ideal Skills Programming skills: Experience with tensorflow, pytorch, scikit-learn Science: Expertise in a neutron scattering technique used to study hard condensed matter systems. This could be time-of-flight, triple-axis-spectometry, or magnetic diffraction applied. Expertise with synchrotron x-ray diffraction techniques would be just as welcome. 2) Study of Quantum Materials, Topological Insulators, Skyrmions, Spin Liquids, or Multiferroics using neutron scattering as a probe. Recently, we have collaborated with a number of groups to study materials ranging from magnetic topological insulators to multiferroic skyrmions. In addition to performing neutron scattering opportunities, the successful applicant will have the opportunity to grow high quality thin films or single crystals via existing collaborations in the area.. http://nrc58.nas.edu/RAPLab10/Opportunity/Opportunity.aspx?LabCode=50&ROPCD=506101&RONum=B6278 http://nrc58.nas.edu/RAPLab10/Opportunity/Opportunity.aspx?LabCode=50&ROPCD=506101&RONum=B5445 Minimum Skills Programming skills: Experience with using Python, IDL, or Matlab to plot/analyze data Scientific experience: Experience with hard condensed matter physics. Even if you have not done neutron scattering before it's fine as long as you have a good knowledge of hard condensed matter (for example, you might have done some synthesis/growth and susceptibility measurements). Ideal Skills Scientific experience: Expertise in a neutron scattering technique used to study hard condensed matter systems. This could be time-of-flight, triple-axis-spectometry, or magnetic diffraction applied. Expertise with synchrotron x-ray diffraction techniques would be just as welcome. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From billingsjj at ornl.gov Tue Dec 3 19:30:16 2019 From: billingsjj at ornl.gov (Billings, Jay Jay) Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2019 18:30:16 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] Computational neutron scattering jobs at Oak Ridge National Laboratory In-Reply-To: <39E523E5-F57A-4534-AA4A-0A72E64C6D15@ornl.gov> References: <39E523E5-F57A-4534-AA4A-0A72E64C6D15@ornl.gov> Message-ID: To whom it may concern, There are multiple positions open at Oak Ridge National Laboratory for staff members in computational neutron scientists roles. The full postings are available at the following links: https://jobs.ornl.gov/job/Oak-Ridge-Computational-Neutron-Scientist-in-Research-Software-Engineering-TN-37831/610592700/ https://jobs.ornl.gov/go/Neutron-Sciences-Jobs/4536900/?q=&q2=&alertId=&locationsearch=&title=computational&location=&date= Best, Jay Jay Jay Billings Group Leader, Scientific Computing and Software Engineering, Neutron Scattering Division, and Acting Group Leader, Research Software Engineering, Computer Science and Mathematics Division Oak Ridge National Laboratory Twitter Handle: @jayjaybillings ________________________________ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tom.arnold at esss.se Thu Dec 5 12:12:00 2019 From: tom.arnold at esss.se (Thomas Arnold) Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2019 11:12:00 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] FW: Call for Abstracts for SXNS16 In-Reply-To: <471c1226c4b8433aa27ed768bfc04a37@maxiv.lu.se> References: <471c1226c4b8433aa27ed768bfc04a37@maxiv.lu.se> Message-ID: Dear neutronsources.org. I would appreciate it if you can forward the call for abstracts below to your mailing list. This conference should be highly relevant to a large portion of your community. Thanks very much Tom Arnold _______________________________________ Co-Chair SXNS16 FREIA Instrument Scientist European Spallation Source ERIC P.O Box 176, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden Tel: +46 721792393 Mobile: +46 468883393 E-mail: tom.arnold at esss.se From: MAXIV - SXNS16 Date: Monday, 2 December 2019 at 09:42 To: MAXIV - SXNS16 Subject: Call for Abstracts for SXNS16 Dear Colleague, We are pleased to announce a Call for Abstracts for SXNS16, the 16th International Conference on Surface X-ray and Neutron Scattering, co-organized by the European Spallation Source and MAX IV Laboratory with the support of the Lund Institute of Advanced Neutron and X-ray Science. https://www.sxns16.org/ The conference will take place 23rd ? 26th June 2020 in Lund, Sweden. A number of satellite meetings associated with the conference will also be held during this week ? please see the website for details. The scientific programme for SXNS16 will emphasize novel techniques for surface x-ray and neutron scattering including instrumentation and source development. Topics will include in-situ and in-operando surface studies, nanostructured surfaces and interfaces, surface and interfaces in soft matter, biological interfaces, emergent interfacial materials, and dynamics of surfaces, interfaces and nanostructures. Our plenary speakers are Robert Feidenhans?l (XFEL, Germany) and Robert Thomas (Oxford University, UK), and a full list of invited speakers is on the website and the attached poster. The deadline for abstract submission is 9th March 2020, and you should receive notice of our acceptance decision by 23rd March 2020. The registration deadline is 30th April 2020. Registration is now open. For further information visit the website above or e-mail: SXNS16 at maxiv.lu.se Looking forward to seeing you in Lund, The chairs of SXNS16: Tom Arnold (ESS) Ann Terry (MAX IV) P.S. we apologize if you receive this email message more than once. [signature_926822076] [signature_1358878418] [signature_942756004] [/Users/thomasarnold/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.Outlook/Data/Library/Caches/Signatures/signature_1998852003] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 10804 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.png Type: image/png Size: 24986 bytes Desc: image002.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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More information and application form at [https://www.synchrotron-soleil.fr/fr/emplois/ingenieur-developpement-logiciel-pour-les-donnees-scientifiques]. You are welcome to join us ! Emmanuel. -- FARHI Emmanuel - Tel: +33 (1) 69 35 96 04 Room A1.0.34 Experimental Division / Data Reduction and Analysis Group Synchrotron Soleil - Saint-Aubin BP 48 - 91192 GIF/YVETTE CEDEX http://www.synchrotron-soleil.fr -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From robert.dalgliesh at stfc.ac.uk Wed Dec 11 18:17:35 2019 From: robert.dalgliesh at stfc.ac.uk (Robert Dalgliesh - UKRI STFC) Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 17:17:35 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] ISIS: Instrument Scientist Positions Available - Larmor Message-ID: <29b194feadae4ae19393513d98ce22c8@stfc.ac.uk> Instrument scientist positions are currently available on the Larmor instrument at ISIS. See the following websites to apply. https://www.topcareer.jobs/Vacancy/irc252106_10230.aspx https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/BXI769/isis-instrument-scientist ============================================================================================================================================================================= Salary: ?38,318 to ?42,576 (depending on experience and skills) Grade:? UKRI-E Contract Type: Open-Ended Hours: Full Time Closing Date: 7th January 2020 LARMOR is a multipurpose instrument designed to enable high throughput time-of-flight Small Angle Neutron Scattering (SANS) with polarisation and the development and exploitation of spin-echo scattering techniques. It was constructed as part of the second phase of instrumentation on the ISIS second target station and was added to the full ISIS user program 5 years ago. The Spin-Echo system was developed by TU-Delft in collaboration with ISIS as part of a 5 year multi-million Euro project funded by the Netherlands. As a high throughput SANS instrument LARMOR is competitive with SANS2D and other world leading SANS instruments over a simultaneous Q range of 0.004 to >0.5?^-1 suitable for a broad range of soft and hard matter science. Larmor precession techniques for the study of large scale structures, high resolution crystallography and dynamics have progressed significantly in recent years with new instrumentation being constructed at a number of neutron sources. The collaboration between ISIS and TU-Delft that delivered OffSpec continued this trend by delivering a highly flexible instrument to explore new possibilities and to fully exploit existing techniques. LARMOR aims to enable this while maintaining and developing the existing SANS technique and community. We are looking for a world-class scientists or instrument developer who can make major contributions to our current and future research programmes and who will develop these techniques to enable the study of a broad range of scientific themes. The SANS Group at ISIS currently supports 4 instruments and provides expertise for the study of a diverse range of research areas such as polymers, colloids, biological systems and magnetic/superconducting systems (The SANS Group currently has two vacancies). Instrument Scientists for LARMOR Two full-time vacancies exist to assist in the development and running of the LARMOR SANS instrument.?This is an excellent opportunity to develop both collaborative and personal scientific research programmes through interaction with leading scientists from around the world, exploiting the capabilities of small-angle neutron scattering in the areas of hard/soft condensed matter or the life sciences. In addition to assisting with the development and running of LARMOR you will be expected to lead and assist in the advancement of data reduction and analysis tools for Larmor precession and SANS techniques. Hence,?you must have a demonstrable knowledge of a common scripting language such as Python and preferably working knowledge of a lower level language such as C++. Organization Description UK Research and Innovation is a new entity that brings together nine partners to create an independent organisation with a strong voice for research and innovation, and a vision to ensure the UK maintains its world-leading position in research and innovation. More information can be found at http://www.ukri.org/. The Science and Technology Facilities Council is a world-leading multi-disciplinary science organisation, and our goal is to deliver economic, societal, scientific and international benefits to the UK and its people - and more broadly to the world. For questions please contact Dr. Sarah Rogers SANS Group Leader sarah.rogers at stfc.ac.uk or Dr. Robert Dalgliesh Larmor Instrument Scientist robert.dalgliesh at stfc.ac.uk From useroffice at mlz-garching.de Wed Dec 18 15:30:27 2019 From: useroffice at mlz-garching.de (useroffice at mlz-garching.de) Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2019 14:30:27 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] MLZ calls for Rapid Access proposals - Deadline January 10th, 2020 Message-ID: <8aaceed4fe25457d9427c53dd9b40518@frm2.tu-muenchen.de> Dear neutron users, the MLZ Rapid Access programme is devoted to those measurements that do not fit into the normal MLZ proposal workflow with usually two deadlines and reviews per year, i.e. an independent neutron experiment proposal. It is foreseen, for example, for tuning a sample preparation process or for completing a series of samples already measured at the MLZ with few additional samples. We are pleased to announce the next call for Rapid Access proposals at the following MLZ instruments ANTARES: cold neutron radiography and tomography station BIODIFF: diffractometer for large unit cells, cold source KWS-1, KWS-2, KWS-3, SANS-1: small angle scattering diffractometers, cold source NAA: neutron activation analysis PGAA: prompt gamma-activation analysis, cold source SPODI: high resolution powder diffractometer, thermal source *Deadline: January 10th, 2020* Experiments will be scheduled during the upcoming cycle no. 47 between January 14th, 2020 and March 13th, 2020. Please find all details in our Call for Rapid Access Proposals at https://mlz-garching.de/files/20191218_call_rap_47.pdf and just contact us in case any questions occur! We look forward to receiving your proposals, best regards from sunny Garching, The MLZ User Office Team Dr. Ina Lommatzsch - Ramona Bucher -------------------- Technische Universit?t M?nchen Forschungs-Neutronenquelle Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II) User Office Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ) Lichtenbergstra?e 1 D-85747 Garching Phone: +49-(0)89.289.10794 - 11751 e-mail: useroffice at mlz-garching.de web: mlz-garching.de/useroffice -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The members of the LNS conduct a strong in-house research program with special emphases on strongly correlated electron systems, magnetism, superconductivity, material science and soft condensed matter. The LQM and LNS jointly operate the triple-axis spectrometer TASP at SINQ. Your mission: You will be part of an ambitious research program on quantum magnetism and unconventional superconductivity carried out by LQM and LNS. Your mission will be balanced between supporting the external user program, pursuing your own, independent projects and contributing to the projects within LQM and LNS. Main duties and responsibilities include: You will support the external user program on the triple-axis spectrometer TASP at SINQ. You will conduct independent research, and you will contribute to the diverse research activities of LQM at PSI, such as exploiting the capabilities of the novel multi-analyser spectrometer CAMEA. Your profile: The successful candidate holds a PhD in experimental physics or chemistry and has experience in neutron scattering studies of frustrated/quantum magnets or strongly correlated electron systems. Experience in neutron spectroscopy is mandatory. You have good English and communication skills, and enjoy working in a team-oriented interdisciplinary environment. We offer: As LQM postdoc at PSI you will have access to: - State-of-the-art facilities including neutron, X-ray, transport, magnetic measurements, crystal growth facilities - Enriching career promoting environment. - Innovative and dynamic atmosphere - Competitive salary Start date: Flexible, depending on candidate Work rate: 100% Duration: 1 year, renewable For further information please contact Prof. Henrik M. R?nnow at LQM (EPFL) (henrik.ronnow at epfl.ch), Prof. Michel Kenzelmann at LNS (PSI) (michel.kenzelmann at psi.ch) or Prof. Christof Niedermayer at LNS (PSI) (christof.niedermayer at psi.ch). 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The conference is organized by the National Institute of Standards and Technology Center for Neutron Research in concert with the University of Maryland. The meeting will feature invited and contributed talks, poster sessions, and a tour to the National Institute of Standards and Technology Center for Neutron Research. The conference will cover the latest condensed-matter investigations using polarized neutrons and state-of-the-art methodologies and techniques of polarized-neutron production and utilization for novel instrumentation and experiments, with emphasis on prospects for new science and instrument concepts as well as combining neutrons with complementary techniques and in-situ secondary measurements. PNCMI is the most comprehensive conference on the latest scientific research using polarized neutrons and on related instrumentation development. The topics will include: * Multiferroic and chirality * Strongly correlated electron systems, including superconductors * Frustrated and disordered systems * Magnetic nanomaterials * Thin films and multilayers * Soft matter and biology * Imaging * Polarized neutron instrumentation * Polarized neutron techniques and methods, including nuclear polarization, Larmor techniques * Neutron scattering facilities For more information, please refer to the PNCMI 2020 website: https://pncmi2020.umd.edu/. PNCMI 2020 local organizing committee Wangchun Chen, Julie Borchers, Hannah Burrall, Alexander Grutter, Kathryn Krycka, Williams Ratcliff, Shannon Watson, Robert Briber, Lisa Press -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From useroffice at psi.ch Fri Dec 20 10:52:37 2019 From: useroffice at psi.ch (Useroffice (PSI)) Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2019 09:52:37 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] SINQ - call for proposals I/20 Message-ID: <27E7AE8F-5FD9-4A54-BA8F-9804C5D212E3@psi.ch> We are pleased to announce the first call for proposals after the upgrade program of the SINQ neutron guide system! The next DEADLINE for the submission of beam time requests for the Swiss spallation neutron source 'SINQ' http://www.psi.ch/sinq will be: ********* January 31, 2020, midnight, C.E.T. ********* This call will be open for the following instruments: Powder Diffractometer : HRPT Single Crystal Diffractometer : ZEBRA Strain Scanner : POLDI Small Angle Scattering : SANS-I Triple Axis Spectrometers : TASP, EIGER Time-of-Flight Spectrometer : FOCUS Neutron Imaging : NEUTRA, ICON The other SINQ instruments will be open for the user program either in the second call period 2020 or in the first period in 2021, respectively. Please note that the Neutron Microscope can be chosen now as experimental setup option on POLDI and ICON. _____________________________________________________________ PERIOD: Herewith we call for proposals for the beam time period I/20 between June and September 2020. _____________________________________________________________ PROPOSAL-SUBMISSION: New users are kindly asked to contact the instrument responsibles before submitting a proposal to discuss instrumental options and reasonable beam time requests. Please make use of the option to link related previous proposals with their experimental reports to the new one. A proper mention of previous results will provide a certain 'bonus' during the evaluation process. Guidelines for the proposal submission and further useful information can be found on the SINQ webpages: http://www.psi.ch/sinq/access-to-sinq http://www.psi.ch/sinq/call-for-proposals http://www.psi.ch/sinq/guidelines Further detailed information about the SINQ instruments can be obtained here: http://www.psi.ch/sinq/instrumentation The feasibility of complex experiments should always be discussed in advance with the instrument and sample environment responsibles. _____________________________________________________________ DIGITAL USER OFFICE, DUO: Proposals can only be submitted electronically via the PSI Digital User Office 'DUO': https://duo.psi.ch _____________________________________________________________ CONTACT ADDRESS: Paul Scherrer Institute User Office Phone : +41-56-310-4666 CH-5232 Villigen - PSI e-mail : useroffice at psi.ch Switzerland -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Within the project, two data acquisition platforms based on the Scalable Readout System (SRS) developed within the RD51 collaboration will be further extended and novel neutron detector concepts will be explored. One is based on boron-coated Gas Electron Multipliers (GEMs) and on its SRS-based readout using the VMM ASIC. The other two detector concepts employ a Timepix3 SRS-based readout combined with a neutron TPC as well as a Microchannel Plate (MCP). The postdoctoral research is expected to take up a leading role in the development of the detectors with a proficient knowledge of the readout concepts. The design, simulation and construction of the detectors as well as tests at neutron facilities and the subsequent analysis will be among the main tasks. Additionally, the successful candidate is expected to supervise Bachelor, Master and PhD students, participate in university teaching and drafting applications for third party funding. The researcher can benefit from the PostDoc Plus program of the University, will have the opportunity to present results at major international conferences and publish articles in recognised international journals. With the new lab building "Forschungs- und Technologiezentrum Detektorphysik", the institute will provide excellent laboratory space and offices with the most recent equipment. Different R&D groups with expertise on a wide range of technologies will work closely together. In addition, the accelerator ELSA provides the opportunity for in-house detector testing. Applicants are expected to have completed a doctoral degree at the time of appointment and research experience in experimental physics, nuclear physics or neutron sciences. Proficient knowledge in detector physics is assumed. Experience in gaseous detectors, neutron science and/or MCPs as well as readout electronics is desirable. The contract will be 100% E 13 according to the German TV-L salary scale fixed until the end of the granted funding from BMBF (30.06.2022). Applicants should send a single pdf file including: - Motivation letter with statement on the preferred start date - Scientific CV to Dr. Jochen Kaminski (kaminski at physik.uni-bonn.de). In addition, two letters of recommendation should be sent to the same address directly by the referee. Application deadline: January 30, 2020. More information can be obtained from Dr. Jochen Kaminski (kaminski at physik.uni-bonn.de) or Dr. Michael Lupberger (lupberger at physik.uni-bonn.de). The University of Bonn is committed to diversity and equal opportunity. It is certified as a family-friendly university. It aims to increase the proportion of women in areas where women are under- represented and to promote their careers in particular. It therefore urges women with relevant qualifications to apply. Applications will be handled in accordance with the Landesgleichstellungsgesetz (State Equality Act). Applications from suitable individuals with a certified serious disability and those of equal status are particularly welcome. From recruitment at ill.fr Fri Dec 20 15:16:05 2019 From: recruitment at ill.fr (Chloe Mangione) Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2019 15:16:05 +0100 Subject: [Neutron] Vacancy for a SCIENTIST at ILL - (ref 119/55) Message-ID: Bonjour, A new vacancy for a *scientist *in the Science Division /SMSS Group (ref 19/55) has just been published on our site: https://www.ill.eu/en/careers/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Im Bereich Wissenschaft / SMSS Gruppe ist eine Stelle als *Wissenschaftler *(Ref 19/55) zu besetzen. 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Some further details can be found at https://indico.psi.ch/event/8366/. Requests to attend (and any proposed talk title) should be sent directly to correlated_disorder at psi.ch until 24th Jan. Confirmation of attendance will follow shortly after the deadline. Best wishes, tom ******************************************** Dr. Tom Fennell Laboratory for Neutron Scattering and Imaging (LNS), WHGA 352 Paul Scherrer Institut Forschungstrasse 111 5232 Villigen PSI Switzerland phone: +41 56 310 32 13 fax: +41 56 310 29 39 email: tom.fennell at psi.ch web: http://www.psi.ch/lns/ ****************************************** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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For the most up-to-date information on ECNS2017, please visit www.ecns2019.com Date: July 1 ? 5, 2019 Venue: Saint Petersburg, Russia Homepage: www.ecns2019.com If you have any questions, please feel free to contact at post at ecns2019.com Best wishes, ECNS 2019 Secretariat -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 2_1st_announcement_ECNS-2019.docx Type: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document Size: 217674 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 1_Flayer_ECNS2019.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 1092174 bytes Desc: not available URL: From springschool at fz-juelich.de Wed Jan 2 13:47:24 2019 From: springschool at fz-juelich.de (FM-springschool) Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2019 12:47:24 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] IFF Spring School 2019 (regular) registration deadline 10 January 2019 approaching Message-ID: IFF Spring School 2019: "Scattering! Soft, Functional and Quantum Materials" registration deadline approaching: 10 January 2019 www.iff-springschool.de -- Barbara Daegener Forschungszentrum J?lich GmbH, JCNS-2 Organisation IFF-Ferienschule / IFF Spring School 52425 J?lich, Germany +49 2461 61-4750 (phone); -2610 (fax) springschool at fz-juelich.de http://www.iff-springschool.de ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH 52425 Juelich Sitz der Gesellschaft: Juelich Eingetragen im Handelsregister des Amtsgerichts Dueren Nr. HR B 3498 Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats: MinDir Dr. Karl Eugen Huthmacher Geschaeftsfuehrung: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Marquardt (Vorsitzender), Karsten Beneke (stellv. Vorsitzender), Prof. Dr.-Ing. Harald Bolt, Prof. Dr. Sebastian M. 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Details on both openings can be found at the corresponding web pages http://www.fz-juelich.de/SharedDocs/Stellenangebote/_common/dipldok/d168-2018-jcns-2.html http://www.fz-juelich.de/SharedDocs/Stellenangebote/_common/dipldok/2019D-001-DE-JCNS-2.html For further information you may contact Thomas Gutberlet e-mail t.gutberlet at fz-juelich.de -- Dr. Thomas Gutberlet J?lich Centre for Neutron Science JCNS Forschungszentrum J?lich GmbH 52425 J?lich e-mail: t.gutberlet at fz-juelich.de phone J?lich: +49 2461 61-5577 fax: +49 2461 61-2610 mobil: +49 172 3949605 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH 52425 Juelich Sitz der Gesellschaft: Juelich Eingetragen im Handelsregister des Amtsgerichts Dueren Nr. 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Schmidt ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From Nicola.Kampner at hzg.de Tue Jan 15 08:56:44 2019 From: Nicola.Kampner at hzg.de (Nicola.Kampner at hzg.de) Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2019 08:56:44 +0100 Subject: [Neutron] =?utf-8?q?MATRAC_2_School_=E2=80=9CApplication_of_Neutr?= =?utf-8?q?ons_and_Synchrotron_Radiation_in_Materials_Science_with_Special?= =?utf-8?q?_Focus_on_Fundamental_Aspects_of_Materials=E2=80=9D_to_be_held_?= =?utf-8?q?in_Herrsching_and_Garching_=28near_Munich=29=2C_Germany=2C_from?= =?utf-8?q?_31_March_to_5_April_2019?= Message-ID: Dear colleagues We take pleasure in informing you that registration is open for our MATRAC 2 School 'Application of Neutrons and Synchrotron Radiation in Materials Science with Special Focus on Fundamental Aspects of Materials' to be held in Herrsching (Ammersee) and Garching (near Munich), Germany, from 31 March to 5 April 2019. The MATRAC 2 School will provide a systematic overview of the application of neutrons and synchrotron radiation to the structural analysis of engineering materials and will focus on neutron scattering and imaging experiments. Therefore, the school consists of a two-day theoretical course in Herrsching and two days of experiments at the FRM II in Garching. The fifth day of the school offers further talks and a final discussion. All relevant experimental methods will be covered. Students and young scientists from research and industry from all of Europe interested in this field are welcome to participate. The school will be performed in cooperation with the R?ntgen-?ngstr?m-Cluster (http://www.rontgen-angstrom.eu), the BMBF (Bundesministerium f?r Bildung und Forschung, Germany), the German L?nder Hamburg, Bremen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Niedersachsen and Schleswig-Holstein via the R?ntgen Angstr?m Cluster and SINE 2020. The extended registration deadline is 27 January 2019. For more information please visit our website: https://www.hzg.de/matrac Please feel free to spread this information among colleagues and friends. We are looking forward to your registration. Best regards Martin M?ller (on behalf of all co-organisers) ____________________________ Nicola Kampner (Ms) Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Institute of Materials Research Max-Planck-Str. 1 21502 Geesthacht Germany Phone +49-4152-87-2555 Fax +49-4152-87-2666 Email nicola.kampner at hzg.de Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Zentrum f?r Material- und K?stenforschung GmbH Max-Planck-Stra?e 1 I 21502 Geesthacht I Deutschland/Germany Gesch?ftsf?hrer/Board of Management: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Kaysser, Kay Bern Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrates/Chairman of the Supervisory Board: Ministerialdirigent Dr. Herbert Zeisel Amtsgericht L?beck HRB 285 GE (Register Court) Internet: http://www.hzg.de -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The first step in this process is production of high energy neutrons through a spallation process involving the proton beam interaction with a tungsten target. The fast, high energy neutrons that are released in the spallation process are slowed down to the energies that are suitable for different types of experiments at ESS, and then delivered to the instruments through beam ports. Key features of the target station are the target itself, the neutron moderator and reflector system, and the neutron beam-extraction system. The new central group for Spallation Physics will have duties across all ESS site including: ? Neutronics ? Monte Carlo transport calculations and activation calculations. ? Computer tools and cross-section development. ? Experimental verifications & developments ? Spallation materials properties and fluid dynamics of interest for the operation and upgrade of the facility. ? Interface to the neutron scattering instrument teams ? Shielding calculations (and waste characterization & classification) Description of main responsibilities The Group Leader for ESS Spallation Physics will have the following responsibilities: ? Line management responsibilities; lead, plan and coordinate the work within the group, recruit and retain competent and motivated personnel with target physics expertise, promote a well-functioning work environment etc ? The full spectrum of physical processes and their interconnections for spallation source target station design, construction and operation, with particular emphasis on the holistic analysis of target configuration for optimal performance, safety, availability, maintainability, environmental friendliness and cost efficiency ? Data collection, research and development of research on the physical processes and interactions in spallation target stations: target, structural parts, reflector, containers, vacuum vessels, pipes, utilities ? The full spectrum of materials issues for spallation source target station design ? Data collection, research and development of research on engineering design aspects of materials for various functions in the target station: target, structural parts, reflector, containers, vacuum vessels, pipes, utilities ? Safety and aging of materials in the radiation conditions of spallation, review and application of standards and qualified materials data, extension of qualification of materials of special interest for spallation, when applicable ? Conceptual, functional and detailed engineering design of an irradiation plug for material testing at the ESS target station ? Leading participation in the conceptual, functional and engineering design for the holistic optimization of the ESS target station configuration ? Interface with other areas of activities in the Target Division and other ESS divisions ? Organizational, management and reporting responsibilities for special and general tasks assigned within the Target Division in the framework of various ESS projects ? Compilation, documentation and dissemination of the results of in technical reports, scientific publications and at professional meetings ? Interaction with experts in other similar facilities, academic institutions and industry in order to maintain a world class expertise in target physics at ESS ? Guiding and supervising the work of collaborators in the Target Physics Group, responsibility for safety, quality, compliance, internal and external coordination ? Training young group members in physics research, development and engineering ? Budget planning The responsibilities in all these areas concern all phases of the ESS project: conceptual design, engineering design, research and development in preparation to build, construction, commissioning, operation and maintenance. Qualifications To be successful in this role, we expect the candidate to have the following skill set and experiences; ? Proven leadership skills: As a line manager and coordinator of the work it is crucial that you have excellent leadership skills and extensive expertise in people management and team building management. ? Mentoring/professional development: ability to foster the professional development of the group members through mentoring, conference attendance and publication in conference proceedings and, where appropriate, peer-reviewed journals ? Cross-group communication and collaboration skills: ability to establish and facilitate good cooperation and communication between the group members and other ESS groups and staff ? Team building skills: ability to build confidence and communion to get the group to perform as a team, capability to bring out the unique qualities of the individuals in the group and motivate them to contribute to the success of the team ? Projecting credibility: lead the technical design of the target monolith and remote handling operations and defend the design at internal and external project reviews, both orally and in writing, in a manner that projects credibility ? Master degree in physics or nuclear engineering, Phd preferred ? Extensive expertise in research, design, development and operation in spallation research or similar ? Expertise in materials science and engineering ? Recognized expertise and track record in spallation source research ? Experience of working in an international environment is essential ? Excellent oral and written English skills are a prerequisite; knowledge of other European languages would be an advantage Our work environment is characterised by fast growth, fast pace of work, and an international atmosphere with highly skilled personnel. You must therefore enjoy the diversity of such an environment and have a personality suited for the challenges it presents. Our work environment is exciting and forward thinking and relies heavily on personal initiative. What ESS can offer ESS can offer you a variety of things, such as passionate colleagues, a vibrant melting pot of diversity, and a challenging and high paced work environment where our employees take great pride in designing and building a world leading facility for materials research. If you were to join ESS, you would become an important piece of the puzzle, since all our skilled staff are needed in order to fulfill the overall mission. We value and need expertise, innovative minds, great ways of leading and interacting with others, and the ability to work with people regardless of culture and background. Duration & Location The position is permanent with six months initial probationary period. Your work place will be situated in Lund, Sweden. The position is to be filled as soon as possible. Application & Contact Please provide your curriculum vitae and cover letter in English by clicking on ?apply? and following the instructions. Please note we only accept applications via the ESS website or ESS intranet. Internal candidates are encouraged to apply through the intranet. The deadline for applications is 2019-02-24. For more information regarding the ESS recruitment process in general, please follow this link https://europeanspallationsource.se/ess-recruitment-process. For further information regarding the position, please contact the recruiting manager, Head of Target Division, Mark Anthony, mark.anthony[at]esss.se. For further information regarding the recruitment process, please contact HR Officer, Tina Nilsson, tina.nilsson[at]esss.se For trade union information please contact Unionen / Mikael Johansson at +46 46 888 32 51 or SACO / Swedish Association of Graduate Engineers/ Riccardo Bevilacqua at +46 46 888 32 28. We look forward to receiving your application! -------------------------------- Best regards, Tina ______________________ Tina Nilsson HR Officer European Spallation Source ERIC P.O Box 176, SE 221 00 Lund, Sweden Visiting address: Odarsl?vsv?gen 113 Mobile: +46 721 79 21 03 Phone: +46 46 888 31 03 E-mail: tina.nilsson at esss.se [cid:image002.png at 01D3C66C.394BC170] www.esss.se -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 9580 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: From meilleurf at ornl.gov Wed Jan 16 20:11:45 2019 From: meilleurf at ornl.gov (Meilleur, Flora) Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 19:11:45 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] HFIR/SNS Advanced Neutron Diffraction and Scattering Workshop - HANDS 2019 Message-ID: First announcement HANDS 2019 HFIR/SNS Advanced Neutron Diffraction and Scattering Workshop Oak Ridge, TN. June 19 - June 14, 2018 Oak Ridge National Laboratory, in conjunction with North Carolina State University, and support from the National Science Foundation and the Shull Wollan Center - a Joint Institute for Neutron Scattering, celebrates a decade of neutron scattering education in structural biology at ORNL with the HFIR/SNS Advanced Neutron Diffraction and Scattering workshop (HANDS 2019). Detailed information can be found on the workshop web page: https://conference.sns.gov/hands2019/ Application deadline: April 29, 2019 Fellowships to support travel and accommodation are available. No registration fee. The workshop aims at enabling structural biologists to fully exploit the latest instrumentation and software development at the SNS and HFIR facilities at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Participants of HANDS 2019 will become familiar with neutron techniques with hands-on experiments in sample preparation, crystallography, small angle scattering, reflectometry and neutron spin echo. 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The main conclusions are that * Q1: McStas users tend to upgrade to the latest release. * Q2: Linux is by a large margin the most used platform, followed by Windows 10 and macOS. * Q3: McStas are generally happy about the installation and use of the package. Very few people have issues with installation. * Q4: The most used tool set is the default Python version, default since v. 2.1. * Q5: McStas users seem very satisfied with the user support. * Q6: McStas users tend to trust McStas to large extent. But please don't trust it blindly!! * Q7: McStas users mostly compare with experimental data or analytic / back of envelope calculations. * Q8: McStas users have widespread knowledge of all documentation resources - but we should probably disseminate the wiki further. * Q9: The individual suggestions/questions/comments/... will be answered through individual GitHub issues. * Q10: McStas is used on all continents that have / are planning neutron scattering infrastructure. Users are mostly based at these facilities, but also at other research labs or universities. Thank you very much for the (generally) very positive review - also, you are more than welcome to participate in continuing debate on user suggestions that will take place in the individual GitHub survey issues. Best regards, Peter Willendrup Peter Kj?r Willendrup Forskningsingeni?r, Specialkonsulent N?stformand for DTU Fysik LSU DTU Physics [cid:b6339554-7f28-441d-9f31-5944f811397c at win.dtu.dk] Technical University of Denmark [cid:e108e480-fcab-46e2-9531-b38165079572 at win.dtu.dk] Department of Physics Fysikvej Building 307 DK-2800 Kongens Lyngby Direct +45 2125 4612 Mobil +45 2125 4612 Fax +45 4593 2399 pkwi at fysik.dtu.dk -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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In collaboration with the Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland we are developing and building a new high performance imaging station with neutrons at the European Spallation Source ESS in Lund, Sweden. For this project, we invite applications (full time position 40.1 h/week) as Instrument scientist Description of position Your task is the development and construction of the time-of-flight neutron imaging station ODIN at the ESS in Lund Sweden. The current position is for one of the two instrument scientists for ODIN, a versatile imaging beamline with variable resolution for neutron radiography and tomography, optimised for both white-beam and time-of-flight neutron imaging. You act as the scientific lead of the project to design, procure, install and commission the ODIN instrument. The two instrument scientists will work closely with the lead engineer, forming the core instrument team. You collaborate closely with scientists and engineers from different groups and research areas, especially with our collaboration partners in Switzerland and Sweden. Regular meetings at the site of the collaborating partners, especially with different departments at the ESS are necessary for this international project. The support of our in-house imaging group enables own scientific projects and involvement in related research. Qualification and Experience You have a degree in physics, chemistry, material science or related fields, ideally completed with a PhD / doctorate degree. You have knowledge and experience in the application of imaging or scattering techniques especially with neutrons or synchrotron radiation. Persuasive communication skills and ability to work in a team in an international environment are mandatory. Good oral and written English skills are required, German language skills are an asset. The appointment is limited to the project duration; a prolongation is possible. The payment is based on the German pay scale TV-L. The Technical University Munich is an equal opportunity employer. Therefore women are especially encouraged to apply. Handicapped applicants having an equivalent experience will be preferred. Further information is given by Dr. J?rgen Neuhaus (E-Mail: juergen.neuhaus at frm2.tum.de, phone +49 89 289 12187) Applications will be reviewed after February 6th, 2019 and are accepted until the position is filled. Applicants should send a letter of interest describing relevant experience including detailed curriculum vitae by regular or electronic mail (merged to a pdf file) to: Technische Universit?t M?nchen Forschungsneutronenquelle Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II) Personalabteilung Lichtenbergstra?e 1; D-85747 Garching Phone: +49 89 289 14614 E-Mail: jobs at frm2.tum.de www.frm2.tum.de ---- Dr. J?rgen Neuhaus Forschungs-Neutronenquelle Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Technische Universit?t M?nchen D-85747 Garching Tel: +49 89 289 12187 Fax: +49 89 289 14995 www.frm2.tum.de www.mlz-garching.de -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From springschool at fz-juelich.de Mon Jan 21 16:04:13 2019 From: springschool at fz-juelich.de (FM-springschool) Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2019 15:04:13 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] IFF Spring School 2019 "Scattering! Soft, Functional and Quantum Materials": registration still open Message-ID: IFF Spring School 2019 "Scattering! Soft, Functional and Quantum Materials" registration still open There are still some places available for the IFF Spring School 2019 " "Scattering! Soft, Functional and Quantum Materials": For further information on the School and how to apply, please visit our website: www.iff-springschool.de We look forward to your registration and to welcoming you in Juelich! 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[Accelerator Division] BEAM OPERATION RESUMPTION AFTER SUMMER SHUTDOWN. 3. [Particle and Nuclear Physics Division] UPGRADES OF HADRON EXPERIMENTAL FACILITY IN THIS SUMMER. NEUTRINO BEAMLINE UPGRADE TO MW POWER. STATUS OF THE MUON G-2/ ELECTRIC DIPOLE MOMENT. STATUS OF THE COHERENT MUON TO ELECTRON TRANSITION (COMET). PROGRAM ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING. 4. [Materials and Life Science Division] VARIOUS MAINTENANCE IS IN PROGRESS AS SCHEDULED. PROPOSALS FOR 2018B PERIOD WERE REVIEWED. ANNUAL MEETING OF INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION AT J-PARC MLF WAS HELD. THE THIRD WORKSHOP OF CONCEPT OF NEUTRON SOURCES (CoNS-III) WAS HELD. MUON SPIN ROTATION USING NEGATIVE MUONS IS READY TO GO. 5. [Nuclear Transmutation Division] EXCHANGE THE TARGET WITHOUT MANUAL OPERATION. 6. [Safety Division] FY2018 MEETING OF THE LIAISON COMMITTEE ON SAFETY AND HEALTH FOR CONTRACTORS WORKING AT J-PARC. THE CHANGES OF THE RADIOLOGICAL LICENSE WAS GRANTED AND THE "RAM" FACILITY STARTED. THE EMERGENCY DRILL ASSUMING A FIRE IN THE ACCELERATOR TUNNEL WAS HELD. 7. [Editorial Note] --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. [Overview] by Naohito SAITO --------------------------------------------------------------------- POWER TO THE USERS, PRESENT AND FUTURE (This issue was delayed due to several activities in the last few months. ) The beam operation has been successfully resumed after the summer maintenance, and the user program at the Material and Life science experimental Facility (MLF) has been successfully executed at over 500 kW stably. The Main Ring (MR) is still in the maintenance time taking the advantage of continuing upgrading work at both Hadron Experimental Facility (HEF) and Neutrino Experimental Facility (NEF) and Super-Kamiokande (SK). I would like to report three major areas of progress: actions for more firm collaboration with users, targetry activities, and near future projects of J-PARC. On November 13, we had a great honor to have His Excellency Mr. Magnus Robach, the Ambassador of Sweden visiting J-PARC on the occasion of the 3rd ESS-J-PARC Workshop held at the J-PARC Main Research Building. His Excellency visited the MLF and Neutrino Facility and discussed with the researchers, then encouraged us for even deeper collaboration between Sweden and Japan. We have also been strengthening the tie with universities. Nagoya University has opened its branch at J-PARC on October 26. The Vice President, Prof. Takahashi visited us to sign the agreement to launch the branch office, and visited MLF, and the NEF, and the brand new branch office. It is the 4th university branch at J-PARC, and we are looking forward to even deeper collaborations with researchers from universities. The target vessel for neutron production at MLF has been renewed to #9. The structure of the target vessel is identical to #8. The beam exposure onto the target started from 300 kW then moved to 500 kW after careful confirmation of the target performance to be as expected. We keep accumulating various data to develop a more robust roadmap for future target vessels. A series of J-PARC-wide meetings are planned to discuss the future of the targetry gathering various experts. We should be able to report the outcome of the meetings in upcoming newsletters. Looking at the future, we are hearing that Japan Science Council (JSC) is going to call for the proposal of large-scale research program to renew its Master Plan (Master Plan 2020). We have several proposals to enhance the J-PARC capability by upgrading accelerators as well as experimental facilities: beam power upgrades, extension of hadron hall, the 2nd target station at MLF, and Accelerator Driven System for nuclear transmutation, and more. We are going to organize J-PARC-wide discussion of the proposals to be ready for the submission to JSC. The progress will be reported in a future newsletter. We hope to develop J-PARC science further by steady progress of the facilities as well as active science discussions with users from around the globe. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. [Accelerator Division] by Kazuo HASEGAWA --------------------------------------------------------------------- BEAM OPERATION RESUMPTION AFTER SUMMER SHUTDOWN Beam operation was suspended for maintenance during the summer shutdown from July to September. Maintenance of the components and some improvement work were conducted in the accelerator facilities. The linac has been operated stably in these several months with improvement work such as stabilizing cooling water flow rates, high voltage power supply system for klystrons, etc. Although the trip rate at the radio frequency quadrupole linac (RFQ) is high (about 10-20 per day), the recovery time is short and it doesn't degrade the availability totally. To mitigate the number of trips, we installed three vacuum manifolds on the RFQ to consolidate the vacuum speed. We had a vacuum leak issue at one of the collimators at the 3 GeV Rapid Cycling Synchrotron (RCS) in April 2016. We had operated with another collimator that does not have movable function as a temporary measure. We installed a new collimator with movable function this summer and prepare for higher power operation. At the Main Ring synchrotron (MR), upgrade work of the main magnet power supply was conducted to prepare for a high-power test. The J-PARC accelerator facilities resumed beam operation from the linac on October 7 as scheduled. After beam tuning and study of the accelerators, the user operation in the new period is expected to start at the middle of October for the Materials and Life science experimental Facility (MLF). The beam operation of the MR is suspended from October to December period due to upgrade work at the Kamioka site and the hadron experimental facility. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. [Particle and Nuclear Physics Division] by T. NOMURA, K. OZAWA, T. ISHIDA, T. KOBAYASHI, T. MIBE, S. MIHARA, and T. KOMATSUBARA --------------------------------------------------------------------- UPGRADES OF HADRON EXPERIMENTAL FACILITY IN THIS SUMMER (by T. NOMURA and K. OZAWA) Upgrades of the KOTO experiment and a lot of construction work for a new beam line were performed in this summer. The detector of KOTO experiment is upgraded. The main project is a calorimeter upgrade. The KOTO calorimeter consists of 2,716 undoped CsI crystals. Each of these is equipped with a photomultiplier on its downstream end. The calorimeter must have a good photon-to-neutron separation in order to reduce backgrounds from neutron interactions as well as energy and position measurements of photons from KL decays. A new idea for this purpose is a both end readout of each crystal; the time difference between upstream and downstream signals provides depth information of shower development and thus improves separation. Multi-Pixel Photon Counter (MPPC) is adopted as an upstream photo- detection device. The MPPC installation is being done. The whole work will conclude by January 2019 and the KOTO experiment will be ready for beam by the end of February. A new beamline to provide primary 30 GeV protons is under construction in the transport tunnel (Switch Yard) and the south area of the Hadron Experimental Facility. In this summer, septum magnets at a branching point were placed in the Switch Yard. In the Hadron Experimental Facility, the construction of an experimental area for the new beam line is in progress. A radiation shield door was set up, and the construction of the entrance part was completed. NEUTRINO BEAMLINE UPGRADE TO MW POWER (by T. ISHIDA and T. KOBAYASHI) In 2018 Neutrino Conference, T2K made a remarkable report that the CP symmetry might be broken in the lepton sector, through the measurement of appearances of electron neutrino and antineutrino. https://zenodo.org/record/1286752#.W7CQcPaYRPY T2K collaboration is proposing to extend the data-taking period aiming at reaching more than three sigma sensitivity for maximum CP violation with the beam power upgrade to 1.3MW and near detector upgrade. The beam power upgrade is also essential for future Hyper- Kamiokande experiment. A critical review of the beamline upgrade has been organized in the end of June by the committee members invited from world-wide high intensity proton accelerator and facility communities. Intensive discussion had taken place on the presentations relevant to the key components such as target, beam window, horns, beam monitors, DAQ (data acquisition), and radioactive waste treatment. The report can be found here: https://kds.kek.jp/indico/event/27832/. STATUS OF THE MUON G-2/ ELECTRIC DIPOLE MOMENT (EDM) (E34) (by T. MIBE) The E34 collaboration prepares for precision measurements of the muon anomalous magnetic moment and electric dipole moment. The technical design of the experiment was reviewed by Program Advisory Committee (PAC), and readiness for the stage-2 was discussed. Construction of the surface muon beamline (H-line) is in progress. The collaboration prepares for measurements of longitudinal distribution of accelerated beam accelerating muon to 1 MeV with a IH-DTL test cavity, spin rotator, demonstration of spiral beam injection to the storage ring, and construction of the positron- tracking detector. An international school on muon dipole moment and hadronic effects was organized at the Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics (BINP) (Russia) in September 17-21, 2018 to encourage young scientists who start working in this field around the world. STATUS OF THE COHERENT MUON TO ELECTRON TRANSITION (COMET) (by S. MIHARA) The COMET experiment aims to search for the lepton-flavor violating muon reaction, mu-e conversion, with sensitivity better than 10^{-14} in Phase I. Construction of the COMET facility is in progress; proton beamline elements are installed and coil winding for the pion capture solenoid is in progress. Assembly of coils and installation to the cryostat will follow this process to complete the construction. The collaboration is working intensively on summarizing experiment details in the Technical Design Report (TDR). Concise version of the report will be published in this year. PROGRAM ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING (by T. KOMATSUBARA) The 26th Program Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting was held at Tokai on July 18-20. The committee membership was renewed from April; Rik Yoshida (Jefferson Lab) was assigned as the new chairperson. Status of the experiments was reported, and proposals and near-term machine time allocation were discussed. https://kds.kek.jp/indico/event/28286/ PAC report is available through the following web page. http://j-parc.jp/researcher/Hadron/en/PAC_for_NuclPart_e.html The next PAC meeting will be held on January 16-18, 2019. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. [Materials and Life Science Division] by Toshiji KANAYA --------------------------------------------------------------------- VARIOUS MAINTENANCE IS IN PROGRESS AS SCHEDULED 1) Neutron Source Various maintenance and overhauls planned for the summer shut- down period are in progress as scheduled. The highlight is the target vessel replacement from #8 to #9. Prior to the replacement, a part of the beam window portion with 3-mm thickness was cut out with a remote-handling cutting device as a specimen to investigate the damage of that part. It was observed that an inner surface of the specimen facing with a high-speed mercury flow was eroded but not severely damaged. Further detailed inspection of damages on the specimen will be carried out in October. For the target vessel #8, the accumulated beam power on target was 1,812 MWh at average power of 434 kW. The measurements of the inspection such as depth of the damage will be very useful for us to make further plan for power upgrade. New target vessel #9 has the same structure as the target #8 and will be in operation from October 20. PROPOSALS FOR 2018B PERIOD WERE REVIEWED ANNUAL MEETING OF INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION AT J-PARC MLF WAS HELD THE THIRD WORKSHOP OF CONCEPT OF NEUTRON SOURCES (CoNS-III) WAS HELD 2) Neutron Instruments and Science The general/ new user promotion proposals for the 2018B period and long-term proposals were reviewed by the Neutron Science Proposal Review Committee on August 23. The total number of submitted neutron proposals was 302 (the general proposals: 285, the new users proposals: eight, long-term proposals: nine). Finally, 198 general proposals, eight new user promotion proposals and five long-term proposals were approved by the MLF Advisory Board on September 3. The total competition rate (the number of submitted/ approved proposals) for the general proposals become as high as 1.4 times gradually improving from the past crowded situation. From the 2018B period, we started to accept proposals from graduate students. In this round, 22 proposals were submitted, and 17 of them were approved. Annual meeting of industrial application at J-PARC MLF was held on July 23 and 24 at Akihabara Convention Hall. Total number in attendance has grown up to 303. The 10th anniversary celebration after the foundation of Industrial Users Society for Neutron Application and Report Session of Ibaraki prefecture beamlines were held on the first day. On the second day, according to the theme -Collaborative Creation of Innovation-, several examples of collaborative research between industry and the instrument group were reported as well as poster session and consultation of neutron beam usage for industrial purpose. A J-PARC workshop, the 3rd workshop of Concept of Neutron Sources (CoNS-III), was held on concepts of new neutron sources not limiting spallation sources with proton on August 21 at the KEK Tokai Building No.1. Participants were 25 including three from abroad. MUON SPIN ROTATION USING NEGATIVE MUONS IS READY TO GO 3) Muon Science Facility (MUSE) Positive muons have a great advantage over negative muons for probing magnetic field in matter, as the spin polarization for the former remains much higher than for the latter. However, it has been demonstrated recently that negative muons could be useful for studying hydrogen diffusion in magnesium hydride. The rotational motion of spins monitored by muon decay into positrons/electrons tells the magnitude and distribution/fluctuation of internal fields that carry information on nearby atoms exerting fields to muons. In magnesium hydride, while the diffusion of hydrogen ions within the material should cause such fluctuation, the possibility for positive muons to exhibit diffusional motion via interstitial sites (that also leads to the fluctuation of internal field) makes it difficult to discern the cause of fluctuation. With negative muons that are deeply bound to magnesium nuclei as heavy electrons, researchers succeeded in observing the field fluctuations that can be uniquely attributed to hydrogen diffusion. The result also proves that the disadvantage of low spin polarization for negative muons can be overcome by their unprecedented high flux recently achieved at the D-line of J-PARC MUSE. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. [Nuclear Transmutation Division] by Toshinobu SASA --------------------------------------------------------------------- EXCHANGE THE TARGET WITHOUT MANUAL OPERATION Spallation target for ADS technology developments requires heavy irradiation to prepare irradiation database. It means that targets are also heavily irradiated and should be replaced according to the injected proton beam strength. In present designed irradiation performance, we plan to replace target annually during long maintenance period in summer. Even the lead-bismuth eutectic alloy, LBE, is dumped into a drain tank, remaining target vessel should be changed by full remote operations like existing mercury target in J-PARC. The mercury target head in J-PARC has a special flange to connect the mercury loop mounted on the trolley. At first, we tried to use same method for our LBE target system. However, the operation temperature is extremely higher than that of mercury target. The special flange cannot be used because of temperature problems such as thermal expansion and/or thermal stress of a flange body and gaskets, and seizing of bolts/nuts. Finally, we decided to connect the target head and a target LBE loop by weld of piping under full remote operation condition. The method using automatic welding system, pipe cutters to minimize machining dusts, and master-slave manipulators, MSM, were almost established. Besides, we build up the mockup of target exchange procedure with two units of MSM along this method. Functional tests of remote target exchange technique, the world's first trial, will be performed. The development of remote welding inspection method will be continued. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. [Safety Division] by Yukihiro MIYAMOTO and Kotaro BESSHO --------------------------------------------------------------------- FY2018 MEETING OF THE LIAISON COMMITTEE ON SAFETY AND HEALTH FOR CONTRACTORS WORKING AT J-PARC Aiming to share safety-consciousness and ensure safety with the contractors, the J-PARC Center has been holding a liaison meeting on safety and health for contractors annually. This year's committee meeting was held on June 29 and had 70 participants from 68 companies and 15 participants from J-PARC. Tetsuro Ishii, Deputy Director (Safety), introduced recent topics in J-PARC, good safety-activities, and troubles in J-PARC and JAEA. THE CHANGES OF THE RADIOLOGICAL LICENSE WAS GRANTED AND THE "RAM" FACILITY STARTED The application for minor changes of the radiological license was granted by the Nuclear Regulation Authority on Aug. 22. The approved changes in the application were a modification of the shielding configuration for the proton beam line in the Materials and Life Science Experimental Facility and a slight increase of the beam intensity for the Hadron Experimental Facility due to a change of the repetition time for slow extraction. The facility of the Radio-Activated Materials, abbreviated as "RAM", began operation officially as a radiation-controlled area on Aug. 29. THE EMERGENCY DRILL ASSUMING A FIRE IN THE ACCELERATOR TUNNEL WAS HELD The emergency drill assuming a fire in the accelerator tunnel of LINAC was held on Sep. 6. Secure evacuation of workers from the tunnel area and procedure for fire extinguishing by suffocation were the most important points in this training, and these actions were executed successfully. In gathering information and communication, a number of improvement points were found for further strengthening the ability to respond in emergency situations. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. [Editorial Note] --------------------------------------------------------------------- In case you do not wish to receive this Newsletter in the future, please send an email to news-l-ctl at ml.j-parc.jp and simply write one sentence in the body of the message as unsubscribe. If you wish to receive, write one sentence in the body of the message as subscribe. You can get a help with a sentence of "help" in the body. Information on the project can be also obtained at the web site: http://j-parc.jp/index-e.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Editorial Board: Toshifumi TSUKAMOTO (Chair): toshifumi.tsukamoto at kek.jp Kaoru SHIBATA: shibata.kaoru@ jaea.go.jp Takashi ITO: itou.takashi at jaea.go.jp Dick MISCHKE (English Editor): mischke at triumf.ca Junko BEANBLOSSOM (Secretary): beanblossom.junko at jaea.go.jp ++++++++++++++++End of Letter++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From Sebastian.Muehlbauer at frm2.tum.de Tue Jan 22 18:20:03 2019 From: Sebastian.Muehlbauer at frm2.tum.de (=?UTF-8?Q?Sebastian_M=c3=bchlbauer?=) Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 18:20:03 +0100 Subject: [Neutron] Job advertisement TUM-FRM II, instrument scientist SANS-1 Message-ID: <388bbe02-27c2-e329-4298-f89804a8a19c@frm2.tum.de> The Technical University Munich operates the high flux Neutron Source Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II) located at the scientific campus in Garching, Germany. The neutron source itself, its research instruments as well as the irradiation facilities provide unique possibilities for the scientific and industrial use of neutron beams. Within the collaboration of the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ) we operate jointly, together with the Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, the small angle scattering instrument SANS-1. For the operation and further development, we invite applications (full time position 40.1 h/week) as *Instrument scientist***** *Description of position* Your task is the operation of the SANS-1 instrument and user support for external and internal researchers. You are involved in further development of the instrument and its scientific use and are part of the core instrument team as co-responsible instrument scientist. You collaborate closely with scientists and engineers from different groups and research areas. You pursue your own research topics related to soft-matter physics or biology based on the use of scattering techniques, especially on small angle neutron scattering. *Qualification and Experience* You have a degree in physics, chemistry, material science or related fields, ideally completed with a PhD / doctorate degree. You have knowledge and experience in the application of scattering techniques especially with neutrons or synchrotron radiation. You gained experience in the research of soft matter systems or questions related to biology. Persuasive communication skills and ability to work in a team in an international environment are mandatory. Good oral and written English skills are required, German language skills are an asset. The appointment is initially limited; a prolongation is possible. The payment is based on the German pay scale TV-L. The Technical University Munich is an equal opportunity employer. Therefore women are especially encouraged to apply. Handicapped applicants having an equivalent experience will be preferred. Further information is given byDr. Sebastian M?hlbauer, phone +49 89 289 10784, sebastian.muehlbauer at frm2.tum.de Applications will be reviewed after February 8th, 2019and are accepted until the position is filled. Applicants should send a letter of interest describing relevant experience including detailed curriculum vitae by regular or electronic mail (merged to a pdf file) stating the reference number *ISANS012019 *to: *Technische Universit?t M?nchen * *Forschungsneutronenquelle Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II)* *Personalabteilung* *Lichtenbergstra?e 1; D-85747 Garching* *Phone: +49 89 289 14614* *E-Mail: jobs at frm2.tum.de* *www.frm2.tum.de* ** -- Dr. Sebastian M?hlbauer SANS-1 Project Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ) Technische Universit?t M?nchen Lichtenbergstr. 1, D-85747 Garching, Germany phone: 049-(0)89-289-10784 email:sebastian.muehlbauer at frm2.tum.de http://www.frm2.tum.de -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mlz-conference-2019 at mlz-garching.de Thu Jan 24 11:53:32 2019 From: mlz-conference-2019 at mlz-garching.de (mlz-conference-2019 at mlz-garching.de) Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2019 11:53:32 +0100 Subject: [Neutron] MLZ Conference 2019 - Neutrons for information and quantum technologies: Register now! Message-ID: <66e02237-db04-e288-77a9-592a89f36ca0@mlz-garching.de> Dear Colleagues, It is our pleasure to inform you that the registration is open for abstracts and for participating in the MLZ Conference? 2019:*Neutrons for information and quantum technologies.* The conference will be held at the *Arabella Brauneck Hotel, Lenggries, *near Munich, Germany, from *Tuesday, 4 *to*Friday, 7 June 2019.* It addresses a wide range of emerging topics in magnetism, that are expected to bear high relevance to the advances of future information and quantum technologies, but are not being explored much by neutron techniques so far. This conference also intends to cover the relevant theories and simulation methods for quantum spin systems as well as new perspectives directly from the information technology industry. The main aim is to reach out the new user community and the new scientific directions, where neutrons would potentially play an important role. Abstract submission and early registration are open until *25 March.* More detailed information can be found on our web-page https://indico.frm2.tum.de/event/157/* * We warmly invite all scientists working in this field to submit their abstracts and to join this conference. Thank you for circulating this announcement within your community. Best regards, Peter M?ller-Buschbaum and Stephan F?rster -- MLZ Conference 2019: Neutrons for Information and Quantum Technologies 4 - 7 June 2019, Arabella Brauneck Hotel, Lenggries, Germany https://indico.frm2.tum.de/event/157 Organizers: Prof. Dr. Peter M?ller-Buschbaum, Prof. Dr. Stephan F?rster Local organizing team: Robert Georgii, Yixi Su Bjoern Pedersen, Monika Krug, Elisabeth Joerg-Mueller phone numbers: +49 89 289 -14986/-10714 /-14966 e-mail:mlz-conference-2019 at mlz-garching.de Heinz Maier-Leibnitz-Zentrum (MLZ) Lichtenbergstra?e 1 85748 Garching, Germany -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jpeters at ill.fr Fri Jan 25 13:30:45 2019 From: jpeters at ill.fr (Judith Peters) Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2019 13:30:45 +0100 Subject: [Neutron] Job advertisement at University of Lyon In-Reply-To: <388bbe02-27c2-e329-4298-f89804a8a19c@frm2.tum.de> References: <388bbe02-27c2-e329-4298-f89804a8a19c@frm2.tum.de> Message-ID: dear colleagues, within a financed ANR project, we have a 2-year post-doc position open at the University of Lyon about "Stable lipid bilayers past the boiling point of water". Knowledge of neutron scattering and NMR techniques would be of great advantage. Applications or questions should be sent to Phil M. Oger: philippe.oger at insa-lyon.fr or Judith Peters: jpeters at ill.fr Phil Oger and Judith Peters -- Prof. Judith Peters T?l?phone +33 4 76 20 75 60 email: peters at ill.fr Fax +33 4 76 48 39 06 ---------------------------- Universit? Grenoble Alpes UFR de PhITEM CS 10090 38044 Grenoble ---------------------------- Instrument CRG-IN13 c/0 Institut Laue Langevin Spectroscopy Group CS 20156 71 avenue des Martyrs 38042 Grenoble Cedex 9 ---------------------------- Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire de Physique (LiPhy) Equipe MODI (Mati?re molle, Organisations, Dynamiques et Interfaces) 140 av. de la physique BP 87 38402 Saint Martin d'H?res -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Post-Doc_2019_POger-published_map.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 116931 bytes Desc: not available URL: From johnsonnr at ornl.gov Fri Jan 25 22:25:25 2019 From: johnsonnr at ornl.gov (Johnson, Nicia R.) Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2019 21:25:25 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] ORNL / Neutron Sciences Job Posting: R&D Professional 2 - Diffraction Neutron Scattering Scientist Message-ID: R&D Professional 2 - Diffraction Neutron Scattering Scientist Apply now: https://www.ornl.gov/careers Date: Jan 25, 2019 Location: Oak Ridge, TN, US, 37854 Company: Oak Ridge National Laboratory Requisition Id 535 Pay Band: Research Professional 2, Exempt Relocation: Domestic and International relocation assistance is available for this position. Overview: The Neutron Sciences Directorate (NScD) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is seeking a Neutron Scattering Scientist at the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR) for the Diffraction group. As a neutron instrument scientist, you will work on two out of three diffraction instruments at HFIR (WAND2/HB-2A/HB-3A), based on qualifications and preference. Your core responsibility is to support powder and single crystal user experiments, implement technical developments of the beamline capabilities and perform a high-quality personal research program using the facilities at HFIR and the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS). As a core team member, you will champion developments in instrumentation, sample environment, and software to help maintain and further develop the performance of the instruments and expand the user base. A key component of your role is to ensure safe operation and user support of the beamlines, which includes user assistance as local contact, helping with experimental setup, data acquisition and data analysis. You will have the opportunity to work with users on a wide range of science topics covered by the instruments as well as developing your own research program. On WAND2, recent science examples include diffraction on biological materials, gas absorption in catalyst research and low dimensional magnetism. Planned experiments are stroboscopic time resolved diffraction in ferroelectric materials, in-situ synthesis processes and operando battery research. HB-2A is a state-of-the-art powder diffractometer ideally suited for quantum condensed matter investigations at low temperatures and high magnetic fields. HB-3A is a leading single crystal diffractometer in magnetic structure determination. Pressure measurements form an important part of the research direction on HB-3A and the newly installed detectors will also allow us to accommodate sample environments for measurements to ultra-low temperatures <1 K. This is an excellent opportunity to perform, support and develop the research on world-class single crystal and powder diffraction instruments at HFIR, Oak Ridge National Laboratory. As a national user facility, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) operates the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR), the United States' highest flux reactor-based neutron source, and the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS), the world's most intense pulsed accelerator-based neutron source. Together these facilities operate 30 instruments for neutron scattering research, each year carrying out in excess of 1,000 experiments in the physical, chemical, materials, biological and medical sciences. HFIR also provides unique facilities for isotope production and neutron irradiation. To learn more about Neutron Sciences at ORNL go to: http://neutrons.ornl.gov Major Duties and Responsibilities: * Develop a high-quality personal research program using neutron diffraction, build national and international collaborations, and publish research results in scientific journals. * Assist users as a local contact for experimental setup, data acquisition, user education as appropriate and will ensure users are provided with analyzable data. * Attract users from new areas of research, especially related to the topics of your own research efforts, to expand the user community and the impact of neutron scattering in the physical sciences. Champion developments in instrumentation, sample environment, and software to help maintain and further develop the performance of WAND?/HB-2A/HB-3A. * Contribute to the development of future diffraction instruments and techniques at HFIR, SNS, and the planned Second Target Station. * This position supports programs and facilities at HFIR that are operational 24 hours a day and seven days a week for 7 fuels cycles (24 days each) per year. Therefore, flexibility in work schedule is required and, in many cases, your support will be needed during off evening hours and on weekends to assist with user experiments. * Ensures compliance with environment, safety, health, and quality program requirements * As a member of the ORNL scientific community, you will be expected to commit to ORNL's Research Code of Conduct. Our full code of conduct, and a statement by the Lab Director's office can be found here: https://www.ornl.gov/content/research-integrity Basic Qualifications: * Ph.D. in Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science, or related fields * Two or more years of research experience beyond your Ph.D. in Chemistry, Materials Science, Physics, or related fields * Experience in neutron and/or X-ray powder and/or single crystal diffraction * Experience with Rietveld and/or single crystal analysis/programming * A strong record of productive and creative research demonstrated by publications in peer-reviewed journals and presentations at scientific conferences * Strong written and oral communication skills * Demonstrated ability to work with graduate students, post-doctoral researchers, and other research scientists from both academia and industry. * Demonstrated ability to work with other technical and scientific support groups to advance sample environment, data reduction and data analysis for neutron powder and single crystal diffraction as well as developing methods to extract information from diffuse scattering. Preferred Qualifications: * Previous beamline support experience in a neutron or synchrotron x-ray user facility * Experience in developing software and sample environment for neutron diffraction * Self-motivation, with the ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team environment on scientifically challenging problems. Other Requirements: * Please provide a list of publications when applying for this position. * If you are selected for interview, you will be required to submit a minimum of 2 letters of recommendation. Benefits at ORNL: UT-Battelle offers a quality benefits package, including a matching 401(k), contributory pension plan, paid vacation, and medical/dental plan options. Onsite amenities include a credit union, medical clinic, cafeteria, coffee stands, and fitness facilities. Relocation: Moving can be overwhelming and expensive. UT-Battelle offers a generous relocation package to ease the transition process. Domestic and international relocation assistance is available for certain positions. If invited to interview, be sure to ask your Recruiter (Talent Acquisition Partner) for details. For more information about our benefits, working here, and living here, visit the "About" tab at jobs.ornl.gov. This position will remain open for a minimum of 5 days after which it will close when a qualified candidate is identified and/or hired. We accept Word (.doc, .docx), Adobe (unsecured .pdf), Rich Text Format (.rtf), and HTML (.htm, .html) up to 5MB in size. Resumes from third party vendors will not be accepted; these resumes will be deleted and the candidates submitted will not be considered for employment. If you have trouble applying for a position, please email ORNLRecruiting at ornl.gov. ORNL is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants, including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans, are encouraged to apply. 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The magnetic fields are produced by our hybrid magnet (HFM) permanently located at our time-of-flight EXtreme Environment Diffractometer (EXED), which is capable of neutron diffraction, small-angle-neutron-scattering (SANS) and spectroscopy. In addition HZB is in the process of establishing pulsed high magnetic field (30-50T) at the BESSYII synchrotron source. Pulsed field measurements will be performed in combination with resonant X-ray diffraction to explore field-induced magnetic structures and phases. Tasks We invite applications for a two year postdoctoral position in the area of experimental condensed matter physics. The position is to use primarily the experimental techniques of X-ray and neutron scattering to explore the phenomena of correlated electron systems such as quantum and frustrated magnets, superconductors and multiferroic materials at high magnetic fields. X-ray and neutron experiments will take place both in-house and at external sources, and bulk properties measurements can be performed inhouse as complementary techniques. The candidate will form part of the team operating the EXED instrument where neutron diffraction, SANS and spectroscopy can be performed up to continuous fields of 26T and down to temperatures of 0.5 K. He or she should support external users of this facility as well as perform own experiments. He or she will also join the team setting up pulsed high magnetic field measurements in combination with resonant X-ray scattering techniques at BESSYII. The goal here is to investigate magnetic phenomena in modern materials under conditions of high magnetic fields and to make this facility available to external users. A significant part of the postdoc time is available for own research and it is expected that the candidate will have strong scientific interests and will also develop collaborations with colleagues both inside and outside HZB. Requirements Applicants should have or be close to finishing a PhD in physics or chemistry. Experience in X-ray and/or neutron scattering techniques is important, experience in high magnetic fields is useful. Please enclose with your application the following documents: Motivation letter, CV and the contact details of at least two academic references. How to apply Deadline for application: 26.02.2019 https://www.helmholtz-berlin.de/intern/administration/personal/e-recruiting/stellenangebote_en.html ________________________________ Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin f?r Materialien und Energie GmbH Mitglied der Hermann von Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft Deutscher Forschungszentren e.V. Aufsichtsrat: Vorsitzender Dr. Karl Eugen Huthmacher, stv. Vorsitzende Dr. Jutta Koch-Unterseher Gesch?ftsf?hrung: Prof. Dr. Bernd Rech (kommissarisch), Thomas Frederking Sitz Berlin, AG Charlottenburg, 89 HRB 5583 Postadresse: Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1 D-14109 Berlin -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: NP_2019-1_EN.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 274446 bytes Desc: NP_2019-1_EN.pdf URL: From jkzhao at iphy.ac.cn Wed Jan 30 07:33:57 2019 From: jkzhao at iphy.ac.cn (J.K. Zhao) Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2019 14:33:57 +0800 Subject: [Neutron] Neutron Scattering Scientist Positions Message-ID: <5C51454B.14278E.13857@cstnet.cn> Neutron Scattering Scientist Positions Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory (SLAB) is seeking exceptional candidates in neutron scattering and materials sciences to join our neutron scattering team. SLAB was established in 2018 under the leadership of the Institute of Physics (IOP), Chinese Academy of Sciences in partnership with the Chinese Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS) and the city of Dongguan, with an initial construction funding of RMB ?5 billion (approx. US $750M). The laboratory is located adjacent to CSNS in Dongguan, China, about an hour and a half north of Hong Kong. SLAB aims at building a world-class materials research center and becoming a window of opening and collaboration for the greater Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao bay area. Its area of research will encompass both fundamental and applied aspects of materials sciences. Additionally, SLAB encourages the commercialization of mature technologies developed at the lab. Examples of SLAB?s research include, but not limited to, superconducting, quantum, magnetic, and low dimensional materials; flexible materials; biomedical & chemical materials; metallic, ceramic, and polymer materials etc. To support the research programs at SLAB and in China in general, SLAB is building up a neutron scattering sciences platform as one of its core competencies. The platform will strive to become an intellectual and technical focal point for neutron scattering sciences in China. It will work closely with neutron sources both inside and outside of China, collaborate with existing neutron scattering users and train new ones, and conduct cutting-edge neutron scattering researches. What we look for: We seek several neutron scattering scientists from entry to senior levels in all areas of materials research. Science-driven soft- and hardware development in neutron scattering will also be considered. The selected candidates are expected to: ? Conduct cutting-edge materials research using neutron scattering and other tools. Publish research results in peer-reviewed scientific journals. ? Work closely with other scientists on the neutron scattering team and contribute to the building up of neutron scattering program at SLAB. ? Work with SLAB?s Materials Preparation and Characterization Platform to establish laboratories that serve the sample preparation and characterization needs for the neutron scattering program. ? Lead and/or contribute to training next generation neutron scattering scientists in China, including, but not limited to, organizing scientific and user training workshops. ? Participate in constructing neutron scattering instruments at CSNS or other neutron scattering facilities when required. The ideal candidates will have a Ph.D. degree in Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Biophysics, Materials Sciences, Engineering or related fields, and a proven scientific track record. Postdoctoral or equivalent work experiences are required except for truly promising candidates. Effective oral and written communication skills are a must. Knowledge of the Chinese Language is a strong plus. What we offer: Annual salary is generally in the range of RMB ?400,000 to ?800,000 commensurate to qualifications and experiences. Significantly higher salaries with no upper cap for leading, internationally recognized researchers can be negotiated on a case-by-case base. Housing subsidies, and generous funding packages will also be available. Candidates who qualify and are selected for various local, provincial, and national programs will enjoy additional benefits as defined by the corresponding agencies. SLAB supports qualified candidates in their applications to those programs. In addition to neutron scattering, SLAB will provide access to a multitude of cutting-edge research tools via its Materials Preparation and Characterization Platform, such as microscopy, spectroscopy, nanofabrication, and computation tools. The candidate will be able to collaborate with leading scientists at IOP and SLAB. There are also several top universities and research facilities nearby in Hong Kong, Shenzhen, and Guangzhou. Songshan Lake is a scenic, fast-growing high-tech region with first rate primary and secondary schools. A newly built hospital is expected to come into service soon. Sandwiched between Guangzhou and Shenzhen, Songshan Lake is conveniently located and is about 50min and 30min away by car from the nearest airport and high-speed train station, respectively. A 30 km long lake-side drive offers excellent jogging and cycling venues for a relaxed evening or weekend outing. The SLAB building site is known for producing the region?s highest quality Lychee. The Lychee garden is being preserved to the maximum extent possible and will provide SLAB researchers with yearly fresh Lychee enjoyment unmatched by any other research facilities in the world. How to apply: The positions will be filled on a continual basis and will remain open until all are filled. Interested candidates should email his/her application letter along with the candidate?s CV complete with a list of publications, a research statement, funding and team support expectations, 3 reference contacts, and any other achievements or relevant supporting materials to J.K. Zhao Chief Scientist, Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Dongguan, China, & Distinguished Professor, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences? jkzhao at iphy.ac.cn Pre-application inquiries are welcome and should be directed at the same address above. Materials scientists from non-neutron scattering background are also encouraged to apply and will be evaluated for positions at SLAB?s other departments with equivalent compensation and funding. Researchers interested in post doctorial positions should also apply. Postdoc compensation lies in the vicinity of ?300,000 to RMB ?350,000/year. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From t.gutberlet at fz-juelich.de Wed Jan 30 12:47:48 2019 From: t.gutberlet at fz-juelich.de (Thomas Gutberlet) Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2019 12:47:48 +0100 Subject: [Neutron] Invitation to join the next conference on Compact Neutron Sources UCANS8 in Paris 8-11 july 2019 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear colleagues On behalf of the International Committee of the Union of the Compact Accelerator based Neutron Sources (U-CANS), it is my pleasure to announce the next meeting UCANS8 that will be held in Paris 8-11th of July 2019. As you might know there is currently a strong interest in CANS as a possible new type of source for neutron scattering experiments. The goal here is to inform the scientific community about the current status of these techniques, to share expertise and address questions of common interest for a wide variety of use of neutron scattering, involving engineers, technicians, students or scientists interested in developing these methods for academic or industrial research. We propose a workshop focusing on three major aspects of CANS : - Accelerators (Accelerator and beam optics) - Target/Moderator (Target, Moderator neutronics, Nuclear data, Computer simulations, Material characterization) - Instruments/Scientific applications (Innovative instrumentation, Optical devices, Neutron detection, Medical Applications) and general discussions on actions that could be promoted together. The Flyer of the workshop is attached; the aim is to keep time for presentations and discussions, from Monday morning the 8th of july to Wednesday the 10th afternoon , and a visit of the neutron center at Saclay (accelerator IPHI, LLB) is proposed. The key dates are below : March 1st Abstract submission opening April 1st Abstract submission deadline April 30th Notification of acceptance May 1st Registration opening June 1st End of early bird registrations July 8th-10th Conference in Paris July 11th Visit Saclay The conferences fees of 300 euros including lunch, coffee breaks, social dinner and conference proceedings. Please consider your contribution and forward widely this announcement to those who could be interested. 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Following the introductory lectures on theory and on the different neutron techniques by local experts (two and a half days), participants may choose five of the BNC instruments (listed below) to perform three hour hands-on practices under the tuition of the instrument scientists. CETS2019 runs Sunday through Friday and accepts 25 students. Participants will have the chance to display a poster and to give a (5 min. 3 slide) flash presentation to highlight their research project described in the poster. The preliminary program is available at: http://www.bnc.hu/cets. Thanks to institutional support, no registration fee will be charged. A few travel grants will be available for students from universities and institutes of EU and EU-associated countries. Instruments to perform hands-on practice: SANS-YS [1] - Small Angle Neutron Scattering GINA [2] - Neutron reflectometry MTEST [3] / PSD [4] / TOF-ND [5] - Neutron diffraction PGAA [6] - Prompt Gamma Activation Analysis RAD [7] / NIPS [8] / NORMA [9] - Neutron imaging Please distribute the above information and the CETS2019 flyer (https://www.kfki.hu/cets/Anyagok/CETS2019%20poster.pdf) in order to help young colleagues who may be interested to attend. Organizers: Zolt?n Dud?s, J?nos F?zi email: cets at bnc.hu Links: ------ [1] http://www.bnc.hu/ys-sans [2] http://www.bnc.hu/gina [3] http://www.bnc.hu/mtest [4] http://www.bnc.hu/psd [5] http://www.bnc.hu/tof-nd [6] http://www.bnc.hu/pgaa [7] http://www.bnc.hu/rad [8] http://www.bnc.hu/nips [9] http://www.bnc.hu/norma -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From toby at anl.gov Thu Jan 31 00:42:25 2019 From: toby at anl.gov (Toby, Brian H.) Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2019 23:42:25 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] 2019 US National School for Neutron and X-ray Scattering now accepting applications Message-ID: Graduate students at North American universities are invited to apply to attend the 21st National School on Neutron and X-ray Scattering, which will be held at Oak Ridge and Argonne National Labs from June 16 - June 29, 2019. This school is designed to introduce graduate students to the capabilities available at U.S. neutron and x-ray user facilities and pays for students? travel, meals and lodging costs. Lectures are presented by researchers from academia, industry, and national laboratories and include basic tutorials on the principles of neutron and x-ray scattering theory, the characteristics of neutron and synchrotron sources, as well as many seminars on different measurement techniques and the application of those methods to a variety of scientific subjects. As part of the school, students also spend eight afternoons conducting a series of short experiments to provide some hands-on experience using instruments at neutron and synchrotron sources, both at Argonne's Advanced Photon Source (June 23-29), and Oak Ridge's Spallation Neutron Source and High Flux Isotope Reactor facilities (June 16-22). Further details can be found at https://www.aps.anl.gov/nx. Applications must be submitted by March 4. The application process is quite competitive and requires submission of evaluation letters from the student?s advisor and two other professionals familiar with the student. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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About the School: The school is intended primarily for scientists, student and postdoctoral researchers, who are new to the field of neutron scattering. It provides an excellent introduction to the field, which is developed through to its application in contemporary research. Lectures and tutorials covering all aspects of the theory and practice of a variety of neutron scattering techniques will be given by international experts. Students will gain a comprehensive grounding in modern techniques and applications at both steady state and pulsed neutron sources and have the opportunity to hear about the latest research being carried out with the technique. The school has its origins in 1966,as the first one of its kind, and many famous neutron practitioners have attended the schools of the past 50 years. Programme: The first week of the school introduces students to the core concepts of neutron scattering, neutron sources and instrumentation, neutron diffraction and spectroscopy. The second week splits tuition into three focused science areas, physics, chemistry and soft/bio, and provides lectures on neutron techniques and concepts which are most relevant to each area. Each lecture will be accompanied by a tutorial session. The students will be asked to make short presentations to their peers about their current research projects and work in pairs to write a beamtime proposal. The students will also have the opportunity to visit the ISIS Pulsed Neutron and Muon Facility in Didcot, and to attend a number of evening lectures from prestigious names from the neutron community. In addition, this year are providing an option maths refresher for those students who may want it. Application: To apply for the school you will need to submit both a personal statement and a statement from your academic supervisor that will be used in the selection process. Applications should arrive no later than the 12th May 2019. The course is normally highly oversubscribed, so we encourage applicants to apply in plenty of time, as late applications will not be accepted. Applicants are selected for the course based on their requirements for neutron scattering techniques as part of their present and future research activities. Applicants will be notified shortly after of the outcome of their application. The school is open to all applicants worldwide. To apply please visit https://tinyurl.com/16OSNS2019 Fees: School fees for 2019 are ?590 (~ ?670) per residential student which includes the cost of a en-suite room during the school, breakfast and evening meals, teaching materials, drinks reception and the gala dinner. There are 50 residential places available. There are also 10 non-residential places for students who do not require local accommodation, at a school fee of ?170, which includes teaching materials, drinks reception and gala dinner. Fees will be payable once the names of successful applicants have been announced. Organisers: Victoria Garc?a Sakai, Ross Stewart, Najet Mahmoudi, Paul Henry and Sean Langridge (ISIS); Andrew Boothroyd (Oxford University). Website: http://www.oxfordneutronschool.org Email: osns at stfc.ac.uk -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The 5-day school program presents introductory lectures on novel magnetic materials and their applications, followed by pedagogical lectures on the most advanced neutron and muon techniques and tuition in how best to exploit various data-modelling software packages. We invite PhD students, post-docs, and early-career scientists to apply. Application closes on Friday 31 May 2019. We will confirm participant places shortly thereafter. The school registration fee is 200? and includes full board and lodging. Travel support may be available upon request. Lectures will be in English. For further information and application, please follow the webpage link given above. Confirmed speakers Vincent Cros (Unit? Mixte de Physique CNRS/Thales, Palaiseau) Claudia Felser (Max-Planck-Institut f?r Chemische Physik fester Stoffe, Dresden) Stuart S. P. Parkin (Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics, Halle) Roberto Caciuffo (European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Karlsruhe) Lucia Capogna (Institut Laue Langevin, Grenoble) Sabrina Disch (Universit?t zu K?ln, Cologne) Mechthild Enderle (Institut Laue Langevin, Grenoble) Tatiana Guidi (ISIS Facility, Science and Technology Facility Council, Didcot) Christy Kinane (ISIS Facility, Science and Technology facility Council, Didcot) Duc Le (ISIS Facility, Science and Technology facility Council, Didcot) Joe Paddison, University of Cambridge, Cambridge) Toby Perring (ISIS Facility, Science and Technology facility Council, Didcot) Samuele Sanna (University of Bologna, Bologna) Helen Walker (ISIS Facility, Science and Technology facility Council, Didcot) Simon Ward (European Spallation Source, Lund) Andrew Wildes (Institut Laue Langevin, Grenoble) We look forward to welcoming you in Ispra. 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Researchers from all over the world can apply for access free of charge, upon the condition that results are published and CERIC acknowledged. In addition to the access to the instruments and labs, CERIC offers support for mobility and open access publications, and more. There will be two deadlines in this call: * *March**1**st*, 17hs CET, to have a pre-evaluation and the possibility to improve your proposal. * *April **1st***,17hs CET, recommended only for expert users of all the techniques requested. Forfurther information about the call, visit https://www.ceric-eric.eu/users/call-for-proposals/ A detailed description of the instruments and techniques available in this call can be found here . If you are a researcher working in Albania, Belarus, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Estonia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia or Ukraine,***apply for **promotional open access*: in theframe of the European H2020 project ACCELERATE , *personalized support for proposal preparation, measurements and data analysis can be provided upon request*.** Forfurther information about the promotional open access, visit https://www.ceric-eric.eu/users/open-access/#anchor-2 -- web: http://www.ceric-eric.eu LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/ceric-eric Twitter: @CERICnews CERIC-ERIC S.S. 14 - Km 163,5 in AREA Science Park 34149 - Trieste (Basovizza), Italy -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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High-level speakers will address topics such as long-term sustainability of neutron sources, the position of LENS with respect to the strategic objectives of ESFRI, the role of neutrons in delivering excellent science and innovation, and more. It will start with a lunch and finish with a dinner. A detailed agenda will be provided in due time. You are cordially invited to join us at Chateau Liblice, which is located approx. 35 km from Prague. Please save the date and confirm your attendance by 8 March 2019 by registering at the following link: https://indico.esss.lu.se/event/1192/registrations/342/ We are looking forward to having you with us. Best regards, Helmut Schober -- Logo ILL Dr. Ralph DIETER Charg? d'affaires *Institut Max von Laue - Paul Langevin (ILL)* 71, avenue des Martyrs - CS 20156 38042 Grenoble cedex 9 - France +33 (0)4 76 20 74 41 dieter at ill.fr -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I like to thank all Authors and contributors, the Editorial Board Member and MLF Director Prof. Toshiji Kanaya as well as the MDPI staff behind the scenes for the realization of this work. Please feel free to follow the link https://www.mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/1129 for Open Access downloads and printed book orders. Yours, sincerely, Klaus-Dieter Liss, Editor-In-Chief PS: We are now seeking articles for a second round in Facilities of Quantum Beam Science -- -- Dr. Klaus-Dieter Liss Professor, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology Materials and Engineering Science Program Materials and Quantum Beam Science Guangdong Technion - Israel Institute of Technology 241 Daxue Lu, Jinping Qu Shantou 515063 Guangdong, China M: klaus-dieter.liss at gtiit.edu.cn, kdliss at technion.ac.il T: +86-0754-88077102 H: +86-136-7612-7052 S: 667052 W: http://www.gtiit.edu.cn/en/ W: http://www.gtiit.edu.cn/en/viewStaff.aspx?staffNo=9 R: Administration Building A324 news: http://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/iqs2dO4EtPXPl8pyCsdmGw -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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ANSTO is open for proposals for the following neutron-beam instruments and facilities: Echidna (high-resolution powder diffractometer) Wombat (high-intensity powder diffractometer) Koala (Laue diffractometer) Kowari (strain scanner) Dingo (neutron radiography/tomography/imaging) Platypus (reflectometer) Quokka (pinhole small-angle-neutron scattering) Bilby (TOF small-angle-neutron scattering) Kookaburra (ultra-small-angle neutron scattering) Taipan (thermal-neutron 3-axis spectrometer) Beryllium-filter option on Taipan Sika (cold-neutron 3-axis spectrometer) Pelican (cold-neutron time-of-flight spectrometer) Emu (high-resolution backscattering spectrometer) Biological and Chemical Deuteration (at the National Deuteration Facility) Sample environment equipment available for use on the neutron-beam instruments. Small-angle X-ray scattering and X-ray reflectometry (in conjunction with Quokka, Bilby or Platypus) Physical Properties Measurement System (only in collaborative mode with ANSTO staff) Proposals must be submitted using our on-line system, http://neutron.ansto.gov.au/ Deadline: 15 March 2018. * For single visit proposals for neutron and X-ray instruments, select round "2019-2 Neutron" * For 3-year program proposals for neutron instruments and/or bio- or chemical deuteration, select "2019-2 Neutron & NDF Program" * For National Deuteration Facility proposals, select round "2019-2 Deuteration" Important notes: * Applicants should note that the proposal system will not allow a proposal to be submitted if you have outstanding experimental reports. * Applicants should ensure that any publications resulting from beamtime at ANSTO are entered into the proposal system and linked to the related proposal(s). The peer review panels will take these into consideration when reviewing the proposals. * Applicants should ideally discuss their proposal with the appropriate Instrument Scientist before submitting. Dr Jamie Schulz Leader Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering Tel Mobile Email Web +61 2 9717 9827 +61 409034649 Jamie.Schulz at ansto.gov.au www.ansto.gov.au/ACNS fb tw ln yt ansto Important: This transmission is intended only for the use of the intended addressee. It is confidential to the intended addressee and may contain privileged information and or copyright material. If this email is not intended for your attention, any use, printing, storage, reproduction or further disclosure of this communication (including all attachments) is strictly forbidden. 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The student will spend time working both at Bath in Prof Edler?s group and with Dr Daniel Bowron at the ISIS Facility. The project will also run alongside a larger EPSRC-funded project involving industrial partners, and collaborators at Cambridge and Strathclyde, to implement these reactions in flow, to facilitate uptake in commercial manufacturing processes. The funding will cover UK/EU fees, stipend & consumables for up to 4 years. More details are available at: https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/reactions-in-deep-eutectic-solvents-time-resolved-studies-of-structure-control-via-solvent-bonding/?p105903 If you are interested, and would like more details, please contact Prof Edler: Karen Edler > Regards Karen Department of Chemistry k.edler at bath.ac.uk University of Bath +44(0)1225384192 Claverton Down Bath, BA2 7AY, UK -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Specifically, the tutorial will cover atomistic modeling techniques including density functional theory (DFT) and classical molecular dynamics (MD) methods applied to INS and QENS. It will also introduce two in-house programs developed through the ICEMAN project at ORNL, i.e., QClimax (for QENS) and OClimax (for INS), as well as LiquidLib developed by Yang Zhang?s group at UIUC (http://zhang-group.github.io/LiquidLib/) to translate MD trajectories to neutron scattering data. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The focus of the research will be aimed at applying neutron scattering techniques, in particular use of the inelastic neutron scattering spectrometer, VISION, to these class of materials. Other techniques like QENS, SANS, Neutron diffraction etc. may also be required. The position will allow the postdoctoral scientist to develop expertise, broaden experience and to interact with a diverse set of scientists working and visiting ORNL's neutron and nanomaterial science facilities. The Spectroscopy group has strong ties to the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility, the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences and other divisions at ORNL. Major Duties and Responsibilities * Characterize advanced hydrogen storage materials (metal hydrides, MoFs, carbon-based materials, liquid carriers etc) by neutron scattering techniques. * Write beam time proposals primarily aimed at (but not limited to) inelastic and quasielastic neutron scattering studies of said materials. * Collaborate with the core national laboratories and partners involved in the Hydrogen Materials?Advanced Research Consortium (HyMARC), established by the Fuel Cell Technologies Office * Publish scientific papers resulting from this research and present results at appropriate national and international meetings, as well as write reports to the sponsors. * You will be will be based at ORNL and expected to travel occasionally to other national laboratories involved in HyMARC. * Physical requirements for this job include the use of hand and eye protection gear, kneeling, sitting for extended periods of time, and working with sample environment equipment. * Ensure compliance with environment, safety, health and quality program requirements. * The SNS facility is in operation 24 hours per day and 7 days a week year round. Some experiment-based efforts may occasionally require off hours or weekends. * As a member of the ORNL scientific community, you will be expected to commit to ORNL's Research Code of Conduct. Our full code of conduct, and a statement by the Lab Director's office can be found here: https://www.ornl.gov/content/research-integrity Basic Qualifications * A Ph.D. in physics, materials science, chemistry, or other related science field * Applicants must have received their PhD within five years of this application and must complete all degree requirements before starting their appointment Preferred Qualifications: * Experience working on related experimental characterization techniques, materials synthesis and/or computer modeling * Strong written and oral communications skills Other Information: * Appointments will initially be for 24 months with a possibility of an extension of up to 12 months * Initial appointments and extensions are subject to performance and availability of funding * Provide a current curriculum vitae including a list of publications when applying for this position * If you are selected for interview, you will be required to send in a minimum of two letters of reference The Neutron Sciences Directorate (NScD) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) operates the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR), the United States' highest flux reactor based neutron source, and the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS), the world's most intense pulsed accelerator based neutron source. Together these facilities operate 30 instruments for neutron scattering research, each year carrying out in excess of 1,000 experiments in the physical, chemical, materials, biological and medical sciences. HFIR also provides unique facilities for isotope production and neutron irradiation. To learn more about Neutron Sciences at ORNL, please go to this link: http://neutrons.ornl.gov Benefits at ORNL: UT-Battelle offers a quality benefits package, including a matching 401(k), contributory pension plan, paid vacation, and medical/dental plan options. Onsite amenities include a credit union, medical clinic, cafeteria, coffee stands, and fitness facilities. Relocation: Moving can be overwhelming and expensive. UT-Battelle offers a generous relocation package to ease the transition process. Domestic and international relocation assistance is available for certain positions. If invited to interview, be sure to ask your Recruiter (Talent Acquisition Partner) for details. 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URL: From zhyang at illinois.edu Tue Feb 19 18:44:19 2019 From: zhyang at illinois.edu (Y Z) Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2019 11:44:19 -0600 Subject: [Neutron] =?utf-8?q?=E2=80=9CAdvanced_Materials_Exploration_with_?= =?utf-8?q?Neutrons=E2=80=9D_at_the_Materials_Research_Society_=28M?= =?utf-8?q?RS=29_Fall_Meeting_2019?= Message-ID: Dear Neutron Scatterers, We are happy to bring your attention to the upcoming symposium entitled ?Advanced Materials Exploration with Neutrons? at the Materials Research Society (MRS) Fall Meeting 2019, from December 1 to 6, 2019, in Boston, MA, USA. More information of the symposium, including the confirmed invited speakers, can be found on the MRS website: https://mrs.org/fall2019/call-for-papers/call-for-papers-detail?code=MT04 The abstract submission window is May 13 to June 13, 2019. We look forward to meeting you in Boston and learning your exciting research. Please feel free to contact us for questions. Best Regards, Y Z (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Despina Louca (University of Virginia) Victoria Garcia-Sakai (Rutherford Appleton Laboratory) Kenneth Herwig (Oak Ridge National Laboratory) -- Y Z, Associate Professor University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign http://zhang.engineering.illinois.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stephen.king at stfc.ac.uk Wed Feb 20 12:20:31 2019 From: stephen.king at stfc.ac.uk (Stephen King - UKRI STFC) Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2019 11:20:31 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] SasView 5.0.0-Beta2 released & 4.2.1 point release Message-ID: <6245acd83db14270a796dd611506f90f@stfc.ac.uk> The SasView Collaboration is pleased to announce two new releases of its popular data analysis package, SasView: - SasView-5.0.0-Beta2 is the latest preview of our next-generation, Python3-based, version of SasView. This Beta2 version builds on feedback received since Beta1 debuted at SAS-2018 in October and has almost all the functionality of versions 4.2.x - SasView-4.2.1 is a point release for version 4.2.0 addressing issues with the built-in model editor and the NXcanSAS file reader, in particular, but which also adds a few other improvements. Additional details can be found in the respective Release Notes. Users with 64-bit machines are encouraged to use these versions. Download them for free at http://www.sasview.org/ Thank you for your continued support and encouragement. The SasView Collaboration -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jys at ansto.gov.au Mon Feb 25 04:54:53 2019 From: jys at ansto.gov.au (SCHULZ, Jamie) Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2019 03:54:53 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] Deadline for Neutron Scattering and Deuteration Proposals at the OPAL Reactor, in Sydney, Australia: 15 March 2019 [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED] Message-ID: Proposals at the Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering and National Deuteration Facility. Deadline 15 March 2019, for beam time between July 2019 and January 2020. Due to major upgrades of the thermal guide TG123 primary shutter in September 2019, there will be reduced number of beamtime days available for the user program. To compensate for the reduced number of beamtime days we have extended the 2019-2 round to include January 2020. ANSTO is open for proposals for the following neutron-beam instruments and facilities: Echidna (high-resolution powder diffractometer) Wombat (high-intensity powder diffractometer) Koala (Laue diffractometer) Kowari (strain scanner) Dingo (neutron radiography/tomography/imaging) Platypus (reflectometer) Quokka (pinhole small-angle-neutron scattering) Bilby (TOF small-angle-neutron scattering) Kookaburra (ultra-small-angle neutron scattering) Taipan (thermal-neutron 3-axis spectrometer) Beryllium-filter option on Taipan Sika (cold-neutron 3-axis spectrometer) Pelican (cold-neutron time-of-flight spectrometer) Emu (high-resolution backscattering spectrometer) Biological and Chemical Deuteration (at the National Deuteration Facility) Sample environment equipment available for use on the neutron-beam instruments. Small-angle X-ray scattering and X-ray reflectometry (in conjunction with Quokka, Bilby or Platypus) Physical Properties Measurement System (only in collaborative mode with ANSTO staff) Proposals must be submitted using our on-line system, http://neutron.ansto.gov.au/ Deadline: 15 March 2019. * For single visit proposals for neutron and X-ray instruments, select round "2019-2 Neutron" * For 3-year program proposals for neutron instruments and/or bio- or chemical deuteration, select "2019-2 Neutron & NDF Program" * For National Deuteration Facility proposals, select round "2019-2 Deuteration" Important notes: * Applicants should note that the proposal system will not allow a proposal to be submitted if you have outstanding experimental reports. * Applicants should ensure that any publications resulting from beamtime at ANSTO are entered into the proposal system and linked to the related proposal(s). The peer review panels will take these into consideration when reviewing the proposals. * Applicants should ideally discuss their proposal with the appropriate Instrument Scientist before submitting. Dr Jamie Schulz Leader Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering Tel Mobile Email Web +61 2 9717 9827 +61 409034649 Jamie.Schulz at ansto.gov.au www.ansto.gov.au/ACNS fb tw ln yt ansto Important: This transmission is intended only for the use of the intended addressee. It is confidential to the intended addressee and may contain privileged information and or copyright material. If this email is not intended for your attention, any use, printing, storage, reproduction or further disclosure of this communication (including all attachments) is strictly forbidden. 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The 5-day school program presents introductory lectures on novel magnetic materials and their applications, followed by pedagogical lectures on the most advanced neutron and muon techniques and tuition in how best to exploit various data-modelling software packages. We invite PhD students, post-docs, and early-career scientists to apply. Application closes on Friday 31 May 2019. We will confirm participant places shortly thereafter. The school registration fee is 200? and includes full board and lodging. Travel support may be available upon request. Lectures will be in English. For further information and application, please follow the webpage link given above. Confirmed speakers Vincent Cros (Unit? Mixte de Physique CNRS/Thales, Palaiseau) Claudia Felser (Max-Planck-Institut f?r Chemische Physik fester Stoffe, Dresden) Stuart S. P. Parkin (Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics, Halle) Roberto Caciuffo (European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Karlsruhe) Lucia Capogna (Institut Laue Langevin, Grenoble) Sabrina Disch (Universit?t zu K?ln, Cologne) Mechthild Enderle (Institut Laue Langevin, Grenoble) Tatiana Guidi (ISIS Facility, Science and Technology Facility Council, Didcot) Christy Kinane (ISIS Facility, Science and Technology facility Council, Didcot) Duc Le (ISIS Facility, Science and Technology facility Council, Didcot) Joe Paddison, University of Cambridge, Cambridge) Toby Perring (ISIS Facility, Science and Technology facility Council, Didcot) Samuele Sanna (University of Bologna, Bologna) Helen Walker (ISIS Facility, Science and Technology facility Council, Didcot) Simon Ward (European Spallation Source, Lund) Andrew Wildes (Institut Laue Langevin, Grenoble) We look forward to welcoming you in Ispra. Tatiana Guidi and Roberto Caciuffo School Directors The school is partially funded by SINE2020 Grant Agreement No. 654000?SINE2020 H2020-INFRADEV-20142015/H2020-INFRADEV-1-2014-1. Prof. ROBERTO G.M. CACIUFFO Head of Unit [cid:image001.gif at 01D4CCEF.CD9856B0] European Commission DG Joint Research Centre-JRC Directorate G - Nuclear Safety and Security Unit G.I.5 ? Advanced Nuclear Knowledge KA ? O 1/037 Postfach 2340, D-76125 Karlsruhe (Germany) +49 7247 951382 roberto.caciuffo at ec.europa.eu Assistant: Ms Krisztina Varga +49 7247 951441 krisztina.varga1 at ec.europa.eu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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More details on DEMAX and our support functions can be found here: https://europeanspallationsource.se/article/2019/02/25/ess-support-laboratory-opens-pilot-call-proposals-preparation-first-science For details on the call, materials & services offered, and links to the proposal submission site, please go to: https://europeanspallationsource.se/node/244384 We look forward to hearing from you! Best, Zo? & the DEMAX team Dr. S. Zo? Fisher Group Leader DEMAX (Biological deuteration and crystallization) Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Lund University Mobile: +46 721792250 Mailing Address: Scientific Activities Division European Spallation Source P.O. Box 176 22100 Lund Sweden -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Following the introductory lectures on the theory and on the different neutron techniques by local experts (in two and a half days), participants may choose five of the BNC instruments (listed below) to perform three hour hands-on practices each under the tuition of the instrument scientists. Due to space limitations at the experimental stations, CETS2019 can only accept 25 students. As of today, 21 applications have been accepted and four are left. May you, your colleague or your student be interested, please be encouraged to register and apply for participation at http://www.bnc.hu/cets. Participants will have the chance to display a poster and to give a (5 min. 3 slide) flash presentation to highlight their research project described in the poster.The preliminary program is available at: http://www.bnc.hu/cets. Thanks to institutional support, no registration fee will be charged. A few travel grants will be available for students from universities and institutes of EU and EU-associated countries. Hands-on practices will be performed on instruments: SANS-YS [2] - Small Angle Neutron Scattering GINA [3] - Neutron reflectometry MTEST [4] / PSD [5] / TOF-ND [6] - Neutron diffraction PGAA [7] - Prompt Gamma Activation Analysis RAD [8] / NIPS [9] / NORMA [10] - Neutron imaging Organizers: Zolt?n Dud?s & J?nos F?zi email: cets at bnc.hu Links: ------ [1] http://www.bnc.hu/ [2] http://www.bnc.hu/ys-sans [3] http://www.bnc.hu/gina [4] http://www.bnc.hu/mtest [5] http://www.bnc.hu/psd [6] http://www.bnc.hu/tof-nd [7] http://www.bnc.hu/pgaa [8] http://www.bnc.hu/rad [9] http://www.bnc.hu/nips [10] http://www.bnc.hu/norma -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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It is going to be held at the *Arabella Brauneck Hotel, Lenggries* not far from Munich, from *Tuesday, 4 *to*Friday, 7 June 2019.* We wish to let you know that *early registration* and *abstract submission* are still open until*25 March* and we warmly invite contributions addressing? following topics: * Spin caloritronics * Molecular magnetism * New trends in spintronics (flexible, antiferromagnetic) * Novel rare-earth free permanent magnets * 2D magentic van der Waals materials * Spin wave and magnonics * Dynamics of magnetic textures: Domain walls, vortices and Skyrmions * Numerical simulations of quantum spin systems * Quantum theories of spin-structures and spin textures For more detailed information, please refer to our conference web-site https://indico.frm2.tum.de/event/157/ ** We look forward to your contributions and to your participation and we would be glad of you could circulate the announcement to colleagues who might be interested. Thank you and best regards, Peter M?ller-Buschbaum and Stephan F?rster -- MLZ Conference 2019: Neutrons for Information and Quantum Technologies 4 - 7 June 2019, Arabella Brauneck Hotel, Lenggries, Germany https://indico.frm2.tum.de/event/157 Organizers: Prof. Dr. Peter M?ller-Buschbaum, Prof. Dr. Stephan F?rster Local organizing team: Robert Georgii, Yixi Su Bjoern Pedersen, Elisabeth Joerg-Mueller phone numbers: +49 89 289 -14986/-10714 /-14966 Heinz Maier-Leibnitz-Zentrum (MLZ) Lichtenbergstra?e 1 85748 Garching, Germany -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From meilleurf at ornl.gov Mon Mar 4 15:42:09 2019 From: meilleurf at ornl.gov (Meilleur, Flora) Date: Mon, 4 Mar 2019 14:42:09 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] HFIR/SNS Advanced Neutron Diffraction and Scattering Workshop - HANDS 2019 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: 2nd announcement HANDS 2019 HFIR/SNS Advanced Neutron Diffraction and Scattering Workshop Oak Ridge, TN. June 9 - June 14, 2019 Oak Ridge National Laboratory, in conjunction with North Carolina State University, and support from the National Science Foundation and the Shull Wollan Center - a Joint Institute for Neutron Scattering, celebrates a decade of neutron scattering education in structural biology at ORNL with the HFIR/SNS Advanced Neutron Diffraction and Scattering workshop (HANDS 2019). Detailed information can be found on the workshop web page: https://conference.sns.gov/hands2019/ Application deadline: April 29, 2019 Fellowships to support travel and accommodation are available. No registration fee. The workshop aims at enabling structural biologists to fully exploit the latest instrumentation and software development at the SNS and HFIR facilities at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Participants of HANDS 2019 will become familiar with neutron techniques with hands-on experiments in sample preparation, crystallography, small angle scattering, reflectometry and neutron spin echo. 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This school is designed to introduce students to the capabilities available at U.S. neutron and x-ray user facilities and pays for students? travel, meals and lodging costs. Lectures, presented by researchers from academia, industry, and national laboratories, include basic tutorials on the principles of neutron and x-ray scattering theory, the characteristics of neutron and synchrotron sources, as well as seminars on the application of scattering methods to a variety of scientific subjects. As part of the school, students also conduct a series of short experiments to provide some hands-on experience using instruments at neutron and synchrotron sources, both at Argonne's Advanced Photon Source (June 23-29), and Oak Ridge's Spallation Neutron Source and High Flux Isotope Reactor facilities (June 16-22). Further details can be found at https://www.aps.anl.gov/Conferences-and-Workshops/2019/national-school-neutron-and-x-ray-scattering. Applications must be submitted by March 11. The application process is quite competitive and requires submission of evaluation letters from among the student?s advisor, department chair and other professors. From jys at ansto.gov.au Mon Mar 4 23:56:07 2019 From: jys at ansto.gov.au (SCHULZ, Jamie) Date: Mon, 4 Mar 2019 22:56:07 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] Reminder: Deadline for Neutron Scattering and Deuteration Proposals at the OPAL Reactor, in Sydney, Australia: 15 March 2019 [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED] Message-ID: Reminder: Under 2 weeks to the proposal deadline! Proposals at the Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering and National Deuteration Facility. Deadline 15 March 2019, for beam time between July 2019 and January 2020. Due to major upgrades of the thermal guide TG123 primary shutter in September 2019, there will be reduced number of beamtime days available for the user program. To compensate for the reduced number of beamtime days we have extended the 2019-2 round to include January 2020. ANSTO is open for proposals for the following neutron-beam instruments and facilities: Echidna (high-resolution powder diffractometer) Wombat (high-intensity powder diffractometer) Koala (Laue diffractometer) Kowari (strain scanner) Dingo (neutron radiography/tomography/imaging) Platypus (reflectometer) Quokka (pinhole small-angle-neutron scattering) Bilby (TOF small-angle-neutron scattering) Kookaburra (ultra-small-angle neutron scattering) Taipan (thermal-neutron 3-axis spectrometer) Beryllium-filter option on Taipan Sika (cold-neutron 3-axis spectrometer) Pelican (cold-neutron time-of-flight spectrometer) Emu (high-resolution backscattering spectrometer) Biological and Chemical Deuteration (at the National Deuteration Facility) Sample environment equipment available for use on the neutron-beam instruments. Small-angle X-ray scattering and X-ray reflectometry (in conjunction with Quokka, Bilby or Platypus) Physical Properties Measurement System (only in collaborative mode with ANSTO staff) Proposals must be submitted using our on-line system, http://neutron.ansto.gov.au/ Deadline: 15 March 2019. * For single visit proposals for neutron and X-ray instruments, select round "2019-2 Neutron" * For 3-year program proposals for neutron instruments and/or bio- or chemical deuteration, select "2019-2 Neutron & NDF Program" * For National Deuteration Facility proposals, select round "2019-2 Deuteration" Important notes: * Applicants should note that the proposal system will not allow a proposal to be submitted if you have outstanding experimental reports. * Applicants should ensure that any publications resulting from beamtime at ANSTO are entered into the proposal system and linked to the related proposal(s). The peer review panels will take these into consideration when reviewing the proposals. * Applicants should ideally discuss their proposal with the appropriate Instrument Scientist before submitting. Dr Jamie Schulz Leader Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering Tel Mobile Email Web +61 2 9717 9827 +61 409034649 Jamie.Schulz at ansto.gov.au www.ansto.gov.au/ACNS fb tw ln yt ansto Important: This transmission is intended only for the use of the intended addressee. It is confidential to the intended addressee and may contain privileged information and or copyright material. If this email is not intended for your attention, any use, printing, storage, reproduction or further disclosure of this communication (including all attachments) is strictly forbidden. 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The prize will be awarded to an early career scientist or engineer in recognition of ground-breaking contributions in neutron instrumentation or method innovation, thereby enabling advances in neutron science and technology. This includes realization of new neutron instruments, pioneering of neutron science in new fields of applications, invention of new neutron techniques or development of new analysis methods and software, as well as other major contributions enabling advancement of neutron science. Early career typically means 3-10 years after a PhD, but both younger and more senior candidates may be considered. The prize amount (2?072 CHF) is generously sponsored by the company Mirrotron, a leading manufacturer of neutron instrumentation components. The Prize will awarded biennially (synchronized with the European or international Neutron Scattering Conferences). The inaugural award of the Neutron Instrumentation and Innovation Award will be made at a special ceremony at the European Conference on Neutron Scattering (ECNS 2019), the 1st to 5th July in Saint Petersburg in Russia. The detailed guidelines of the Neutron Instrumentation and Innovation Award are listed on the ENSA web pages (http://www.neutrons-ensa.eu). Call for Nominations European scientists as individuals or on behalf of a Division, Section or Group may submit nominations for the 2019 Neutron Instrumentation and Innovation Award of the European Neutron Scattering Association (ENSA). Nominations should include a nomination letter motivating the award, a brief curriculum vitae of the candidate, a description or publication describing the nominated work. Letters of support may be included. Nominations for the Prize will be treated in confidence and although they will be acknowledged, there will be no further communication. 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The Award will be made at a special ceremony at the European Conference on Neutron Scattering (ECNS 2019), the 1st to 5th July in Saint Petersburg in Russia. The detailed guidelines of the Neutron Instrumentation and Innovation Award are listed on the ENSA web pages (http://www.neutrons-ensa.eu) Maximum 5 letters of support from authorities in the field, which outline the importance of the work, would also be helpful. Nominations for the Prize will be treated in confidence and although they will be acknowledged there will be no further communication. 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Sie k?nnen die Stellenausschreibung ab sofort auf unserer INTRANET Seite unter www.ill.eu/de/careers/ konsultieren. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nous vous informons qu'un poste de *scientifique*, ? pourvoir au sein de la Division Science / Groupe Diffraction (r?f 19/16) vient d'?tre publi? sur notre site : www.ill.eu/fr/carrieres/ Best regards, Mit freundlichen Gr?ssen, Cordialement, -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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The three-year research program is to be realized in collaboration with the University of Augsburg (Germany) and the Technical Federal University Santa Maria (Chile). We aim to understand the complex effect of structural disorder-induced magnetization patterns on the dynamic magnetic properties of embedded nanostructures with periodical FM/PM interfaces, addressing multi-magnon scattering, spin pumping at magnetic interfaces as well as various magnonic effects. *Profile:* Master or equivalent degree in Physics with magnetism background is required. Experience in thin film deposition, fabrication of nanostructures as well as knowledge about ferromagnetic resonance technique and magnetization dynamics in nanostructures are advantageous (but not obligatory). Duration of contract: 3 years Salary: equivalent to 0.75 x TV?D E13 (about 4125 ? gros per month) Start of position: as soon as candidate is found Applications and questions should be sent to: Dr. Anna Semisalova (project leader) anna.semisalova at uni-due.de or Prof. Michael Farle (group leader) sabina.grubba at uni-due.de University of Duisburg-Essen, Faculty of Physics Experimental Physics ? AG Farle Further information about the group: * https://www.uni-due.de/ * https://www.uni-due.de/agfarle/ -- CERIC press office email: press at ceric-eric.eu phone: +39 040 375 8953 web: www.ceric-eric.eu Twitter: @CERICnews LinkedIn CERIC-ERIC S.S. 14 - Km 163,5 in AREA Science Park 34149 - Trieste (Basovizza), Italy -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Open PhD position_UniDuE_MagnLand.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 37741 bytes Desc: not available URL: From cabeza at ill.fr Fri Mar 8 09:42:01 2019 From: cabeza at ill.fr (Sandra Cabeza) Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2019 09:42:01 +0100 Subject: [Neutron] New Post Doc position at the ILL - Ref 19/16 In-Reply-To: <65df75c3-2a98-9507-8863-eca04fa5ddb1@ill.fr> References: <65df75c3-2a98-9507-8863-eca04fa5ddb1@ill.fr> Message-ID: Bonjour, This week one new vacancy was published on our INTRANET site :* * *Post Doctoral fellow in Neutron Strain Scanning (F/M) - 19/16* If you want to forward this job posting, you will find a link to do so on the ad. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Wir haben eine neue Stellenausschreibung auf unserer INTRANET Seite ver?ffentlicht:* **Post Doctoral fellow in Neutron Strain Scanning (F/M) - 19/16*** Wenn Sie eine Stellenausschreibung weiterempfehlen wollen, k?nnen Sie dies direkt ?ber den Link in der Anzeige bewerkstelligen. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nous vous informons qu'un nouveau poste a ?t? publi? cette semaine sur notre site INTRANET : *Post Doctoral fellow in Neutron Strain Scanning (F/M) - 19/16* Si vous souhaitez diffuser ces offres, vous pouvez les transmettre directement via l'annonce. Best regards/ Mit freundlichen Gr?ssen/ Cordialement, -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 19-16-EN-Post Doc-Neutron Strain Scanning.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 258625 bytes Desc: not available URL: From eabad at essbilbao.org Mon Mar 11 10:14:22 2019 From: eabad at essbilbao.org (=?utf-8?B?RXN0ZWZhbsOtYSBBYmFk?=) Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2019 09:14:22 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] BNS2019 Message-ID: <8FEA9990-2B46-4FDB-9027-03519ADE72C8@essbilbao.org> Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce the First Edition of the Bilbao Neutron School BNS 2019: ?Science and Instrumentation for Compact Accelerator-driven Neutron Sources (CANS)? http://www.bns2019.org/ taking place from June 17th to 19th 2019 at the Leioa Campus, University of the Basque Country, BC Materials, main offices, Martina Casiano building. The school is a 3 days event organized jointly by ESS Bilbao and BCMaterials, that will covers lectures, tutorials and round tables for industry and scientific users. In addition, there will be a visit to ESS Bilbao facility and also a neutron beam-time proposal writing exercise. The tentative program for the three days includes the following topics: - Introduction to neutron scattering - Neutron sources including CANS - Accelerators - Targets and Moderators - Instrumentation: neutron guides, choppers, detectors and sample environment - Instrument suite: Diffraction, SANS and reflectometers, Spectroscopy Confirmed Speakers: * Prof. Juan Colmenero (UPV/EHU & CFM) * Prof Ferenc Mezei (Wigner & ESS) * Prof. Arantxa Arbe (CFM) * Prof. Christian Alba Simionescu or Alain Menelle or Frederic Ott (LLB) * Dr. Victoria Garc?a-Sakay (ISIS) * Dr.-Ing. Thomas Gutberlet (FZJ) * Dr. Werner Schwaika (FZJ & ESS) * Dr. Eddy Lelievre-Berna (ILL) * BEng. Alan Letchford (RAL) * Dr. Ibon Bustinduy (ESSBilbao) * Dr. Fernando Sordo (ESSBilbao) * Dr. F?lix J. Villacorta (ESSBilbao) This specialised school is partially funded by SINE2020 UE project, Grant Agreement No. 654000?SINE2020 H2020-INFRADEV-20142015/H2020-INFRADEV-1-2014-1. We will be delighted if you could join us on that event. The registration will be open until the 31th May 2019. Looking forward to seeing you in Bilbao Best regards Estefan?a Abad Chair of the BNS2019 [cid:image001.png at 01D4B947.8CD5B7A0] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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This conference intends to address a wide range of emerging topics in magnetism, that are expected to bear high relevance to the advances of future information and quantum technologies, but meanwhile, are not being explored much by neutron techniques so far. This conference also intends to cover the relevant theories and simulation methods for quantum spin systems. We are pleased to announce that some of the most renowned scientists in this field have accepted our invitation to give a key note speech: * *Gerrit E.W. Bauer,*TU Delft & Tohoku University * *Wolfgang Wernsdorfer,*Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) * *Subhankar Bedanta, *National Institute of Education and Research (NISER), In * *Andreas Michels,*University of Luxembourg * *Je-Geun Park,*Seoul National University, Korea * *Helmut Schulthei?*, Helmholtz Zentrum Dresden (HZDR) * *Christian Pfleiderer, *Technical University of Munich (TUM) * *Ulrich Schollw?ck,*Ludwig Maximilians Universit?t M?nchen * *Stefan Bl?gel,*Forschungszentrum J?lich GmbH We would like to remind you that early bird registration is still open until *Monday, 25 March*? and we cordially invite you to register and to hand in contributions for talks and posters. The deadline for abstract submission has been extended to 30 April. For more detailed information on our workshop, please refer tohttps://indico.frm2.tum.de/event/157/ or get in touch with the local organizing team on mlz-conference-2019 at mlz-garching.de We look forward to many of you attending this very special event. Best regards, Prof. Dr. Peter M?ller-Buschbaum and Stephan F?rster -- MLZ Conference 2019: Neutrons for Information and Quantum Technologies 4 - 7 June 2019, Arabella Brauneck Hotel, Lenggries, Germany https://indico.frm2.tum.de/event/157 Organizers: Prof. Dr. Peter M?ller-Buschbaum, Prof. Dr. Stephan F?rster Local organizing team: Robert Georgii, Yixi Su Bjoern Pedersen, Monika Krug, Elisabeth Joerg-Mueller phone numbers: +49 89 289 -14986/-10714 /-14966 Heinz Maier-Leibnitz-Zentrum (MLZ) Lichtenbergstra?e 1 85748 Garching, Germany -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Sara.Margaryan at esss.se Thu Mar 21 11:10:28 2019 From: Sara.Margaryan at esss.se (Sara Margaryan) Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2019 10:10:28 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] A vacancy at ESS Message-ID: Laboratory Technician for Instrumentation The Scientific Activities Division (SAD) at the European Spallation Source (ESS) in Lund, Sweden, invites applications for a Laboratory Technician. The Scientific Activities Division (SAD) is responsible for the scientific support laboratories, sample environment and user office at the ESS. During the ESS construction phase, SAD is building the infrastructure and technical competence to operate the equipment that will control parameters such as temperatures, pressures, (gas) mixtures, humidity during neutron experiments. Description of main responsibilities You will be working closely with scientists, engineers and other technicians on ?Sample Environment Systems for Fluids incl. Liquids, Vapors, Gases and Complex Fluids? (FLUCO) required for neutron scattering experiments connected mainly to chemistry and soft condensed matter research. The main field of work will be operating and optimizing commercially available laboratory analytical equipment for the use with neutrons. The equipment includes potentiostats for electrochemistry, optical spectrometers (FT-IR, UV/VIS, Raman) and gas characterization instrumentation (mass spectrometry, gas analysis). Once ESS is in operation in a few years from now, these characterization methods will be used during in-situ experiments on the neutron scattering instruments. In order to plan for that, sample cells for these methods will need to be designed and/or adjusted to the demands of neutron scattering. You will work with the FLUCO work unit leader to develop and test the sample cells in the laboratory and if needed on neutron scattering instruments. Writing documentation of the altered equipment including safety analysis as well as initiating ? when necessary ? the safety certification of the equipment are part of the job. Similarly, you will be required to participate in fitting, maintaining and operating the corresponding sample environment workshop spaces. Due to the strong link between these sample environment systems and equipment for the chemistry laboratories, you will work up to 50% with the team for ?Sample and User Laboratories (SULF). Later-on the work will increasingly shift towards ESS? operations when visiting scientists and students (users) will come to the ESS to perform neutron scattering experiments. The responsibilities will then be split between keeping up-to-date with development of lab instrumentation, setting up the developed sample environment equipment on the instruments and helping the users operating it. Training for such operational tasks early on is essential to support the hot commissioning of instruments and to ensure science success. Required qualifications: You have a bachelor-level qualification or at least 2 years of education in chemistry / laboratory work supplying a strong background in chemistry to support the link between sample environment and the chemistry laboratories and to educate FLUCO technical personnel on relevant chemical topics. With master-level qualification and as the team grows there is a future development possibility for the role of an engineer. Excellence in soft skills is needed. More precisely, we expect: * experience in using laboratory characterization equipment * experience in handling chemicals including hazardous chemicals and gases * fundamental knowledge of chemistry and chemical equipment (making standard solutions, setting up glassware, dealing with waste) * willingness and curiosity to learn new analytical techniques not only through classes but also self-taught and by trial-and-error methods if needed * good communication skills * good knowledge of spoken and written English * experience in spectroscopy is a plus * experience in lab management is a plus * didactic skills are a plus A pro-active way of working and being able to multi-task are essential. Interacting skillfully with people and working well in a team are important. Although this is not a research job it opens the possibility to develop new tools and test them in a scientific environment. Furthermore, the required support given to users from all nations and backgrounds during their neutron scattering experiments opens up the possibility to learn about a wide variety of applications of in-situ measurement methods and the satisfaction of helping the user to scientific success. At ESS it will be as important to be able to work independently and push the work forward as it will be needed to function well in international teams. You need to be able to work in a workplace continuously changing and to keep calm. Preference will be given to candidates with hands-on experience from existing facilities. The evaluation will be based on technical qualification. However, it is important that you recognize the value of consulting others in order to succeed. A development project such as this requires the ability to adapt and cope with changing circumstances and as working in an international environment will challenge your ability to handle cultural diversity, it is important that you have successfully managed this in previous employments. Experience of working in an international environment is essential and we expect you to be fluent in written and spoken English. As a person you are positive, open minded, creative, organized and motivated. You need to be able to cope with projects in development, which can involve changing project directions and frames. To make all interests meet it is important to be able to both listen to input, but still to be able to make decision to move forward. Duration & Location The position is permanent with six months initial probationary period, the position is to be filled as soon as possible. Your work place will be situated in Lund, Sweden. Application & Contact Please provide your curriculum vitae and cover letter in English by clicking on ?apply? and following the instructions. Please note we only accept applications via the ESS website. The deadline for applying to this position is April 14, 2019. For more information regarding the ESS recruitment process, please follow this link https://europeanspallationsource.se/ess-recruitment-process For further information regarding the position, please contact the Hiring Manager, Arno Hiess, arno.hiess[at]esss.se. For further information regarding the recruitment process, please contact HR Officer, Sara Margaryan, sara.margaryan[at]esss.se. For trade union information please contact Unionen / Mikael Johansson at +46 46 888 32 51 or SACO / Swedish Association of Graduate Engineers/ Riccardo Bevilacqua at +46 46 888 32 28. We look forward to receiving your application. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The V-th International Workshop DMI2019 in Petrozavodsk follows the tradition of four previous DMI workshops held in Saint Petersburg (2011), Veliky Novgorod (2013), Pskov (2015) and Peterhof (2017). DMI2019 is assigned as a satellite of a much bigger event: European Conference on Neutron Scattering ECNS2019, which will be held in St-Petersburg in the season of the white nights from 1th to 5th July, 2019. For further information and registration for the workshop please visit the workshop web site https://oiks.pnpi.spb.ru/events/DMI-2019 On behalf of the Programm committee, Co-Chairman: Sergey Grigoriev Co-Chairman: Jun-ichiro Kishine -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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PROPOSAL SUBMISSION * To submit a proposal, you must have an account, or create one, on the Information Management System. https://www-s.nist.gov/NCNR-IMS/login.do * The description of research section must be uploaded as a pdf file no longer than 3 letter-size pages (including references), nor more than 1500 kb in file size. * Please complete the Submit Visitor Registration Form if you submit a proposal and plan to subsequently visit NIST. https://www.ncnr.nist.gov/visitor/index.html * We encourage users to work with an appropriate instrument scientist when planning experiments and writing proposals. They are happy to assist you and will also help you register and submit your proposal. The new CHRNS vSANS* instrument is now accepting proposals. Please read the disclaimer near the bottom before applying for beamtime. Instruments being offered by the Center for High Resolution Neutron Scattering * CHRNS Small Angle Neutron Scattering Instrument ? 30 m (SANS) * CHRNS Ultra-Small Angle Neutron Scattering Instrument (uSANS) * CHRNS High-Flux Backscattering Spectrometer (HFBS) * CHRNS Neutron Spin-Echo Spectrometer (NSE) * CHRNS Multi-Axis Crystal Spectrometer (MACS) * CHRNS Very Small-Angle Neutron Scattering (vSANS)* Additional instruments offered by NIST * Thermal Neutron Triple-Axis with Polarized Beam option (BT7) * Disk-Chopper Spectrometer (DCS) * MAGIK Off-Specular Reflectometer (MAGIK) * Polarized Beam Reflectometer (PBR) * Small Angle Neutron Scattering with Polarized Beam option (SANS) - 30 m (NG7) * Neutron Imaging Facility (NIF) * Powder Diffractometer (BT1) Yamali Hernandez yamali at nist.gov (301) 975-5295 * Currently, the new vSANS instrument works very well for SANS experiments. In other words, it covers essentially the same Q-range as our 30 m SANS machines. Unlike our other SANS instruments, vSANS has 2 detectors each with about 3 times the area of our old detectors allowing a wider Q-range in a single measurement. There are also 3 options for wavelength spread: 1% (? = 0.475 nm), 13% (variable ? using a velocity selector), and 30% (? ? 0.5 nm). Polarized beam and polarization analysis are also available. All SANS sample environments except the 9 T horizontal field magnet can be used on vSANS. Note however, that we are experiencing background issues with the high-resolution detector and are not confidant that the extended low-Q range will be available in this proposal round. We are also still fixing a variety of small problems. Thus, we are offering 75 days instead of the eventual 90 so that time is available to complete commissioning. 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New designs for a wide range of neutron instruments are in the process of being implemented, optimized to take full advantage of the unique long-pulse time structure of the ESS neutron source. There are currently 15 instruments under construction for ESS, of which there are two chopper spectrometers: CSPEC and T-REX. Description Main Responsibilities The current position will provide support for the lead scientist for CSPEC, a flexible-resolution cold chopper spectrometer, optimised for a broad science case covering soft matter, energy materials and magnetism. The immediate mission is to act as the scientific co-lead of the project to design, procure, install and commission the CSPEC instrument. The two instrument scientists will work closely with the lead engineer, forming the core instrument team. It is expected that the instrument project will run until 2022, followed by commissioning and operations, at which stage the mission will be to operate the instrument within the ESS user programme. CSPEC is being built as in-kind contributions from Germany and France, with the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the Laboratoire L?on Brillouin (LLB) near Paris identified as the lead partners. The successful candidate will be primarily based at ESS in Lund, but frequent travel to TUM and LLB will be required throughout the instrument construction project. The position will also require work in support of delivering scientific results for both chopper spectrometers. This may involve specifying sample environment equipment, software needs and support and coordination with T-REX, the other chopper spectrometer under construction at ESS. The successful candidate must be active in a scientific field of direct relevance to CSPEC (soft matter or materials research), with a preference for soft-matter research. The selected candidate will be given the opportunity to develop their own research projects, preferably at operating neutron research centres. Synergies with the neighbouring MAX-IV synchrotron as well as strong links with universities will be encouraged. ESS will support and encourage the candidate to take up an adjunct position at a university in an ESS partner country, in order to facilitate their own research. Qualifications Essential qualifications and experience: * PhD in experimental studies in the natural sciences relevant to the CSPEC scientific programme * Extensive practical experience in neutron spectroscopy applied to a scientific area of relevance to CSPEC, as well as relevant research experience in that area * Experience of neutron instrumentation development * Evidence of a strong independent research profile in relevant science areas commensurate with experience * Ability to work collaboratively and individually * Good interpersonal communication and presentation skills, ability to interact effectively with staff and users at all levels * Flexibility to occasional requests to work out-of-hours to support users * Responsible attitude to personal safety, and the safety of others * Willingness to international travel, distributing their time between ESS, TUM and LLB as required by the project Desirable experience: * Practical knowledge of other neutron techniques relevant to materials research * Post-doctoral experience involving neutron instrumentation * Post-doctoral experience in soft-matter research * Practical experience of sample environment development relating to materials research * Experience of working in a project environment * Experience of Monte-Carlo simulation of neutron instruments * Experience of sample environment equipment relevant to neutron spectroscopy * Working knowledge of one or more of the data analysis/visualisation packages used within ESS/ISIS (e.g. MatLab, Python, Mantid, etc.) * Availability to commence position shortly after appointment Experience of working in an international environment is preferred and excellent oral and written English skills are prerequisites. Our work environment is characterised by fast growth, fast pace of work, and an international atmosphere with highly skilled personnel. You must therefore enjoy the diversity of such an environment and have a personality suited for the challenges it presents. Our work environment is exciting and forward thinking and relies heavily on personal initiative. What ESS can offer ESS can offer you a variety of things, such as passionate colleagues, a vibrant melting pot of diversity, and a challenging and high paced work environment where our employees take great pride in designing and building a world leading facility for materials research. If you were to join ESS, you would become an important piece of the puzzle, since all our skilled staff are needed in order to fulfill the overall mission. We value and need expertise, innovative minds, great ways of leading and interacting with others, and the ability to work with people regardless of culture and background. Duration & Location The position is permanent with a six-month initial probationary period. Your work place will be situated in Lund, Sweden. Significant amounts of travel will be needed during the construction project. The position is to be filled as soon as possible. Application & Contact Please provide your curriculum vitae and cover letter in English by going to the ESS recruitment web page https://europeanspallationsource.se/careers/vacancies then clicking on ?apply? and following the instructions. Please note we only accept applications via the ESS website or ESS intranet. Internal candidates are encouraged to apply through the intranet. The deadline for applications is the April 21, 2019. For more information regarding the ESS recruitment process in general, please follow this link https://europeanspallationsource.se/ess-recruitment-process. For further information regarding the open position, please contact Head of Neutron Instruments Division, Ken Andersen, ken.andersen[at]esss.se. For further information regarding the recruitment process for this position, please contact HR Officer, Sara Margaryan, sara.margaryan[at]esss.se. For trade union information please contact Unionen / Mikael Johansson at +46 46 888 32 51 or SACO / Swedish Association of Graduate Engineers/ Riccardo Bevilacqua at +46 46 888 32 28. We look forward to receiving your application! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From joseph.dura at nist.gov Wed Mar 27 20:26:46 2019 From: joseph.dura at nist.gov (Dura, Joseph A. (Fed)) Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2019 19:26:46 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] Announcing CHRNS/NCNR Summer School on Neutron Spectroscopy Message-ID: [cid:image003.png at 01D4E4B1.7CDD76E0] A one-week "CHRNS Summer School on Methods and Applications of Neutron Spectroscopy" will be held from July 22 - July 26, 2019 at the NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR). For further information about the summer school go to https://www.nist.gov/ncnr/2019-chrns-summer-school-fundamentals-neutron-scattering-spectroscopy. Please note that this year the school will not cover SANS or neutron reflectometry. This school provides participants the opportunity to learn about a wide variety of neutron scattering techniques using instruments at NIST including the disk chopper spectrometer (DCS), backscattering spectrometer (HFBS), BT-7 double focusing triple-axis spectrometer, multi-axis crystal spectrometer (MACS), and neutron spin echo spectrometer (NSE). These powerful experimental techniques are used by researchers in a variety of scientific disciplines to probe the dynamics of materials over time scales ranging from 1 ps to 100 ns with length scales from under 1 nm to over 100 nm. This school emphasizes hands-on practical training for the instruments mentioned above as well as a thorough theoretical overview of these measurement techniques. Applications of dynamical techniques will be illustrated by specific examples drawn from recent cutting-edge research on soft and hard condensed matter systems. The course will enable attendees to assess the applicability of the techniques to their own research and will provide the technical information needed to prepare effective beam time proposals. The Summer School is sponsored by the Center for High Resolution Neutron Scattering (CHRNS), jointly funded by the National Science Foundation and NIST. Limited support for graduate students, postdocs, and junior faculty will be available. Attendance will be limited to 35 participants, and only applicants from North American institutions will be accepted. For further information, and/or to apply, please go to https://www.nist.gov/ncnr/2019-chrns-summer-school-fundamentals-neutron-scattering-spectroscopy. Early application is advised since attendance is strictly limited and typically we receive more applications than the maximum number of participants. Deadline: May 1, 2019. Yamali Hernandez and Joe Dura National Institute of Standards and Technology Tel: (301)975-5295 (YH), (301)975-6251 (JD) Joseph Dura NIST Center for Neutron Research 100 Bureau Dr. MS 6102 Bldg. 235 A126 Gaithersburg, MD 20899-6102 Phone: 301-975-6251 Fax: 301-921-9847 email: dura at nist.gov -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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With best regards, Toshiya Otomo ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Head, Neutron Science Division Institute of Materials Structure Science High Energy Accelerator Research Organization?KEK? TEL +81-29-284-4897 FAX +81-29-864-3202 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ========================================================= Title Professor Term No term Limit until 63 Start of the term As early as possible after the selection Appl. Deadline Application due date (to reach KEK) is 17:00 on Monday August 26, 2019 (Japan time). Job Description The Institute of Materials Structure Science (IMSS) promotes extensive and crosscut use of four types of quantum beams, synchrotron radiation (SR), neutrons, muons and positrons, in materials and life sciences. The successful candidate belongs to the Neutron Science Division (KENS) and is expected to drive material science through advanced usages of existing neutron powder diffractometers in J-PARC/MLF. He/she is also expected to develop inter university program with IMSS?s quantum beams. The workplace is KEK Tokai campus. Qualification Applicant must have a Ph. D. and excellent knowledge and experiences of material science based on crystal structure analysis. Method of Selection Applicant is required to come to KEK for an interview. However, we would consider a TV conference to be the interview if the applicant is required to travel a very long distance. (mostly for people abroad.) The date of the interview will be informed in the Web site as soon as fixed. Salary Salary and various allowances are determined according to the KEK rules. 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The workshop's aims are to give: a practical background in the design of experiments (including utilisation of molecular deuteration); preparation of samples; successful execution of a measurement program (with hands on experiments at two instruments of the FRM II reactor); and the analysis of data. We will introduce software packages suitable for the analysis of data as well as explore the exciting possibilities of directly comparing molecular dynamics simulations with neutron scattering data. The target audience is early career researchers, mainly PhD students and postdoctoral fellows, working with biophysical problems involving model membranes. 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The workshop brings together the partners of the SINE2020 WP8 that have contributed work in the areas of * Integrated simulation using neutronics and Monte Carlo ray-tracing * Innovative Shielding Concepts and Materials * Compact Instrumentation for Larmor Labelling applications at the ESS For more information and registration, please consult the website at http://ecns2019.essworkshop.org This workshop / project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 654000. 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The facility currently includes a powerful linear proton accelerator, a rapid circling synchrotron, a target station and three neutron instruments. Currently there are more than 400 scientists and engineers working together in Dongguan on the CSNS project. Once complete, CSNS will support research teams, including many from China and other countries, in addressing significant global challenges that range from healthcare and security to ecology and fuel technology. Job description The sample environment group at CSNS is developing an integrated Spin-Exchange Optic Pumping (SEOP) system to provide reliable 3He for the purpose of polarized neutron research. The development includes both in-situ and off-situ polarized 3He system and is expected to provide support to various polarized neutron beamline at the CSNS in the future. The sample environment group is now seeking a postdoctoral research assistant candidate to support the development work and perform related research. The candidate will work with other members of the team and cooperate with the instrument scientist and engineers, and contribute to the overall development which includes: 1. Spin Exchange Optical Pumping (SEOP) system principle and application research 2. Design, construction and test of various SEOP prototype system 3. Research of polarized neutron based on the developed SEOP system Successful candidate is expected to contribute to the delivery of feasible SEOP system within the initial term of 2 year, with the potential long-term position upon term completion. The postdoc candidate is also encouraged to perform his or her own research in the related area of polarized gas or polarized neutron. The CSNS will provide postdoctoral research assistant an annual salary of ?300,000 ($44,645), as well as postdoc apartment during the term. Requested Profile Essential qualification and experience: ? Ph.D. degree in physics or related field acquired within 3 years ? Extensive practical experience in instrument development ? Evidence of a strong independent research profile in relevant science areas commensurate with experience ? Ability to work collaboratively and individually. ? Good interpersonal communication and presentation skills. ? Flexibility to work out-of-hour according to neutron experiment schedule ? Capable of communicating in English. Mandarin speaking is highly preferred but not required. ? Willingness to international travel and relocate to Dongguan China during employment. Desirable experience: ? Experience in Spin Exchange Optical Pumping (SEOP) system development ? Experience in polarized neutron instrument development ? Experience with vacuum, cryogenic system and high-power laser system ? Experience with magnetic field simulation, neutron optics simulation and data analysis. Working knowledge with Matlab, Python, Magnet or McStas ? 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Thank you very much for your time, Klaudia Hradil ???????________________________________?????_______________ Dr. Klaudia Hradil X-Ray Center, Technische Universit?t Wien Getreidemarkt 9, 1060 Vienna - Austria phone1 +43 1 58801 406620 (office) mobile +43 664 605 88 7116 webpage: http://xrc.tuwien.ac.at Email: klaudia.hradil at tuwien.ac.at [cid:0EE89E51-8EAE-49A2-BBE5-F721458EC7C5] https://ecm2019.org --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear List-Readers, It is our pleasure to invite you to the ECM32 meeting that will take place in Vienna, Austria between the 18th and 23rd of August 2019. Please find detailed information within the following announcement: [cid:image003.png at 01D4EA14.8B26FA60] [cid:image004.png at 01D4EA14.8B26FA60] Dear Colleagues, On behalf of the Organizing Committee it is our pleasure to invite you to attend "ECM32", the 32nd European Crystallographic Meeting which will be held in Vienna, Austria on 18-23.08.2019. ECM32 is setting up an attractive programme covering the latest advances in crystallography and related sciences to attract young and senior scientists, industrial exhibitors and the public. A total of 17 workshops completes the range of satellite events in the week prior to the conference. Neutron related workshop: Neutron Scattering and Imaging for Newcomers (DGK, SGK, PSI, RWTH Aaachen, FZ J?lich) It is one of our aims to provide a family-friendly conference. Come and join us, and discover beautiful Vienna! 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Job Title: Instrument Scientist - Neutron Imaging (IMAT) Reference: IRC248643 Full Time - Permanent Location: STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Oxfordshire, UK Follow link: http://www.topcareer.jobs/Vacancy/irc248643_9277.aspx About Us: The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) is a partner organisation within UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). UKRI is a new entity that brings together nine partners to create an independent organisation with a strong voice for research and innovation and a vision to ensure the UK maintains its world-leading position in research and innovation. ISIS is a world leading facility for condensed matter research using neutron scattering, neutron imaging and muon spectroscopy, with a strong scientific user programme and extensive international links. It supports a national and international community of more than 2000 scientists for research into subjects across physics, chemistry, biology and materials science. The ISIS Crystallography Group operates several world-class neutron instruments at ISIS (www.isis.stfc.ac.uk) among them the new and world-unique IMAT neutron tomography and diffraction instrument. We are looking for a highly motivated individual to join the Crystallography Group to help develop the materials science programme on IMAT at ISIS. We study numerous classes of materials, including engineering materials and biological systems, components for energy generation and energy storage, and earth science materials. About the role: The role will focus on supporting the user programme on IMAT and contributing to ongoing equipment development projects (for example, new sample environment devices). The successful candidate will be strongly encouraged to perform his/her own independent research programme in the field of neutron imaging and/or diffraction. The position offers an excellent opportunity to develop a personal scientific programme and the successful candidate will be expected to actively seek new collaborations with university and industry partners. Minimum qualification is a Ph.D. or equivalent degree in a material science/engineering, physical science, or related discipline. A strong background in imaging techniques using neutron or X-ray methods is essential. Applicants are expected to possess a solid scientific background in their relevant discipline. Experience in the use of central facilities and the proven ability to develop instrumentation and/or data analysis software would be an advantage. Candidates should possess excellent written and oral skills in English and must be able to work effectively both on their own and as part of a small team. 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Further information can be found at the workshop webpage http://www.fz-juelich.de/jcns/JCNS-Workshop2019 We are looking forward to meet you in Tutzing. Stephan F?rster, Thomas Gutberlet, Margarita Kruteva, Olaf Holderer, Rainer Zorn, J?rg Stellbrink, Aurel Radulsecu (JCNS Workshop Scientific Committee) -- Dr. Thomas Gutberlet J?lich Centre for Neutron Science JCNS Forschungszentrum J?lich GmbH 52425 J?lich e-mail: t.gutberlet at fz-juelich.de phone J?lich: +49 2461 61-5577 fax: +49 2461 61-2610 mobil: +49 172 3949605 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH 52425 Juelich Sitz der Gesellschaft: Juelich Eingetragen im Handelsregister des Amtsgerichts Dueren Nr. HR B 3498 Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats: MinDir Dr. Karl Eugen Huthmacher Geschaeftsfuehrung: Prof. Dr.-Ing. 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We conduct around 180 experiments per year, involving 140 scientists from Hungary and abroad. BNC also provides access to special facilities for isotope production and neutron irradiation. Instruments offered by the BNC (https://www.bnc.hu/instruments) are: MTEST [1]: 4-circle Material Test Diffractometer PSD [2]: Powder Diffractometer with Position Sensitive Detector TOF-ND [3]: High Resolution Time-Of-Flight Powder Diffractometer SANS-YS [4]: Small Angle Neutron Scattering Instrument FSANS [5]: Focusing TOF Small Angle Neutron Scattering Instrument GINA [6]: Cold Neutron Beam Reflectometer with Polarization Option TAST/HOLO [7]: Thermal Neutron Triple Axis Spectrometer ATHOS [8]: Cold neutron triple axis spectrometer RAD [9]: Static/Dynamic thermal-neutron and X-ray Imaging Station NAA [10]: Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis PGAA [11]: Cold Beam Prompt Gamma Activation Analysis D?ME [12]: Low-Level Gamma-Spectrometer NIPS [13]: Neutron-Induced Prompt Gamma-ray Spectroscopy NORMA [14]: Neutron Optics and Radiography for Material Analysis BAGIRA-4 [15]: Reactor irradiation loop BIO [16]: Biological irradiation channel To learn more about science at BNC, please visit https://www.bnc.hu [17]. In order to get beam time at a BNC instrument, users must prepare and submit an experimental proposal. The proposal template may be downloaded from the BNC website at http://www.bnc.hu/sites/default/files/BNC_reg_prop_form.doc to fill in and submit electronically via e-mail to useroffice at bnc.hu. We encourage potential users to contact the appropriate instrument responsible(s) when planning experiments and writing proposals. They will be glad to assist you and will help you to submit your proposal in time. Contact details of the instrument responsibles are available at https://www.bnc.hu/responsibles. Proposals will be reviewed by the international User Selection Panel [18] for technical feasibility, safety and potential for high-impact science. Users for approved projects must complete access and training requirements prior to beginning their experiments. Submitted experimental proposals involving user-programme instruments of BNC will next be evaluated from Tuesday, 16 April, 2019. The principal investigators will be notified about the referees' decision before 31 May, 2019. Beam times assigned as a result of this call will be scheduled between September 2019 through January 2020. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Links: ------ [1] http://www.bnc.hu/mtest [2] http://www.bnc.hu/psd [3] http://www.bnc.hu/tof-nd [4] http://www.bnc.hu/ys-sans [5] http://www.bnc.hu/fsans [6] http://www.bnc.hu/gina [7] http://www.bnc.hu/tast [8] http://www.bnc.hu/athos [9] http://www.bnc.hu/rad [10] http://www.bnc.hu/naa [11] http://www.bnc.hu/pgaa [12] http://www.bnc.hu/dome [13] http://www.bnc.hu/nips [14] http://www.bnc.hu/norma [15] http://www.bnc.hu/bagira [16] http://www.bnc.hu/bio [17] https://www.bnc.hu/ [18] https://www.bnc.hu/USP -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From yamali.hernandez at nist.gov Thu Apr 11 21:54:01 2019 From: yamali.hernandez at nist.gov (Hernandez, Yamali (Fed)) Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2019 19:54:01 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] CALL FOR PROPOSALS CHRNS/NCNR Message-ID: CALL FOR PROPOSALS [cid:image001.png at 01D4DFDB.76FD9870] located at NIST You are invited to apply for time on the neutron beam instruments at the Center for Resolution Neutron Scattering located at the NIST Center for Neutron Research. The deadline for proposals is April 16th, 2019. For details, please see our Web pages: http://www.ncnr.nist.gov/call/current_call.html. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION * To submit a proposal, you must have an account, or create one, on the Information Management System. https://www-s.nist.gov/NCNR-IMS/login.do * The description of research section must be uploaded as a pdf file no longer than 3 letter-size pages (including references), nor more than 1500 kb in file size. * Please complete the Submit Visitor Registration Form if you submit a proposal and plan to subsequently visit NIST. https://www.ncnr.nist.gov/visitor/index.html * We encourage users to work with an appropriate instrument scientist when planning experiments and writing proposals. They are happy to assist you and will also help you register and submit your proposal. The new CHRNS vSANS* instrument is now accepting proposals. Please read the disclaimer near the bottom before applying for beamtime. Instruments being offered by the Center for High Resolution Neutron Scattering * CHRNS Small Angle Neutron Scattering Instrument ? 30 m (SANS) * CHRNS Ultra-Small Angle Neutron Scattering Instrument (uSANS) * CHRNS High-Flux Backscattering Spectrometer (HFBS) * CHRNS Neutron Spin-Echo Spectrometer (NSE) * CHRNS Multi-Axis Crystal Spectrometer (MACS) * CHRNS Very Small-Angle Neutron Scattering (vSANS)* Additional instruments offered by NIST * Thermal Neutron Triple-Axis with Polarized Beam option (BT7) * Disk-Chopper Spectrometer (DCS) * MAGIK Off-Specular Reflectometer (MAGIK) * Polarized Beam Reflectometer (PBR) * Small Angle Neutron Scattering with Polarized Beam option (SANS) - 30 m (NG7) * Neutron Imaging Facility (NIF) * Powder Diffractometer (BT1) Yamali Hernandez yamali at nist.gov (301) 975-5295 * Currently, the new vSANS instrument works very well for SANS experiments. In other words, it covers essentially the same Q-range as our 30 m SANS machines. Unlike our other SANS instruments, vSANS has 2 detectors each with about 3 times the area of our old detectors allowing a wider Q-range in a single measurement. There are also 3 options for wavelength spread: 1% (? = 0.475 nm), 13% (variable ? using a velocity selector), and 30% (? ? 0.5 nm). Polarized beam and polarization analysis are also available. All SANS sample environments except the 9 T horizontal field magnet can be used on vSANS. Note however, that we are experiencing background issues with the high-resolution detector and are not confidant that the extended low-Q range will be available in this proposal round. We are also still fixing a variety of small problems. Thus, we are offering 75 days instead of the eventual 90 so that time is available to complete commissioning. 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The event will take place in the Estonian university town of Tartu, 9-20 September 2019. The School is primarily for Ph.D. students early in their studies, but M.Sc. students can be accepted too. On the days 7+8 September the School will be preceded with a crash course in the necessary Mathematics (complex numbers and Fourier transforms) and Physics (waves), directed to students from non-Physics backgrounds. As the earlier schools, participation, accomodation, and travel is free of charge for students from the Nordic countries. The School is funded by Nordforsk and the Swedish Strategic Research Council (SSF). Detailed program and registration information will be available soon. Well met in Tartu! Kim Lefmann (Univ. Copenhagen, NNSP) Martin M?nsson (KTH, SwedNess) LiisSinor (Univ. Tartu, Local organizer) -- med venlig hilsen / best regards Kim Lefmann Head of Section, X-ray and Neutron Science Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen Phone/Cell phone +45 29250476 From paul.henry at stfc.ac.uk Tue Apr 16 10:49:31 2019 From: paul.henry at stfc.ac.uk (Paul Henry - UKRI STFC) Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2019 08:49:31 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] Applications for the 16th Oxford School on Neutron Scattering, September 2019, University of Oxford, remain open until 1st June Message-ID: <738ccf4fb72745cc9f5520fc4bec3dff@stfc.ac.uk> 16th Oxford School on Neutron Scattering Date and Venue: 2-13 September 2019, St. Anne?s College, University of Oxford. About the School: The school is intended primarily for scientists, student and postdoctoral researchers, who are new to the field of neutron scattering. It provides an excellent introduction to the field, which is developed through to its application in contemporary research. Lectures and tutorials covering all aspects of the theory and practice of a variety of neutron scattering techniques will be given by international experts. Students will gain a comprehensive grounding in modern techniques and applications at both steady state and pulsed neutron sources and have the opportunity to hear about the latest research being carried out with the technique. The school has its origins in 1966,as the first one of its kind, and many famous neutron practitioners have attended the schools of the past 50 years. Programme: The first week of the school introduces students to the core concepts of neutron scattering, neutron sources and instrumentation, neutron diffraction and spectroscopy. The second week splits tuition into three focused science areas, physics, chemistry and soft/bio, and provides lectures on neutron techniques and concepts which are most relevant to each area. Each lecture will be accompanied by a tutorial session. The students will be asked to make short presentations to their peers about their current research projects and work in pairs to write a beamtime proposal. The students will also have the opportunity to visit the ISIS Pulsed Neutron and Muon Facility in Didcot, and to attend a number of evening lectures from prestigious names from the neutron community. In addition, this year are providing an option maths refresher for those students who may want it. Application: To apply for the school you will need to submit both a personal statement and a statement from your academic supervisor that will be used in the selection process. Applications should arrive no later than the 1st June 2019. The course is normally highly oversubscribed, so we encourage applicants to apply in plenty of time, as late applications will not be accepted. Applicants are selected for the course based on their requirements for neutron scattering techniques as part of their present and future research activities. Applicants will be notified shortly after of the outcome of their application. The school is open to all applicants worldwide. To apply please visit https://tinyurl.com/16OSNS2019 Fees: School fees for 2019 are ?590 (~ ?670) per residential student which includes the cost of a en-suite room during the school, breakfast and evening meals, teaching materials, drinks reception and the gala dinner. There are 50 residential places available. There are also 10 non-residential places for students who do not require local accommodation, at a school fee of ?170, which includes teaching materials, drinks reception and gala dinner. Fees will be payable once the names of successful applicants have been announced. Organisers: Victoria Garc?a Sakai, Ross Stewart, Najet Mahmoudi, Paul Henry and Sean Langridge (ISIS); Andrew Boothroyd (Oxford University). Website: http://www.oxfordneutronschool.org Email: osns at stfc.ac.uk -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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The Chung Soo Yoo Award, established by the Pittsburgh Diffraction Society to honor Dr. Yoo?s memory, and a $400 cash prize will be given to the graduate student having the best poster presentation at the conference. Registration for the conference is only $100 and abstract submission for talks and posters is now open. Contact: Leighton Coates Email: coatesl at ornl.gov URL: https://conference.sns.gov/event/78/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Juergen.Neuhaus at frm2.tum.de Wed Apr 17 15:21:29 2019 From: Juergen.Neuhaus at frm2.tum.de (Neuhaus, Juergen) Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2019 13:21:29 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] Job advertisement, instrument scientist TOFTOF at FRM II, Garching, Germany Message-ID: <8972279a17c942db9cff33ee717ddb4a@frm2.tu-muenchen.de> The Technical University Munich operates the high flux Neutron Source Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II) located at the scientific campus in Garching, Germany. The neutron source itself, its research instruments as well as the irradiation facilities provide unique possibilities for the scientific and industrial use of neutron beams. For further development and operation of our high-resolution time-of-flight spectrometer TOFTOF and related projects, we invite applications (full time position 40.1h/week) under the reference number W0419TOFTOF of two Instrument scientists Description of position You play a leading role in the development of methods and instrumentation in the area of high resolution time-of-flight spectroscopy with cold neutrons and are responsible for the operation of the spectrometer TOFTOF at the FRM II. In close collaboration with scientists and engineers from other in-house groups, you will be engaged in the upgrade of the instrument and the development and simulations of similar instruments at FRM II. In addition, you pursue your own research interests based on neutron scattering techniques, i.e. neutron spectroscopy. Qualification and Experience You have a degree in physics, chemistry, material science or related fields , ideally completed with a PhD / doctorate degree. You have knowledge and experience in the application of neutron scattering or other scattering techniques to investigate the dynamical properties of condensed matter. Knowledge on simulation tools by Monte-Carlo methods are helpful. Persuasive communication skills and ability to work in a team in an international environment are mandatory. Good oral and written English skills are required, German language skills are an asset. The appointment is initially limited; a prolongation is possible. The payment is based on the German pay scale TV-L. The Technical University Munich is an equal opportunity employer. Therefore, women are especially encouraged to apply. Handicapped applicants having an equivalent experience will be preferred. Further information is given by the head of our instrument group, Dr. Wiebke Lohstroh (E-Mail: wiebke.lohstroh at frm2.tum.de, phone +49 89 289 14735). Applications will be reviewed after May 12th, 2019 and are accepted until the positions are filled. 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URL: From shibata.kaoru at jaea.go.jp Fri Apr 19 03:25:09 2019 From: shibata.kaoru at jaea.go.jp (shibata.kaoru) Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2019 10:25:09 +0900 Subject: [Neutron] J-PARC Newsletter No. 73 Message-ID: <000a01d4f64e$badec2b0$309c4810$@jaea.go.jp> ===================================================================== J-PARC Project Newsletter No.73, January 2019 Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex under operation jointly by the High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK) and the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) http://j-parc.jp/index-e.html ===================================================================== HEADLINES AND CONTENTS 1. [Overview] NEW YEAR STARTS WITH MORE STABILITY AND POWER FOR MORE RESULTS 2. [Accelerator Division] STABLE OPERATION OF THE ACCELERATORS FROM OCTOBER TO DECEMBER. 3. [Particle and Nuclear Physics Division] KOTO ANNOUNCED AN IMPROVED UPPER LIMIT ON THE KAON RARE DECAY. T2K HAS RELEASED NEW ANALYSIS RESULTS INCLUDING FULL 2018 DATASET. STATUS OF THE MUON G-2/ ELECTRIC DIPOLE MOMENT (EDM) (E34). STATUS OF THE COHERENT MUON TO ELECTRON TRANSITION (COMET). 4. [Materials and Life Science Division] STABLE USER PROGRAM OPERATION WAS CONTINUED AT 500 KW. THE 3RD NEUTRON AND MUON SCHOOL WAS HELD. 265 NEUTRON GENERAL PROPOSALS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FOR THE 2019A PERIOD. SMALL GLITCH OVERSHADOWS MUON ROTATION TARGET. 5. [Nuclear Transmutation Division] SCOOPING UP THE 10 W BEAM FROM 250 kW PROTON STREAM (4). 6. [Safety Division] THE EMERGENCY DRILL ASSUMING A FIRE IN THE LINAC TUNNEL. FISCAL 2018 J-PARC SAFETY AUDIT. 7. [Editorial Note] --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. [Overview] by Naohito SAITO --------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW YEAR STARTS WITH MORE STABILITY AND POWER FOR MORE RESULTS This is the first newsletter issued in 2019, which was delayed for a few months due to many events in the new year. We are to restart the run after the maintenance end of the year/beginning of the new year. Until the end of the year, we have successfully operated the Material and Life science experimental Facility (MLF) at 500 kW or more with the high availability of more than 94%. The user operation of the Main Ring (MR) will restart in February after long maintenance of Hadron Experimental Facility (HEF). Meantime, we have been preparing for the J-PARC annual reviews; The International Advisory Committee (IAC) will meet on March 3 and 4, following meetings of Neutron Advisory Committee (NAC), ADS Technical Advisory Committee (T-TAC), Muon Advisory Committee (MAC), and Accelerator Technical Advisory Committee (A-TAC), and Physics Advisory Committee (PAC) for particle and nuclear physics. Since the last IAC meeting, we have produced many scientific results with users from academia and industry. We also made some progress in developing more uniform operation of MLF. In addition, we now have more concrete future plans of J-PARC upgrades to keep the facility attractive to users from domestic and overseas. We hope to present the current status and future perspectives of J-PARC as a coherent roadmap of the facility at IAC. As for the future of J-PARC, we are discussing near future upgrade projects in the context of Master Plan 2020 of Japan Science Council, which is to be called in February. We held J-PARC-wide meeting in the beginning of January. The agenda and the materials presented can be found at the link below: https://kds.kek.jp/indico/event/29990/ We have discussed an upgrade of MR along with neutrino facility upgrades, upgrades of experimental facilities, an extension of HEF, and COMET phase II, as well as muon g-2/EDM measurements at MLF. As a major upgrade of MLF, the second target station was discussed with more details of a concrete design, which was to be summarized in the form of Conceptual Design Report. The ADS project is now slightly modified to reflect the JAEA?s policy which enhances computational aspects, and to enhance Post-Irradiation-Examination (PIE) facility required for high-intensity frontier facility like J-PARC. In addition, heavy ion acceleration project, ?J-PARC HI? was discussed from both scientific and technological aspects. With the stable and safe operation of J-PARC with highest possible beam power at all facilities, we hope to provide more opportunities for users to work together for outcomes, which we believe to contribute to all human beings! --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. [Accelerator Division] by Kazuo HASEGAWA --------------------------------------------------------------------- STABLE OPERATION OF THE ACCELERATORS FROM OCTOBER TO DECEMBER A new operation run was started at the beginning of October after the summer shutdown. Accelerator study work at the beam currents of 5 mA and 50 mA was carried out at the linac. The study work followed at the 3 GeV Rapid Cycling Synchrotron (RCS) at the linac beam current of 50 mA for user operation. The main purposes of the study were to startup the machine, reproduce the accelerator parameters, confirm performance of some new components installed during the summer shutdown, new parameter survey for lower beam loss, etc. The neutron production target of the Materials and Life Science Experimental Facility (MLF) was replaced during the summer shutdown. On October 22, the user operation of MLF resumed at 300 kW and we increased the power to 500 kW on November 6. The operation was rather smooth until the morning of December 15, as scheduled. The availability of the MLF was sufficiently high about 94 percent from October to December, since we had no serious troubles at the linac, the RCS, and the MLF. During the period of October to December, operation of the Main Ring Synchrotron (MR) was suspended due to the improvement of the experimental facilities: refurbishment of Super-Kamiokande detector for the Neutrino experiment, and maintenance and upgrade work for the Hadron experimental facility. We had a slightly longer shutdown period than normal from the end of December to the middle of January. We had a power outage at the end of December for the refurbishment of an old power station of Nuclear Science Research Institute of Japan Atomic Energy Agency, where our power line is connected. At the middle of January, MLF did not accept the beam because of the transportation of a used neutron production target to the storage building. This should be done as carefully as possible and was scheduled at that period. We started linac tuning on January 18 followed by the RCS and MR tuning. The user program of the MLF started on January 23, and that of the Hadron facility will start in February. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. [Particle and Nuclear Physics Division] by T. NOMURA, T. ISHIDA, T. MIBE, AND S. MIHARA --------------------------------------------------------------------- KOTO ANNOUNCED AN IMPROVED UPPER LIMIT ON THE KAON RARE DECAY (by T. NOMURA) The neutral kaon experiment at the hadron facility now reaches the world-leading sensitivity in the search for a CP-violating rare decay. The KOTO experiment announced new upper limit on the branching ratio of KL->pi0 nu nubar decay, based on the data taken in 2015. After the first physics run in 2013, data were collected for 100 hours and the results were published in 2016, KOTO improved several detectors in order to reduce background and develop their sensitivity. The year two thousand and fifteen was a year that the hadron facility restarted its operation after renovation and KOTO conducted the first mass production of data taking from April to December. Intensive data analysis continued in particular to understand and suppress background for two and a half years, and KOTO finally set a new upper bound for the decay to be 3.0e-9 at 90% confidence level, which improved the world record by an order of magnitude. KOTO presented the result first at the high energy conference in July 2018 (ICHEP2018 at Seoul) and submitted the paper in October (http://arxiv.org/abs/1810.09655). The paper was accepted for publication in the middle of December and will appear in Physical Review Letters soon. KOTO collected about 1.4 times more data in 2016-2018 runs after a major upgrade in 2016 when a new photon detector surrounding the KL decay region was installed. The data analysis is ongoing which means that further development of methods to reduce background is an important key. In summer-autumn of 2018, KOTO was doing a second upgrade for a major detector: implementation of the both-end readout scheme for the electromagnetic calorimeter and new in-vacuo charged particle detector. KOTO will be ready for accepting the beam by the middle of February in 2019. T2K HAS RELEASED NEW ANALYSIS RESULTS INCLUDING FULL 2018 DATASET (by T. ISHIDA) In NuPhys2018 held in London in December 2018, T2K collaboration released new results based on the full dataset until 2018 summer corresponding to 3.2x10^21 protons on target (pot), 1.5x10^21 pot for neutrino mode and 1.65x10^21 pot for anti-neutrino mode. The latter was increased by 46% from previous release at Neutrino 2018 conference in June. With the dataset T2K has observed 75/15 events of single ring e-like event at the far Super-Kamiokande detector in neutrino/anti- neutrino mode operation, respectively. They can be compared to 74.4/17.1 events for prediction with maximum CP phase violation, dCP= -pi/2 (in case no CP phase, the prediction is 62.2/19.4). The CP conservation lies outside of the 2-sigma interval, but not 3-sigma. The data prefers Normal mass ordering with probability of ~0.9. Link: https://indico.ph.qmul.ac.uk/indico/contributionDisplay.py?contribId= 22&confId=289 In summer of 2018, Super-Kamiokande was in big refurbishment for Gd loading which is almost in completion as scheduled. The beam-line upgrade towards 1.3 MW beam power and near neutrino detector upgrade are both in good progress, under review of Technical Design Reports. STATUS OF THE MUON G-2/ ELECTRIC DIPOLE MOMENT (EDM) (E34) (by T. MIBE) The E34 collaboration prepares for precision measurements of the muon anomalous magnetic moment and electric dipole moment. The Program Advisory Committee (PAC) recommended the stage-2 status. A letter for the stage-2 approval from the Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies is given to the collaboration. Construction of the surface muon beamline (H-line) is in progress. A test experiment at the MLF D2 area was completed for the measurement of longitudinal distribution of RF accelerated muon beam. The collaboration is carrying out development of an IH-DTL test cavity, spin rotator, demonstration of spiral beam injection to the storage ring, and construction of the positron-tracking detector. An international workshop on physics of muonium and related topics [1] was co- organized at Osaka University in December 10-11, where possible applications of the thermal muonium production were actively discussed. [1] http://www-kuno.phys.sci.osaka-u.ac.jp/muonium2018/ STATUS OF THE COHERENT MUON TO ELECTRON TRANSITION (COMET) (by S. MIHARA) The COMET experiment aims to search for the lepton-flavor violating muon reaction, mu-e conversion, with sensitivity better than 10^{-14} in Phase I. Construction of the COMET facility is in progress: installation of proton beamline elements in the switch yard is almost completed and coil winding for the pion capture solenoid is in progress. Fabrication of the solenoid magnet connecting the muon transport curved solenoid and the detector solenoid has finally started. It makes the magnetic field distribution in the detector region unaffected by the beamline solenoid. It also contains a beam collimator inside. The collaboration has completed summarizing experiment details in the Technical Design Report (TDR). Concise version of the report can be found at [2]. [2] http://arxiv.org/abs/1812.09018 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. [Materials and Life Science Division] by Toshiji KANAYA --------------------------------------------------------------------- STABLE USER PROGRAM OPERATION WAS CONTINUED AT 500 KW 1) Neutron Source On October 22, the neutron production with a new mercury target vessel began for the MLF user programs. Though the beam operation started at 300 kW due to the functional problem of the helium gas supply system, which is used for gas bubbling in the mercury target, the beam power was raised to 500 kW on November 6. Current mercury target vessel has the same structure as the former one that had a monolithic structure for the inner mercury vessel and outer water shroud jointed with ribs between them. In order to secure the robustness and reliability, the weld lines of the target vessel where the initial defects tend to be generated were carefully inspected in the course of fabrication. Before the user program started, the target beam study was carried out. The temperature and vibration of the mercury target were compared with the former ones to check the structural soundness of the target vessel. The user program ended on December 16 with a good availability of 94% during the scheduled beam time of 50 days. Because the transportation of the used target vessel to the storage facility from MLF is planned in early January, next neutron production operation will begin on January 23, 2019. THE 3RD NEUTRON AND MUON SCHOOL WAS HELD 265 NEUTRON GENERAL PROPOSALS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FOR THE 2019A PERIOD 2) Neutron Instruments and Science After the summer shutdown, user program of 2018A period was resumed from October 22. From November 8, 2018B period was started. The 3rd Neutron and Muon School was held in November 20-24. 35 young researchers and graduate students from China, India, Korea, Thailand, Russia, and United Kingdom, as well as Japan participated in the school. From the neutron groups, nine instruments contributed to hands-on experiments. The 3rd ESS-J-PARC Workshop was held in November 13-15. 24 participants from ESS visited J-PARC. On the first day of the workshop, the greetings of H.E. Mr. Magnus Robach, Ambassador of Sweden were given. At the meetings, experts exchanged information on a wide range of items such as accelerator fields, safety relations, radiation monitoring, neutron targets, handling of radioactive substances, deuteration of experimental samples, and discussions on clarification of concrete cooperation matters. Call for General use proposals and New User Promotion proposals for the 2019A period was closed on November 7 and we received 265 neutron proposals. Those proposals will be sent to the Neutron Science Proposal Review Committee / the Proposal Evaluation Committee for reviewing process. The final results will be sent to users in February 2019. From 2019A period, POLANO (polarized neutron chopper spectrometer at BL23) will be open to general users. SMALL GLITCH OVERSHADOWS MUON ROTATION TARGET 3) Muon Science Facility (MUSE) Since its installation to the primary proton beamline of MLF in 2014, the muon rotating target system served for stable muon beam delivery to users without trouble. However, a recent report on the potential damage of a flexible joint for transferring motor rotation to the graphite disk target raised concern about the possibility for unexpected suspension of target rotation due to the breakdown of the joint. The option of replacing the whole target system with a brand-new spare was deferred to avoid the risk associated with limited available time. Based on the numerical simulations on the temperature and stress of a stopped graphite disk exposed to a 500 kW proton beam, some measures were taken to minimize potential hazards expected in case of suspended target rotation. In particular, a buffer tank for exhaust gas was installed behind the vacuum pump system connected to the proton beamline to accumulate tritium gas emitted from the target. By ensuring that those measures were effective, the muon user program was resumed in the beginning of November after two weeks delay from the original schedule. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. [Nuclear Transmutation Division] by Hayanori TAKEI --------------------------------------------------------------------- SCOOPING UP THE 10 W BEAM FROM 250 KW PROTON STREAM (4) In the previous issue of the J-PARC Newsletter #68, we described a laser charge exchange method (LCE) for the Transmutation Physics Experimental Facility, TEF-P. This LCE method is a meticulous low power beam extraction method from high power proton beam stream of the J-PARC linac. The LCE device consists of a bright laser with the wavelength of 1064 nm and laser transport system with beam position controllers. The negative proton (H-) beam from the J-PARC linac is exposed to the laser beam, which can strip one of the two electrons, so as to change H- to neutral ones (H0). The other electron of the H0 is finally stripped by a carbon foil so that the positive protons (H+) are introduced into TEF-P. We installed the LCE device at the end of the 3-MeV linac in cooperation with the J-PARC accelerator division. To measure the power of the charge-exchanged H+ beam, an LCE experiment was conducted using the bright pulse laser beam. The results of this LCE experiment were summarized in ref. [DOI: 10.1585 / pfr.13.2406012]. Next, we conducted the LCE experiment using the bright continuous laser beam to extract the continuous H+ beam. As a result of the experiment, a charge-exchanged H+ beam with a power of 0.59 mW was obtained. If the laser light from this LCE device collided with the H- beam (400 MeV, 250 kW) delivered from the J-PARC linac, the stripped H+ beam with a power of 0.73 W equivalent was obtained, and this value agrees well with the theoretical result. Thus, we established an elemental technology required for the TEF, i.e., the foundations of control technology for the extraction of the low-power H+ beam from the high-power H? beam at J-PARC. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. [Safety Division] by Yukihiro MIYAMOTO and Kotaro BESSHO --------------------------------------------------------------------- THE EMERGENCY DRILL ASSUMING A FIRE IN THE LINAC TUNNEL The emergency drill was held on Sep. 6. In the training, it was assumed that a fire occurred in the linac tunnel, and workers could not extinguish the fire by initial fire-fighting actions. The workers should evacuate safely from the tunnel area, thus certain evacuee- confirmation was an important subject of the drill. Further the procedures to extinguish a fire by sealing the tunnel were confirmed. These experiences must be valuable for improving safety measures in emergency. FISCAL 2018 J-PARC SAFETY AUDIT The fiscal 2018 J-PARC safety audit was conducted by two auditors on Nov. 20-21. They reviewed the points: 1) Management of work safety, 2) Introduction of ?Improvement of the operational procedures for radiation protection?, 3) Effectiveness and improvements of radiation safety education, 4) Communication in emergency, 5) Promotion of the safety culture. Review on a toolbox meeting held before the work was also carried out. The auditors gave us valuable suggestions for future safety efforts in J-PARC. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. 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Information on the project can be also obtained at the web site: http://j-parc.jp/index-e.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Editorial Board: Toshifumi TSUKAMOTO (Chair): toshifumi.tsukamoto at kek.jp Kaoru SHIBATA: shibata.kaoru@ jaea.go.jp Takashi ITO: itou.takashi at jaea.go.jp Dick MISCHKE (English Editor): mischke at triumf.ca Tomoko KAWAMURA (Secretary): kawamura.tomoko at jaea.go.jp ++++++++++++++++End of Letter++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From fabian.margit at energia.mta.hu Thu Apr 18 09:03:17 2019 From: fabian.margit at energia.mta.hu (Margit Fabian) Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2019 09:03:17 +0200 Subject: [Neutron] =?utf-8?q?=22Inspiration=2C_innovation=2C_competitivene?= =?utf-8?q?ss=E2=80=A6=22_conference=5F3rd_May_2019_-_Budapest?= Message-ID: <1126ce9e-783e-193c-d2d1-88a3d1c677fd@energia.mta.hu> Dear Colleague, Attached please find our invitation to the one-day conference entitled *"Inspiration, innovation, competitiveness?"* which will be organised by the *Budapest Neutron Centre* (BNC) and held on the *3rd of May* at the Budapest University of Technology. The aim of the event is to publicise neutron research applications for innovation, industry, healthcare and cultural heritage as well as to bring together experts from the academia-university-indusry circle. More information on the event and on the BNC is available at our website: https://www.bnc.hu/ind4con19/en/overview Please register for the event on the given registration: ***https://forms.gle/PpMGhBZEkpCzqhRo8* Please forward our invitation to your colleagues, partners and students, who might be interesed in this meeting. Best regards The Organisers Email: ind4con19 at bnc.hu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Detailed information can be found on the workshop web page: https://conference.sns.gov/hands2019/ Symposium speakers include 2012 and 2014 workshop participants Dr Nayomi Plaza Rodriguez (US Forestry Service) and Dr Anthony Banks (Harvard medical School); Dr Carla Mattos (NEU); Dr Zimei Bu (CCNY) and ORNL's Minh Phan and Dean Myles. Application deadline: April 29, 2019 Up to 15 fellowships available for travel and accommodation expenses for participants from the U.S. institutions. Please provide an estimate of your travel expenses. No registration fee. The workshop aims at enabling structural biologists to fully exploit the latest instrumentation and software development at the SNS and HFIR facilities at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Participants of HANDS 2019 will become familiar with neutron techniques with hands-on experiments in sample preparation, crystallography, small angle scattering, reflectometry and neutron spin echo. 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Bauer,*TU Delft & Tohoku University * *Wolfgang Wernsdorfer,*Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) * *Subhankar Bedanta, *National Institute of Education and Research (NISER), In * *Andreas Michels,*University of Luxembourg * *Je-Geun Park,*Seoul National University, Korea * *Helmut Schulthei?*, Helmholtz Zentrum Dresden (HZDR) * *Christian Pfleiderer, *Technical University of Munich (TUM) * *Ulrich Schollw?ck,*Ludwig Maximilians Universit?t M?nchen * *Stefan Bl?gel,*Forschungszentrum J?lich GmbH For those who wish to give a contributed talk or present a poster, *abstract submission is still open until Tuesday, 30th April.* For more specific details on our workshop, please refer tohttps://indico.frm2.tum.de/event/157/ or get in touch with the local organizing team on mlz-conference-2019 at mlz-garching.de We look forward to your abstracts and to your joining the conference - Best regards, Peter M?ller-Buschbaum and Stephan F?rster -- MLZ Conference 2019: Neutrons for Information and Quantum Technologies 4 - 7 June 2019, Arabella Brauneck Hotel, Lenggries, Germany https://indico.frm2.tum.de/event/157 Organizers: Prof. Dr. Peter M?ller-Buschbaum, Prof. Dr. Stephan F?rster Local organizing team: Robert Georgii, Yixi Su Bjoern Pedersen, Monika Krug, Elisabeth Joerg-Mueller phone numbers: +49 89 289 -14986/-10714 /-14966 Heinz Maier-Leibnitz-Zentrum (MLZ) Lichtenbergstra?e 1 85748 Garching, Germany -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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This school provides participants the opportunity to learn about a wide variety of neutron scattering techniques using instruments at NIST including the disk chopper spectrometer (DCS), backscattering spectrometer (HFBS), BT-7 double focusing triple-axis spectrometer, multi-axis crystal spectrometer (MACS), and neutron spin echo spectrometer (NSE). These powerful experimental techniques are used by researchers in a variety of scientific disciplines to probe the dynamics of materials over time scales ranging from 1 ps to 100 ns with length scales from under 1 nm to over 100 nm. This school emphasizes hands-on practical training for the instruments mentioned above as well as a thorough theoretical overview of these measurement techniques. Applications of dynamical techniques will be illustrated by specific examples drawn from recent cutting-edge research on soft and hard condensed matter systems. The course will enable attendees to assess the applicability of the techniques to their own research and will provide the technical information needed to prepare effective beam time proposals. The Summer School is sponsored by the Center for High Resolution Neutron Scattering (CHRNS), jointly funded by the National Science Foundation and NIST. Limited support for graduate students, postdocs, and junior faculty will be available. Attendance will be limited to 35 participants, and only applicants from North American institutions will be accepted. For further information, and/or to apply, please go to https://www.nist.gov/ncnr/2019-chrns-summer-school-fundamentals-neutron-scattering-spectroscopy. Early application is advised since attendance is strictly limited and typically we receive more applications than the maximum number of participants. Deadline: May 1, 2019. 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Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2019 19:20:36 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] =?iso-8859-1?q?2019_Neutron_Scattering_User_Meeting=2C_?= =?iso-8859-1?q?WAND=B2_and_single_crystal_diffuse_scattering_workshop=2C_?= =?iso-8859-1?q?ORNL_June_3rd_to_7th?= Message-ID: Dear Colleagues, The 2019 Neutron Scattering User meeting will take place June 4th, 5th 2019, at Oak Ridge National Laboratory https://conference.sns.gov/event/127/ In addition we have two workshops, which can be independently registered for or as part of the user meeting On June the 3rd, WAND? - 2D-PSD workshop: https://conference.sns.gov/event/143/ On June 6th and 7th, Neutron diffuse scattering: https://conference.sns.gov/event/144/ Registration (free) will close May 10th. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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June at the Arabella Brauneck Hotel in Lenggries, not far from Munich.* * Due to the strong interest, the deadline for abstract submission has been extended to *17 May, *which is also the deadline for registration. As informed earlier, this conference addresses a wide range of emerging topics in magnetism, that are expected to bear high relevance to the advances of future information and quantum technologies and we are very pleased that some of the most renowned scientists in this field have accepted our invitation to give a key note speech on their specific topic. * *Gerrit E.W. Bauer,*TU Delft & Tohoku University - *Spin caloritronics* * *Wolfgang Wernsdorfer,*Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) -*Molecular magnetism* * *Subhankar Bedanta, *National Institute of Education and Research (NISER) - *New trends in spintronics* * *Andreas Michels,*University of Luxembourg - *Novel rare earth free permanent magnets* * *Je-Geun Park,*Seoul National University, Korea - *2D magnetic van der Waals materials* * *Helmut Schulthei?*, Helmholtz Zentrum Dresden (HZDR) - *Spin wave and magnonics* * *Christian Pfleiderer, *Technical University of Munich (TUM) -*Domain walls, vortices and Skyrmions* * *Ulrich Schollw?ck,*Ludwig Maximilians Universit?t M?nchen - *Numerical simulations of quantum spin systems* * *Stefan Bl?gel,*Forschungszentrum J?lich GmbH - *Quantum theories of spin-structures and spin-textures* If you would like to contribute to the topics respectively sessions mentioned above, we warmly invite you to hand in your abstracts for posters and talks? and to register by 17th May at the latest. For more specific information on the conference, please visit the conference web-sitehttps://indico.frm2.tum.de/event/157/overview or contact the local organizers on the mlz-conference-2019 at mlz-garching.de Thank you and best regards, Peter M?ller-Buschbaum and Stephan F?rster -- MLZ Conference 2019: Neutrons for Information and Quantum Technologies 4 - 7 June 2019, Arabella Brauneck Hotel, Lenggries, Germany https://indico.frm2.tum.de/event/157 Organizers: Prof. Dr. Peter M?ller-Buschbaum, Prof. Dr. Stephan F?rster Local organizing team: Robert Georgii, Yixi Su Bjoern Pedersen, Monika Krug, Elisabeth Joerg-Mueller phone numbers: +49 89 289 -14986/-10714 /-14966 Heinz Maier-Leibnitz-Zentrum (MLZ) Lichtenbergstra?e 1 85748 Garching, Germany -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The workshop brings together the partners of the SINE2020 WP8 that have contributed work in the areas of * Integrated simulation using neutronics and Monte Carlo ray-tracing * Innovative Shielding Concepts and Materials * Compact Instrumentation for Larmor Labelling applications at the ESS - Please see the attachment for a detailed programme. Participation in the event is free on a first come - first serve basis. For more information and registration, please consult the website at http://ecns2019.essworkshop.org. REGISTRATION DEADLINE is May 14th. This workshop / project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 654000. 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For the thermal neutron imaging instrument NEUTRA we are looking for a Postdoctoral Fellow For more information and to apply, please visit: https://www.psi.ch/en/pa/job-opportunities/28040-postdoctoral-fellow ____________________________________ Aff. Prof. Dr. Markus Strobl PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUT Head of Neutron Imaging and Applied Materials Group (NIAG) Aff. Prof. for X-Ray and Neutron Imaging Techniques Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen Paul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen PSI, WBBA 118 Switzerland Mobile: +41 76 223 88 59 Phone: +41 56 310 59 41 E-mail: markus.strobl at psi.ch -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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For the synthesis (mainly oxides in powder and single crystalline form by various methods, ie. solid state reaction, flux growth, optical floating zone growth) and characterization with respect to their structural, electronic, magnetic, and thermal properties by a wide range of experimental techniques we are looking for 2 highly motivated postdoctoral researchers. For more information, please see the job postings at https://recruitingapp-5181.de.umantis.com/Vacancies/938/Description/2?lang=en (EM 2019/6) and https://recruitingapp-5181.de.umantis.com/Vacancies/943/Description/2?lang=eng (EM 2019/7) Best regards, Katharina Fritsch ------------------------- Dr. Katharina Fritsch Dept. Methods for Characterization of Transport Phenomena in Energy Materials Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin for Materials and Energy Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1 D-14109 Berlin, GERMANY tel.: +49 30 8062 42803 ________________________________ Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin f?r Materialien und Energie GmbH Mitglied der Hermann von Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft Deutscher Forschungszentren e.V. Aufsichtsrat: Vorsitzender Dr. Karl Eugen Huthmacher, stv. Vorsitzende Dr. Jutta Koch-Unterseher Gesch?ftsf?hrung: Prof. Dr. Bernd Rech (kommissarisch), Thomas Frederking Sitz Berlin, AG Charlottenburg, 89 HRB 5583 Postadresse: Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1 D-14109 Berlin -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The School aims at educating graduate, PhD students and young researchers on neutron scattering techniques and on the neutron instrumentation design focused on CANS. Participants will be exposed to the basics of neutron scattering, neutron sources, techniques, instrumentation? Lecturers, from CANS projects, international research facilities and university, will address basics on neutron scattering, concepts about neutron sources, design of instrumentation for neutron scattering at CANS, detectors and sample environment equipment, and applications of neutron techniques. For further information on the school including the program and lecturers, please visit our web site: http://www.bns2019.org/ This specialised school is partially funded by SINE2020 UE project, Grant Agreement No. 654000?SINE2020 H2020-INFRADEV-20142015/H2020-INFRADEV-1-2014-1. We will be delighted if you could join us on that event. Looking forward to seeing you in Bilbao. 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This exciting experimental program has a number of aspects which include: studying the interactions of cryoprotectants with membranes using Small Angle X-ray and Neutron Scattering (SAXS/SANS) and Neutron Membrane Diffraction, measurement of the permeability of biological cells, conducting cryopreservation trials and determining the thermal properties of solutions using Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC). 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We invite you to visit our website https://workshops.ill.fr/e/FullProf_School_2019 for more information (applications can be submitted from today). ------------------ *Scientific scope*: FPSchool aims to contribute to the training of scientists in treatment of X-ray and neutron diffraction data. The school is based on intensive hands-on sessions using the computer programs of the FullProf Suite. The lectures and tutorials will provide the essential tools necessary for an efficient use of the FullProf Suite at an intermediate level. In addition to general applications, Rietveld method, multipattern analysis, microstructure determination and refinement, Ionic conduction diffusion paths calculations, staking faults systems and magnetic structure determination will be given particular attention. *School*: The school consist of 2 days dedicated to general applications plus 2.5 days dedicated to the analysis of different specialized problems on condensed matter science. The theoretical modules are focalized on different problems that will be complemented with different hands-on sessions for which each participant should bring his/her own laptop with the FullProf Suite already installed. *Participants*: The school is intended for PhD students and experienced scientists with a basic knowledge of diffraction techniques and crystallography. As usual, among the participants there will be a mix of different levels of experience in using FullProf. It is recommended, to those who consider themselves as beginners, to read the FullProf manual in advance and even to follow a few of the online tutorials. The maximum number of participants is limited to 30, which ensures the quality of the training provided. The selection of candidates is based on his/her motivation letter and CV (plus a recommendation letter from the thesis supervisor for PhD students). If necessary, balance between laboratories and nationalities will be taken into account. For information, about 1 out of 3 candidates is accepted. ------------------ We thank you in advance for forwarding this email to any interested party. Best regards, Juan Rodr?guez-Carvajal Oscar Fabelo ?_______________________________________________________________ FPSchool - 2019 ILL Annual School on Neutron Diffraction Data Treatment using the FullProf Suite 21-26 October 2019 ILL Grenoble, France Email: FPSchool at ill.fr URL: https://workshops.ill.fr/e/FullProf_School_2019 _______________________________________________________________ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The principal workplace will be the Centre de Biophysique Mol?culaire in Orl?ans, which is an interdisciplinary research laboratory of the CNRS in the field of biosciences (physics, chemistry, biology). Within the project the thesis student will also participate in the data acquisition at the Maier-Leibnitz-Zentrum in Garching close to Munich, which hosts the German national neutron source FRM II (Forschungsreaktor M?nchen II). The ideal candidate has a Master degree in physics, physical chemistry, or in physical engineering, with a specialization in biophysics and/or soft matter physics. Deeper knowledge in applied mathematics and programming experience would be appreciated. -- Dr. Thomas Gutberlet J?lich Centre for Neutron Science JCNS Forschungszentrum J?lich GmbH 52425 J?lich e-mail: t.gutberlet at fz-juelich.de phone J?lich: +49 2461 61-5577 fax: +49 2461 61-2610 mobil: +49 172 3949605 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH 52425 Juelich Sitz der Gesellschaft: Juelich Eingetragen im Handelsregister des Amtsgerichts Dueren Nr. HR B 3498 Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats: MinDir Volker Rieke Geschaeftsfuehrung: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Marquardt (Vorsitzender), Karsten Beneke (stellv. Vorsitzender), Prof. Dr.-Ing. Harald Bolt, Prof. Dr. Sebastian M. 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We would like to take this opportunity to collectively discuss the results from a decade of J-PARC operation together with the achievements from relevant facilities all over the world for the future direction of the science. The registration and abstract submission are now opened. Please visit the following site. https://j-parc.jp/symposium/j-parc2019/ Best regards, Chair of J-PARC2019 Naohito Saito Scientific Secretary of J-PARC 219 Yukinobu Kawakita From gerelli at ill.fr Mon May 20 11:44:55 2019 From: gerelli at ill.fr (Yuri Gerelli) Date: Mon, 20 May 2019 11:44:55 +0200 Subject: [Neutron] First Announcement - BILL2019, Bilayers at the ILL workshop, 11-13 December 2019, Grenoble, FR Message-ID: <33b2adce-f2ab-93d6-ecd6-f4d0cc85ffde@ill.fr> *FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT* *Bilayers at the ILL 2019* *Date and Venue*: **11-13 December 2019, Institut Laue-Langevin, Grenoble, France. **** ** *The aim of the workshop* is to bring together researchers working with on the *physico-chemical characterization* of lipid bilayers by means of *experimental *(including scattering and direct space techniques) and *theoretical* approaches. Among the specific subjects that will be covered are: ? *structure* and *self-assembly* ? *interactions* ? *dynamics* ? *natural membranes* (including *natural lipids* for *artificial membranes*) ? *numerical simulations* ? *applications* of bilayer-based systems ? *emerging methods* ?Registration and abstract submission will open on the 20th of May and close on the 6th of September. Important dates ? *20/05/2019* Opening of abstract submission & registration ? *06/09/2019 Deadline for oral contribution submission* ? *?09/10/2019* Communication of accepted contributions ? *?04/11/2019 End of early bird registration* ? *04/11/2019* Deadline for poster submission ? *25/11/2019 *End of registration To submit your contribution and register please visit the website. *Fees:*fees are ?200 (VAT included) which includes the cost of coffee breaks, lunches, wine&cheese buffet and gala dinner. *Organisers:*Yuri Gerelli, Bruno Dem?, Giovanna Fragneto, Ingo Hoffmann, Alison Mader, Lionel Porcar. *International Scientific Advisory Committee*: Frank Heinrich (NIST, USA), Alexandros Koutsioumpas (FRM-II, DE), Reidar Lund (Oslo Univ., NO), Tommy Nylander (LUND Univ., SE), Maikel Rheinstadter (McMaster Univ., CA), Hanna Wacklin-Knecht (ESS, SE), John Webster (UKRI-STFC, UK) ** *Email:*BILL2019 at ill.fr -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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CEEM houses a small accelerator-based neutron source called the Low Energy Neutron Source (LENS) that focuses on the development of instrumentation such as neutron spin-echo techniques and neutron polarization filters as well as on the application of neutron scattering to a variety of scientific problems. LENS has strong partnerships with national and international neutron facilities (e.g. NCNR and SNS/HFIR in the U.S. and ISIS in the UK) and an international reputation for neutron scattering investigations and for building novel instrumentation. The post-doctoral appointee will work on one or more projects including: the use of superconducting neutron Wollaston prisms to probe quantum entanglement in materials such as those which exhibit quantum spin liquid behavior; the development of novel RF neutron-spin-flippers using high temperature superconducting materials; and the development of a wide-angle neutron spin echo spectrometer, again using high Tc materials. Development of new instrumentation will require computer simulation using commercially available software such as MagNet? and COMSOL? and well as mechanical design, testing and neutron beam experiments at LENS and at national neutron facilities. The appointee will have the opportunity to spend extended time at the labs mentioned above in the course of these projects. Applicants should have a PhD or equivalent qualification in a field such as Physics, Chemistry or Engineering. Experience with neutron or synchrotron x-ray experiments and/or the development of associated instrumentation is an advantage but not a necessity. Experience in designing, building and using novel instrumentation for science experiments will be an advantage. The position is available immediately. The initial Postdoctoral Associate appointment will be for 1 year, with the expectation for renewal for an additional 2 years, contingent on funding. Applications, including a CV, a list of publications, a statement of research, and three references, should be submitted through the application portal located at http://indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/6063. Questions regarding the position or application process can be directed to Prof. Roger Pynn (rpynn at indiana.edu). For more information about the group research, see http://www.indiana.edu/~lens/research.html Indiana University is an equal employment and affirmative action employer and a provider of ADA services. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ethnicity, color, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, disability status or protected veteran status. Applications for postdoctoral positions are accepted on a continuing basis, and starting dates can be adjusted to suit the candidates. 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Microscopic mechanism of nano materials (graphene, graphene oxide membranes, carbon nanotubes) as filtration membranes for seawater desalination and ion sieving; 3. Structure, dynamics and function of water in the high salt battery ?solvent in salt?. At the Institute of Natural Sciences and School of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China. The scholarship is for two year initially and can be extended to four years. See attached PDF file for more details. Further questions shall be addressed to hongl3liang at sjtu.edu.cn Best, liang Hong Tenure-track Associate Professor School of Physics and Astronomy and Institute of Natural Science Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai, 200240, China phone: (8621) 54742996 email: hongl3liang at sjtu.edu.cn research group website?http://ins.sjtu.edu.cn/people/lhong/index_en.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Please either search the App Store, Windows Store or Google Play or find the download links here: > You do not need to be a physicist to enjoy Neutrons4Science With it you can : - perform a virtual TAS experiment on the neutron spectrometer ThALES - observe the main magnetic orders in crystals and create magnons - discover the gravitational spectrometer GRANIT which is based on neutron quantum states in a gravitational field. TIP : rotate the cube of the 1st screen then click one of its face to access the various options of Neutrons4Science WARNING : the user's experience is generally better on a computer screen or a tablet than on a smartphone The authors: (ILL) Martin Boehm, Valery Nesvizhevsky, Alain Filhol, Yannick Raoul ; (ipter) Mathieu Ippersiel, Laurent Halter English: Susan Tinniswood; German: Roland May; Spanish: Miguel-Angel Gonzalez and Leidy Hoyos; Italiano: Lucia Capogna; Russian: Valery Nesvizhevsky, Chinese: Jinyan Liu Sponsors: ILL-SI, ILL-CS, ILL-Comm and LPSC. Contact links: Remarks, comments, congratulations (?) to either > or > ------ Dr. Alain Filhol (Computer scientist) Institut Laue-Langevin, EPN Campus CS 20156, 71 ave des Martyrs F-38042 Grenoble cedex 9 , Office: ILL4-217 Tel:+33 4.76.20.71.56, Fax: +33 4.76.20.76.48 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cjg at ansto.gov.au Thu May 23 14:27:32 2019 From: cjg at ansto.gov.au (GARVEY, Chris) Date: Thu, 23 May 2019 12:27:32 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] Neutrons for membrane biophysics [SEC=UNOFFICIAL] Message-ID: <3dab87182ead4c88bdb687e8367d5fec@ansto.gov.au> Dear List-Readers, It is our pleasure to invite you to the "Neutrons for membrane biophysics" school that will take place in Garching (close to Munich) between the 15th and 19th of July. The event will focus on the use of neutrons and molecular deuteration to enable early career researchers to provide fresh insight into problems in membrane biophysics. The workshop's aims are to give: a practical background in the design of experiments (including utilisation of molecular deuteration); preparation of samples; successful execution of a measurement program (with hands on experiments at two instruments of the FRM II reactor); and the analysis of data. We will introduce software packages suitable for the analysis of data as well as explore the exciting possibilities of directly comparing molecular dynamics simulations with neutron scattering data. The target audience is early career researchers, mainly PhD students and postdoctoral fellows, working with biophysical problems involving model membranes. 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Break-throughs in deep learning (DL) technology are revolutionising the amount, rate and nature of information that can be extracted from data, creating new opportunities to accelerate scientific discovery in ways that have never been imagined before. The scientific information generated at large scale facilities, such as Synchrotrons, Free Electron Lasers and neutron sources, presents a novel and challenging platform to explore the boundaries of DL technology. Here both the volume of high quality scientific data as well as the high speed of experiments, specifically those that monitor and track fast real-time physical processes, place high demands on both state of the art instruments and software as well as in experimenters themselves. DL can potentially enhance the scientific value and insight that can be gained from experiments in these large-scale scientific infrastructures. In this workshop we shall focus on two topical themes on DL Accelerated Discovery. ? The use of DL architectures to generate unbiased and objective models for analysis of scattering data from X-ray and neutron sources. ? The use of DL methods for optimising data collection protocols in real time and for discovering anomalies in experimental data and enhancing the efficiency of the scientific workflow. These intersections of scientific discovery and DL science are unique and the workshop will explore potential research avenues to understand how to best develop these technologies to accelerate discovery using these facilities. The program for the workshop will consist of plenary sessions followed by working groups, and final close-out. On Thursday the 26th, plenary seminars will review the state of the art in DL and how it is currently used in x-ray and neutron scattering experiments, as well as on the challenges that these experimental techniques face that can be addressed by DL. Afternoon working groups, led by a convener, will explore and report in how DL methods can become more generically applicable to a wide range of scattering experiments, including data analysis, bias-free modelling and optimization of experimental protocols. On Friday, 27th, conveners will present the outcomes of the previous day?s working-groups and the meeting will close with a discussion and presentation of an overall summary. A tentative roadmap on how to make progress in the application of DL for Accelerated Scientific Discovery at next generation X-ray and Neutron Sources will also be proposed. There is no registration fee for the workshop, but attendance is limited to 20 participants. Further announcements regarding the program and speakers will be made available shortly. Looking very much forward to seeing you on September! Associate Professor Heloisa N. Bordallo ? Niels Bohr Institute - UCPH Associate Professor Christina Lioma - Department of Computer Science - UCPH Dr. Jonathan Taylor - Head of Data Management and Software Center Division - ESS Dr. Dimitri N. Argyriou - Head of Operations Planning - ESS The workshop is sponsored by the Nordic Neutron Science Programme (NNSP) Capacity Building Networks Soft and biological materials and Low-dimensional structure (https://www.nordforsk.org/en/programmes-and-projects/projects/nnsp-capacity-building). __________________ Heloisa N. Bordallo Associate Professor (Lektor) Niels Bohr Institute (H.C. ?rsted Institute, bldg. D) University of Copenhagen Universitetsparken 5 2100 Copenhagen Denmark Phone: +45 213 088 29 bordallo at nbi.ku.dk -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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For the Laboratory of Scientific Developments and Novel Materials, we are looking for a Scientist in Neutron Instrumentation Management of ESS Project (Tenure Track) Your tasks PSI is involved in building five neutron scattering instruments for the European Spallation Source (ESS) currently under construction in Lund, Sweden. You will manage these instrument projects at PSI coordinating with the PSI instrument teams, our partner institutions and ESS. In addition, you will develop and pursue an independent and ambitious research program preferably in the field of strongly correlated electron materials using extreme conditions such as high pressure, strain, and high magnetic fields. Your profile ? PhD degree in experimental physics or chemistry and excellent scientific record ? Expertise in the use and development of neutron scattering instrumentation is mandatory ? Experience in management and coordination of scientific projects ? Excellent communication skills to work in a team-oriented interdisciplinary environment ? Experience with high pressure and / or strain cells is desirable We offer Our institution is based on an interdisciplinary, innovative and dynamic collaboration. You will profit from a systematic training on the job, in addition to personal development possibilities and our pronounced vocational training culture. If you wish to optimally combine work and family life or other personal interests, we are able to support you with our modern employment conditions and the on-site infrastructure. This is a Tenure Track position. The employment contract will initially be limited to 3 years. For further information please contact Dr Marc Janoschek, phone +41 56 310 49 87. Please submit your application online by 1 July 2019 for the position as a Scientist in Neutron Instrumentation (index no. 3600-00) Paul Scherrer Institut, Human Resources Management, Sevil Minniti, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland. 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URL: From ross.stewart at stfc.ac.uk Wed May 29 10:27:18 2019 From: ross.stewart at stfc.ac.uk (Ross Stewart - UKRI STFC) Date: Wed, 29 May 2019 08:27:18 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] Final Announcement - Applications for the 16th Oxford School on Neutron Scattering - CLOSES ON SATURDAY 1st June In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <47d79c2c8b0a406893881d7db2ae7d87@stfc.ac.uk> View this email in your browser [Logo for ISIS Neutron and Muon Source at STFC] 16th Oxford School on Neutron Scattering Date and Venue: 2-13 September 2019, St. Anne?s College, University of Oxford. About the School: The school is intended primarily for scientists, student and postdoctoral researchers, who are new to the field of neutron scattering. It provides an excellent introduction to the field, which is developed through to its application in contemporary research. Lectures and tutorials covering all aspects of the theory and practice of a variety of neutron scattering techniques will be given by international experts. Students will gain a comprehensive grounding in modern techniques and applications at both steady state and pulsed neutron sources and have the opportunity to hear about the latest research being carried out with the technique. The school has its origins in 1966, as the first one of its kind, and many famous neutron practitioners have attended the schools of the past 50 years. Programme: The first week of the school introduces students to the core concepts of neutron scattering, neutron sources and instrumentation, neutron diffraction and spectroscopy. The second week splits tuition into three focused science areas, physics, chemistry and soft/bio, and provides lectures on neutron techniques and concepts which are most relevant to each area. Each lecture will be accompanied by a tutorial session. The students will be asked to make short presentations to their peers about their current research projects and work in pairs to write a beamtime proposal. The students will also have the opportunity to visit the ISIS Pulsed Neutron and Muon Facility in Didcot, and to attend a number of evening lectures from prestigious names from the neutron community. In addition, this year are providing an option maths refresher for those students who may want it. Application: To apply for the school you will need to submit both a personal statement and a statement from your academic supervisor that will be used in the selection process. Applications should arrive no later than the 1st June 2019. The course is normally highly oversubscribed, so late applications will not be accepted. Applicants are selected for the course based on their requirements for neutron scattering techniques as part of their present and future research activities. Applicants will be notified shortly after of the outcome of their application. The school is open to all applicants worldwide. To apply please visit https://tinyurl.com/16OSNS2019 Fees: School fees for 2019 are ?590 (~ ?670) per residential student which includes the cost of a en-suite room during the school, breakfast and evening meals, teaching materials, drinks reception and the gala dinner. There are 50 residential places available. There are also 10 non-residential places for students who do not require local accommodation, at a school fee of ?170, which includes teaching materials, drinks reception and gala dinner. Fees will be payable once the names of successful applicants have been announced. Organisers: Victoria Garc?a Sakai, Ross Stewart, Najet Mahmoudi, Paul Henry and Sean Langridge (ISIS); Andrew Boothroyd (Oxford University). Website: http://www.oxfordneutronschool.org Email: osns at stfc.ac.uk OSNS_Poster From recruitment at ill.fr Wed May 29 15:17:09 2019 From: recruitment at ill.fr (Recruitment) Date: Wed, 29 May 2019 15:17:09 +0200 Subject: [Neutron] Vacancy for a SCIENTIST at ILL - Ref 19/27 Message-ID: Bonjour, A new vacancy for a *scientist *in the Science Division / Large Scale Structures Group (ref 19/27) has just been published on our site: www.ill.eu/en/careers/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Im Bereich Wissenschaft /?Large Scale Structures Gruppe ist eine Stelle als *Wissenschaftler *(Ref 19/27) zu besetzen. Sie k?nnen die Stellenausschreibung ab sofort auf unserer INTRANET Seite unter www.ill.eu/de/careers/ konsultieren. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nous vous informons qu'un poste de *scientifique*, ? pourvoir au sein de la Division Science / Groupe Large Scale Structures (r?f 19/27) vient d'?tre publi? sur notre site : www.ill.eu/fr/carrieres/ Best regards, Mit freundlichen Gr?ssen, Cordialement, -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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In recent years the instrument has become world-leading in studies on depolarizing samples or with depolarizing sample environments using the MIEZE technique. *Description of position* You will play a leading role in the development of methods and instrumentation in the area of high-resolution neutron spin-echo spectroscopy, taking also responsibility for the user operation of the spectrometer RESEDA at the FRM II. In particular, you will be engaged in the optimization of RESEDA for studies requiring small angle scattering geometries. This includes the project management, simulations, planning, and, in close cooperation with engineers and technicians, design, construction and commissioning of new instrument components. In addition, you will be encouraged to pursue your own research projects based on neutron scattering with a penchant on neutron spin echo spectroscopy. All activities will be carried out in close collaboration with the Chair for Experimental Physics on the Topology of Correlated Systems at the Physik-Department of TUM (Prof. Pfleiderer). *Qualification and Experience* You have a degree in physics, chemistry, material science or related fields. Research experience equivalent to a PhD is expected. You have knowledge and experience in the application of neutron scattering or other scattering techniques in the investigation of the dynamical properties of condensed matter systems. Knowledge on simulation tools using Monte-Carlo methods will be helpful. Communication skills and the ability to work in a team at an international research center are mandatory. Good oral and written English skills are required, German language skills are an asset. The high safety standard of our facility makes an additional background check based on nuclear law mandatory. The tasks include access to radiation protection areas. The appointment is limited to 3 years. The payment is based on the German pay scale TV-L. The Technical University Munich is an equal opportunity employer. As part of their efforts to create equal opportunities and to increase the diversity of scientists, the Technical University Munich encourages in particular applications from women as well as from those bringing in additional diversity. Further information is given by Dr. Christian Franz, mailto:christian.franz at frm2.tum.de, Phone.: +49 89 289 14760 Applicants should send a letter of interest describing relevant experience including a detailed curriculum vitae by regular or electronic mail (merged to a pdf file) to: *Technische Universit?t M?nchen* Forschungs-Neutronenquelle Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM-II) Dr. rer. nat. 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URL: From nxi at ansto.gov.au Tue May 28 07:03:42 2019 From: nxi at ansto.gov.au (XIONG, Norman) Date: Tue, 28 May 2019 05:03:42 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] Two job opportunities in the Data Acquisition Team at Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering, ANSTO [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED] Message-ID: Job vacancy no. 1 https://anstocareers.nga.net.au/cp/index.cfm?event=jobs.checkJobDetailsNewApplication&returnToEvent=jobs.listJobs&jobid=D0AF17D6-E844-4ECD-97D7-A9DD00B72FD0&CurATC=EXT&CurBID=0AC44449-CFC1-4622-9710-9DB401354878&JobListID=22FC4F47-E994-46A3-B8C9-9BC901269F43&jobsListKey=4fe22791-586c-485b-8786-fbd8a62d52e2&persistVariables=CurATC,CurBID,JobListID,jobsListKey,JobID&lid=56385240088 Electronics Engineer / Physicist * Ongoing | Full Time | $82k - $110k +15.4% super * Sutherland Shire | Work-life balance | Health & Wellbeing Programs * Great opportunity to utilise your skills and knowledge in physics and engineering and further develop your experience in a unique facility About the position We are seeking a suitably qualified Electronics Engineer / Physicist to work within our Data Acquisition Electronics (DAE) team specialising in neutron detector systems. The Electronics Engineer / Physicist will be responsible for specifying, integration, commissioning of new detector systems and fault finding and repair of the detectors systems installed on the neutron beam instruments. In addition, the position requires specifying, designing and manufacturing of the electronic hardware and software for the related detector data acquisition readout systems. Reporting to the Manager, DAE Systems the successful candidate has a background in engineering, computing or physics and has excellent communication skills. The successful candidate will be able to integrate and work within the DAE team and provide a dedicated client focus. The ideal candidate is an engineer or a physicist with a broad scientific background and some experience in complex system and possibly detectors physics and or electronic engineering. The ideal candidate will bring her/his own knowledge and work experience. Considering the scope and diversity of detectors employed by ACNS neutron beam instruments, the ideal candidate will be willing and open to learn in a fast paced environment. In addition, project management skills will be considered as an advantage. Duties and responsibilities * Advise on detector related issues, devise tests to check and improve performances. * Maintain operation of neutron detectors, electronic hardware and software and embedded data acquisition systems for all operational instruments in a 24x7x300 environment. Fault finding, diagnosis and repair. * Develop data acquisition software and firmware that integrates into the ACNS instrument control system. * Perform factory and site acceptance tests of new and replacement detector systems and install and commission on the neutron instruments at ACNS. * Create, revise and update source code, documentation (user manual, design manual, troubleshooting guides, and maintenance procedures), drawings and issue tracker to ensure instrument configurations and issues are accurately documented as per the ACNS Quality System under standard ISO9001. * Ensure a client focus is maintained by working together with the instrument scientists who manage and operate the neutron instruments. * Work with other detector and electronic engineers within ANSTO research infrastructure platforms particularly Australian Synchrotron and Centre for Accelerator Science to assist with the development and maintenance of systems including approaches to standardisation Skills and Experience * Degree in Bachelor of Engineering in electronics or Bachelor of Science in computing and/or physics and/or mathematics. * Experience in the use and/or calibration and/or design of neutron or X-ray detectors and/or related/similar systems * Experience in electronic engineering of data acquisition systems using FPGA based hardware, computing hardware and software and networking. * Experience (5-10 years for more senior candidates) in developing VHDL or Verilog code, and C/C++ code for device control, in the use of issue tracking and version control and writing processes for calibration, repairs and maintenance. ?The DAE team is looking for an exceptional candidate at junior or more senior level, a fast learner ready to take the challenge posed by the detector specialist position. The ideal candidate is a great communicator, will perfectly integrate and contribute to the team, has a client focus and is ready to further develop her/his knowledge of neutron detector systems. ? ? Andrew Berry, Manager, DAE Systems Job vacancy no. 2 https://anstocareers.nga.net.au/cp/index.cfm?event=jobs.checkJobDetailsNewApplication&returnToEvent=jobs.listJobs&jobid=2804B7E0-DCAE-454A-8AB5-AA3300FC4D08&CurATC=EXT&CurBID=0AC44449-CFC1-4622-9710-9DB401354878&JobListID=22FC4F47-E994-46A3-B8C9-9BC901269F43&jobsListKey=4fe22791-586c-485b-8786-fbd8a62d52e2&persistVariables=CurATC,CurBID,JobListID,jobsListKey,JobID&lid=56385240098 Electronics Engineer * Ongoing | Full Time | $82k - $110k +15.4% super * Sutherland Shire | Work-life balance | Health & Wellbeing Programs * Opportunity to apply relevant expertise and professional skills in a unique facility About the position We are seeking a suitably qualified Electronics Engineer to work within our Data Acquisition Electronics (DAE) team specialising in neutron detector systems. - The Electronics Engineer is responsible for developing, operating and maintaining electronic hardware, firmware and software for the operation of neutron scattering instruments at ACNS. Ideally, you will have qualifications in engineering, electronics, computer science and/or physics combined with experience in electronic engineering of data acquisition systems using FPGA based hardware, computing hardware and software and networking. Duties and responsibilities * Maintain operation of neutron detectors, electronic hardware and software and embedded data acquisition systems for all operational instruments in a 24x7x300 environment. Fault finding, diagnosis and repair. * Specify, design develop, commission and maintain hardware, firmware, embedded software, test software and acquisition software for data acquisition electronics for neutron detection on our neutron scattering instruments. * Create, revise and update source code, documentation (user manual, design manual, troubleshooting guides, and maintenance procedures), drawings and issue tracker to ensure instrument configurations and issues are accurately documented as per the ACNS Quality System under standard ISO9001. * Troubleshoot, investigate and resolve issues raised by instrument scientists in operations and identify and coordinate support from other team members and engineering disciplines when required. * Manage ACNS engineering projects in accordance with the ANSTO project manual and ACNS procedures and use project management techniques to ensure that project scope, schedule, budget and risk are controlled * Ensure activities and solutions comply with regulatory and statutory requirements. * Work with other detector and electronic engineers within ANSTO research infrastructure platforms particularly Australian Synchrotron and Centre for Accelerator Science to assist with the development and maintenance of systems including approaches to standardisation Skills and Experience * Degree in Bachelor of Engineering in electronics or Bachelor of Science in computing and/or physics and/or mathematics. * Demonstrated experience (5-10 years) in developing VHDL or Verilog code, and C/C++ code for device control * Project Management skills and experience ?The DAE team is looking for an exceptional candidate at junior or more senior level, a fast learner ready to take the challenge posed by the electronics engineer position. The ideal candidate is a great communicator, will perfectly integrate and contribute to the team, has a client focus and is ready to further develop her/his knowledge of neutron detector systems. ? ? Andrew Berry, Manager, DAE Systems Dr Norman Xiong Scientific Software Engineer Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation Tel Email Web +61 2 9717 7008 NORMAN.XIONG at ansto.gov.au www.ansto.gov.au Important: This transmission is intended only for the use of the intended addressee. It is confidential to the intended addressee and may contain privileged information and or copyright material. If this email is not intended for your attention, any use, printing, storage , reproduction or further disclosure of this communication (including all attachments) is strictly forbidden. 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About the School: The school is intended primarily for scientists, student and postdoctoral researchers, who are new to the field of neutron scattering. It provides an excellent introduction to the field, which is developed through to its application in contemporary research. Lectures and tutorials covering all aspects of the theory and practice of a variety of neutron scattering techniques will be given by international experts. Students will gain a comprehensive grounding in modern techniques and applications at both steady state and pulsed neutron sources and have the opportunity to hear about the latest research being carried out with the technique. The school has its origins in 1966,as the first one of its kind, and many famous neutron practitioners have attended the schools of the past 50 years. Programme: The first week of the school introduces students to the core concepts of neutron scattering, neutron sources and instrumentation, neutron diffraction and spectroscopy. The second week splits tuition into three focused science areas, physics, chemistry and soft/bio, and provides lectures on neutron techniques and concepts which are most relevant to each area. Each lecture will be accompanied by a tutorial session. The students will be asked to make short presentations to their peers about their current research projects and work in pairs to write a beamtime proposal. The students will also have the opportunity to visit the ISIS Pulsed Neutron and Muon Facility in Didcot, and to attend a number of evening lectures from prestigious names from the neutron community. In addition, this year are providing an option maths refresher for those students who may want it. Application: To apply for the school you will need to submit both a personal statement and a statement from your academic supervisor that will be used in the selection process. Applications should arrive no later than the 1st June 2019. The course is normally highly oversubscribed, so we encourage applicants to apply in plenty of time, as late applications will not be accepted. Applicants are selected for the course based on their requirements for neutron scattering techniques as part of their present and future research activities. Applicants will be notified shortly after of the outcome of their application. The school is open to all applicants worldwide. To apply please visit https://tinyurl.com/16OSNS2019 Fees: School fees for 2019 are ?590 (~ ?670) per residential student which includes the cost of a en-suite room during the school, breakfast and evening meals, teaching materials, drinks reception and the gala dinner. There are 50 residential places available. There are also 10 non-residential places for students who do not require local accommodation, at a school fee of ?170, which includes teaching materials, drinks reception and gala dinner. Fees will be payable once the names of successful applicants have been announced. Organisers: Victoria Garc?a Sakai, Ross Stewart, Najet Mahmoudi, Paul Henry and Sean Langridge (ISIS); Andrew Boothroyd (Oxford University). Website: http://www.oxfordneutronschool.org Email: osns at stfc.ac.uk -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: OSNS_Poster_v3.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 107072 bytes Desc: OSNS_Poster_v3.pdf URL: From tproffen at ornl.gov Thu May 30 16:05:52 2019 From: tproffen at ornl.gov (Proffen, Thomas E.) Date: Thu, 30 May 2019 14:05:52 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] Instrument scientist openings at the Spallation Neutron Source Message-ID: Dear colleagues, I wanted to share two great opportunities to join our neutron powder diffraction team. The Neutron Sciences Directorate (NScD) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is seeking two neutron instrument scientist for the neutron powder diffractometer POWGEN and nanoscale-ordered materials diffractometer (NOMAD) at the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS). More information about Neutron Sciences at ORNL can be found at https://neutrons.ornl.gov/ and links to the specific job ads are included below. Instrument scientist NOMAD - https://jobs.ornl.gov/s/qu6H4t Instrument scientist POWGEN - https://jobs.ornl.gov/s/JsThQw Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions and help us spread the word to attract a diverse candidate pool. Best wishes Thomas Thomas Proffen / Director Science Initiative for High Performance Computing, Modeling, and Data Analytics and Powder Diffraction Team Lead / Neutron Scattering Division / Neutron Sciences Directorate / Oak Ridge National Laboratory / PO Box 2008, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6473 / Tel: +1-865-576-8633 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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DATA-TAKING WITH NEW NEAR DETECTOR SYSTEM FOR T2K EXPERIMENT. STATUS OF THE MUON G-2/ ELECTRIC DIPOLE MOMENT (EDM) (E34). STATUS OF THE COHERENT MUON TO ELECTRON TRANSITION (COMET). PROGRAMS OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETINGS. 4. [Materials and Life Science Division] STABLE USER PROGRAM OPERATION HAD BEEN CONTINUED AT 500 KW. 179 GENERAL USER NEUTRON PROPOSALS AND 4 NEW USER PROMOTION NEUTRON PROPOSALS HAVE BEEN APPROVED FOR THE 2019A PERIOD. QUANTUM BEAM SCIENCE FESTA WAS HELD ON MARCH 12 TO 13. SEASONAL RUSH OF MEETINGS GOING ON. 5. [Nuclear Transmutation Division] TEF TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING HAS BEEN HELD. 6. [Safety Division] 6TH SYMPOSIUM ON SAFETY IN ACCELERATOR FACILITIES. THE APPLICATION FOR A RADIOLOGICAL LICENSE WAS GRANTED. 7. [Editorial Note] --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. [Overview] by Naohito SAITO --------------------------------------------------------------------- THE 10th ANNIVERSARY OF FULL OPERATION AND MORE EFFORTS FOR SCIENCE (During the compilation of this newsletter, we had to announce the suspension of the Main Ring (MR) user operation due to a malfunction of one of the steering magnets in the beam transport line from Rapid Cycle Synchrotron (RSC) to MR. We deeply apologize for any inconvenience due to this incident. More details can be found at http://j-parc.jp/c/en/information/2019/04/26000255.html ) In the first week of April, we have resumed the user operation at both MLF and HEF. We would like to continue the MLF operation with more than 500 kW, which will probably end with the high-power test operation at 1 MW. We also improve the power at MR. While the budget for MLF would allow our operation up to 7.7 cycles, the user operation of MR will be limited to three months, because we have decided to invest out budget towards the power supply improvements, which will benefit both neutrino and hadron beam users. While the user operation continues, we have received the report from the International Advisory Committee, which was held back in March, 3rd and 4th, from the chair, Dr. Jean-Michel POUTISSOU, the ex-vice director of TRIUMF. The report will be posted on our new web site. (https://j-parc.jp/committee/en/iac.html ) The committee comprises the managements of world leading facilities. The report is based on the presentations by the leaders of facilities and the report by the sub-review committees; *A-TAC for Accelerator Technical Advisory Committee (chaired by Dr. Jie WEI of Michigan State University) , *NAC for Neutron Advisory Committee (chaired by Dr. Robert McGREEVY of Rutherford Appleton Lab), *MAC for Muon Advisory Committee (chaired by Dr. Thomas PROKSCHA of Paul-Scherrer Institute) , *T-TAC for Technical Advisory Committee for ADS project (chaired by Marc SCHYNS of SCK?CEN), and *PAC for Program Advisory Committee for particle and nuclear physics (chaired by Rik YOSHIDA of Jefferson Lab). The full report of each committee will be also found at the respective link under the portal page below: https://j-parc.jp/committee/index.html At this IAC meeting, we also organized two parallel sessions for science presentations; one for particle and nuclear physics and the other for material and life science, which were well received by the committee. While the IAC noted the progress of J-PARC operation towards more safety and stability, we were encouraged for continuing efforts to improve further. We will continue to improve safety awareness with the questioning attitude, which we try to share with all users, contractors, and anyone involved in the J-PARC operation. And last, but not least, we would like to draw your attention to the 10th anniversary of user operation of the entire facility. We celebrate this occasion by holding the scientific symposium and official ceremony on September 23rd through 26th this year, inviting many important guests from all over the world. Please register now for this important event at its web page, https://j-parc.jp/symposium/j-parc2019/. We are looking forward to seeing you all at the symposium in September! --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. [Accelerator Division] by Kazuo HASEGAWA --------------------------------------------------------------------- OPERATION STATUS OF THE ACCELERATORS After the New Year's holiday, the beam operation started on January 16 as a new operation run of Run#81. The user program resumed for the Materials and Life Science experimental facility (MLF) on January 23. The beam power was 500 kW which was the same as the previous Run#80 by December. The user program was rather smooth for the MLF by the end of March. For the Main Ring synchrotron (MR), we had a short (3-day duration) machine study for the fast extraction in January. Then the beam tuning for the hadron experimental facility (HD) started on February 9 followed by the user program on February 10. The beam power was gradually increased to 50 kW as the previous HD run in June 2018. The user program was smooth by March 18, when one of the bending magnets had a failure in the beam transport line from the 3 GeV Rapid Cycling Synchrotron (RCS) to the MR. The cause of the failure was suspected to be a layer short of a coil. One of the stacked coils out of five stacks was bypassed and operation was resumed on April 4. This failure suspended the HD user program from March 18 to 26 in the scheduled period. The availability in the Japanese Fiscal Year 2018 (from April 2018 to March 2019) was high about 94 percent for the MLF since we had no serious troubles at the linear accelerator (linac), the RCS and the MLF. The availability for the Neutrino Experimental Facility (NU) and HD facility users was 86% and 74%, respectively. The cause of the lower availability for the HD was the bending magnet failure in March as described above. ACCELERATOR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE (A-TAC) MEETING The 18th A-TAC meeting was held at the J-PARC Research Building on February 28 to March 2. There were nine committee members, of which four were new. All the members attended and 15 reports were presented such as operational status, commissioning results, and performance upgrade. The committee deliberated the improvements, directivity, etc. and gave recommendations. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. [Particle and Nuclear Physics Division] by T. TAKAHASHI, A. ICHIKAWA, T. ISHIDA, T. MIBE, S. MIHARA, and T. KOMATSUBARA --------------------------------------------------------------------- A NEW DOUBLE LAMBDA HYPER-NUCLEAR EVENT (by T. Takahashi) A double strangeness nucleus, which means that two hyperons are bound in a nucleus, can be considered as a micro laboratory to study interactions between two hyperons and generalized baryon-baryon interactions. It is theoretically suggested that these baryon interactions including hyperons have important roles in high density matter, such as a neutron star. However, experimental information is very limited, because direct scattering experiments are almost impossible due to the short lifetime of hyperons. Therefore, a double strangeness nucleus is one of the best tools to obtain the information on hyperon-hyperon interactions. At this moment, only several events have been observed so far in photographic nuclear emulsions. Recently, a new double Lambda hyper-nucleus event was found in the J-PARC E07 experiment. The J-PARC E07 is aiming to obtain 10 times more double strangeness nuclei within a year. The experiment was performed at the K1.8 beam line of the Hadron Experimental Facility in June 2016 and April to June 2017. An impressive event of the double Lambda hyper-nucleus was observed in the first 30% of total exposed emulsions. The emulsions were scanned at Gifu University and the observed event was named as MINO, associated with the place of discovery. In the kinematical analysis of the event, the event is interpreted as two Lambda hyperons bound state in a Be nucleus. The binding energy for two Lambda hyperons was obtained, and it is crucial information to understand interactions between two Lambda hyperons. This report was published as Progress of Theoretical and Experimental Physics, 021D01 (2019). (http://doi.org/10.1093/ptep/pty149) DATA-TAKING WITH NEW NEAR DETECTOR SYSTEM FOR T2K EXPERIMENT (by A. Ichikawa / T. Ishida) T2K experiment will soon start data taking with a new near detector system at the near detector hall, 280m downstream of the production target. The system consists of (1) A neutrino interaction target detector WAGASCI (WAter Grid And SCIntillator) and (2) a prototype Magnetized Iron Neutrino Detector (Baby-MIND). The Baby-MIND, which was assembled and tested at CERN, aims at precise?identification and tracking of negatively (positively) charged muons produced by muon neutrino (anti-neutrino) interactions in WAGASCI, respectively. The main motivation of WAGASCI and Baby-MIND measurement is to determine the cross section of neutrino interactions with water and scintillator with 5% precision. The detectors were successfully installed in a location at a deeper floor with off axis angle about 1.6 degrees, which is to be compared to the existing near detector system at the upper floor with 2.5 degrees off axis angle. By comparing the measurements at 2.5 degrees and 1.6 degrees, detailed study of the neutrino-nucleus interaction will become possible. At the same deep floor, another detector system NINJA = Neutrino Interaction research with Nuclear emulsion and J-PARC Accelerator will also start measuring neutrino interactions with sub-micron resolution, realized with the use of nuclear emulsion. For more information, please visit WAGASCI/Baby-MIND: https://www-he.scphys.kyoto-u.ac.jp/research/Neutrino/WAGASCI/wiki/ dokuwiki/doku.php?id=public:start https://home.cern/news/news/experiments/baby-mind-born-cern-now- ready-move-japan NINJA: https://kds.kek.jp/indico/event/29923/contribution/4/material/slides/ 0.pdf STATUS OF THE MUON G-2/ ELECTRIC DIPOLE MOMENT (EDM) (E34) (by T. MIBE) The E34 collaboration prepares for precision measurements of the muon anomalous magnetic moment and electric dipole moment. Following reviews of the technical design report by the program advisory committees, both the Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies and the Institute of Materials Structure Science (IMSS) were granted a stage 2 status for the experiment. Construction of the surface muon beamline (H-line) is in progress lead by the IMSS muon group. The collaboration works on realization of a thermal-energy muon source, preparation for muon acceleration to 1 MeV, beamline components for spin flip, demonstration of spiral beam injection to the storage ring, and construction of the positron-tracking detector. STATUS OF THE COHERENT MUON TO ELECTRON TRANSITION (COMET) (by S. MIHARA) The COMET experiment aims to search for the lepton-flavor violating muon reaction, mu-e conversion, with sensitivity better than 10^{-14} in Phase I. Construction of the COMET facility is in progress; installation of the Lambertson magnet, used in a dipole bending magnet for COMET beam operation, has successfully been completed and operated. Winding two coils for the pion capture solenoid was completed in JFY2018. There is another coil necessary for the capture solenoid that will be constructed in JFY2019 and assembled into a large single coil together with other coils in JFY2020. Intensive studies of detector R&D are in progress; the CDC detector is tested with cosmic-rays with a complete set of readout and trigger electronics. Performance tests of delivered LYSO crystals are in progress. Final adjustment of straw-tube tracker is carried out toward the construction of the first tracker module. PROGRAMS OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETINGS (by T. KOMATSUBARA) The 27th Program Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting was held at Tokai on January 16-18. Status of the experiments was reported, and proposals and near-term machine time allocation were discussed. https://kds.kek.jp/indico/event/29923/ PAC report will be available through the following web page. http://j-parc.jp/researcher/Hadron/en/PAC_for_NuclPart_e.html The next PAC meeting will be held on July 16(Tue)-28(Thu), 2019. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. [Materials and Life Science Division] by Toshiji KANAYA --------------------------------------------------------------------- STABLE USER PROGRAM OPERATION HAD BEEN CONTINUED AT 500 KW 1) Neutron Source The beam operation is going very well with a good availability of 93.5% since October 22 in 2018, as of March 18 in 2019. Because the material of mercury target vessel is exposed to radiation damage, the target vessel is replaced every year and the used target vessels have been stored on the basement floor of MLF. But the storage space was limited and was going to be full in the near future. In order to solve this serious issue, a new storage building, which is called RAM building, was built about 300m apart from MLF. On January 16, the used mercury target vessel, which received the first proton beam to MLF in 2008 and was replaced after the big earthquake in 2011, was transported to RAM building from MLF. The total weight including the target vessel and shielding cask was 80 ton and the outer size of the cask was 3.2m in width, 3.4m in depth and 4m in height. All of the procedure was carried out as the rehearsal with the elaborate schedule starting from December in 2018, and the operation was completed successfully. The next transportation is planned in July this summer. 179 GENERAL USER NEUTRON PROPOSALS AND 4 NEW USER PROMOTION NEUTRON PROPOSALS HAVE BEEN APPROVED FOR THE 2019A PERIOD QUANTUM BEAM SCIENCE FESTA WAS HELD ON MARCH 12 TO 13 2) Neutron Instruments and Science From January 23, we resumed the later part of the user program for the 2018B period, which continued till March 26. The 2019A user program will start from April 2. Proposals for 2019A were reviewed by the joint meeting between Neutron Science Proposal Review Committee (NSPRC) and Proposal Evaluation Committee (PEC) held on January 24. 179 general user proposals for neutron instruments and 4 new user promotion proposals for public beamlines were approved. This result was authorized by the joint meeting between MLF Advisory Board and Selection Committee on February 8. In this period, the competition rate of general user proposals was 1.5. Quantum Beam Science Festa which is a conference for mainly domestic users for MLF J-PARC and IMSS KEK was held in Tsukuba (EPOCHAL TSUKUBA) on March 12 to 13 with about 580 participants. In this Festa, MLF symposium was held on March 13 where MLF facility status, scientific results and developments were reported. SEASONAL RUSH OF MEETINGS GOING ON 3) Muon Science Facility (MUSE) The New Year started with a series of meetings for reviewing 2019A experimental proposals and for the international advisory committees over every level of J-PARC activities. Following the IMSS Muon Program Advisory Committee for reviewing S-type proposals (long-term projects), the Muon Science Proposal Review Committee was held in the late January 2019 to review 54 general-use proposals. The committee approved 36 proposals through D1/2 and S1 instruments, while 15 proposals got reserved status due to the limited availability of beam time and put on the waiting queue according to their priorities. The quick recovery in the total number of submitted proposals since the previous review round proved the concern about the decline of proposals unfounded, which was also appreciated by the Muon Advisory Committee meeting held in early March under the charge of the J-PARC director. In the meantime, the proton beam power was ramped up to 500 kW, turning the time structure of beam into double-pulsed. The power ramp-up makes it comfortable for those who are checking the stopping depth profile of the ultra-slow muon (USM) with energy of less than 1 keV. Meanwhile, muSR experimenters at D1 and S1 instruments face the regular demand of muon beam kickers to get single-pulse muons. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. [Nuclear Transmutation Division] by Toshinobu SASA --------------------------------------------------------------------- TEF TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING WAS HELD The fifth TEF Technical Advisory Committee (T-TAC) meeting was held in J-PARC site during 14th to 15th February 2019. Three Japanese members and four foreign members from Belgium, Germany and Switzerland were gathered to review the current progress of the TEF facility design and related research and development works. In the first day, TAC members observed the experimental hall of Materials and Life Science Experimental Facility and large experimental loops for liquid Lead-Bismuth Eutectic alloy (LBE) application studies. Then, J-PARC staff introduced outline of the TEF and individual activities to establish elemental technologies for TEF components, such as LBE target design, elemental technologies for LBE application, proton beam transport including the laser charge exchange technology, and nuclear reaction cross section measurements, together with building design and safety issues. Over 12 presentations were reviewed by the TAC members. An English version of Technical Design Report (TDR) for TEF-T, that was recommended to be issued in the previous TAC meeting, was also introduced by J-PARC staff, and the TAC reviewed it to judge the completeness of the TEF-T design. After the closed discussion by the TAC members, various comments and recommendations to move forward the TEF design were shown at the end of the meeting. TAC realized the basic design of TEF-T has been completed and was appropriate. In the meeting, JAEA proposed the approach using computer simulation to accelerate the research and development activities for ADS realization. The facility that works together with computer simulation was proposed. The new facility will be designed based on TEF-T concept, which installed the 400MeV-250kW LBE spallation target. The T-TAC indicates that the proposed new applications are sound and technically feasible, and recommends ensuring the uniqueness of the new TEF facility by comparison with similar existing or planned facilities. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. [Safety Division] by Yukihiro MIYAMOTO and Kotaro BESSHO --------------------------------------------------------------------- 6TH SYMPOSIUM ON SAFETY IN ACCELERATOR FACILITIES J-PARC Center holds a safety symposium every year in order to share information on safety at accelerator facilities. The 6th Symposium on Safety in Accelerator Facilities was held on January 24-25 at Ibaraki Quantum Beam Research Center (IQBRC), and 120 participants exchanged information on various safety issues at accelerator facilities. The featured topics this time were personal dose management and fire emergency response at accelerator facilities. Nine talks and sixteen posters were presented, and active exchanges of views were conducted. Mr. Fabian Saretzki, DESY, Germany, was invited to give a talk on fire protection and emergency response measures at a 3-km long accelerator tunnel of the European XFEL facility. THE APPLICATION FOR A RADIOLOGICAL LICENSE WAS GRANTED The application for minor changes of the radiological license was granted by the Nuclear Regulation Authority on Feb. 4. The approved changes in the application were the addition of a sealed radioisotope in the Materials and Life Science Experimental Facility and so on. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. [Editorial Note] --------------------------------------------------------------------- In case you do not wish to receive this Newsletter in the future, please send an email to news-l-ctl at ml.j-parc.jp and simply write one sentence in the body of the message as unsubscribe. If you wish to receive, write one sentence in the body of the message as subscribe. You can get a help with a sentence of "help" in the body. Information on the project can be also obtained at the web site: http://j-parc.jp/index-e.html ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Editorial Board: Toshifumi TSUKAMOTO (Chair): toshifumi.tsukamoto at kek.jp Kaoru SHIBATA: shibata.kaoru@ jaea.go.jp Takashi ITO: itou.takashi at jaea.go.jp Dick MISCHKE (English Editor): mischke at triumf.ca Tomoko KAWAMURA (Secretary): kawamura.tomoko at jaea.go.jp ++++++++++++++++End of Letter++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From cherrysj at ornl.gov Fri May 31 14:55:52 2019 From: cherrysj at ornl.gov (Cherry, Steve J.) Date: Fri, 31 May 2019 12:55:52 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] JOB POSTING: Neutron Methods Development Scientist at Neutron Sciences ORNL Message-ID: Req Posting #: 1047 Perma link: https://career4.successfactors.com/sfcareer/jobreqcareer?jobId=1047&company=utbattelleP&username= ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Job Title: Neutron Methods Development Scientist Requisition Id 1047 Relocation: Domestic and International relocation assistance is available for this position. Overview: The mission of the neutron optics and polarization team is to develop devices, techniques and methods enabling new capabilities, provide operational support for these new capabilities, to improve the performance of existing neutron scattering instruments, and to participate in the design and commissioning of new instruments at SNS and HFIR. Our team specializes in devices and techniques for manipulating the neutron beams used by the neutron scattering instruments at the SNS and HFIR. Our research and development interests fall into three topical areas: controlling the phase space configuration of the neutron beam, developing new neutron polarization techniques, and Larmor labeling methods. In this role you will serve as the lead technical contact on projects and proposals using and developing polarized neutron techniques and devices. You will have the opportunity to work closely with members of Instrument Methods, Projects and Technologies Group and other members of the Neutron Sciences Directorate. This position reports to the neutron optics and polarization team lead. Major Duties and Responsibilities: * Promote the scientific mission of the Neutron Sciences Directorate by developing new neutron scattering capabilities. * Develop new neutron scattering techniques and instrumentation. * Develop new Larmor methods to improve resolution and extend the time and length scales neutrons can probe. * Conduct scientific research in neutron optics systems. * Serve as the lead technical contact on projects and proposals using neutron polarization. * Develop external collaborations with other institutions developing similar or complimentary techniques. * Collaborate with internal and external scientists on neutron scattering experiments. * Support development and routine operation of polarization devices including spin-polarized 3He. * Work with and provide direction to staff from technical and operational support organizations. * Ensure and monitor compliance with environment, safety, health, and quality program requirements. Promptly identify ESH and QA issues and communicate them to project and division management, ESH and QA contacts, and/or subcontractor contacts as appropriate. * This position supports programs and facilities at HFIR and SNS that are operational 24 hours a day and seven days a week for extended run periods. Therefore, flexibility in work schedule is required and, intermittently, your support will be needed during off evening hours and on weekends to conduct your research program and assist with user experiments. * As a member of the ORNL scientific community, you will be expected to commit to ORNL's Research Code of Conduct. Our full code of conduct, and a statement by the Lab Director's office can be found here: https://www.ornl.gov/content/research-integrity Basic Qualifications: * Ph.D. in materials science, chemistry, physics, or related field * A minimum of 5 years of research experience using neutrons and neutron scattering * Demonstrated ability to lead complex technical projects and research programs. Ability to articulate and formulate a vision for developing strategic new capabilities * Demonstrated success in working with a multi-disciplinary team in a dynamic research environment * A strong record of scientific publication * Excellent oral and written communication skills Preferred Qualifications: * Experience developing polarized neutron devices. * Success in writing proposals for funding to pursue specific development objectives. Other Requirements: * Please provide a list of publications when applying for this position. * If you are selected for interview, you will be required to submit a minimum of 2 letters of recommendation. About Neutron Sciences Directorate: The Neutron Sciences Directorate (NScD) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) operates the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR), the United States' highest flux reactor-based neutron source, and the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS), the world's most intense pulsed accelerator-based neutron source. Together these facilities operate 30 instruments for neutron scattering research, each year carrying out in excess of 1,000 experiments in the physical, chemical, materials, biological and medical sciences for more than 3,000 visiting scientists. HFIR also provides unique facilities for isotope production and neutron irradiation. To learn more about Neutron Sciences at ORNL go to http://neutrons.ornl.gov. Benefits at ORNL: UT-Battelle offers a quality benefits package, including a matching 401(k), contributory pension plan, paid vacation, and medical/dental plan options. Onsite amenities include a credit union, medical clinic, cafeteria, coffee stands, and fitness facilities. Relocation: Moving can be overwhelming and expensive. UT-Battelle offers a generous relocation package to ease the transition process. Domestic and international relocation assistance is available for certain positions. If invited to interview, be sure to ask your Recruiter (Talent Acquisition Partner) for details. For more information about our benefits, working here, and living here, visit the "About" tab at jobs.ornl.gov Best regards, Steve Cherry Talent Acquisition Partner, Neutron Sciences & US ITER OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY MANAGED BY UT-BATTELLE FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY e-Mail: cherrysj at ornl.gov | Desk: 865.241.9120 | Mobile: 865-356-6827 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From toby.perring at stfc.ac.uk Tue Jun 11 16:59:44 2019 From: toby.perring at stfc.ac.uk (Toby Perring - UKRI STFC) Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2019 14:59:44 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] Vacancy: Senior Scientific Data Analysis Software Developer / Research Software Engineer and Technical Architect Message-ID: <76f751011cc94be19dddfd788fb18df4@stfc.ac.uk> Senior Scientific Data Analysis Software Developer / Research Software Engineer and Technical Architect STFC, Didcot ?38,318 - ?59,308 (dependent on skills and experience and inclusive of maximum annual role-based allowance) Full Time or Part Time (minimum 28 hours per week) Fixed term (3 years) About Us: The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) is a partner organisation within UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). UKRI is a new entity that brings together nine partners to create an independent organisation with a strong voice for research and innovation and a vision to ensure the UK maintains its world-leading position in research and innovation. About the role: ISIS is a world leading facility for condensed matter research using neutron scattering and muon spectroscopy, with a strong scientific user programme and extensive international links. It supports a national and international community of more than 2000 scientists for research into subjects across physics, chemistry, biology and materials science. The ISIS Excitations Group operates four world-class neutron instruments at ISIS which are used to study numerous classes of materials, including superconductors, quantum and low dimensional magnets, thermoelectrics and other functional materials. It has just started a major software project to enable a step change the rapidity and quality of the data analysis of the experiments performed on the instruments in the Group. The project, christened PACE (Proper Analysis of Coherent Excitations), aims to provide an integrated visualization, simulation and fitting environment on parallel and distributed computing, and which will interface to materials modelling codes. The Group is seeking to employ two Research Software Engineers, or Scientists with a strong programming background, to join the other members of the PACE development team and to work with members of the ISIS Excitations Group to implement PACE. This post is for an experienced developer of scientific software for parallel and distributed computing environments to take a lead role in the design and implementation of the PACE data analysis framework, and to ensure the integration of the framework with modelling codes and parameter optimisation algorithms to form a cohesive data analysis application. The position would suit a computational scientist, an experimental scientist with parallel programming experience, or a research software engineer with a strong technical or scientific background. The role offers the appointee an exciting opportunity to work in a high-level research environment, with the chance to learn from and work together with scientists, researchers and software developers with a variety of backgrounds and skills. Appointment at Band F will require previous experience of successful delivery of scientific or technical software projects; Appointment at Band E will be for someone who can demonstrate that with appropriate support that they have the potential to move into a lead role. The duties of the position: * responsibility for the architectural design of PACE, based on the scientific requirements defined by the ISIS Excitations Group * implement the PACE data analysis framework for parallel and distributed computing, together with the other PACE developers * responsibility for the technical project planning and management of PACE throughout the project, together with the Project Scientist * agile development of the first release of PACE in response to feedback from ISIS instrument scientists and users during the extended beta release period * overall responsibility for the integration of the analysis framework, optimisation algorithms and interface to modelling codes About you: It is essential that you have a Master's degree or PhD (or equivalent) in one of the physical sciences (chemistry, physics, material science, earth science, etc.) or numerate disciples (mathematics, computer science), or equivalent experience. You must have a deep understanding of parallel programming in C++ for shared memory (e.g. OpenMP) and distributed computing (e.g. MPI) architectures for scientific software. You will have skill in programming in Python and mixed language programming (e.g. Python - C++) as well as having extensive knowledge of up-to-date development practices (Github, unit and system testing, automatic documentation generation etc.). You must also have the ability to work both as part of a team and with a high degree of autonomy and have excellent written communication skills. What we offer: In addition to the competitive salary, an excellent index linked pension scheme and generous leave allowance are offered. Full details of offered benefits can be found on STFC's careers pages. Further information: For more details about the PACE project, please visit the web page www.isis.stfc.ac.uk/Pages/Proper-analysis-of-coherent-excitations.aspx , or contact Professor Toby Perring (toby.perring at stfc.ac.uk, +44 (0)1235 445428, www.isis.stfc.ac.uk/Pages/Prof-Toby-Perring.aspx). How to Apply: Applicants are required to include a cover letter outlining their suitability for this role. Applications are handled by UK SBS; to apply please visit our job board at http://www.topcareer.jobs/Vacancy/irc249480_9474.aspx . Applicants who are unable to apply online should contact us by telephone on +44 (0)1793 867000. The closing date for applications is 30 June 2019, however applications will be reviewed and interviewed on an ongoing basis until this vacancy is filled. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From toby.perring at stfc.ac.uk Tue Jun 11 16:59:26 2019 From: toby.perring at stfc.ac.uk (Toby Perring - UKRI STFC) Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2019 14:59:26 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] Vacancy: Scientific Data Analysis Software Developer / Research Software Engineer Message-ID: Scientific Data Analysis Software Developer / Research Software Engineer STFC, Didcot ?30,782 - ?46,576 (dependent on skills and experience and inclusive of maximum annual role-based allowance) Full Time or Part Time (minimum 28 hours per week) Fixed term (3 years) Job reference: IRC249479 About Us: The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) is a partner organisation within UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). UKRI is a new entity that brings together nine partners to create an independent organisation with a strong voice for research and innovation and a vision to ensure the UK maintains its world-leading position in research and innovation. About the role: ISIS is a world leading facility for condensed matter research using neutron scattering and muon spectroscopy, with a strong scientific user programme and extensive international links. It supports a national and international community of more than 2000 scientists for research into subjects across physics, chemistry, biology and materials science. The ISIS Excitations Group operates four world-class neutron instruments at ISIS which are used to study numerous classes of materials, including superconductors, quantum and low dimensional magnets, thermoelectrics and other functional materials. It has just started a major software project to enable a step change the rapidity and quality of the data analysis of the experiments performed on the instruments in the Group. The project, christened PACE (Proper Analysis of Coherent Excitations), aims to provide an integrated visualisation, simulation and fitting environment on parallel and distributed computing, and which will interface to materials modelling codes. The Group is seeking to employ two Research Software Engineers, or scientists with a strong programming background, to join the other members of the PACE development team and to work with members of the ISIS Excitations Group to implement PACE. This post is for a developer of scientific software for parallel and/or distributed computing environments to participate in the creation of the PACE data analysis framework, and to take particular responsibility for writing interfaces to third party materials modelling codes. The position would suit a Computational Scientist, an experimental Scientist with parallel programming experience, or a Research Software Engineer with a strong technical or scientific background. The role offers the appointee an exciting opportunity to work in a high level research environment, with the chance to learn from and work together with scientists, researchers and software developers with a variety of backgrounds and skills. The duties of the position include: * input to the design of PACE, with particular responsibility for the interface with third party modelling codes * implementation of the data analysis framework together with the other PACE developers * development of a generic API to third part modelling codes, in particular CASTEP (atomic vibrations) and SpinW (magnetic excitations), and other codes in response to the scientific needs of the instruments * development of parallel and distributed computing algorithms to compute neutron scattering cross-sections * integration of the operation of third party modelling codes into PACE * agile development of the first release of PACE in response to feedback from instrument scientists and users during the extended beta release period. About you: It is essential that you have a Master's degree or PhD (or equivalent) in one of the physical sciences (chemistry, physics, material science, earth science, etc.), or equivalent experience. You will have experience of parallel programming in C++ for shared memory (e.g. OpenMP) and/or distributed computing (e.g. MPI) architectures for scientific software development. Experience of using and writing scientific modelling code in a technical or research environment is also essential as well as excellent written communication skills. What we offer: In addition to the competitive salary, an excellent index linked pension scheme and generous leave allowance are offered. Full details of offered benefits can be found on STFC's careers pages. Further information: For more details about the PACE project, please visit the web page www.isis.stfc.ac.uk/Pages/Proper-analysis-of-coherent-excitations.aspx, or contact Professor Toby Perring (toby.perring at stfc.ac.uk, +44 (0)1235 445428, www.isis.stfc.ac.uk/Pages/Prof-Toby-Perring.aspx). How to Apply: Applicants are required to include a cover letter outlining their suitability for this role. Applications are handled by UK SBS; to apply please visit our job board at http://www.topcareer.jobs/Vacancy/irc249479_9473.aspx . Applicants who are unable to apply online should contact us by telephone on +44 (0)1793 867000. The closing date for applications is 30 June 2019, however applications will be reviewed and interviewed on an ongoing basis until this vacancy is filled. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From t.gutberlet at fz-juelich.de Wed Jun 12 09:27:19 2019 From: t.gutberlet at fz-juelich.de (Thomas Gutberlet) Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2019 09:27:19 +0200 Subject: [Neutron] Deadline Abstracts JCNS Workshop 2019, Oct. 7-10, 2019 In-Reply-To: <381a66f1-7e72-bfed-f985-fc99b3af3e66@fz-juelich.de> References: <381a66f1-7e72-bfed-f985-fc99b3af3e66@fz-juelich.de> Message-ID: <2159bf93-7b19-f74e-f6ae-59e79b8f99b9@fz-juelich.de> Dear colleagues, the deadline for submission of abstracts to the JCNS Workshop 2019 *Trends and Perspectives in Neutron Instrumentation:* *Probing Structure and Dynamics in Soft Matter* is approaching. please submit your abstract till June 15, 2019 via our web portal https://www.fz-juelich.de/jcns/EN/Leistungen/ConferencesAndWorkshops/JCNSWorkshops/2019Workshop/AbstractsandRegistration/_node.html The workshop will be held from October 7 to October 10 2019 in Tutzing, Germany. The scope of the workshop is? bring together experts in neutron scattering methods with users from soft matter and biology to review techniques and provide the opportunity for the community to discuss current limitations, new capabilities, and future developments. Registration has opened on April 1, 2019, final registration deadline September 1, 2019. Further information can be found at the workshop webpage http://www.fz-juelich.de/jcns/JCNS-Workshop2019 We are looking forward to meet you in Tutzing. Stephan F?rster, Thomas Gutberlet, Margarita Kruteva, Olaf Holderer, Rainer Zorn, J?rg Stellbrink, Aurel Radulsecu (JCNS Workshop Scientific Committee) -- Dr. Thomas Gutberlet J?lich Centre for Neutron Science JCNS Forschungszentrum J?lich GmbH 52425 J?lich e-mail:t.gutberlet at fz-juelich.de phone J?lich: +49 2461 61-5577 fax: +49 2461 61-2610 mobil: +49 172 3949605 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH 52425 Juelich Sitz der Gesellschaft: Juelich Eingetragen im Handelsregister des Amtsgerichts Dueren Nr. HR B 3498 Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats: MinDir Dr. Karl Eugen Huthmacher Geschaeftsfuehrung: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Marquardt (Vorsitzender), Karsten Beneke (stellv. Vorsitzender), Prof. Dr.-Ing. Harald Bolt, Prof. Dr. Sebastian M. 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The workshop brings together the partners of the SINE2020 WP8 that have contributed work in the areas of * Integrated simulation using neutronics and Monte Carlo ray-tracing * Innovative Shielding Concepts and Materials * Compact Instrumentation for Larmor Labelling applications at the ESS - Please see the attachment for a detailed programme. Participation in the event is free on a first come - first serve basis. For more information and registration, please consult the website at http://ecns2019.essworkshop.org. ?> FINAL REGISTRATION DEADLINE is June 18th. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.gif Type: image/gif Size: 58 bytes Desc: image001.gif URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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The scope of the workshop is? bring together experts in neutron scattering methods with users from soft matter and biology to review techniques and provide the opportunity for the community to discuss current limitations, new capabilities, and future developments. Registration has opened on April 1, 2019, final registration deadline September 1, 2019. Further information can be found at the workshop webpage http://www.fz-juelich.de/jcns/JCNS-Workshop2019 We are looking forward to meet you in Tutzing. Stephan F?rster, Thomas Gutberlet, Margarita Kruteva, Olaf Holderer, Rainer Zorn, J?rg Stellbrink, Aurel Radulsecu (JCNS Workshop Scientific Committee) -- Dr. Thomas Gutberlet J?lich Centre for Neutron Science JCNS Forschungszentrum J?lich GmbH 52425 J?lich e-mail:t.gutberlet at fz-juelich.de phone J?lich: +49 2461 61-5577 fax: +49 2461 61-2610 mobil: +49 172 3949605 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH 52425 Juelich Sitz der Gesellschaft: Juelich Eingetragen im Handelsregister des Amtsgerichts Dueren Nr. HR B 3498 Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats: MinDir Dr. Karl Eugen Huthmacher Geschaeftsfuehrung: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Marquardt (Vorsitzender), Karsten Beneke (stellv. Vorsitzender), Prof. Dr.-Ing. Harald Bolt, Prof. Dr. Sebastian M. 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Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2019 11:53:54 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] JOB POSTING: Diffraction Neutron Scattering Scientist (Nomad) at Neutron Sciences ORNL Message-ID: Req Posting #: 1146 Perma link: https://jobs.ornl.gov/s/LPpaTw ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Job Title: Diffraction Neutron Scattering Scientist (Nomad) Location: Oak Ridge, TN, US, 37831 Company: Oak Ridge National Laboratory Requisition Id: 1146 Pay Band: We are open to hiring at all levels for this position Relocation: Domestic and International relocation assistance is available for this position. Overview: The Neutron Sciences Directorate (NScD) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is seeking a neutron instrument scientist for the nanoscale-ordered materials diffractometer (NOMAD) at the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS). NOMAD is a world-class, high-flux, neutron time-of-flight total scattering diffractometer and supports a diverse science community, attracting scientists from all over the world, carrying out research in physical, chemical and materials sciences. More details about the instrument and its science impact can be found at https://neutrons.ornl.gov/nomad. As a core instrument team member, you will develop a leading scientific program focused on neutron scattering, and champion developments in instrumentation, sample environment, as well as software to help maintain and further develop the performance of the instruments and expand the user base. A key component of your role is to ensure safe operation and user support of the beamline, which includes user assistance as local contact, helping with experimental setup, data acquisition and data analysis. You will have the opportunity to work with users on a wide range of science topics covered by the instrument. It is expected that you pursue your own research program focusing on the neutron scattering capabilities in combination with the world wide unique resources ORNL has to offer. Major Duties and Responsibilities: * Pursue a high-quality personal research program using neutron diffraction, build national and international collaborations, and publish research results in scientific journals. * Assist users as a local contact for experimental setup, data acquisition, user education as appropriate and will ensure users are provided with analyzable data. * Attract users from new areas of research, especially related to the topics of your own research efforts, to expand the user community and the impact of neutron scattering in the physical sciences. Champion developments in instrumentation, sample environment, and software to help maintain and further develop the performance of NOMAD and the neutron powder diffractometer suite. * Ensure compliance with environment, safety, health, and quality program requirements * As a member of the ORNL scientific community, you will be expected to commit to ORNL's Research Code of Conduct. Our full code of conduct, and a statement by the Lab Director's office can be found here: https://www.ornl.gov/content/research-integrity. Basic Qualifications: * Ph.D. in Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science, or related fields * 2 or more years of relevant Postdoctoral experience (We encourage applications from all levels, and will hire commensurate with years of experience) * Experience with neutron and/or X-ray PDF, Rietveld and total scattering analysis * A strong record of productive and creative research demonstrated by publications in peer-reviewed journals and presentations at scientific conferences * Strong written and oral communication skills * Demonstrated ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team Preferred Qualifications: * 5 or more years of relevant Postdoctoral experience * Previous beamline support experience in a neutron or synchrotron x-ray user facility * Demonstrated ability to work with other technical and scientific support groups * Demonstrated ability to work with graduate students, post-doctoral researchers, and other research scientists from both academia and/or industry * Experience in design, execution and troubleshooting of experiments * Experience in developing software or scripts related to total scattering data reduction and/or analysis * Experience in developing novel sample environment for total scattering Other Requirements: * Please provide a list of publications and a statement of research interests when applying for this position. * If you are selected for interview, you will be required to submit a minimum of 2 letters of recommendation. Benefits at ORNL: UT-Battelle offers a quality benefits package, including a matching 401(k), contributory pension plan, paid vacation, and medical/dental plan options. Onsite amenities include a credit union, medical clinic, cafeteria, coffee stands, and fitness facilities. Relocation: Moving can be overwhelming and expensive. UT-Battelle offers a generous relocation package to ease the transition process. Domestic and international relocation assistance is available for certain positions. If invited to interview, be sure to ask your Recruiter (Talent Acquisition Partner) for details. For more information about our benefits, working here, and living here, visit the "About" tab at jobs.ornl.gov. This position will remain open for a minimum of 5 days after which it will close when a qualified candidate is identified and/or hired. We accept Word (.doc, .docx), Adobe (unsecured .pdf), Rich Text Format (.rtf), and HTML (.htm, .html) up to 5MB in size. Resumes from third party vendors will not be accepted; these resumes will be deleted and the candidates submitted will not be considered for employment. If you have trouble applying for a position, please email ORNLRecruiting at ornl.gov. ORNL is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants, including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans, are encouraged to apply. UT-Battelle is an E-Verify employer. Best regards, Steve Cherry Talent Acquisition Partner, Neutron Sciences & US ITER OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY MANAGED BY UT-BATTELLE FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY e-Mail: cherrysj at ornl.gov | Desk: 865.241.9120 | Mobile: 865-356-6827 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cherrysj at ornl.gov Tue Jun 18 14:03:40 2019 From: cherrysj at ornl.gov (Cherry, Steve J.) Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2019 12:03:40 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] JOB POSTING: Diffraction Neutron Scattering Scientist (Powgen) at Neutron Sciences ORNL Message-ID: Req Posting #: 1145 Perma link: https://jobs.ornl.gov/s/LBWT7E ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Job Title: Diffraction Neutron Scattering Scientist (Powgen) Location: Oak Ridge, TN, US, 37831 Company: Oak Ridge National Laboratory Requisition Id: 1145 Pay Band: We are open to hiring at all experience levels. Relocation: Domestic and International relocation assistance is available for this position. Overview: The Neutron Sciences Directorate (NScD) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is seeking an neutron instrument scientist for the neutron powder diffractometer POWGEN at the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS). POWGEN is a high-resolution, time-of-flight powder diffractometer and supports a diverse science community, attracting scientists from all over the world, carrying out world-class research in physical, chemical and materials sciences. More details about the instrument and its science impact can be found at https://neutrons.ornl.gov/powgen. As a core instrument team member, you will develop a leading scientific program focused on neutron scattering, and champion developments in instrumentation, sample environment, as well as software to help maintain and further develop the performance of the instruments and expand the user base. A key component of your role is to ensure safe operation and user support of the beamlines, which includes user assistance as local contact, helping with experimental setup, data acquisition and data analysis. You will have the opportunity to work with users on a wide range of science topics covered by the instrument. It is expected that you pursue your own research program focusing on the neutron scattering capabilities in combination with the world wide unique resources ORNL has to offer. Major Duties and Responsibilities: * Pursue a high-quality personal research program using neutron diffraction, build national and international collaborations, and publish research results in scientific journals. * Assist users as a local contact for experimental setup, data acquisition, user education as appropriate and will ensure users are provided with analyzable data. * Attract users from new areas of research, especially related to the topics of your own research efforts, to expand the user community and the impact of neutron scattering in the physical sciences. Champion developments in instrumentation, sample environment, and software to help maintain and further develop the performance of POWGEN and the neutron powder diffractometer suite. * Ensures compliance with environment, safety, health, and quality program requirements * As a member of the ORNL scientific community, you will be expected to commit to ORNL's Research Code of Conduct. Our full code of conduct, and a statement by the Lab Director's office can be found here: https://www.ornl.gov/content/research-integrity. Basic Qualifications: * Ph.D. in Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science, or related fields * 2 or more years of relevant Postdoctoral experience (We encourage applications from all levels, and will hire commensurate with years of experience) * Experience with neutron and/or X-ray powder diffraction and Rietveld analysis. * A strong record of productive and creative research demonstrated by publications in peer-reviewed journals and presentations at scientific conferences * Strong written and oral communication skills * Demonstrated ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team. Preferred Qualifications: * 5 or more years of relevant Postdoctoral experience * Previous beamline support experience in a neutron or synchrotron x-ray user facility * Demonstrated ability to work with other technical and scientific support groups. * Demonstrated ability to work with graduate students, post-doctoral researchers, and other research scientists from both academia and/or industry. * Experience in developing software or scripts related to powder diffraction data reduction and/or analysis. * Experience in developing novel sample environment for powder diffraction. Other Requirements: * Please provide a list of publications when applying for this position. * If you are selected for interview, you will be required to submit a minimum of 2 letters of recommendation. Benefits at ORNL: UT-Battelle offers a quality benefits package, including a matching 401(k), contributory pension plan, paid vacation, and medical/dental plan options. Onsite amenities include a credit union, medical clinic, cafeteria, coffee stands, and fitness facilities. Relocation: Moving can be overwhelming and expensive. UT-Battelle offers a generous relocation package to ease the transition process. Domestic and international relocation assistance is available for certain positions. If invited to interview, be sure to ask your Recruiter (Talent Acquisition Partner) for details. For more information about our benefits, working here, and living here, visit the "About" tab at jobs.ornl.gov. If you have trouble applying for a position, please email ORNLRecruiting at ornl.gov. ORNL is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants, including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans, are encouraged to apply. UT-Battelle is an E-Verify employer. Best regards, Steve Cherry Talent Acquisition Partner, Neutron Sciences & US ITER OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY MANAGED BY UT-BATTELLE FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY e-Mail: cherrysj at ornl.gov | Desk: 865.241.9120 | Mobile: 865-356-6827 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cherrysj at ornl.gov Tue Jun 18 14:12:23 2019 From: cherrysj at ornl.gov (Cherry, Steve J.) Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2019 12:12:23 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] JOB POSTING: Lead Instrument Engineer at Neutron Sciences ORNL Message-ID: Req Posting #: 796 Perma link: https://jobs.ornl.gov/s/cLITp9 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Job Title: Lead Instrument Engineer Location: Oak Ridge, TN, US, 37831 Company: Oak Ridge National Laboratory Requisition Id 796 Relocation: Domestic and International relocation assistance is available for this position. Overview: The Neutron Technologies Division (NTD) Instrument Engineering Group performs engineering design and development for Neutron Scattering Instruments at HFIR and SNS. In this group, you will have the opportunity to perform a lead role in the development of new instruments and upgrades to existing instruments, including the design of one-of-a-kind and first-of-a-kind components and systems. The Instrument Engineering group seeks a motivated engineer to lead major, high profile instrument development projects at the SNS and HFIR. A Lead Instrument Engineer is expected to apply a systems engineering approach to engineering design, fabrication and procurement oversight, testing, and installation oversight. The Lead Instrument Engineer is responsible for all beamline components. These typically include vacuum and / or pressure vessels, equipment positioning devices, personnel safety systems, neutron and biological shielding, optical components and more. The ideal candidate will have experience as a Lead Engineer for an instrument development at a neutron scattering facility or synchrotron, or as a lead for large scale projects in industry. This role will report to the Instrument Design Engineering Team Leader, and will work closely with Instrument Scientists, Designers, Instrument Operations Personnel, Sample Environment Personnel, Electrical Engineers and Conventional Facilities Engineers. Major Duties and Responsibilities: * Serve as a Lead Engineer for new instrument developments and existing instrument upgrades * Ensure safety and quality by following Instrument Engineering standards and procedures * Provide direction to other engineers and designers to ensure engineering standards are met, and customer expectations are satisfied * Lead multidisciplinary activities to ensure project requirements are met * Produce drawings, specifications and other engineering documents * Perform engineering calculations to ensure safety and component performance * Report progress to sponsors and management * Lead and participate in engineering and project reviews * Produce and follow cost and schedule estimates * Perform work efficiently to ensure project deadlines are achieved * Ensures compliance with environment, safety, health, and quality program requirements including ISMS. * The SNS and HFIR facilities are in operation 24 hours per day and 7 days a week year round. You may be occasionally required to support users and/or facilities during off hours or weekends. * As a member of the ORNL scientific community, you will be expected to commit to ORNL's Research Code of Conduct. Our full code of conduct, and a statement by the Lab Director's office can be found here: https://www.ornl.gov/content/research-integrity Basic Qualifications: * BS in Engineering (typically Mechanical Engineering; other disciplines with appropriate experience are welcome) * 8 or more years of experience in applicable engineering work * Previous experience leading large engineering projects * Demonstrated ability to quickly grasp, prioritize and analyze complex technical problems * Experience working within and leading multidisciplinary technical teams * Proficiency in Computer Aided Design (CAD) * Excellent communication skills Preferred Qualifications: * Previous experience as a Lead Engineer for a Neutron Scattering Instrument development * Experience with vacuum systems * Working level proficiency in Creo CAD software and Windchill Project Lifecycle Management software * Familiarity with the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code * Proficient in Finite Element Analysis About Neutron Sciences Directorate The Neutron Sciences Directorate (NScD) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) operates the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR), the United States' highest flux reactor based neutron source, and the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS), the world's most intense pulsed accelerator based neutron source. Together these facilities operate 30 instruments for neutron scattering research, each year carrying out in excess of 1,000 experiments in the physical, chemical, materials, biological and medical sciences. HFIR also provides unique facilities for isotope production and neutron irradiation. To learn more about Neutron Sciences at ORNL go to: http://neutrons.ornl.gov. Benefits at ORNL: UT-Battelle offers a quality benefits package, including a matching 401(k), contributory pension plan, paid vacation, and medical/dental plan options. Onsite amenities include a credit union, medical clinic, cafeteria, coffee stands, and fitness facilities. Relocation: Moving can be overwhelming and expensive. UT-Battelle offers a generous relocation package to ease the transition process. Domestic and international relocation assistance is available for certain positions. If invited to interview, be sure to ask your Recruiter (Talent Acquisition Partner) for details. For more information about our benefits, working here, and living here, visit the "About" tab at jobs.ornl.gov. ORNL is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants, including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans, are encouraged to apply. UT-Battelle is an E-Verify employer. Best regards, Steve Cherry Talent Acquisition Partner, Neutron Sciences & US ITER OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY MANAGED BY UT-BATTELLE FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY e-Mail: cherrysj at ornl.gov | Desk: 865.241.9120 | Mobile: 865-356-6827 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cherrysj at ornl.gov Tue Jun 18 17:12:19 2019 From: cherrysj at ornl.gov (Cherry, Steve J.) Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2019 15:12:19 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] JOB POSTING: Linac Systems RF Engineer at Neutron Sciences ORNL Message-ID: Req Posting #: 1363 Posting link: https://jobs.ornl.gov/s/RMJZZc ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Job Title: Linac Systems RF Engineer Location: Oak Ridge, TN, US, 37854 Company: Oak Ridge National Laboratory Requisition Id 1363 Relocation: Domestic and International relocation assistance is available for this position. Overview: In order to ensure on-going success in safe and reliable operation, maintenance, and improvement of the SNS Linac, the Research Accelerator Division (RAD) within NScD invites applications for a linac systems RF engineer/scientist position in its Linac Systems Group. The SNS Linac consists of a combination of room temperature and superconducting structures and is the first accelerator that uses superconducting radio-frequency (SRF) technology for a pulsed proton machine. The SNS Linac produces 1-GeV, 1.4-MW negative hydrogen beam (1.3 GeV, 2.8 MW capable after proton power upgrade) and is now considered to be the world's leading high-power proton accelerator facility. The Linac Systems Group manages all SNS RF structures (RFQ, Rebunchers, DTL, CCL, Cryomodules and Ring RF), HPRF systems, LLRF systems, ion source RF systems, Central Helium Refrigerator (CHL) systems and related test facilities. This position reports to the Linac Systems Group Leader and will interface with the Linac Systems Group members, SNS and ORNL staffs, and professional peers at other institutes. Major Duties and Responsibilities: * Lead or participate in the operation of the SNS Linac RF systems. * Lead or participate in the development program for Linac RF structures and ancillary parts/components. * Perform measurements and analyze data to correct, improve, and optimize performance of the SNS Linac systems. * Lead or participate in conditioning and RF processing of Linac RF structures, and update/develop conditioning procedures for Linac RF structures. * Develop and ensure availability of procedures, drawings, and other required documentation. * Participate in maintaining 24/7 operation of the SNS Linac systems, requiring flexibility in working hours to overcome unforeseen events. * Represent and present the group's activity to the Division, Directorate, and various review committees. * Direct, supervise, educate and mentor personnel in their works pertaining to Linac systems and related systems. * Participate in scientific conferences, workshops, meetings and publishes results in the form of SNS technical notes and memos, workshop and conference proceedings, and scientific journals. * Ensure compliance with ESH and quality procedures and programs. Basic Qualifications: * BS or MS degree in RF engineering, engineering physics * 5 or more years of technical experience in design, construction and/or operation of RF systems. * Experience with experimental equipment and instruments is required. * Established knowledge and experience with Linac RF systems * Ability to work independently, as well as with a team of scientists, engineers, technicians and trades/crafts * Excellent written and oral communications skills * Ability to learn and follow safe working practices and regulations Preferred Qualifications: * Familiarity with the operation of particle accelerator or similar complex system * A combination of experimental, theoretical and computing skills * Experience in the design, construction and/or operation of normal conducting RF accelerating structures About Neutron Sciences Directorate: The Neutron Sciences Directorate (NScD) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) operates the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR), the United States' highest flux reactor based neutron source, and the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS), the world's most intense pulsed accelerator based neutron source. Together these facilities operate 30 instruments for neutron scattering research, each year carrying out in excess of 1,000 experiments in the physical, chemical, materials, biological and medical sciences. HFIR also provides unique facilities for isotope production and neutron irradiation. To learn more about Neutron Sciences at ORNL go to: http://neutrons.ornl.gov. Benefits at ORNL: UT-Battelle offers a quality benefits package, including a matching 401(k), contributory pension plan, paid vacation, and medical/dental plan options. Onsite amenities include a credit union, medical clinic, cafeteria, coffee stands, and fitness facilities. Relocation: Moving can be overwhelming and expensive. UT-Battelle offers a generous relocation package to ease the transition process. Domestic and international relocation assistance is available for certain positions. If invited to interview, be sure to ask your Recruiter (Talent Acquisition Partner) for details. 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MEI will ensure ORNL to be at the forefront of knowledge using the neutron scattering facilities at SNS and HFIR to solve problems in both materials and engineering fundamental and applied areas where neutron scattering is advantageous. Currently, MEI emphasizes on the advanced materials behaviors under extreme stimuli or services. As a postdoctoral fellow you will work with the initiative scientists on one of the three science topics, accelerated advanced alloys design for extreme engineering applications, nuclear materials and radiation effect, and materials response during advanced manufacturing/processing. Your core research will involve performing diffraction, small angle scattering and imaging neutron measurements on the world leading instruments at the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR) and Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) at ORNL. This position represents an excellent opportunity to conduct materials and engineering study in a stimulating multidisciplinary environment at ORNL, and you will have access to other world leading facility or capability of ORNL such as center for nanophase science (CNMS), and high performance computing (HPC) etc. Major Duties and Responsibilities * Design and perform neutron scattering experiments using instrument across SNS and HFIR, and analyze resulting experiment data with theoretical modeling to understand materials behaviors in MEI focused areas. * Use other complementary characterization tools such as x-rays, electron microscopes, atomic probe tomography etc. to advance scientific understanding of materials. * Publish scientific papers and present results from this research at national and international meetings as appropriate. Basic Qualifications * PhD in physics, materials science, engineering, or a related discipline. Applicants must have received their PhD within five years of this application and must complete all degree requirements before starting their appointment. * Hands on experience in neutron and/or X-ray scattering and data analysis, and other materials characterization tools * A strong record of productive and creative research demonstrated by publications in peer-reviewed journals and presentations at scientific conferences * Strong written and oral communication skills Preferred Qualifications: * Background in alloys design/synthesis/processing, nuclear materials or advanced manufacturing. * Expertise in metallurgy, ceramics, material deformation or phase transformation behaviors. * Highly self-motivated, with the ability of creative thinking and working within a multi-disciplinary team environment on scientifically challenging problems. Other Information: * Appointments will be a temporary, full-time assignment for 24 months with a possibility of an extension of up to 12 months. * Provide a current curriculum vitae including a list of publications and a two-page research statement describing research interest, scientific problems, and research plan for area of interests by using neutron scattering, when applying for this position * If you are selected for interview, you will be required to send in a minimum of two letters of reference * The date of your application must be within 5 years of the most recent degree, and all degree requirements must be complete before starting the appointment. The Neutron Sciences Directorate (NScD) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) operates the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR), the United States' highest flux reactor based neutron source, and the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS), the world's most intense pulsed accelerator based neutron source. Together these facilities operate 30 instruments for neutron scattering research, each year carrying out in excess of 1,000 experiments in the physical, chemical, materials, biological and medical sciences. HFIR also provides unique facilities for isotope production and neutron irradiation. To learn more about Neutron Sciences at ORNL, please go to this link: http://neutrons.ornl.gov, and technical questions regarding the position should be sent to the following e-mail address: Dr. Ke An (kean at ornl.gov) Benefits at ORNL: UT-Battelle offers a quality benefits package, including a matching 401(k), contributory pension plan, paid vacation, and medical/dental plan options. Onsite amenities include a credit union, medical clinic, cafeteria, coffee stands, and fitness facilities. Relocation: Moving can be overwhelming and expensive. UT-Battelle offers a generous relocation package to ease the transition process. Domestic and international relocation assistance is available for certain positions. If invited to interview, be sure to ask your Recruiter (Talent Acquisition Partner) for details. For more information about our benefits, working here, and living here, visit the ?About? tab at jobs.ornl.gov. This position will remain open for a minimum of 5 days after which it will close when a qualified candidate is identified and/or hired. We accept Word (.doc, .docx), Adobe (unsecured .pdf), Rich Text Format (.rtf), and HTML (.htm, .html) up to 5MB in size. Resumes from third party vendors will not be accepted; these resumes will be deleted and the candidates submitted will not be considered for employment. If you have trouble applying for a position, please email ORNLRecruiting at ornl.gov. ORNL is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants, including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans, are encouraged to apply. 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URL: From bordallo at nbi.ku.dk Fri Jun 21 12:53:05 2019 From: bordallo at nbi.ku.dk (Heloisa Nunes Bordallo) Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2019 10:53:05 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] Registration open: Workshop on Perspectives and Applications of Deep Learning for Accelerated Scientific Discovery at next generation X-ray and Neutron Sources - September 26-27, 2019 Message-ID: Dear colleagues, Registration for the Workshop on Perspectives and Applications of Deep Learning for Accelerated Scientific Discovery at next generation X-ray and Neutron Sources that will take place at The Niels Bohr Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark on 26-27 September 2019 is now open! https://indico.nbi.ku.dk/event/1256/ The program will consist of 3 plenary sessions on Thursday the 26th given by Christian Igel, Professor at the Department of Computer Science at the University of Copenhagen (Denmark) Toby Perring, Senior scientist at the ISIS Facility (UK) Abbas Ourmazd, Distinguished Professor of Physics at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (USA) followed by afternoon working groups, led by Harald Reichert, Director of Research in Physical Sciences at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility - ESRF (France) Bill David, Professor of Materials Chemistry in the Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford, and STFC Senior Fellow at the ISIS Facility (UK) Troels Petersen, Associate Professor at the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen (Denmark) Invited panel members will discus (in closed sections) how DL methods can become more generically applicable to a wide range of scattering experiments, including data analysis, bias-free modelling and optimization of experimental protocols. On Friday, 27th, conveners will present the outcomes of the previous day?s working-groups and the meeting will close with a discussion and presentation of an overall summary. A tentative roadmap on how to make progress in the application of DL for Accelerated Scientific Discovery at next generation X-ray and Neutron Sources will also be proposed. There is no registration fee for the workshop, but attendance is limited to 40 participants. The web page will be continuously updated. Looking very much forward to seeing you on September! Associate Professor Heloisa N. Bordallo ? Niels Bohr Institute - UCPH Associate Professor Christina Lioma - Department of Computer Science - UCPH Dr. Jonathan Taylor - Head of Data Management and Software Center Division - ESS Dr. Dimitri N. Argyriou - Head of Operations Planning - ESS The workshop is sponsored by the Nordic Neutron Science Programme (NNSP) Capacity Building Networks Soft and biological materials and Low-dimensional structure (https://www.nordforsk.org/en/programmes-and-projects/projects/nnsp-capacity-building). __________________ Heloisa N. Bordallo Associate Professor (Lektor) Niels Bohr Institute (H.C. ?rsted Institute, bldg. D) University of Copenhagen Universitetsparken 5 2100 Copenhagen Denmark Phone: +45 213 088 29 bordallo at nbi.ku.dk -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From marc.janoschek at psi.ch Sat Jun 22 12:28:46 2019 From: marc.janoschek at psi.ch (Janoschek Marc (PSI)) Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2019 10:28:46 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] Open Position: Postdoctoral Fellow in Neutron and X-Ray Scattering References: <08e86d20-86bf-42bf-a609-f462b8631e36@Spark> Message-ID: The Paul Scherrer Institute PSI is the largest research institute for natural and engineering sciences within Switzerland. We perform cutting-edge research in the fields of matter and materials, energy and environment and human health. By performing fundamental and applied research, we work on sustainable solutions for major challenges facing society, science and economy. PSI is committed to the training of future generations. Therefore about one quarter of our staff are post-docs, post-graduates or apprentices. Altogether PSI employs 2100 people. For the Laboratory of Scientific Developments and Novel Materials we are looking for a Postdoctoral Fellow Neutron- and X-Ray scattering Your tasks * Basic research on strongly correlated f-electron and related materials * Material characterization using bulk laboratory methods such as electrical transport, magnetization and specific heat * Carry out experiments at neutron scattering and synchrotron user facilities * Analyze complex data sets from diffraction and spectroscopy experiments * Publishing of scientific articles, contribution to conferences Your profile We are looking for an enthusiastic person with a PhD degree in physics, chemistry, material science or a related field. Experience in the investigation of strongly correlated electron materials is required. Expertise in neutron and / or X-Ray scattering techniques is desirable. You are interested in doing research of the highest quality and disemminate your results via publications and conference presentations. You are highly motivated, creative and have excellent team and communication skills. Good command of English is necessary. We offer Our institution is based on an interdisciplinary, innovative and dynamic collaboration. You will profit from a systematic training on the job, in addition to personal development possibilities and our pronounced vocational training culture. If you wish to optimally combine work and family life or other personal interests, we are able to support you with our modern employment conditions and the on-site infrastructure. Your employment contract is limited to 2 years. For further information please contact Dr. Marc Janoschek, phone +41 56 310 49 87. Please submit your application online by 31 July 2019 (including list of publications and addresses of referees) for the position as a Postdoctoral Fellow (index no. 3600-01). 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URL: From t.gutberlet at fz-juelich.de Mon Jun 24 08:38:20 2019 From: t.gutberlet at fz-juelich.de (Thomas Gutberlet) Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2019 08:38:20 +0200 Subject: [Neutron] Reminder Extended Deadline June 25, 2019 for Abstracts JCNS Workshop 2019 In-Reply-To: <45a81fb5-1374-edd7-999c-7df64598f2d5@fz-juelich.de> References: <2159bf93-7b19-f74e-f6ae-59e79b8f99b9@fz-juelich.de> <45a81fb5-1374-edd7-999c-7df64598f2d5@fz-juelich.de> Message-ID: <50a96910-44b0-a49f-1b87-d6142f60db30@fz-juelich.de> Dear colleagues, the deadline for submission of abstracts to the JCNS Workshop 2019 Trends and Perspectives in Neutron Instrumentation: Probing Structure and Dynamics in Soft Matter has been extended. Please submit your abstract till June 25, 2019 via our web portal https://www.fz-juelich.de/jcns/EN/Leistungen/ConferencesAndWorkshops/JCNSWorkshops/2019Workshop/AbstractsandRegistration/_node.html The workshop will be held from October 7 to October 10 2019 in Tutzing, Germany. The scope of the workshop is bring together experts in neutron scattering methods with users from soft matter and biology to review techniques and provide the opportunity for the community to discuss current limitations, new capabilities, and future developments. Registration has opened on April 1, 2019, final registration deadline September 1, 2019. Further information can be found at the workshop webpage http://www.fz-juelich.de/jcns/JCNS-Workshop2019 We are looking forward to meet you in Tutzing. Stephan F?rster, Thomas Gutberlet, Margarita Kruteva, Olaf Holderer, Rainer Zorn, J?rg Stellbrink, Aurel Radulsecu (JCNS Workshop Scientific Committee) -- Dr. Thomas Gutberlet J?lich Centre for Neutron Science JCNS Forschungszentrum J?lich GmbH 52425 J?lich e-mail: t.gutberlet at fz-juelich.de phone J?lich: +49 2461 61-5577 fax: +49 2461 61-2610 mobil: +49 172 3949605 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH 52425 Juelich Sitz der Gesellschaft: Juelich Eingetragen im Handelsregister des Amtsgerichts Dueren Nr. HR B 3498 Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats: MinDir Volker Rieke Geschaeftsfuehrung: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Marquardt (Vorsitzender), Karsten Beneke (stellv. Vorsitzender), Prof. Dr.-Ing. Harald Bolt, Prof. Dr. Sebastian M. 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Location:* Institute of Physics of Rennes, University of Rennes 1, FRANCE _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ */A postdoctoral position in experimental physics on organic/hybrid nanomaterials is available at the Institute of Physics of Rennes (http://www.ipr.univ-rennes1.fr/). /* *Qualifications: *We are looking for an enthusiastic candidate with a PhD in the field of physics or chemical-physics and a prior experience with condensed matter studies and characterization methods (such as neutron scattering, dielectric spectroscopy, calorimetry). An experience related to the thermodynamics, dynamics and structure of liquids, glassforming systems or molecular nanomaterials will be considered as an advantage. *Project:* This project addresses the physics of multicomponent liquid mixtures confined at the nanometer scale in periodic mesoporous organosilicates. The activity is developed in the frame of a French-German collaborative project between Hamburg and Rennes, which is supported by national funding agencies (ANR and DFG). https://huberlab.wp.tuhh.de/index.php/de/nanoliquids *Employer: *The postdoctoral project is hosted by the Institute of Physics of Rennes, a CNRS-University joint unit. Rennes is located in Brittany (France), c.a. 1h30 by train west from Paris. ??? The initial appointment will be for 12 months with a possible extension. Applications, including curriculum vitae, cover letter, transcript of academic record and a list of at least three references (with full address and e-mail contact info) should be sent to Dr. Denis Morineau (denis.morineau at univ-rennes1.fr). We are committed to promoting equal opportunity and diversity in science. The announcement of the position is valid until the position is filled. *Contact information:* Denis Morineau, Director of Research CNRS, Department Materials and Nanoscience, Institute of Physics of Rennes denis.morineau at univ-rennes1.fr, +33 2 23 23 69 84 https://perso.univ-rennes1.fr/denis.morineau/ -- ________________________________________________ Denis Morineau Directeur de Recherche - CNRS D?partement Mat?riaux-Nanosciences Institut de Physique de Rennes UMR-CNRS 6251 Universit? de Rennes 1 B?t. 11E, Campus de Beaulieu 35042 Rennes cedex FRANCE Tel. : +33 2 23 23 69 84 Fax. : +33 2 23 23 67 17 http://www.ipr.univ-rennes1.fr http://perso.univ-rennes1.fr/denis.morineau ________________________________________________ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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On Friday, 27th, conveners will present the outcomes of the previous day?s working-groups and the meeting will close with a discussion and presentation of an overall summary. A tentative roadmap on how to make progress in the application of DL for Accelerated Scientific Discovery at next generation X-ray and Neutron Sources will also be proposed. There is no registration fee for the workshop, but attendance is limited to 40 participants. The web page will be continuously updated. Looking very much forward to seeing you on September! Associate Professor Heloisa N. Bordallo ? Niels Bohr Institute - UCPH Associate Professor Christina Lioma - Department of Computer Science - UCPH Dr. Jonathan Taylor - Head of Data Management and Software Center Division - ESS Dr. Dimitri N. Argyriou - Head of Operations Planning - ESS The workshop is sponsored by the Nordic Neutron Science Programme (NNSP) Capacity Building Networks Soft and biological materials and Low-dimensional structure (https://www.nordforsk.org/en/programmes-and-projects/projects/nnsp-capacity-building). __________________ Heloisa N. Bordallo Associate Professor (Lektor) Niels Bohr Institute (H.C. ?rsted Institute, bldg. D) University of Copenhagen Universitetsparken 5 2100 Copenhagen Denmark Phone: +45 213 088 29 bordallo at nbi.ku.dk -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Michael.Schulz at frm2.tum.de Fri Jun 28 09:33:00 2019 From: Michael.Schulz at frm2.tum.de (Michael Schulz) Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2019 09:33:00 +0200 Subject: [Neutron] Open Position: PostDoc in Neutron Imaging at TUM, FRM II Message-ID: The Technical University Munich operates the high flux Neutron Source Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II) located at the scientific campus in Garching, Germany. The neutron source itself, its research instruments as well as the irradiation facilities provide unique possibilities for the scientific and industrial use of neutron beams. For the development of a new detector system at the imaging beam line ANTARES we invite applications (full time position 40.1 h/week) as *PostDoc (m/f/d)* The beam-line ANTARES is a high-resolution neutron imaging instrument, located at the high flux neutron source Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM-II) in Garching, Germany. With one of the highest neutron fluxes worldwide and its cold neutron spectrum, ANTARES offers high sensitivity at short exposure times. Main applications of ANTARES lie in the fields of material science, battery research, magnetism and fuel cells. Moreover, our highly motivated team plays an important role in method development for neutron imaging. *Description of position* ** You will play a leading role in the development of a novel detector system for ANTARES, which will offer highest possible spatial resolution. The detector system will use a high-resolution camera system, which is optically coupled to a scintillator. In contrast to common systems, this detector will be capable of recording the light output of single neutron events and use a center-of-mass strategy to determine the location of the event with sub-pixel resolution. Your work includes project management, simulations, planning and - in close cooperation with engineers and technicians - design, construction and commissioning of the new instrument components. In addition, you will be encouraged to pursue your own research projects with a focus on neutron imaging. *Qualification and Experience* ** You have a degree in physics, chemistry, material science or related fields, ideally completed with a PhD / doctorate degree. You have knowledge in the field of neutron- or x-ray/synchrotron imaging. Experience with optical systems and detectors will be helpful. Good oral and written English skills are required, German language skills are an asset. The appointment is limited to 3 years. The payment is based on the German pay scale TV-L. The Technical University Munich is an equal opportunity employer. Therefore women are especially encouraged to apply. Handicapped applicants having an equivalent experience will be preferred. Further information on the position is given byDr. Michael Schulz(phone +49 89 289 14718). Applications will be reviewed after July 14th, 2019and are accepted until the position is filled. Applicants should send a letter of interest describing relevant experience including detailed curriculum vitae by regular or electronic mail (merged to a pdf file) to: *Technische Universit?t M?nchen * *Forschungsneutronenquelle Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II)* *Personalabteilung* *Lichtenbergstra?e 1; D-85747 Garching* *Phone: +49 89 289 14614* *E-Mail: jobs at frm2.tum.de* *www.frm2.tum.de* -- --- Dr. Michael Schulz Technische Universit?t M?nchen Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ) Head of Neutron Imaging Group Lichtenbergstr.1 D - 85747 Garching Phone : +49-(0)89-289-14718 Fax : +49-(0)89-289-14997 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From caldersa at ornl.gov Fri Jun 28 15:29:48 2019 From: caldersa at ornl.gov (Calder, Stuart A.) Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2019 13:29:48 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] Magnetic Structure Determination from Neutron Diffraction Data School Registration Message-ID: A school providing hands-on training for "Magnetic Structure Determination from Neutron Diffraction Data" will be run on-site at ORNL from October 21-23, 2019. Registration is now open until July 17th at the schools website https://conference.sns.gov/event/176/ ==================================================== About the School The school will provide hands-on training on how to determine magnetic structures from powder and single-crystal neutron data. The techniques of representational analysis and magnetic space groups will be introduced and used in a series of examples. This school is a mini version of the Magnetic Structure Determination from Neutron Diffraction Data (Magstr) school and will be held at ORNL on the three days prior to the Pittsburgh Diffraction Conference, also held at ORNL that week. (https://conference.sns.gov/event/78/) Lectures and hands-on tutorial sessions will cover: 1. Symmetry analysis using representation theory and the SARAh program 2. Magnetic space groups using the Bilbao Crystallographic Server 3. Refinement strategies using the FullProf Suite 4. Magnetic structure determination from powder (constant wavelength and time-of-flight data) and single-crystal data (constant wavelength) The school is intended for graduate students, postdocs, and research scientists who have a working knowledge of crystallographic refinement and will benefit from incorporating the techniques of magnetic structure determination from neutron diffraction into their research. FullProf software will be used for hands-on examples. (https://www.ill.eu/sites/fullprof/) ***** Registration is free, but acceptance to the school is granted on a competitive and limited basis. The closing date for registering is July 17th. ***** Acceptance to the school is based on information provided when registering. Applicants will be notified by the end of July if they are accepted. Those accepted are expected to arrange for their own travel and accommodations. Workshop Organizers * Stuart Calder (caldersa at ornl.gov) * Ovidiu Garlea (garleao at ornl.gov) * Huibo Cao (caoh at ornl.gov) * Clarina dela Cruz (delacruzcr at ornl.gov) ----------------------- Stuart Calder Diffraction Group, Neutron Scattering Division Oak Ridge National Laboratory https://www.ornl.gov/staff-profile/stuart-calder -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From scampbell at bnl.gov Mon Jul 1 23:38:04 2019 From: scampbell at bnl.gov (Campbell, Stuart) Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2019 21:38:04 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] Vacancy at ISIS: Instrument Scientist for Quasi-Elastic Neutron Spectroscopy Message-ID: Being posted on behalf of Victoria Garcia Sakai. ________________________________ From: Garcia Sakai, Victoria (STFC,RAL,ISIS) Sent: 28 June 2019 12:19 To: neutron at neutronsources.org Subject: Vacancy at ISIS: Instrument Scientist for Quasi-Elastic Neutron Spectroscopy Instrument Scientist for Quasi-Elastic Neutron Spectroscopy STFC, Didcot, United Kingdom ?30,357 - ?42,576 per annum (dependent on skills and experience) Full Time Grade: D or E Contract Type: Open Ended Closing Date: 7th July 2019 Interview Date: Week commencing 5th August 2019 Job reference: IRC249840 About Us: The ISIS Neutron & Muon Source is a world-leading centre for research in the physical and life sciences at the STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory near Oxford in the United Kingdom. Our suite of neutron and muon instruments gives unique insights into the properties of materials at the atomic scale. We support a national and international community of more than 3000 scientists for research into subjects ranging from clean energy and the environment, pharmaceuticals and health care, through to nanotechnology and materials engineering, catalysis and polymers and on to fundamental studies of materials. ISIS has two low energy neutron spectrometers of inverted geometry, Iris and Osiris. They provide access to quasi-elastic and low-energy inelastic neutron scattering facilities across the physical, chemical and biophysical sciences, including energy research, catalysis, nanoscience, soft matter and biophysics. They are part of the instrument suite of the ISIS Molecular Spectroscopy Group that develops and operates a set of cutting edge neutron spectrometers; key tools to access structure and dynamics ranging from diffusion and rotation, phonon or bond vibrations and quantum effects. About the Role We are looking for a highly motivated and independent full time Instrument Scientist to support and develop the science and instrumentation programme on the backscattering neutron spectrometers Iris and Osiris, especially in the areas of soft matter or biophysics research. The position represents an excellent opportunity to develop both collaborative and personal scientific research programmes, and to contribute to the development of new capabilities at ISIS relevant to the instruments (new instrumentation, novel sample environment devices, advanced data analysis capabilities). You will interact extensively with visitors from higher education institutions as well as from industry. These duties on both Iris and Osiris will require you to work alongside and train these visitors to perform experiments and assist with data analysis and interpretation, and publication of results. You are expected to represent and actively work on expanding the user base of the instruments. Externally, you will be expected to present your own scientific work at conferences, strategically engage with stakeholders, and delineate future directions in science and facility development. Internally, you will be expected to contribute to the wider activities of the Molecular Spectroscopy Group and actively represent the group in its interactions with other ISIS and STFC science and technology groups. About You (Personal Skills and Attributes) ? a PhD in the physical sciences (or imminent award of) or equivalent experience ? a track record of research in a relevant scientific area ? expertise and understanding of neutron spectroscopy ? potential or ability to pursue an independent research programme ? good communication, interpersonal and presentation skills. Any other Relevant Information You must expect to perform some work out of normal working hours including weekends, during ISIS operating cycles. The work also requires the willingness and ability to work in a radiation area, in confined spaces and to handle chemicals and biological materials. There will be occasional requirements to travel within the UK and overseas. Organization Description UK Research and Innovation is a new entity that brings together nine partners to create an independent organisation with a strong voice for research and innovation, and a vision to ensure the UK maintains its world-leading position in research and innovation. More information can be found at www.ukri.org. The Science and Technology Facilities Council is a world-leading multi-disciplinary science organisation, and our goal is to deliver economic, societal, scientific and international benefits to the UK and its people ? and more broadly to the world. How to Apply For more detailed information of the Job Requirements and to apply please visit our job board at http://www.topcareer.jobs/Vacancy/irc249840_9535.aspx. Only online applications will be accepted. Applicants who are unable to apply online should contact us by telephone on +44 (0)1793 867000. Please submit a covering letter and CV ensuring that the IRC reference is included in the filename description of each document uploaded. Please note that failure to address the above criteria or submitted without a covering letter may result in your application not being considered. The closing date for applications is 7th July 2019. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Sara.Margaryan at esss.se Wed Jul 3 13:12:40 2019 From: Sara.Margaryan at esss.se (Sara Margaryan) Date: Wed, 3 Jul 2019 11:12:40 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] New vacancy at ESS Message-ID: <276AAC19-2B8A-4C5F-A406-CE4AD55F4D34@esss.se> Instrument Scientist for ESTIA The Science Directorate at the European Spallation Source (ESS) invites applications for an instrument scientist for the ESTIA reflectometer. Description of Division The Neutron Instruments Division houses the instrument scientists and post-docs, responsible for designing, constructing and then operating the neutron instruments of the ESS. New designs for a wide range of neutron instruments are in the process of being implemented, optimized to take full advantage of the unique long-pulse time structure of the ESS neutron source. There are currently 15 instruments under construction for ESS, of which 8, including ESTIA, will come on-line first. Description Main Responsibilities The current position is for the lead instrument scientist for ESTIA, a polarised focusing reflectometer for small samples, designed for the investigation of chemical and magnetic depth profiles near surfaces, as well as lateral correlations and structures. The immediate mission is to act as the project lead to design, procure, install and commission the ESTIA reflectometer. The instrument scientist will work closely with the lead engineer, forming the core instrument team. It is expected that the instrument project will run until 2022, followed by commissioning and operations, at which stage the mission will be to operate the instrument within the ESS user programme. ESTIA is being built as an in-kind contribution from the Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI), near Villigen in Switzerland. The successful candidate will be based in Lund when the instrument starts installation in ESS in 2021. Frequent travel between PSI and ESS will be required throughout the instrument construction project. The successful candidate must be active in a scientific field of direct relevance to ESTIA, such as thin-film magnetism. He/she will be given the opportunity to develop their own research projects, preferably at operating neutron research centres. Synergies with the neighbouring MAX-IV synchrotron as well as strong links with universities will be encouraged. ESS will support and encourage the candidate to take up an adjunct position at a university in an ESS partner country, in order to facilitate their own research. Required qualifications: Essential qualifications and experience: * PhD in experimental studies in the physical sciences relevant to the ESTIA scientific programme, preferably in the magnetism of thin films and heterostructures. * Extensive practical experience in neutron reflectivity applied to thin-film magnetism, as well as in the use of relevant laboratory-based characterization methods. * Experience of neutron instrumentation development * Evidence of a strong independent research profile in relevant science areas, commensurate with experience * Ability to work collaboratively and individually * Good interpersonal communication and presentation skills, and ability to interact effectively with staff and users at all levels. * Flexibility to occasional requests to work out-of-hours to support users * Responsible attitude to personal safety, and the safety of others * Willingness to international travel, distributing their time between ESS and PSI as required by the project Desirable experience: * Practical knowledge of other neutron techniques relevant to materials research * Practical experience of software development for instrument control as well as reduction and analysis of neutron reflectivity data * Practical experience of sample environment development relating to neutron reflectometry * Experience of working in a project environment * Experience of Monte-Carlo simulation of neutron instruments * Working knowledge of one or more of the data analysis/visualisation packages used within ESS (e.g. MatLab, Python, Mantid, etc.) Experience of working in an international environment is preferred and excellent oral and written English skills are prerequisites. Our work environment is characterised by fast growth, a fast pace of work, and an international atmosphere with highly skilled personnel. You must therefore enjoy the diversity of such an environment and have a personality suited for the challenges it presents. Our work environment is exciting and forward thinking and relies heavily on personal initiative. What ESS can offer ESS can offer you a variety of things, such as passionate colleagues, a vibrant melting pot of diversity, and a challenging and high paced work environment where our employees take great pride in designing and building a world leading facility for materials research. If you were to join ESS, you would become an important piece of the puzzle, since all our skilled staff are needed in order to fulfill the overall mission. We value and need expertise, innovative minds, great ways of leading and interacting with others, and the ability to work with people regardless of culture and background. Duration & Location The position is permanent with a six-month initial probationary period. Your work place will be situated in Lund, Sweden. Significant amounts of travel will be needed during the construction project. The position is to be filled as soon as possible. Application & Contact Please provide your curriculum vitae and cover letter in English by going to the ESS recruitment web page https://europeanspallationsource.se/careers/vacancies then clicking on ?apply? and following the instructions. Please note we only accept applications via the ESS website or ESS intranet. Internal candidates are encouraged to apply through the intranet. The deadline for applications is the July 17, 2019. For more information regarding the ESS recruitment process, please follow this link https://europeanspallationsource.se/ess-recruitment-process For further information regarding the open position, please contact Head of Neutron Instruments Division, Ken Andersen, ken.andersen[at]esss.se. For further information regarding the recruitment process for this position, please contact HR Officer, Sara Margaryan, sara.margaryan[at]esss.se. For trade union information please contact Unionen / Mikael Johansson at +46 46 888 32 51 or SACO / Swedish Association of Graduate Engineers/ Riccardo Bevilacqua at +46 46 888 32 28. We look forward to receiving your application! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Tobias.Richter at esss.se Thu Jul 4 17:12:21 2019 From: Tobias.Richter at esss.se (Tobias Richter) Date: Thu, 4 Jul 2019 15:12:21 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] Two Software Positions at ESS Message-ID: <1407044A-501D-41DE-AACB-F758A927AAF6@esss.se> The European Spallation Source ERIC (ESS) invites applications for a Software Scientist in Neutron Detection as well as for a Data Acquisition Scientist. Both roles will work with colleagues from the Data Management and Software Centre (DMSC), the rest of ESS and partner institutes. Their task will be to deliver a software system that gives access to the full scientific capabilities of ESS and to support visiting scientists and ESS staff in their research. Both positions permanent and are to be filled as soon as possible. Deadline for applications is 2019-08-11. For more information and to apply, please visit https://europeanspallationsource.se/careers/vacancies where you will also find a number of other open positions. If you have questions, also feel free to contact me at tobias.richter at esss.se directly. Best wishes, Tobias -- Data Management and Software Centre European Spallation Source, Lund, Sweden From Michael.Schulz at frm2.tum.de Fri Jul 5 13:20:40 2019 From: Michael.Schulz at frm2.tum.de (Michael Schulz) Date: Fri, 5 Jul 2019 13:20:40 +0200 Subject: [Neutron] Open Position: Scientific Software Developer for Neutron Imaging at FRM II Message-ID: The Technical University Munich operates the high flux Neutron Source Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II) located at the scientific campus in Garching, Germany. The neutron source itself, its research instruments as well as the irradiation facilities provide unique possibilities for the scientific and industrial use of neutron beams. For the development of imaging data evaluation software at the imaging beam line ANTARES we invite applications (full time position 40.1 h/week) as *Software Developer (m/f/d)* The beam-line ANTARES is a high-resolution neutron imaging instrument, located at the high flux neutron source Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM-II) in Garching, Germany. With one of the highest neutron fluxes worldwide and its cold neutron spectrum, ANTARES offers high sensitivity at short exposure times. Main applications of ANTARES lie in computed tomography in the fields of material science, battery research, magnetism and fuel cells. Moreover, our highly motivated team plays an important role in method development for neutron imaging. *Description of position* ** You will play a leading role in the software development for the evaluation of neutron imaging data. A particular focus of your work will be on GPU accelerated programming using the CUDA framework to perform real-time data evaluation at high frame rates on our GPU clusters. Further tasks will be the adaption and development of algorithms for reconstruction and filtering of computed tomography data and combination of multi-modal datasets (e.g. combined X-ray and neutron CT scans). *Qualification and Experience* ** You have a degree in computer science, mathematics, physics, chemistry, material science or related fields, ideally completed with a PhD / doctorate degree. You must have a strong programming background, preferably in C++ and Python. You have knowledge in the field of image data processing. Experience with GPU programming will be helpful. Good oral and written English skills are required, German language skills are an asset. The appointment is limited to 3 years. The payment is based on the German pay scale TV-L. The Technical University Munich is an equal opportunity employer. Therefore women are especially encouraged to apply. Handicapped applicants having an equivalent experience will be preferred. Further information on the position is given byDr. Michael Schulz(phone +49 89 289 14718, e-mail: Michael.schulz at frm2.tum.de). Applications will be reviewed after July 31th, 2019and are accepted until the position is filled. Applicants should send a letter of interest describing relevant experience including detailed curriculum vitae by regular or electronic mail (merged to a pdf file) to: *Technische Universit?t M?nchen * *Forschungsneutronenquelle Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II)* *Personalabteilung* *Lichtenbergstra?e 1; D-85747 Garching* *Phone: +49 89 289 14614* *E-Mail: jobs at frm2.tum.de* *www.frm2.tum.de* -- --- Dr. Michael Schulz Technische Universit?t M?nchen Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ) Head of Neutron Imaging Group Lichtenbergstr.1 D - 85747 Garching Phone : +49-(0)89-289-14718 Fax : +49-(0)89-289-14997 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The Asia-Oceania Conference for Neutron Scattering(AOCNS) is a platform for more than 500 scientists in the Asia-Oceania, Europe and America regions to share their latest results. Additionally, prestigious American President Award winner in this field and the representatives of the neutron facilities across Asia-Oceania, Europe and America are invited, to share their outstanding works and updates of their state-of-the-art neutron facilities. This conference will cover recent advances in the applications of neutron scattering in all science areas: Programme highlights include: S1. Condensed Matter Physics S2. Materials Science and Chemistry S3. Soft Matter Systems S4. Food and Biological Science S5. Engineering and Industrial Applications S6. Fundamental Physics S7. Sources, Methods, and Techniques See more details here. Present your research ? submit abstracts by 15 August 2019 Oral and poster abstracts are now invited on the conference topics and should be submitted using the online abstract submission system. Through the AONSA Young Scholar Awards and AONSA Poster Awards, the participation of the next generation of scientists is highly encouraged, creating a vibrant forum where scientists from all over the world can meet to discuss and exchange their latest cutting-edge results on neutron scattering sciences. We welcome your participation and look forward to receiving your abstracts. Please pay close attention to our updates on www.aocns2019.org. Kind regards, Hsiung Chou, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Taiwan Conference Chairman -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Please submit your abstract till July 15, 2019 via our web portal https://www.fz-juelich.de/jcns/EN/Leistungen/ConferencesAndWorkshops/JCNSWorkshops/2019Workshop/AbstractsandRegistration/_node.html The workshop will be held from October 7 to October 10 2019 in Tutzing, Germany. The scope of the workshop is bring together experts in neutron scattering methods with users from soft matter and biology to review techniques and provide the opportunity for the community to discuss current limitations, new capabilities, and future developments. Registration has opened on April 1, 2019, final registration deadline September 1, 2019. Further information can be found at the workshop webpage http://www.fz-juelich.de/jcns/JCNS-Workshop2019 We are looking forward to meet you in Tutzing. 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URL: From a.stadler at fz-juelich.de Thu Jul 18 14:17:17 2019 From: a.stadler at fz-juelich.de (Stadler, Andreas) Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2019 12:17:17 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] PostDoc position at MLZ Message-ID: 15.07.2019 We are looking to recruit a PostDoc in the field of in situ monitoring of structural changes in biological macromolecules - Neutron scattering combined with IR-spectroscopy The successful applicant will be employed by the RWTH Aachen, but the work will be conducted at Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ) in Garching, nearby Munich. The work will be performed in close cooperation with the Juelich Centre for Neutron Science (JCNS) of the Forschungszentrum Juelich. The successful candidate will develop a novel in-situ infrared (IR) spectrometer at the small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) instruments operated by JCNS in order to monitor the structural changes involved with the different states of proteins by a combination of neutron scattering and infrared absorption on the very same sample. At the MLZ JCNS is operating a suite of high performance neutron scattering instruments. In addition it is actively pursuing a research program in soft matter science offering a highly interdisciplinary and international environment. Your job: Build-up of a novel IR spectrometer based on Quantum Cascade Lasers Development of sample cells allowing IR and SANS in situ on the very same sample Sample characterization by CD-spectroscopy, UV-visible and IR spectroscopy Performing neutron scattering experiments at the MLZ in Garching and world-wide Presentation of the results at conferences and publication of scientific articles Interdisciplinary teamwork and supervision of PhD and Master/ Bachelor students Your profile: Master degree in Physics or Chemistry and a PhD in a related field ideally with a focus on the development of new measurement set-ups Knowledge of scattering techniques is not required but would be a plus Knowledge in IR spectroscopy and designing optical set-ups would be desired Data analysis using computer programs will also be an important aspect of the project Experience with computer programming for data analysis (python or similar) is advantageous IR spectra modelling and interpretation skills would be desirable Good communication skills in English are a requirement Cooperative and structured working style and passion for science and new ideas Fun in writing publications should be present in the successful candidate Our offer: We are a young and dynamic research group with experience in both fields SANS and IR spectroscopy and in-situ techniques We are equipped with excellent experimental methods embedded in the international research environment of the JCNS. We offer a PostDoc position limited to three years including salary and all social benefits (100% TV?D E13) funded by BMBF. You will be employed at the RWTH Aachen University. The place of employment will be at the MLZ at Garching nearby Munich. Chance of participating in (international) conferences and project meetings We aim to employ more women in this area and therefore particularly welcome applications from women. We also welcome applications from disabled persons. Please submit your enquiries and application (including letter of motivation, CV and examination results as pdf files) to Dr. Tobias Schrader Email: t.schrader at fz-juelich.de For further information please contact Dr. Tobias Schrader or visit our webpages, http://www.fz-juelich.de/jcns/EN/Home/home_node.html and http://www.mlz-garching.de ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH 52425 Juelich Sitz der Gesellschaft: Juelich Eingetragen im Handelsregister des Amtsgerichts Dueren Nr. HR B 3498 Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats: MinDir Volker Rieke Geschaeftsfuehrung: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Marquardt (Vorsitzender), Karsten Beneke (stellv. Vorsitzender), Prof. Dr.-Ing. Harald Bolt, Prof. Dr. Sebastian M. Schmidt ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From press at ceric-eric.eu Thu Jul 18 14:51:56 2019 From: press at ceric-eric.eu (Press CERIC-ERIC) Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2019 14:51:56 +0200 Subject: [Neutron] Announcement: CERIC call for proposals now open! In-Reply-To: <020a36aa-2988-bf5b-047c-4bb49fe0af8b@ceric-eric.eu> References: <020a36aa-2988-bf5b-047c-4bb49fe0af8b@ceric-eric.eu> Message-ID: Dear User, *CERIC-ERIC call for proposals is now open. Apply here*: https://vuo.elettra.trieste.it/ CERIC-ERIC, Central European Research Infrastructure Consortium , offers access to more than 50 complementary instruments and two support laboratories, for multidisciplinary research in all fields of materials science and nanotechnology. Researchers from all over the world can apply for access free of charge, upon the condition that results are published and CERIC acknowledged. In addition to the access to the instruments and labs, CERIC offers support for mobility and open access publications, and more. As usual, there will be two deadlines in this call: - _/September 2nd, 2019/_, 17hs CET, to have a pre-evaluation and the possibility to improve your proposal. - /_September 30th, 2019_/, 17hs CET, recommended only for expert users of all the techniques requested. There are new instruments added to the offer in this call. A detailed description of the instruments and techniques available can be found here . Forfurther information about the call, visit https://www.ceric-eric.eu/users/call-for-proposals/ *If you are a researcher working**in* Albania, Belarus, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Estonia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia or Ukraine,***apply for **promotional open access* : in theframe of the European project ACCELERATE, *personalized support for proposal preparation, measurements and data analysis can be provided upon request*.** -- CERIC Communications Office email: press at ceric-eric.eu web: http://www.ceric-eric.eu LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/ceric-eric Twitter: @CERICnews CERIC-ERIC S.S. 14 - Km 163,5 in AREA Science Park 34149 - Trieste (Basovizza), Italy -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Overview: Neutron Sciences Directorate is seeking an ultra-low temperature experimental physicist, preferably with experience in neutron scattering, to support sample environment equipment and scientific experiments at a major user facility. You will have the opportunity to lead and collaborate in the assembly, setup, troubleshooting, testing, repair and operation of liquid helium cryostats, helium dilution refrigerators and cryo-magnet systems. As a sample environment experimental physicist, you will be designing, testing and prototyping unique sample environments for neutron scattering. We are seeking a collaborative professional who will be comfortable communicating with scientific staff and outside users and will give excellent face-to-face technical support. This role will also provide you with an excellent opportunity to collaborate with other scientists and users to present and publish high impact science discoveries. This position reports to the Low Temperature and Magnets Team Lead within the Neutron Scattering Division Sample Environment Group. Major Duties and Responsibilities: * You will have the opportunity to support staff scientists and user groups to execute experiments to successful completion. Can involve equipment operation and calibration, timely response to emergent troubleshooting situations (often after normal business hours or on weekends) and provide technical guidance and expertise about the sample environment equipment. * Analyze hazards associated with the sample environment equipment. * Troubleshoot sample environment equipment issues as they arise. Determine which, if any, technical support groups need to be involved, and work with them to resolve the problem. * This role places special emphasis on thermometry and operation of ultra-low temperature devices * Analyze and engineer solutions to integrate equipment with the instrument. * You will direct craft and technical staff in repair, maintenance, and upgrade activities associated with the equipment. * Contribute as a subject matter expert to upgrade design team efforts. Ensure compliance with ESH and quality procedures and programs. * The SNS facility is in operation 24 hours per day and 7 days a week year round. You may be occasionally required to provide support during off hours or weekends with little or no notice. * As a member of the ORNL scientific community, you will be expected to commit to ORNL's Research Code of Conduct. Our full code of conduct, and a statement by the Lab Director's office can be found here: https://www.ornl.gov/content/research-integrity Also responsible for the following routine tasks: * Test and prepare sample environment equipment for each facility operating cycle and maintenance period * Develop and maintain quick-start guides, guidelines and other documentation on the operation of equipment * Maintain inventory consumables and critical spares Basic Qualifications: * Ph.D. in Physics (low-temperature, magnetism, medium energy or related fields) * 2 or more years of relevant experience beyond PhD. (We encourage applications from all levels and will hire commensurate with years of experience) * Excellent communications skills (written and verbal), interpersonal skills, ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team environment, and a professional demeanor * Ability to work independently, respond to emergent situations, and utilize sound judgment * Demonstrated computer literacy, including proficiency in MS Office applications * Ability to perform hands-on work to troubleshoot, diagnose, and debug technical equipment and systems * Ability to perform tasks which are moderately physically demanding, such as climbing stairs and ladders, safely navigating crowded facilities while pushing or carrying various equipment, and occasionally lifting items weighing up to 30 pounds. Other Requirements: * This position may include limited travel opportunities. * Employment is contingent upon the results of a pre-employment physical exam and drug screen which must be administered and cleared before employment can begin. Preferred Qualifications: * Demonstrated ability with low-temperature cryogenic systems * Experience with cryogenic magnet systems * Direct experience working with neutron scattering instruments * Experience working within a DOE regulated environment About Neutron Sciences Directorate: The Neutron Sciences Directorate (NScD) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) operates the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR), the United States' highest flux reactor based neutron source, and the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS), the world's most intense pulsed accelerator based neutron source. Together these facilities operate 30 instruments for neutron scattering research, each year carrying out in excess of 1,000 experiments in the physical, chemical, materials, biological and medical sciences. HFIR also provides unique facilities for isotope production and neutron irradiation. To learn more about Neutron Sciences at ORNL go to: http://neutrons.ornl.gov. Benefits at ORNL: UT-Battelle offers a quality benefits package, including a matching 401(k), contributory pension plan, paid vacation, and medical/dental plan options. Onsite amenities include a credit union, medical clinic, cafeteria, coffee stands, and fitness facilities. Relocation benefits are available for this position: Moving can be overwhelming and expensive. UT-Battelle offers a generous relocation package to ease the transition process. Domestic and international relocation assistance is available for this position. If invited to interview, be sure to ask your Recruiter (Talent Acquisition Partner) for details. 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On the days 7+8 September the School will be preceded with a crash course in the necessary Mathematics (complex numbers and Fourier transforms) and Physics (waves), directed to students from non-Physics backgrounds. The School is free of registration charge for all, since it is funded by the Nordic Research Council (NordForsk) and the Swedish Strategic Research Council (SSF). Accomodation and travel is free of charge for students from the Nordic countries (travel expenses will be reimboursed after the course). Detailed program and registration information are found on the course home page: https://indico.nbi.ku.dk/event/1253/ The registration deadline is August 1st. There is still a handful of vacancies. Well met in Tartu! Kim Lefmann (Univ. Copenhagen, NNSP) Martin M?nsson (KTH, SwedNess) LiisSinor (Univ. Tartu, Local organizer) -- med venlig hilsen / best regards Kim Lefmann Head of Section, X-ray and Neutron Science Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen Phone/Cell phone +45 29250476 From gerelli at ill.fr Fri Jul 26 16:47:08 2019 From: gerelli at ill.fr (Yuri Gerelli) Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2019 16:47:08 +0200 Subject: [Neutron] Abstracts submission is OPEN - BILL2019, Bilayers at the ILL workshop, 11-13 December 2019, Grenoble, FR Message-ID: <1d873984-30f2-df81-2298-bb9c051a9701@ill.fr> *ABSTRACTS SUBMISSION IS OPEN For more information visit https://workshops.ill.fr/e/BILL2019 * -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: hdcgpnicakgomeep.png Type: image/png Size: 375492 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Best regards, Charlie ___________________________________________________________ ??? ?Chun-Ming (Charlie) Wu NSRRC Representative in ANSTO ????? ?SANS instrument Scientist ?????????? ?????? ???? Neutron Group, Scientific Research Division National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center 30076??????????101? 101 Hsin-Ann Rd., Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu, Taiwan 30076 E-mail: ? wu.cm at nsrrc.org.tw ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ? ? https://www.aocns2019.org/images/logo-b.jpg ? ? Register now Submit abstract Programme News Dear Colleague This is a kind reminder for AOCNS 2019 abstract submission is open until August 15th 2019. The updated flyer is enclosed in the attachment as well. The 3rd ?Asia-Oceania Conference on Neutron Scattering (AOCNS2019) will be held 16-21 November 2019 in Ken-Ting National Park, Taiwan. This meeting traditionally spans the complete spectrum from the latest results and discoveries in neutron scattering, over fundamental sciences to applied research. We also focus on novel neutron instrument concepts to make use of the remarkable science across multiple fields such as physics, chemistry, biology, material science, materials engineering, neutron sources, and instrumentations. The Asia-Oceania Conference for Neutron Scattering(AOCNS) is a platform for more than 500 scientists in the Asia-Oceania, Europe and America regions to share their latest results. Additionally, prestigious American President Award winner in this field and the representatives of the neutron facilities across Asia-Oceania, Europe and America are invited, to share their outstanding works and updates of their state-of-the-art neutron facilities. ? This conference will cover recent advances in the applications of neutron scattering in all science areas: Programme highlights include: S1. Condensed Matter Physics S2. Materials Science and Chemistry S3. Soft Matter Systems S4. Food and Biological Science S5. Engineering and Industrial Applications S6. Fundamental Physics S7. Sources, Methods, and Techniques See more details here. Present your research ? submit abstracts by 15 August 2019 Oral and poster abstracts are now invited on the conference topics and should be submitted using the online abstract submission system. Through the AONSA Young Scholar Awards and AONSA Poster Awards, the participation of the next generation of scientists is highly encouraged, creating a vibrant forum where scientists from all over the world can meet to discuss and exchange their latest cutting-edge results on neutron scattering sciences. We welcome your participation and look forward to receiving your abstracts. Please pay close attention to our updates on www.aocns2019.org. 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[Particle and Nuclear Physics Division] BEAM TIME FOR THE HADRON EXPERIMENTAL FACILITY. STATUS OF THE COHERENT MUON TO ELECTRON TRANSITION (COMET). STATUS OF THE MUON G-2/ ELECTRIC DIPOLE MOMENT (EDM) (E34). DEVELOPMENTS FOR HORN AND TARGET UPGRADES AND NEUTRINO INTERACTION STUDIES AT NEAR DETECOR SYSTEM. 4. [Materials and Life Science Division] STABLE USER PROGRAM OPERATION HAD BEEN CONTINUED AT 500 KW. THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY NINE NEUTRON GENERAL PROPOSALS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FOR THE 2019B PERIOD. CONSTRUCTION OF ELECTRIC POWER SUBSTATION FOR H-LINE IN PROGRESS. 5. [Nuclear Transmutation Division] SECOND INFORMATION EXCHANGE MEETING ON ACCELERATORS FOR ADS BETWEEN SCK*CEN AND J-PARC WAS HELD. 6. [Safety Division] FY2019 SAFETY DAY AT J-PARC. THE APPLICATION FOR A LICENSE OF THE OPERATION WAS GRANTED. 7. [Editorial Note] --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. [Overview] by Naohito SAITO --------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMER SHUTDOWN TO ENTER NEW PHASE OF BEAM POWER We entered the summer shutdown after about three months of beam time in this fiscal year 2019. While the operation of MLF was very successful with the high availability of 94% or more, it is our deep regret that we had to postpone the Main Ring (MR) beam time, which corresponds to about two months or more, due to the malfunction of the bending magnet in the Beam Transport from 3 GeV Synchrotron to the Main Ring (3-50-BT). This beam time at the MR, which was divided into slow and fast extraction roughly 1 to 2, had to be delayed until the beam time in autumn, when the newly made coil for the bending magnet will be ready for operation. Hadron Experimental Facility (HEF) is going through the replacement of the target system, where the cooling power is almost doubled to reach its acceptable beam power of 80 kW or more. We are very excited about the possibility to come back to the SX beam with a higher beam power in next February. In the beginning of July, we performed more than 10 hours of continuous operation of the MLF with 1 MW. The accelerator and the target systems both for neutron and muon performed with the excellent stability as expected. Some neutron scattering measurements were also done to show an extremely high- quality measurement in a short time period thanks to the higher power beam. We think we have gained a good experience and accumulated a good confidence by this 10 hour-trial run, which will benefit the higher power run in autumn beam time. With the successful trial operation of MLF at 1 MW, and the new target in the HEF to go to higher beam power, and furthermore, ongoing construction of the power supply for MR, we are getting more ready for higher power operation at entire J-PARC facility, which we expect to result in qualitatively new results. We are very happy to share the excitement of this new phase of stable and high power beams with all users! More beams for more excitements! --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. [Accelerator Division] by Kazuo HASEGAWA --------------------------------------------------------------------- STABLE AND 1 MW DEMONSTRATION FOR MLF, AND HD OPERATION BUT MR SUSPENSION. After the replacement of the ion source at the end of March, we started new Run#82. We delivered beams for user operation of the Materials and Life Science Experimental Facility (MLF) at the beam power of 500 kW. The user operation for the MLF ended in the morning of July 3. The operation was very smooth and the availability from April was high at about 96%. We had an accelerator study time until the morning of July 8 and stopped the operation as summer shutdown. In the beginning of the study time, we successfully delivered 1 MW to the MLF for ten and half hours. The linac, the 3 GeV Rapid Cycling Synchrotron (RCS), and the neutron target were very stable during this 1 MW operation. We had only three short beam stops and the availability was roughly 99%. We have demonstrated the 1 MW operation for one hour last year. We have experienced the longer time operation and accumulated the experiences toward the goal of the MLF operation. The failure of the bending magnet, which occurred in March, in the beam transport line from the RCS to the Main Ring (MR) was patched up and beam was resumed on April 4 for the hadron experimental facility (HD). The beam power was 50 kW as before the suspension. But on April 24, it was observed that the field strength dropped by 2 %, which was much severe than that in March. After the investigation, we found insufficient insulation between conductors in coils. As a result, we had a conclusion that continuation of the stable operation of the MR was difficult. Therefore, user operation of the MR will be resumed in the beginning of November, after the replacement of the failed coil. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. [Particle and Nuclear Physics Division] by T. NOMURA, T. TAKAHASHI, K.OZAWA, S. MIHARA, T. MIBE, T. ISHIDA, M. HARTZ --------------------------------------------------------------------- BEAM TIME FOR THE HADRON EXPERIMENTAL FACILITY. (by T. NOMURA, T. TAKAHASHI, K. OZAWA) Slow extraction (SX) beams from Main Ring were delivered for user operation from Feb. 9 to Mar. 18 and from Apr. 4 to Apr. 24. In the beam time, three experiments were conducted. The E14/KOTO experiment resumed taking physics data. KOTO had successfully finished detector upgrades before the beam time. One of the new features is a both-end readout scheme for the electromagnetic calorimeter. It provides a depth information of the particle shower in the calorimeter and helps to distinguish a photon-induced shower from a neutron-induced one. A quick analysis during the run shows that a sufficient reduction power against neutron backgrounds can be achieved. At the K1.8 beamline, a new experiment E40 was conducted to study hyperon nucleon interactions using scatterings of Sigma hyperons on proton. In the experiment, Sigma hyperons are produced by the (pi, K+) reaction on a liquid hydrogen target and are scattered by protons in the same target. The emitted K+ is detected by the KURAMA spectrometer, and a Sigma-hyperon proton scattering is reconstructed with a newly installed detector system, CATCH. E40 collected Sigma- proton data and a half of Sigma+ proton data. At the K1.8BR beamline, a pilot run of the E57 experiment was conducted. The E57 experiment aims at measuring of X-rays from Kaon-deuteron atoms. In this beam time, the E57 acquired data for Kaonic-hydrogen atoms to confirm the performance of detector and backgrounds. STATUS OF THE COHERENT MUON TO ELECTRON TRANSITION (COMET) (by S. MIHARA) The COMET experiment aims to search for the lepton-flavor violating muon reaction, mu-e conversion, with sensitivity better than 10^{-14} in Phase I. Construction of the COMET facility along with detector R&D is in progress. Status and plan of construction was intensively discussed in a collaboration meeting held in June 10-14 at J-PARC. The KEK-IPNS muon group co-hosted an international conference, CLFV2019 https://conference-indico.kek.jp/indico/event/70/ held in Fukuoka. Status report of the COMET experiment was given by a COMET collaborator and many poster presentations were made to report research status ongoing in the COMET collaboration. Organization of this conference was supported by KEK International Cooperation Office. STATUS OF THE MUON G-2/ ELECTRIC DIPOLE MOMENT (EDM) (E34) ?(by T. MIBE) The E34 collaboration prepares for precision measurements of the muon anomalous magnetic moment and electric dipole moment. Following an approval on stage 2 status for the experiment, the experiment works with KEK for funding request. A task force was formed under the J-PARC center to discuss technical issues on extending the H-line area. The collaboration had an open collaboration meeting in Seoul National University on June 24-27 to share the overall schedule and development progress including realization of a thermal-energy muon source and other areas. DEVELOPMENTS FOR HORN AND TARGET UPGRADES AND NEUTRINO ?INTERACTION STUDIES AT NEAR DETECOR SYSTEM ?(BY T. ISHIDA, M. HARTZ) The Main Ring operation was terminated in late April due to a trouble of a bending magnet. The fast extraction mode operation for T2K experiment will be resumed from autumn after fixation of the problem. The electromagnetic horns and neutrino production target are developed and fabricated with firm international collaboration. In the beginning of 2019, 3rd generation horn-1, assembled at University of Colorado at Boulder, U.S.A., and a new production target, fabricated at STFC Rutherford Appleton laboratory, were imported and delivered to J-PARC, and integration work is now in very good progress. From this June, long-term test operation of the new horn has been started, and operation with 320kA current is successfully continuing. With the current, more than 10% gain is expected at far detector flux in comparison with current 250 kA operation. To reduce systematic errors on neutrino interactions is another key to achieve CP violation measurement. The T2K near detector system, located 280m downstream of the target, has been making world-leading researches on neutrino-nucleus interactions with unprecedented statistics delivered from the J-PARC beam. Recent publication: ?Characterization of nuclear effects in muon- neutrino scattering on hydrocarbon with a measurement of final-state kinematics and correlations in charged-current pionless interactions at T2K? Phys. Rev. D 98, 032003 (2018), DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.98.032003 The modeling of nuclear effects in neutrino nucleus scattering introduces the largest systematic uncertainties in neutrino oscillation measurements. By measuring the recoil hadrons from neutrino-nucleus interactions, it is possible to better constrain these nuclear models. In this result, T2K has measured the kinematic properties of both final state muons and recoil protons using the ND280 near detector. T2K also studies interesting projections of the data in the direction transverse to the neutrino beam that more directly probe the physics of the target nucleus. T2K finds that the data is best described by initial state models of the nucleus that account for correlations between the Fermi motion of constituent nucleons and their position or energy level in the nucleus. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. [Materials and Life Science Division] by Toshiji KANAYA --------------------------------------------------------------------- STABLE USER PROGRAM OPERATION HAD BEEN CONTINUED AT 500 KW 1) Neutron Source The beam operation of 500kW is going very well with a good availability of 96.2% since April 1, as of June 12 in 2019. At the end of this run time, 1MW beam operation with the duration time of 12 hours is going to be held on July 3 from 10:00 to 22:00 which is much longer than the 1MW operation of 1 hour last year. Much facility data of high power operation are expected to be obtained. THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY NINE NEUTRON GENERAL PROPOSALS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FOR THE 2019B PERIOD 2) Neutron Instruments and Science Neutron Instruments and Science Call for General proposals and New User Promotion proposals for the 2019B period was closed on June 7 and we received 379 neutron proposals. In the Long Term Proposal starting with 2019B, 6 projects were proposed and as a result of document review, 4 of them were sent to the listening board. Those proposals will be sent to the Neutron Science Proposal Review Committee / the Proposal Evaluation Committee for reviewing process. Final results will be sent to users in September. The first half of user program of 2019A period was ended in the morning of July 3. The second half will be resumed from November 5. CONSTRUCTION OF ELECTRIC POWER SUBSTATION FOR H-LINE IN PROGRESS 3) Muon Science Facility (MUSE) Among the muon beamlines envisaged in the original plan of MLF, the H-line in experimental hall No. 1 has been in the stage of waiting for funding from MEXT for years. Given such a situation, the J-PARC head quarter decided to provide a partial support for putting the plan forward. The support is primarily for the construction of new electric power substation to cover the huge demand of electricity expected upon the full operation of the H-line. Following the installation of cable racks, pitting of MLF building wall, and outdoor structures in FY2017, the civil engineering work for the substation site near the MLF building continued towards the end of FY2018. Now the installation for the access to electricity is in progress on the substation site. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. [Nuclear Transmutation Division] by Hayanori TAKEI --------------------------------------------------------------------- SECOND INFORMATION EXCHANGE MEETING ON ACCELERATORS FOR ADS BETWEEN SCK*CEN AND J-PARC WAS HELD. Second information exchange meeting on accelerators for ADS between SCK*CEN and J-PARC was held at Cyclotron Resources Centre of Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium from April 10 to 11, 2019. SCK*CEN has been working on the MYRRHA (Multipurpose hYbrid Research Reactor for High-tech Applications) project. MYRRHA is about 100 MWth (MW thermal) research and demonstration facility for ADS concept. About 10 researchers from SCK*CEN mainly from the accelerator development team and 4 researchers from J-PARC took part in the meeting. Many topics such as the current status of accelerator development at MYRRHA, accelerator-operation experiences and future development plans at J-PARC were presented in this meeting. In particular, participants discussed how to achieve the high reliability required of the ADS accelerator. One of the methods was the development of the solid state RF reported from SCK*CEN. Since the exchanging information meeting had great benefits for both sides, we decided to hold the next meeting at J-PARC about one year later. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. [Safety Division] by Kotaro BESSHO and Yoshihiro NAKANE --------------------------------------------------------------------- FY2019 SAFETY DAY AT J-PARC The J-PARC Center sets "the Safety Day" around May 23 on which the radioactive material leak incident occurred in 2013. The Safety Day in FY2019 was held on May 24. The meeting for exchanging information on safety efforts was held in the morning. Some good-practices were awarded by the J-PARC director. Furthermore, three talks were presented; (1) A scientific talk related to quick evaluation of high-level personal doses exposed in an accelerator tunnel during beam operations, (2) Consideration to safe transportation of highly-activated target vessel used at Materials and Life Science Experimental Facility (MLF), and (3) Safety measures after the fire of a temporary power generator. In the afternoon, the Workshop for Fostering Safety Culture was held. The main talk entitled "Human power required for strong and safe organization" was given by Dr. Yayoi Nagai (Office KAZE NO MICHI). THE APPLICATION FOR A LICENSE OF THE OPERATION WAS GRANTED The application for changes of the radiological license was granted by the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) on June 12. The approved changes in the application were the materials irradiation experiment at the Main Ring Synchrotron, the minor change of the radiation safety interlock system of the Rapid Cycling Synchrotron and so on. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. [Editorial Note] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Information on the project can be also obtained at the web site: http://j-parc.jp/c/en/topics/project-newsletter/index.html ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Editorial Board: Toshifumi TSUKAMOTO (Chair): toshifumi.tsukamoto at kek.jp Kaoru SHIBATA: shibata.kaoru@ jaea.go.jp Takashi ITO: itou.takashi at jaea.go.jp Dick MISCHKE (English Editor): mischke at triumf.ca Tomoko KAWAMURA (Secretary): kawamura.tomoko at jaea.go.jp ++++++++++++++++End of Letter++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From frankli at ornl.gov Fri Aug 9 19:53:19 2019 From: frankli at ornl.gov (Li, Fankang Frank) Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2019 17:53:19 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] Workshop on Polarized Sources, Targets, and Polarimetry (PSTP 2019) In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear All, On behalf of the local organizing committee, I would like to announce The 18th International Workshop on Polarized Sources, Targets, and Polarimetry (PSTP 2019), which will take place September 22-27 in Knoxville, Tennessee. It will be hosted by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, in nearby Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The workshop addresses technical challenges and accomplishments related to polarized gas/solid targets, polarized electron/positron/ion/neutron sources, polarimetry, and applications of polarized techniques. PSTP has been a tradition for more than 20 years, moving between Europe, USA, and Asia. The workshop will take place at the Holiday Inn Knoxville Downtown Convention Center. For more information regarding the program and registration information, please visit the home page at: https://conference.sns.gov/e/PSTP2019 Abstract Deadline Extended to August 16th! Registration deadline is August 30, 2019 Please send any questions to piercejj at ornl.gov Fankang Li -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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We look forward to seeing you at ICANS XXIII Ken Herwig and Garrett Granroth On behalf of the ICANS International Advisory Committee Garrett E. Granroth Instrument Scientist Neutron Scattering Division Oak Ridge National Laboratory P.O. Box 2008 MS 6475 Oak Ridge TN 37831 Tel: 865-241-8241 Fax: 865-574-6080 email:granrothge at ornl.gov -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From christopher.garvey at mau.se Wed Aug 14 23:11:57 2019 From: christopher.garvey at mau.se (Christopher Garvey) Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2019 21:11:57 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] School: Neutrons for membrane biophysics Message-ID: Dear List-Readers, It is the last weeks for applying for the ?Neutrons for membrane biophysics? school that will take place in Garching (close to Munich) between the 16th and 20th of September. The event will focus on the use of neutrons and molecular deuteration to enable early career researchers to provide fresh insight into problems in membrane biophysics. The workshop?s aims are to give: a practical background in the design of experiments (including utilisation of molecular deuteration); preparation of samples; successful execution of a measurement program ; and the analysis of data. We will introduce software packages suitable for the analysis of data as well as explore the exciting possibilities of directly comparing molecular dynamics simulations with neutron scattering data. The target audience is early career researchers, mainly PhD students and postdoctoral fellows, working with biophysical problems involving model membranes. More detail can be found on the website: http://www.fz-juelich.de/jcns/EN/Leistungen/ConferencesAndWorkshops/JCNSWorkshops/2020SINE/_node.html Regards Chris Garvey Alexandros Koutsioumpas (organisers) Dr Christopher Garvey email:christopher.garvey at mau.se -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From muconic at gmail.com Fri Aug 16 12:53:06 2019 From: muconic at gmail.com (Chun-Ming Wu) Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2019 20:53:06 +1000 Subject: [Neutron] AOCNS2019 call for abstract - Deadline Extension: September 15 2019 Message-ID: <012a01d55420$d0ca6770$725f3650$@nsrrc.org.tw> Dear Colleagues, Could you please help to forward below message to your community? Many thanks in advance. Best, Charlie ? ___________________________________________________________ ??? ?Chun-Ming (Charlie) Wu NSRRC Representative in ANSTO ????? ?SANS instrument Scientist ?????????? ?????? ???? Neutron Group, Scientific Research Division National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center 30076??????????101? 101 Hsin-Ann Rd., Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu, Taiwan 30076 E-mail: ? wu.cm at nsrrc.org.tw ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ? ? ? Register now Submit abstract Programme News Deadline extended to 15 September 2019 Due to a large number of requests, the submission deadline for the 3rd AOCNS conference has been extended by 1 month. This means you now have until 15 September 2019 to submit your Abstract. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Colleague The 3rd ?Asia-Oceania Conference on Neutron Scattering (AOCNS2019) will be held 16-21 November 2019 in Ken-Ting National Park, Taiwan. This meeting traditionally spans the complete spectrum from the latest results and discoveries in neutron scattering, over fundamental sciences to applied research. We also focus on novel neutron instrument concepts to make use of the remarkable science across multiple fields such as physics, chemistry, biology, material science, materials engineering, neutron sources, and instrumentations. The Asia-Oceania Conference for Neutron Scattering(AOCNS) is a platform for more than 500 scientists in the Asia-Oceania, Europe and America regions to share their latest results. Additionally, prestigious American President Award winner in this field and the representatives of the neutron facilities across Asia-Oceania, Europe and America are invited, to share their outstanding works and updates of their state-of-the-art neutron facilities. ? This conference will cover recent advances in the applications of neutron scattering in all science areas: Programme highlights include: S1. Condensed Matter Physics S2. Materials Science and Chemistry S3. Soft Matter Systems S4. Food and Biological Science S5. Engineering and Industrial Applications S6. 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ANSTO is open for proposals for the following neutron-beam instruments and facilities: Echidna (high-resolution powder diffractometer) Wombat (high-intensity powder diffractometer) Koala (Laue diffractometer) Kowari (strain scanner) Dingo (neutron radiography/tomography/imaging) Platypus (reflectometer) Spatz (reflectometer) Quokka (pinhole small-angle-neutron scattering) Bilby (TOF small-angle-neutron scattering) Kookaburra (ultra-small-angle neutron scattering) Taipan (thermal-neutron 3-axis spectrometer) Beryllium-filter option on Taipan Sika (cold-neutron 3-axis spectrometer) Pelican (cold-neutron time-of-flight spectrometer) Emu (high-resolution backscattering spectrometer) Biological and Chemical Deuteration (at the National Deuteration Facility) Sample environment equipment available for use on the neutron-beam instruments. Small-angle X-ray scattering and X-ray reflectometry (in conjunction with Quokka, Bilby, Platypus or Spatz) Physical Properties Measurement System (only in collaborative mode with ANSTO staff) Proposals must be submitted using our on-line system, http://neutron.ansto.gov.au/ Deadline: 16 September 2019. * For single visit proposals for neutron and X-ray instruments, select round "2020-1 Neutron" * For 3-year program proposals for neutron instruments and/or bio- or chemical deuteration, select "2020-1 Neutron & NDF Program" * For National Deuteration Facility proposals, select round "2020-1 Deuteration" Important notes: * Applicants should note that the proposal system will not allow a proposal to be submitted if you have outstanding experimental reports. * Applicants should ensure that any publications resulting from beamtime at ANSTO are entered into the proposal system and linked to the related proposal(s). The peer review panels will take these into consideration when reviewing the proposals. * Applicants should ideally discuss their proposal with the appropriate Instrument Scientist before submitting. Dr Jamie Schulz Leader Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering Tel Mobile Email Web +61 2 9717 9827 +61 409034649 Jamie.Schulz at ansto.gov.au www.ansto.gov.au/ACNS fb tw ln yt ansto Important: This transmission is intended only for the use of the intended addressee. It is confidential to the intended addressee and may contain privileged information and or copyright material. If this email is not intended for your attention, any use, printing, storage, reproduction or further disclosure of this communication (including all attachments) is strictly forbidden. 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Starting around lunchtime, the first afternoon will be dedicated to specialised workshops organised by our Science Groups, while the second day will be divided between plenary talks in the morning and a poster session in the afternoon. Meanwhile, a preliminary timetable is scheduled so far - but we need your abstract! Thus we like to remind you: *The abstract deadline is on September 01st, 2019* Just have a look at https://indico.frm2.tum.de/e/um19 and find all details there! 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The scope of the workshop is bring together experts in neutron scattering methods with users from soft matter and biology to review techniques and provide the opportunity for the community to discuss current limitations, new capabilities, and future developments. Workshop program and details of the workshop can be found at the workshop webpage http://www.fz-juelich.de/jcns/JCNS-Workshop2019 There are still options for submission of abstract for poster presentations during the workshop. We are looking forward to meet you in Tutzing. 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Gonzalez Institut Laue Langevin (ILL) 71 avenue des Martyrs 38042 Grenoble Cedex 9, FRANCE Tel: +33 (0)4.76.20.71.66 Fax: +33 (0)4.76.48.39.06 E-mail: gonzalezm at ill.fr From granrothge at ornl.gov Thu Aug 29 17:29:28 2019 From: granrothge at ornl.gov (Granroth, Garrett) Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2019 15:29:28 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] ICANS abstract deadline is approaching Message-ID: <85B5CE11-1D1D-44F5-A6B6-0FFF9EFCE72B@ornl.gov> Dear Colleagues, Please remember that the Abstract submission deadline for the 23rd meeting of the International Collaboration on Advanced Neutron Sources (ICANS XXIII) is August 30, 2019. Please register and submit abstracts at https://conference.sns.gov/event/138/. The meeting will be held October 13-18, 2019 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA. We are accepting abstracts related to Accelerator, Target and Moderator, Instruments (including sample environment and instrument components), Software, and Safety and Operations. The registration Deadline is September 15, 2019. We look forward to seeing you at ICANS XXIII Ken Herwig and Garrett Granroth On behalf of the ICANS International Advisory Committee Garrett E. Granroth Instrument Scientist Neutron Scattering Division Oak Ridge National Laboratory P.O. Box 2008 MS 6475 Oak Ridge TN 37831 Tel: 865-241-8241 Fax: 865-574-6080 email:granrothge at ornl.gov -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From useroffice at mlz-garching.de Fri Aug 30 08:26:15 2019 From: useroffice at mlz-garching.de (useroffice at mlz-garching.de) Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2019 06:26:15 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] MLZ calls for proposals - Deadline September 13th, 2019 Message-ID: <4d52ba27466d450a91b70f4d45b83dc5@frm2.tu-muenchen.de> Dear MLZ user, did you enjoy your summer holidays? You gathered a lot of new ideas and are full of beans? Then we recommend to apply for beam time at the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ)! You still have two weeks to go, because *Deadline for proposal submission is September 13th, 2019* All details can be found in our Call for Proposals at https://mlz-garching.de/files/20190829_call_round_26.pdf We look forward to receiving your proposals, best regards from sunny Garching, The MLZ User Office Team -- Dr. Flavio Carsughi Dr. Ina Lommatzsch Ramona Bucher Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ) User Office Lichtenbergstr. 1 D-85747 Garching Phone: +49-(0)89.289.10703/ 10794/ 11751 Fax: +49-(0)89.289.10799 e-mail: useroffice at mlz-garching.de www.mlz-garching.de -- If you like to unsubscribe from our circular list, just reply to this email using the topic "UNSUBSCRIBE" -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Also note that we are considering offering a mcstas tutorial in conjunction with the meeting. Please sign up for this if you would like to attend the tutorial so we can gauge interest. We look forward to seeing you at ICANS XXIII Ken Herwig and Garrett Granroth On behalf of the ICANS International Advisory Committee -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From usermeeting at mlz-garching.de Mon Sep 2 09:38:12 2019 From: usermeeting at mlz-garching.de (usermeeting at mlz-garching.de) Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2019 07:38:12 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] MLZ Calls for abstracts: MLZ User Meeting 2019 - Deadline extended Message-ID: <57aed348aca94fddb151aa224193a2a4@frm2.tu-muenchen.de> Dear neutron and/ or positron user, We look forward to meet all MLZ users (and those who like to become our users!) here at Garching for the next User Meeting on Dec. 10th-11th! Starting around lunchtime, the first afternoon will be dedicated to specialised workshops organised by our Science Groups, while the second day will be divided between plenary talks in the morning and a poster session in the afternoon. Meanwhile, a preliminary timetable is scheduled so far - but we need your abstract! Giving all users the opportunity to submit their abstract despite of the holiday season, *we extended the abstract deadline to September 15th, 2019* Just have a look at https://indico.frm2.tum.de/e/um19 and find all details there! We look forward to receiving your abstract and meeting you in December, best wishes from Garching, The MLZ User Office Team Dr. Flavio Carsughi - Dr. Ina Lommatzsch - Ramona Bucher -- On behalf of the MLZ User Meeting 2019 Team Dr. Ina Lommatzsch Forschungs-Neutronenquelle Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II) Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ) Lichtenbergstra?e 1 D-85747 Garching Phone: +49-(0)89.289.10794 Fax: +49-(0)89.289.10799 Email: usermeeting at mlz-garching.de Web: https://indico.frm2.tum.de/e/um19 -- Please excuse any crossposting! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cico at ill.fr Mon Sep 2 10:24:40 2019 From: cico at ill.fr (Giovanna CICOGNANI) Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2019 10:24:40 +0200 Subject: [Neutron] Reminder: ILL call for proposals In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <33b62762-6de8-520f-04a4-b884dc85b331@ill.fr> Dear Colleague Next deadline for standard proposal submission is *Monday 16 September 2019* (midnight European time). The web system is now *open* all the year round. Proposals must be submitted via the Electronic Proposal Submission (EPS) system on our User?Club , once you have logged in with your personal username and password. In case of problems, you will receive full support from the User Club team (club at ill.eu). Read the detailed information: https://www.ill.eu/users/applying-for-beamtime/proposal-submission/ Accepted proposals will be scheduled during one reactor cycle before summer. There will be another call in February 2020 for proposals to be scheduled during one reactor cycle in Autumn 2020. *Outreach for new users:* A limited beam time access for new users from non-member countries will also be available via the EU project FILL2030. Proposals will be evaluated via the regular panel meetings. 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Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2019 19:53:23 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] JOB POSTING: Postdoctoral Research Associate - Neutron Scattering and Quantum Materials - Posting # 1575 Message-ID: Shortened link: https://jobs.ornl.gov/s/2ZT7qB ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Job Title: Postdoctoral Research Associate - Neutron Scattering and Quantum Materials Location: Oak Ridge, TN, US, 37831 Company: Oak Ridge National Laboratory / UT Battelle Requisition Id: 1575 Contact: Dr. Stephen Nagler, email: naglerse at ornl.gov Overview The Neutron Scattering Division (NSD) in the Neutron Sciences Directorate (NScD) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) seeks a Postdoctoral Research Associate to work on scientific projects to advance our understanding of quantum materials, primarily using neutron scattering techniques. As a postdoctoral fellow you will work as part of a team whose interests include, but are not limited to, quantum spin liquid materials, fractional magnetic excitations, phase transitions, reduced dimensionality and strongly correlated materials. Your core research will involve performing elastic, inelastic and polarized neutron measurements on powder and single crystal materials using the world leading neutron scattering instruments at the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR) and Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) at ORNL. This position represents an excellent opportunity to study quantum matter in a stimulating multidisciplinary environment at ORNL. Major Duties and Responsibilities * Perform neutron scattering experiments and analyze resulting data to understand quantum materials. * Publish scientific papers and present results from this research at national and international meetings as appropriate. * Contribute to the development of neutron scattering techniques for studying quantum materials. Basic Qualifications * PhD in physics, materials science, or related discipline completed within the last five years. * Background in one or more of neutron scattering, X-ray scattering, or experimental condensed matter physics * Solid background in quantum physics, magnetism, and condensed matter physics * A strong record of productive and creative research demonstrated by publications in peer-reviewed journals and presentations at scientific conferences * Strong written and oral communication skills Preferred Qualifications: * Familiarity with neutron scattering methods to study quantum materials. * Experience with experimental condensed matter physics at low temperatures * Experience with computational methods and data analysis. * Self-motivated, with the ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team environment on scientifically challenging problems. Other Information: * Appointments will be a temporary, full-time assignment for 24 months with a possibility of an extension of up to 12 months * Provide a current curriculum vitae including a list of publications when applying for this position * Provide a brief statement of research interests * If you are selected for interview, you will be required to send in a minimum of two letters of reference * The date of your application must be within 5 years of the most recent degree, and all degree requirements must be complete before starting the appointment The Neutron Sciences Directorate (NScD) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) operates the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR), the United States' highest flux reactor based neutron source, and the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS), the world's most intense pulsed accelerator based neutron source. Together these facilities operate 30 instruments for neutron scattering research, each year carrying out in excess of 1,000 experiments in the physical, chemical, materials, biological and medical sciences. HFIR also provides unique facilities for isotope production and neutron irradiation. To learn more about Neutron Sciences at ORNL, please go to this link: http://neutrons.ornl.gov For more information about our benefits, working here, and living here, visit the "About" tab at jobs.ornl.gov. ORNL is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants, including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans, are encouraged to apply. UT-Battelle is an E-Verify employer. Best regards, Steve Cherry Talent Acquisition Partner, Neutron Sciences & US ITER OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY MANAGED BY UT-BATTELLE FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY e-Mail: cherrysj at ornl.gov | Desk: 865.241.9120 | Mobile: 865-356-6827 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jonathan.white at psi.ch Fri Sep 6 07:51:53 2019 From: jonathan.white at psi.ch (White Jonathan (PSI)) Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2019 05:51:53 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] Workshop announcement Message-ID: <6CD4E1D27634A449B1CFC4EA17B094D24D72C68B@MBX214.d.ethz.ch> Dear Colleagues, On behalf of the organizing committee, we would like to invite you to attend the workshop 'Topology in Magnetism: Theory meets Experiments' to be held from the 22nd-24th October,2019 in La Plata, Argentina, in the Centro Cient?fico Tecnol?gico La Plata. The main goal of the workshop is to bring together leading experts in the fields of topology and magnetism, and discuss recent developments and future perspectives in common for these research fields. Various aspects will be discussed, with an emphasis on magnetic textures displaying topological properties in real-space. Another key aim is to develop interdisciplinary communication and collaborations among internationally recognized experts and the local community. An important aspect of the workshop is to boost the participation of young researchers from the region. The participation of twelve international invited speakers is confirmed: Geetha Balakrishnan (Warwick, UK) Cristian Batista (Tennessee, USA) Hans-Benjamin Braun (Dublin, Ireland) Sang-Wook Cheong (Rutgers, USA) Andy Christianson (ORNL, USA) Santiago A. Grigera (La Plata, Argentina) Shi-Zeng Lin (LANL, USA) Ramamoorthy Ramesh (Berkeley, USA by video conference) Nicolas Reyren (Paris, France) Yusuke Tokunaga (Tokyo, Japan) Seonghoon Woo (IBM, USA) Oleg Yazyev (EPFL, Switzerland) There is no registration free, but we ask you to register through our webpage www.topologyme19.wix.com/tme19. Abstract submission is also open for posters and contributed talks. Registration and abstract submission deadline is 30th September. More information may be found in the workshop flyer (attached), and at our website www.topologyme19.wix.com/tme19. You may also contact us at topologyme19 at gmail.com. Kind regards and see you in La Plata! 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You have only one week to go, because *Deadline for proposal submission is September 13th, 2019* All details can be found in our Call for Proposals at https://mlz-garching.de/files/20190829_call_round_26.pdf Today, we also published the planned schedule for 2020 becoming valid on condition that fuel elements arrive before the end of 2019 here at Garching. As usual, you find it at https://mlz-garching.de/user-office We look forward to receiving your proposals, best regards from cloudy Garching, The MLZ User Office Team -- Dr. Flavio Carsughi Dr. Ina Lommatzsch Ramona Bucher Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ) User Office Lichtenbergstr. 1 D-85747 Garching Phone: +49-(0)89.289.10703/ 10794/ 11751 Fax: +49-(0)89.289.10799 e-mail: useroffice at mlz-garching.de www.mlz-garching.de -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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ANSTO is open for proposals for the following neutron-beam instruments and facilities: Echidna (high-resolution powder diffractometer) Wombat (high-intensity powder diffractometer) Koala (Laue diffractometer) Kowari (strain scanner) Dingo (neutron radiography/tomography/imaging) Platypus (reflectometer) Spatz (reflectometer) Quokka (pinhole small-angle-neutron scattering) Bilby (TOF small-angle-neutron scattering) Kookaburra (ultra-small-angle neutron scattering) Taipan (thermal-neutron 3-axis spectrometer) Beryllium-filter option on Taipan Sika (cold-neutron 3-axis spectrometer) Pelican (cold-neutron time-of-flight spectrometer) Emu (high-resolution backscattering spectrometer) Biological and Chemical Deuteration (at the National Deuteration Facility) Sample environment equipment available for use on the neutron-beam instruments. Small-angle X-ray scattering and X-ray reflectometry (in conjunction with Quokka, Bilby, Platypus or Spatz) Physical Properties Measurement System (only in collaborative mode with ANSTO staff) Proposals must be submitted using our on-line system, http://neutron.ansto.gov.au/ Deadline: 16 September 2019. * For single visit proposals for neutron and X-ray instruments, select round "2020-1 Neutron" * For 3-year program proposals for neutron instruments and/or bio- or chemical deuteration, select "2020-1 Neutron & NDF Program" * For National Deuteration Facility proposals, select round "2020-1 Deuteration" Important notes: * Applicants should note that the proposal system will not allow a proposal to be submitted if you have outstanding experimental reports. * Applicants should ensure that any publications resulting from beamtime at ANSTO are entered into the proposal system and linked to the related proposal(s). The peer review panels will take these into consideration when reviewing the proposals. * Applicants should ideally discuss their proposal with the appropriate Instrument Scientist before submitting. Dr Jamie Schulz Leader Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering Tel Mobile Email Web +61 2 9717 9827 +61 409034649 Jamie.Schulz at ansto.gov.au www.ansto.gov.au/ACNS fb tw ln yt ansto Important: This transmission is intended only for the use of the intended addressee. It is confidential to the intended addressee and may contain privileged information and or copyright material. If this email is not intended for your attention, any use, printing, storage, reproduction or further disclosure of this communication (including all attachments) is strictly forbidden. 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ISIS Instrument Scientist - LET / ISIS Instrument Scientist - MAPS UKRI - STFC Didcot ?30,782 - ?45,576 per annum (depending on skills/experience, inclusive of annual allowance) Full Time Open Ended About the roles We are seeking two Instrument Scientists to join the Excitations & Polarised Neutrons Group at STFC's ISIS facility, on a permanent basis, to work on the LET and MAPS spectrometers respectively. You will be joining a collaborative working environment with a focus on research excellence. As well as prosecuting your own research programme you will spend time supporting users of the group's instruments before, during and after their experiments so that the scientific output from experiments conducted at ISIS can be maximised. We are keen that you work towards expanding the user base of the Excitations group's instruments. It is a priority for the group to ensure that the recently commissioned polarisation analysis option on LET is fully exploited by the user community, and that the user base of MAPS is expanded to take advantage of the recent upgrade to the instrument. Duties will include but are not limited to: ? Conduct a scientific research program that includes the use of the spectrometers in the group (MERLIN, MAPS, MARI and LET) ? Help guide the scientific program on the group's instruments ? Provide technical support to users on LET or MAPS, from proposal submission through experimental time to data analysis, as well as being responsible for safety, maintenance and calibration of LET or MAPS. ? (LET role) Contribute to technical developments on the LET instrument including on the instrument itself, sample environment and data reduction and analysis software. In particular, the recent addition of polarised neutron analysis on LET means that new ways of working to exploit this new capability fully need to be developed ? (MAPS role) Contribute to technical developments on the MAPS instrument including on the instrument itself, sample environment and data reduction and analysis software ? Provide occasional technical and scientific guidance to users on the other instruments in the group when experiments in which you have a strong scientific interest are being conducted on them. ? Participate fully in the scientific life of the Excitations and Polarised Neutrons group, as well as that of the facility more widely About you You will have (or will soon obtain) a PhD in physics, chemistry or materials science, or have equivalent experience. Your scientific background should be well matched to the group's activities, either in functional materials or strongly correlated electron systems / magnetism. Evidence of a scientific publication record at PhD or post-doctoral level is required, as well as proven expertise in inelastic neutron scattering and neutron scattering data analysis techniques. Previous post-doctoral experience in a physical sciences research environment, experience in the design and/or modelling of neutron instruments and a working knowledge of either Python or Matlab would be advantageous but is not essential. About us The Science and Technology Facilities Council is a world-leading multi-disciplinary science organisation, and our goal is to deliver economic, societal, scientific and international benefits to the UK and its people - and more broadly to the world. What we offer As part of UK Research and Innovation, STFC offers a benefits package designed to provide an excellent work/life balance. This includes 30 days' annual leave, 10.5 public and privilege days, Christmas shut down, flexible working hours, a workplace nursery, an exceptional defined benefit pension scheme, and social and sporting activities and societies. Further information and how to apply Further particulars about the LET role may be found at https://www.topcareer.jobs/Vacancy/irc250978_9994.aspx Further particulars about the MAPS role may be found at https://www.topcareer.jobs/Vacancy/irc250980_9995.aspx Applications are by CV and cover letter, outlining your suitability for the role. All applications must be submitted via the Topcareer.jobs website (see above). The closing date for applications is 28th October 2019. ------------------------------- Dr Russell Ewings Excitations Group ISIS Pulsed Neutron and Muon Source STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Harwell Campus Didcot OX11 0QX Tel: +44 (0)1235 445896 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Sie k?nnen die Stellenausschreibung ab sofort auf unserer INTRANET Seite unter https://www.ill.eu/de/careers/ konsultieren. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nous vous informons qu'un poste de *scientifique*, ? pourvoir au sein de la Division Science / Groupe Soft Matter Science and Support (r?f 19/40) vient d'?tre publi? sur notre site : https://www.ill.eu/fr/carrieres/ Best regards, Mit freundlichen Gr?ssen, Cordialement, -- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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For instance, the variation of the melting point, the heat capacity, the free energy for potential corrosion reactions, the solubility of fission and corrosion products, and the effect of tritium cannot be accurately predicted as a function of temperature and composition with current data sets. This knowledge gap of molten salt behavior poses a major roadblock in the development and commercialization of MSR technology. The objective of this project is to obtain the thermophysical, thermochemical, and transport properties, construct the phase diagrams, and build empirical physical models of molten salts that are relevant to Molten Salt Reactors (MSRs) with first-principles accuracy using Molecular Dynamics (MD) simulations driven by Machine-Learned (ML) high-dimensional Neural Network Potentials (NNPs) combined with neutron/X-ray scattering and thermodynamic experimental validations. The achievement of this proposed project can help eliminate some of the basic obstacles towards the design and construction of MSRs. The ideal candidate is expected to have the following skills or experiences: ? Experience in neutron or X-ray scattering experiments (high priority) ? Knowledge of molten salt chemistry, especially FLiNaK or FLiBe (high priority) ? Knowledge of first-principle calculations and MD simulations (secondary priority) ? Basic knowledge of machine learning methods and packages (secondary priority) The position is a full-time benefits-eligible position appointed on a 12-month service basis. The initial appointment is for one year with the possibility of extension based on performance and funding. The anticipated start date is January 1, 2020. The closing date to apply for this position is Nov. 1, 2019, although applications received after this date may be considered. Salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications. To apply for this position, please submit a cover letter, CV, code samples, and contact information for three references to Prof. Heuser (bheuser at illinois.edu) and Prof. YZ (zhyang at illinois.edu). -- Y Z, Associate Professor University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign http://z.engineering.illinois.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From s.mattauch at fz-juelich.de Wed Oct 2 14:56:40 2019 From: s.mattauch at fz-juelich.de (Mattauch, Stefan) Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2019 12:56:40 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] Instrument Scientist Neutron Backscattering Spectrometer SPHERES Message-ID: <38A61D9B-8D31-4B43-8084-FAE28149A02A@fz-juelich.de> The JCNS at MLZ Garching is looking to recruit an instrument scientist position at the backscattering spectrometer SPHERES: https://www.fz-juelich.de/SharedDocs/Stellenangebote/_common/dna/2019-341-EN-JCNS-4.html Pleas apply online before October 20th. Stefan Mattauch -- -------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Stefan Mattauch ..::::' e-mail: s.mattauch at fz-juelich.de .:::::; . ____ ______ _____ Tel: +49 (0) 89 289 10709 .::::::' ,:. / __|/ ___ || ____| FAX: +49 (0) 89 289 10799 ::'`:;' ,::: | | | | | ||_____ ` ,:::' | |__ | | | | ____ | . ,:::' \____||_| |_||_____| ``:::::'' mail: J?lich Centre for Neutron Science JCNS at Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ) Forschungszentrum J?lich GmbH Lichtenbergstra?e 1 85748 Garching Germany -------------------------------------------------------- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Description Main Responsibilities The current position is for the lead instrument scientist for DREAM, a flexible general-purpose powder diffractometer, designed for structural investigations of new materials. The immediate mission is to act as the project lead to design, procure, install and commission the DREAM diffractometer. The instrument scientist will work closely with the lead engineer, forming the core instrument team. It is expected that the instrument project will run until 2022, followed by commissioning and operations, at which stage the mission will be to operate the instrument within the ESS user programme. DREAM is being built as an in-kind contribution from the Forschungszentrum J?lich (FZJ) in Germany and the Laboratoire L?on Brillouin (LLB) in France. The successful candidate will be based in Lund, and frequent travel between ESS, FZJ and LLB will be required throughout the instrument construction project. The successful candidate must be active in a scientific field of direct relevance to DREAM, such as functional or energy materials. He/she will be given the opportunity to develop their own research projects, preferably at operating neutron research centres. Synergies with the neighbouring MAX-IV synchrotron as well as strong links with universities will be encouraged. ESS will support and encourage the candidate to take up an adjunct position at a university in an ESS partner country, in order to facilitate their own research. Qualifications Essential qualifications and experience: * PhD in experimental studies in the physical sciences relevant to the DREAM scientific programme, preferably in functional, nanoscaled or energy materials. * Extensive practical experience in neutron powder diffraction, as well as in the use of relevant laboratory-based characterization methods. * Expert knowledge of the data analysis software for diffraction (e.g. GSAS, TOPAS, FullProf, Jana, PDFgui) * Experience of neutron instrumentation development * Evidence of a strong independent research profile in relevant science areas * Ability to work collaboratively and individually * Ability to lead a diverse group of scientists and engineers during instrument development and construction * Good interpersonal communication and presentation skills, and ability to interact effectively with staff and users at all levels. * Flexibility to occasional requests to work out-of-hours to support users * Responsible attitude to personal safety, and the safety of others * Willingness to international travel, distributing their time between ESS, FZJ and LLB as required by the project * Excellent oral and written English Desirable experience: * Experience with user operation at a large-scale neutron facility * Experience in commissioning a neutron instrument into user operation * Experience with time-of-flight neutron powder diffraction * Experience with pair-distribution function (PDF) measurements Experience with other diffraction techniques, relevant to her/his research, e.g. on lab-based or synchrotron x-ray sources * Proven record of combining synchrotron x-ray and neutron diffraction methods * Practical knowledge of other neutron techniques relevant to materials research (e.g. single-crystal diffraction, SANS, reflectometry and inelastic scattering) * Practical experience of software development for instrument control as well as reduction and analysis of neutron powder diffraction data * Experience in combining and analyzing PDF, diffraction and SANS/SAXS data; analysis and reduction of polarized neutron scattering data, as well as magnetic structure refinements * Practical experience of developing and operating complex sample environment relating to neutron powder diffraction * Experience of leading a neutron instrument project * Experience of supervising graduate and undergraduate students, as well as teaching a graduate-level course * Experience in obtaining third-party funding for instrument development * Existing international collaborations, especially within Sweden and other Scandinavian countries * Experience of Monte-Carlo simulation of neutron instruments * Experience of working in an international environment Duration & Location The position is permanent with a six-month initial probationary period. Your work place will be situated in Lund, Sweden. Significant amounts of travel will be needed during the construction project. The preferred start date is July 2020. Application & Contact Please provide your curriculum vitae and cover letter in English by going to the ESS recruitment web page https://europeanspallationsource.se/careers/vacancies then clicking on ?apply? and following the instructions. Please note we only accept applications via the ESS website or ESS intranet. Internal candidates are encouraged to apply through the intranet. The deadline for applications is October 20, 2019. For more information regarding the ESS recruitment process in general, please follow this link https://europeanspallationsource.se/ess-recruitment-process For further information regarding the open position, please contact Instrument Scientists Group Leader, Ken Andersen, ken.andersen[at]esss.se. For further information regarding the recruitment process for this position, please contact HR Officer, Sara Margaryan, sara.margaryan[at]esss.se. For trade union information please contact Unionen / Mikael Johansson at +46 46 888 32 51 or SACO / Swedish Association of Graduate Engineers/ Riccardo Bevilacqua at +46 46 888 32 28. We look forward to receiving your application! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wslawinski at chem.uw.edu.pl Mon Oct 14 12:51:09 2019 From: wslawinski at chem.uw.edu.pl (wslawinski at chem.uw.edu.pl) Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2019 12:51:09 +0200 Subject: [Neutron] PhD and PostDoc position available Message-ID: <015801d5827d$49cb97e0$dd62c7a0$@chem.uw.edu.pl> I have been developing RMCProfile for the past few years. Now, there is an opportunity to join our developers group and take part in challenging research work. If you have any possible candidate or could forward this massage to people who might be interested. For more details see the post PhD http://www.chem.uw.edu.pl/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ogloszenie_konkurs_gran t_OPUS_W_s%C5%82awi%C5%84ski_Wydzial_Chemii_UW_PhD_EN_2.pdf PostDoc http://www.chem.uw.edu.pl/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Ogloszenie_konkurs_gran t_OPUS_W_S%C5%82awi%C5%84ski_Wydzial_Chemii_UW_Adiunkt_EN.pdf With best regards, Wojciech Slawinski wslawinski at chem.uw.edu.pl Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Poland -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From usermeeting at mlz-garching.de Mon Oct 14 15:46:15 2019 From: usermeeting at mlz-garching.de (usermeeting at mlz-garching.de) Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2019 13:46:15 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] MLZ User Meeting: Deadline for registration, new venue, and preliminary programme Message-ID: <77f43f21791b47a18a102838ede7f56b@frm2.tu-muenchen.de> Dear neutron and positron users, have you already registered for the MLZ User Meeting 2019 on December 10th and 11th? If not, there are two weeks to go: Deadline for registration is on October 25th, 2019! Please note that registration and submission are two different forms to complete. In short: If you are not registered for participation, there will be no coffee for you even if you are invited for a talk! Due to external circumstances, we had to change the venue and we are happy to find a really convenient one! The M?nchen Marriott Hotel Berliner Str. 93 80805 M?nchen is located in northern Munich, just a short walk from the underground station "Nordfriedhof" served by the U6 and the Lufthansa Express Bus. Furthermore, our preliminary programme is available on the conference's webpage https://indico.frm2.tum.de/event/171/timetable/#20191210.detailed Have a nice week, best wishes from sunny Garching, Ina -- On behalf of the MLZ User Meeting 2019 Team Dr. Ina Lommatzsch Forschungs-Neutronenquelle Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II) Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ) Lichtenbergstra?e 1 D-85747 Garching Phone: +49-(0)89.289.10794 Fax: +49-(0)89.289.10799 Email: usermeeting at mlz-garching.de Web: https://indico.frm2.tum.de/e/um19 -- Please excuse any cross posting! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Best regards, Olivier - Olivier Delaire, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Associate Professor, Department of Physics and Department of Chemistry Duke University Box 90300 Hudson Hall Durham, NC 27708-0287 Phone: 919 613 5606 SNS-HFIR User Group Executive Committee nominations due October 25, 2019 [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/ce206a54d06ec6e406c56333c/images/eb14d413-d3ca-438f-8efc-685f93ef85ac.png] The call for nominations for new members of the SHUG Executive Committee (SHUG EC) is open. Three regular members (3 year term), and one graduate student or post-doc (2 year term) will be elected for the term starting in January 2020. A nominee must have been a named principal investigator or team member on proposals submitted to the Neutron Sciences Directorate?s (NScD?s) Integrated Proposal Tracking System (IPTS) in the current or preceding year. SHUG EC members are expected to devote time to fulfilling their duties and responsibilities. They are expected to participate in a monthly hour-long teleconference, advocate on behalf of users and the neutron sources, and work with the ORNL neutron scattering program to organize workshops, webinars, and the annual User Meeting. Send your candidate?s name, affiliation, and email, and a short (100?200 word) biographical sketch to the SHUG EC Vice Chair Dr. Martin Mourigal, at mourigal at gatech.edu, by October 25, 2019. This information will be included as part of the ballot for voting by the entire SHUG community. Self-nominations are accepted. Candidate information and the link for voting will be available by November 1, 2019. Voting will be open November 1?30, 2019. For more information about SHUG and the SHUG EC, visit the SHUG website. 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PROPOSAL SUBMISSION * To submit a proposal, you must have an account, or create one, on the Information Management System. https://www-s.nist.gov/NCNR-IMS/login.do * The description of research section must be uploaded as a pdf file no longer than 3 letter-size pages (including references), nor more than 1500 kb in file size. * Please complete the Submit Visitor Registration form if you submit a proposal and plan to subsequently visit NIST. https://www.ncnr.nist.gov/visitor/index.html * We encourage users to work with an appropriate instrument scientist when planning experiments and writing proposals. They are happy to assist you and will also help you register and submit your proposal. The new CHRNS vSANS* instrument is now accepting proposals. Please read the note at the bottom of the page if you are interested in applying for beamtime. Instruments being offered by the Center for High Resolution Neutron Scattering * CHRNS Ultra-Small Angle Neutron Scattering Instrument (uSANS) * CHRNS High-Flux Backscattering Spectrometer (HFBS) * CHRNS Neutron Spin-Echo Spectrometer (NSE) * CHRNS Multi-Axis Crystal Spectrometer (MACS) * CHRNS Very Small-Angle Neutron Scattering (vSANS)* Additional instruments offered by NIST * Thermal Neutron Triple-Axis with Polarized Beam option (BT7) * Disk-Chopper Spectrometer (DCS) * MAGIK Off-Specular Reflectometer (MAGIK) * Polarized Beam Reflectometer (PBR) * Small Angle Neutron Scattering Instrument (SANS) - 30 m (NGB) * Small Angle Neutron Scattering with Polarized Beam option (SANS) - 30 m (NG7) * Neutron Imaging Facility (NIF) * Powder Diffractometer (BT1) Yamali Hernandez yamali at nist.gov (301) 975-5295 *The new vSANS instrument covers an extended Q-range compared to our 30 m SANS machines. Unlike our other SANS instruments, vSANS has 3 detectors two of which each have about 2.5 times the area of our old detectors allowing a wider Q-range in a single measurement. There are also 3 options for wavelength spread: 1% (? = 0.475 nm), 13% (variable ? using a velocity selector), and 30% (? ? 0.5 nm). The high-resolution detector which covers the low Q range (down to 0.0003 ?-1) has a higher background than would be ideal. Despite this, we have obtained publishable data on several systems including on samples in the rheometer. Please check with a vSANS instrument scientist to see if your system is a good candidate. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From schrofca at ornl.gov Thu Oct 17 14:01:12 2019 From: schrofca at ornl.gov (Schrof, Crystal A.) Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2019 12:01:12 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] Second Target Station Workshop, December 9-10, 2019 Message-ID: <66007445-5A17-4E1F-A326-80D4A8845762@ornl.gov> Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and the SNS HFIR User Group (SHUG) will be hosting a workshop December 9-10, 2019, at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, regarding Science at the Second Target Station. The workshop will explore science opportunities that will be enabled at the Spallation Neutron Source?s Second Target Station. Participants can register at conference.sns.gov/e/STS_Science. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From schrofca at ornl.gov Thu Oct 17 17:16:46 2019 From: schrofca at ornl.gov (Schrof, Crystal A.) 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Have a nice week, best wishes from cloudy Garching, Ina -- On behalf of the MLZ User Meeting 2019 Team Dr. Ina Lommatzsch Forschungs-Neutronenquelle Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II) Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ) Lichtenbergstra?e 1 D-85747 Garching Phone: +49-(0)89.289.10794 Fax: +49-(0)89.289.10799 Email: usermeeting at mlz-garching.de Web: https://indico.frm2.tum.de/e/um19 -- Please excuse any cross posting! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Thomas.Gkourmpis at borealisgroup.com Tue Oct 22 10:05:44 2019 From: Thomas.Gkourmpis at borealisgroup.com (Gkourmpis, Thomas) Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2019 08:05:44 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] Postdoctoral researcher on the development of a new Rheo-SAXS sample environment Message-ID: Hello I would like to publish the following vacancy (see below) on the neutron mailing list https://web103.reachmee.com/ext/I003/304/job?site=5&lang=UK&validator=a72aeedd63ec10de71e46f8d91d0d57c&job_id=7981 Postdoctoral researcher on the development of a new Rheo-SAXS sample environment Project description An outstanding postdoctoral researcher is sought for the development of a new rheometer system to be integrated as a state-of-the-art Rheo-SAXS sample environment at the MAX IV Laboratory, Lund, Sweden. MAX IV Laboratory is a Swedish national laboratory providing scientists from academia and industry with the brightest X-rays available in the world. Thus, the ambition is to have a sample environment with an international appeal through unique testing possibilities, as well as to support Swedish academic and industrial strengths. At the end of the developmental project, the goal is to have the rheometer sample environment available for external users at ForMAX and CoSAXS beamlines, to start with. The project is a cooperation between Chalmers and MAX IV and includes personnel across departments/beamlines from both locations. Position summary Full-time temporary employment. The position is limited to a maximum of 2 years, starting as soon as possible. The successful candidate will be employed the Division of Engineering Materials, Department of Industrial and Materials Science at Chalmers in Gothenburg, being part of the Rheology Lab, and will work closely with MAX IV in Lund. Qualifications To qualify for the position of postdoc, you must have a doctoral degree in a relevant field; the degree should generally not be older than three years. The ideal candidate for this position will have a background in physics, materials science or related fields with a strong focus on X-ray scattering. Additional experience with rheometry will be an advantage, however, outstanding candidates looking to develop in the area are also encouraged to apply. Information about the department The main competencies at the Department of Industrial and Materials Science are found in the areas of: Human-Technology Interaction | Form and Function | Modeling and Simulation | Product Development | Material | Production and in the interaction between these areas. The research develops the industrial process, from need to finished product while creating added value. To combine skills throughout the whole chain distinguishes the department both nationally and internationally. Here we gather internationally prominent researchers, in dynamic and outstanding research environments, as well as in national and international research networks. http://www.chalmers.se/en/departments/ims/ Our offer to you Chalmers continuously strives to be an attractive employer. Equality and diversity are substantial foundations in all activities at Chalmers. Chalmers offers a cultivating and inspiring working environment in the dynamic city of Gothenburg. Read more about working at Chalmers and our benefits for employees. Application procedure The application should be marked with Ref 20190564 and written in English. The application should be sent electronically and be attached as pdf-files, as below: CV: (Please name the document as: CV, Surname, Ref. number) including: * CV, include complete list of publications * Previous teaching and pedagogical experiences * Two references that we can contact. Personal letter: (Please name the document as: Personal letter, Family name, Ref. number) 1-3 pages where you: * Introduce yourself * Describe your previous research fields and main research results * Describe your future goals and future research focus Other documents: * Attested copies of completed education, grades and other certificates. Please use the button at the foot of the page to reach the application form. The files may be compressed (zipped). Application deadline: 30 November, 2019 For questions, please contact: Roland K?d?r, Associate Professor, +46 31 772 12 56, roland.kadar at chalmers.se Kim Nyg?rd, Researcher, +46 70 531 43 76, kim.nygard at maxiv.lu.se Ann Terry, Researcher, +46 46 222 98 72, ann.terry at maxiv.lu.se Marianne Liebi, Assistant Professor, marianne.liebi at chalmers.se Aleksandar Matic, Professor, aleksandar.matic at chalmerse.se *** Chalmers declines to consider all offers of further announcement publishing or other types of support for the recruiting process in connection with this position. *** ________________________________ Chalmers University of Technology conducts research and education in engineering sciences, architecture, technology-related mathematical sciences, natural and nautical sciences, working in close collaboration with industry and society. 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They work together with scientists and technicians from different working groups on the further development and renewal of the instrument as well as on the development and simulation of comparable instruments. Furthermore, you will pursue your own scientific projects based on the use of neutron scattering, especially in the field of neutron spectroscopy. For the instrument TOFTOF these projects should preferably be in the field of soft matter or life sciences, for the instrument MIRA preferably in the field of magnetism. Your requirement profile You have a degree (diploma, MSc.) in the natural sciences. Ideally, you have a doctorate and professional experience in neutron scattering, or other scattering methods to study dynamics in condensed matter. Experiences with the operation of neutron spectrometers and their simulation with Monte-Carlo methods are helpful. Excellent communication skills in international teams as well as fluency in spoken and written English are required. The position will be remunerated according to TV-L and initially limited in time. Handicapped employees with essentially the same aptitude will be given preference. TUM aims to increase the proportion of women. Applications from women are therefore expressly welcomed. You can obtain further information on the area of responsibility from the head of our instrument group, Dr. Wiebke Lohstroh, Tel.: +49 89 289 14735, or from the head of the MIRA working group, Dr. Robert Georgii, Tel.: +49 89 289 14986. The deadline for applications is 15 November 2019. We look forward to receiving your application at https://karriere.frm2.tum.de Technical University of Munich Research Neutron Source Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II) personnel department Lichtenbergstra?e 1 D-85747 Garching Phone: +49 89 289 14614 Original text in German: https://portal.mytum.de/jobs/wissenschaftler/NewsArticle_20191017_153556 ---------------- Dr. Robert Georgii Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ) und Physik Department E21 Science Group Leader Quantum Phenomena Instrument MIRA Technische Universit?t M?nchen Lichtenbergstr.1 85748 Garching Tel. : xx49-89-289-14986 Fax : xx49-89-289-14995 Email: Robert.Georgii at frm2.tum.de -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Holt Instrument Scientist Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering, Building 80S Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation Locked Bag 2001 Kirrawee DC NSW 2232 AUSTRALIA T +61 2 9717 3173 F +61 2 9717 3606 Mobile 0457 505 437 E Stephen.holt at ansto.gov.au http://www.ansto.gov.au/ResearchHub/OurPeople/StaffProfiles/HOLT-STEPHEN http://www.ansto.gov.au/ACNS/ Important: This transmission is intended only for the use of the addressee. It is confidential and may contain privileged information or copyright material. If you are not the intended recipient, any use or further disclosure of this communication is strictly forbidden. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify me immediately by telephone and delete all copies of this transmission as well as any attachments. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mlz-conference-2020 at mlz-garching.de Tue Oct 29 11:15:57 2019 From: mlz-conference-2020 at mlz-garching.de (mlz-conference-2020 at mlz-garching.de) Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2019 11:15:57 +0100 Subject: [Neutron] =?utf-8?q?First_Announcement_=3A_MLZ_Conference_2020_?= =?utf-8?q?=22Neutrons_for_Life_Sciences=22=2C_16_=E2=80=93_19_June_2020?= =?utf-8?q?=2C_Arabella_Brauneck_Hotel_Lenggries=2C_Germany?= Message-ID: <201910291015.x9TAFvFA073759@mailhost.frm2.tum.de> Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce that in 2020 the Annual Conference of the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ) will be dedicated to *Neutrons for Life Sciences.* The conference aims at showcasing how neutrons can contribute to the further advances in this interdisciplinary research area. Topics include: Protein structure, function and dynamics Membrane structure, function and dynamics Drug design and delivery Biological surface and interfaces Neutron methods in biology Life Science with neutrons in Russia DNA/RNA structure and dynamics, living cells The conference is going to be held at the *Arabella Brauneck Hotel Lenggries,* a beautiful place in the Bavarian Alps, not far from Munich, from Tuesday, *16 June *to**Friday,*19 June 2020.* For further information and in order to express your interest as early as today, please visit our web-site: https://indico.frm2.tum.de/e/NeutronsForLifeSciences We would be glad if you could make a note of the MLZ Conference 2020 in your diary and circulate this information to colleagues who might be interested to join. For any specific question you might have, please do not hesitate to get in touch with the local organizers ? 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URL: From jys at ansto.gov.au Mon Oct 28 23:22:55 2019 From: jys at ansto.gov.au (SCHULZ, Jamie) Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2019 22:22:55 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] ANSTO: Instrument Scientists x 2 Positions Available - Polarised-neutron reflectometry & 3He polarised neutrons [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED] Message-ID: Instrument Scientists x 2 Positions Available * Ongoing | Full Time | $98k - $127k +15.4% super * Lucas Heights | Work-life balance | Health & Wellbeing Programs * Great opportunity to utilise your instrument experience in a unique facility * Polarised-neutron reflectometry & 3He polarised neutrons. See ANSTO website for full details. * About the positions * The OPAL Reactor also provides neutrons to a suite of 15 neutron-scattering instruments, within the Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering (ACNS), the leading centre for neutron scattering in the Southern Hemisphere. We are seeking suitably qualified scientists to step into ongoing Instrument Scientist positions for the Platypus neutron reflectometer (1 position) and 3He Polarisation Station and polarisation capabilities on neutron scattering instruments (1 position). For Platypus we are particularly interested in applicants with experience in polarised-neutron reflectometry and for the 3He Polarisation Station applicants with experience in 3He polarisation and/or a strong background in polarisation methods. For further details about all instruments, see https://www.ansto.gov.au/ACNS An Instrument Scientist operates, maintains, and improves a neutron-scattering instrument or other capabilities at the OPAL research reactor for the benefit of the user community. Reporting to the Reflectometry Group Manager, you will have experience undertaking experiments, supporting users, and be able to analyse neutron scattering data. You will also be required to undertake scientific research as well contribute to the technical development of ACNS's neutron scattering capabilities. Duties and responsibilities * Provide scientific and technical support, advice and training to national and international neutron-beam instrument users, including the making of scientific and technical decisions, ensuring outcomes from allocated beam-time are maximised and the user experience is optimal; * Reduce and correct user data and provide advice or further data processing and interpretation; * Liaise with the scientific community to develop the user base for the neutron-scattering instrument to ensure maximum usage of equipment, develop the community of collaborators and users, and maximise revenue; * Develop knowledge of industry best practice and technological developments to contribute to improvement of the instrument and associated facilities; Skills and Experience * PhD in Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Materials Science, Engineering, or a related discipline; * Post-doctoral (or similar) experience in execution and research applications of neutron or x-ray scattering or relevant area of research; * Demonstrated sound contribution to research within the discipline which has made a recognisable advancement of knowledge or its application at a national level and solid track record of publication; * Excellent interpersonal and communication skills For further technical information relating to this position please refer to the ANSTO Website or contact Stephen Holt via Stephen.Holt at ansto.gov.au or on (02) 9717 3173. 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The developed tools will be deployed at the IMP beamlines for processing experimental data. The IMP beamlines have the world-leading imaging capabilities either using scanning or full-field microscopy techniques. The scientific data generated at these beamlines are multimodal (spectromicroscopy, tomography with different contrast mechanisms (absorption, fluorescence, ptychography and more), multi-dimensional (3D or 4D) and extremely large. The candidate is expected to develop sophisticated data analysis tools incorporating machine learning or other advanced methodologies. Further, this position is needed to support the development and maintenance of a software and infrastructure for data analysis, management and analysis for the CMBS and NSLS-II user community. The successful candidate will work with a team of scientists and engineers to design, develop, and maintain reliable software and infrastructure to enable data acquisition, management and analysis at the NSLS-II facility. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: * Spearhead a focused effort to develop user-friendly software tools for multi-scale and multi-modal image analysis, collaborating with the NSLS-II Data Acquisition, Management, and Analysis (DAMA) Group, to enhance productivity for biological and environmental scientists. * Develop new capabilities for the IMP beamlines with a view to expand to other techniques. * Collaborate with beamline scientists to define and implement the best strategies and approaches in data acquisition, scientific data handling, management, visualization, and analysis for the purpose of enhancing scientific productivity and impact at NSLS-II. * Provide support for Bioimaging users in data collection methods and data analysis * Provide documentation, training and support for software and systems. Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: * PhD degree in Computer Science, Physical Sciences, Applied Mathematics or related field. * Minimum of three (3) years of relevant experience. * Demonstrated experience with Imaging techniques and algorithms * Ability to employ sound software engineering methodologies. * Demonstrated experience in multiple programming languages, including Python. * Experience with Linux operating systems. Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: * Demonstrated record in collaborative software development, especially in distributed teams. * Experience in data acquisition and analysis programs at a synchrotron light source, neutron source or other major scientific user facility. * Experience in user interface development. * Experience working with messaging and distributed systems * Experience working with NoSQL and/or Relational databases Deborah A. 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We look forward to welcoming you to the Spring School 2020! With best regards, Barbara Daegener -School Organiser; on behalf of the 51st IFF Spring School Scientific Committee (H. Bluhm, T. Calarco, D. DiVincenzo)- -- Barbara Daegener Forschungszentrum J?lich GmbH, JCNS-2 Organisation IFF-Ferienschule / IFF Spring School 52425 J?lich, Germany +49 2461 61-4750 (phone); -2610 (fax) springschool at fz-juelich.de http://www.iff-springschool.de ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH 52425 Juelich Sitz der Gesellschaft: Juelich Eingetragen im Handelsregister des Amtsgerichts Dueren Nr. HR B 3498 Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats: MinDir Volker Rieke Geschaeftsfuehrung: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Marquardt (Vorsitzender), Karsten Beneke (stellv. Vorsitzender), Prof. Dr.-Ing. Harald Bolt, Prof. Dr. Sebastian M. 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PROPOSAL SUBMISSION * To submit a proposal, you must have an account, or create one, on the Information Management System. https://www-s.nist.gov/NCNR-IMS/login.do * The description of research section must be uploaded as a pdf file no longer than 3 letter-size pages (including references), nor more than 1500 kb in file size. * Please complete the Submit Visitor Registration form if you submit a proposal and plan to subsequently visit NIST. https://www.ncnr.nist.gov/visitor/index.html * We encourage users to work with an appropriate instrument scientist when planning experiments and writing proposals. They are happy to assist you and will also help you register and submit your proposal. The new CHRNS vSANS* instrument is now accepting proposals. Please read the note at the bottom of the page if you are interested in applying for beamtime. Instruments being offered by the Center for High Resolution Neutron Scattering * CHRNS Ultra-Small Angle Neutron Scattering Instrument (uSANS) * CHRNS High-Flux Backscattering Spectrometer (HFBS) * CHRNS Neutron Spin-Echo Spectrometer (NSE) * CHRNS Multi-Axis Crystal Spectrometer (MACS) * CHRNS Very Small-Angle Neutron Scattering (vSANS)* Additional instruments offered by NIST * Thermal Neutron Triple-Axis with Polarized Beam option (BT7) * Disk-Chopper Spectrometer (DCS) * MAGIK Off-Specular Reflectometer (MAGIK) * Polarized Beam Reflectometer (PBR) * Small Angle Neutron Scattering Instrument (SANS) - 30 m (NGB) * Small Angle Neutron Scattering with Polarized Beam option (SANS) - 30 m (NG7) * Neutron Imaging Facility (NIF) * Powder Diffractometer (BT1) Yamali Hernandez yamali at nist.gov (301) 975-5295 *The new vSANS instrument covers an extended Q-range compared to our 30 m SANS machines. Unlike our other SANS instruments, vSANS has 3 detectors two of which each have about 2.5 times the area of our old detectors allowing a wider Q-range in a single measurement. There are also 3 options for wavelength spread: 1% (? = 0.475 nm), 13% (variable ? using a velocity selector), and 30% (? ? 0.5 nm). The high-resolution detector which covers the low Q range (down to 0.0003 ?-1) has a higher background than would be ideal. Despite this, we have obtained publishable data on several systems including on samples in the rheometer. Please check with a vSANS instrument scientist to see if your system is a good candidate. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gonzalezm at ill.fr Wed Nov 6 13:41:20 2019 From: gonzalezm at ill.fr (gonzalez) Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2019 13:41:20 +0100 Subject: [Neutron] Live streaming of AI workshop (12-14 November) Message-ID: <04be6161-fc96-392c-4381-995dd4ca34d9@ill.fr> Dear All, next week we will hold in Grenoble the workshop "Artificial Intelligence Applied to Photon and Neutron Science". For those of you interested in the subject, please note that you can follow the talks on live streaming using this link: https://www.youtube.com/user/LightforScience The workshop programme is available here: https://workshops.ill.fr/event/209/timetable/ Best regards, Miguel. -- Dr. Miguel A. Gonzalez Institut Laue Langevin (ILL) 71 avenue des Martyrs 38042 Grenoble Cedex 9, FRANCE Tel: +33 (0)4.76.20.71.66 Fax: +33 (0)4.76.48.39.06 E-mail: gonzalezm at ill.fr From kathleen.weigandt at nist.gov Wed Nov 6 16:00:33 2019 From: kathleen.weigandt at nist.gov (Weigandt, Kathleen M. (Fed)) Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2019 15:00:33 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] Soft Matter Postdoc Opportunity at NIST Message-ID: Postdoctoral Position National Institute of Standards and Technology Gaithersburg, MD A postdoctoral opportunity is available to join a collaborative research team developing a novel neutron interferometric phase imaging instrument that will enable the characterization of local nanostructure in heterogeneous materials. This instrument will enable unprecedented understanding in materials as diverse as blood clots, concrete, batteries, tissue scaffolding and 3D printed materials. This opportunity involves the synthesis and characterization of a stable gadolinium oxide nanoparticle suspension and integration of the suspension into a microfluidic device component of the new instrument. In addition to device development, a successful candidate will have ample opportunity to engage in soft materials and complex fluids research on both collaborative and independent projects. Because our team is interested in studying a broad range of material types, this position affords a great deal of independence and flexibility with respect to project direction. To this end, applicants should prepare a statement of research interests that specifically highlights how you would utilize SANS and other neutron characterization methods in the course of your research. Successful candidates will have a PhD in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Chemistry or related fields. Experience with designing microfluidic devices, synthesis and functionalization of nanoparticles and/or small angle scattering is desirable but not required. To apply please send an electronic copy of your resume, references and brief research statement (not to exceed one page) to: Katie Weigandt NIST Center for Neutron Research National Institute of Standards and Technology 100 Bureau Drive, MS 6102 Gaithersburg, MD 20899-6102 Email: Katie.weigandt at nist.gov Phone: (301) 975-8396 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kathleen.weigandt at nist.gov Wed Nov 6 16:01:52 2019 From: kathleen.weigandt at nist.gov (Weigandt, Kathleen M. (Fed)) Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2019 15:01:52 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] Image Analysis and Machine Learning Postdoc Opportunity at NIST Message-ID: Title: Computational Metrology for Neutron Interferometric Microscopy Job Position: Postdoctoral researcher at NIST Keywords: imaging; image analyses; machine learning; software engineering Project Description: NIST is developing a novel neutron interferometric phase imaging method using a grating-based, far-field interferometer with 1000? increase in time resolution and 10? improvement in spatial resolution over prototypes. Such an instrument enables to measure the structure of heterogeneous systems including ageing concrete, blood clots, highly-efficient batteries, multiphase flow in colloidal and geological systems, and the burgeoning field of metal 3D printing. As this far-field neutron interferometer will be generating terabytes of image data per day, there are several open research problems that would be the research focus of a postdoctoral candidate. The problems include finding optimal imaging configurations, accelerated 3D tomographic reconstruction from multiple 2D images and multiple channels, optimization of 2D projection viewpoints (dose reduction and time savings), the use of artificial intelligence and traditional machine learning models for 3D volume segmentation, designing tools for 3D segmentation annotation and verification, registration of 3D volumes, evaluations of accuracy and uncertainties of image analyses, visualization of multiple terabyte-sized 3D volumes, quantification and statistical analyses of volume characteristics, and dissemination of petabyte-sized 3D image collections with web-based visual inspection and browsing capabilities. A small subset of project relevant publications is listed below. A candidate should have at least a master's degree in computer science or related field and have background in imaging, image analyses, machine learning, and software engineering. References: (1) A. J. Brooks et al, "Neutron interferometry detection of early crack formation caused by bending fatigue in additively manufactured SS316 dogbones," Materials and Design, 140 (2018) 420-430 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2017.12.001 (2) D. A. Pushin et al, "Far-field interference of a neutron white beam and the applications to noninvasive phase-contrast imaging," PHYSICAL REVIEW A 95, 043637 (2017) (3) T. Pipatsrisawat et al, "Performance Analysis of The Filtered Backprojection Image Reconstruction Algorithms," ICASSP 2015. (4) D.M. Pelt and J.A. Sethian, "A mixed-scale dense convolutional neural network for image analysis," PNAS, January 8, 2019. If interested then, please, contact: Peter Bajcsy, PhD Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) National Institute of Standards and Technologies (NIST) Phone: 301-975-2958 Email: peter.bajcsy at nist.gov URL: https://www.nist.gov/people/peter-bajcsy -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shibata.kaoru at jaea.go.jp Fri Nov 8 11:25:03 2019 From: shibata.kaoru at jaea.go.jp (shibata.kaoru) Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2019 19:25:03 +0900 Subject: [Neutron] J-PARC Newsletter No. 76 Message-ID: <007901d5961e$c87edc00$597c9400$@jaea.go.jp> ===================================================================== J-PARC Project Newsletter No.76, October 2019 Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex under operation jointly by the High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK) and the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) http://j-parc.jp/index-e.html ===================================================================== HEADLINES AND CONTENTS 1. [Overview] RECOVERING FROM SUMMER MAINTENANCE; ENTERING THE NEW PHASE OF OPERATION 2. [Accelerator Division] MAINTENANCE AND RECOVERY WORK DURING SUMMER SHUTDOWN 3. [Particle and Nuclear Physics Division] NEW EXPERIMENT IS BEING PREPARED AT THE HADRON FACILITY. STERILE NEUTRINO SEARCH BY T2K EXPERIMENT. STATUS OF THE COHERENT MUON TO ELECTRON TRANSITION (COMET). STATUS OF THE MUON G-2/ ELECTRIC DIPOLE MOMENT (EDM) (E34). PROGRAM ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING. 4. [Materials and Life Science Division] 1 MW BEAM OPERATION WAS CARRIED OUT SUCCESSFULLY. PROPOSALS FOR 2019B PERIOD WERE REVIEWED. ANNUAL MEETING OF INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION AT J-PARC MLF WAS HELD. MUON PRODUCTION TARGET REPLACED. 5. [Nuclear Transmutation Division] DEVELOPMENT OF BEAM PROFILE MONITOR FOR ADS. 6. [Editorial Note] --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. [Overview] by Naohito SAITO --------------------------------------------------------------------- RECOVERING FROM SUMMER MAINTENANCE; ENTERING THE NEW PHASE OF OPERATION We are in the process to recover the facility from the summer maintenance. During this summer shutdown, we were able to replace the beam-transfer bending magnet, which malfunctioned in the spring beam time. In addition, a new primary beamline and new target system are being prepared at the Hadron Experimental Facility (HEF). The new primary beamline will be used for the measurement of hadron mass modification in the nuclear medium (E16), as well as muon to electron conversion experiment (COMET-phase1). These two experiments represent a new phase of the experiments at HEF. The new target system has a doubled cooling power, which bring us to a world-highest beam-power era for slow extraction (SX). While the beam time at the Main Ring was limited, we have been preparing the new power supply (PS) for higher repetition rate for fast extraction (FX) and better stable uniformity for SX. A partial test of the new PS was successfully done, showing the expected stability. It has provided a reasonable level of confidence to reach the design goal of 750 kW and more after the new PS implementation. Together with the successful 1 MW operation for more than 10 hours at Materials and Life Science Facility, which was reported in the last newsletter, the J-PARC facility is clearly entering the new phase after 10 years of user operation. This important moment of transition of the facility to enter this new phase was also witnessed by more than 600 participants at the ceremony held on 24th of September, celebrating the 10th anniversary of J-PARC user operation. The ceremony was also a part of the scientific symposium, J-PARC 2019. The presentations and photo are available at the link below: https://j-parc.jp/symposium/j-parc2019/ Now the accelerator commissioning is ongoing from the linac. We intend to return the beam to users on schedule. We are all excited to restart the beam to share more discoveries with users and society! --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. [Accelerator Division] by Kazuo HASEGAWA --------------------------------------------------------------------- MAINTENANCE AND RECOVERY WORK DURING SUMMER SHUTDOWN Beam operation was suspended for maintenance during the summer shutdown from July to September. Maintenance of the components and some recovery work from failures were conducted in the accelerator facilities. The linac had been operated stably in these several months. But one of the Separated-type Drift Tube Linac (SDTL) cavities had a symptom of increasing the radio frequency reflection power in the vicinity of the designed operation power. The reason was a dirty surface of the cavity, which we cleaned using acetone dipped cloths. During the inspection in the maintenance, we found several failures for the klystron systems: slight water leaks for a 972 MHz klystron and insulator damages in an oil tank. They were replaced with spares and we confirm that the other systems are healthy. The 3 GeV Rapid Cycling Synchrotron (RCS) also had been operated stably before summer. But in March, we had damages in some of the magnetic alloy (MA) cores in an accelerating cavity. We had operated with a temporary measure, but we replaced these cores as a permanent measure in this summer. The failure of the bending magnet coil in the beam transport line from the RCS to the Main Ring (MR) stopped beam operation for two months before summer. The important task for the MR is a recovery of the magnet. The upper yoke was dismounted and the damaged coil was removed, then a spare coil was mounted. We confirm that the electric property is as we expected. We will connect to the power supply and have a test before beam operation. The J-PARC accelerator facilities are scheduled to start beam tuning at the linac on October 22. After the tuning and study of the accelerators, the user operation is expected to start in November. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. [Particle and Nuclear Physics Division] by K.OZAWA, M.HARTZ, T.ISHIDA, S.MIHARA, T.MIBE, T.KOMATSUBARA --------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW EXPERIMENT IS BEING PREPARED AT THE HADRON FACILITY. (K. OZAWA) A new experiment and a new beam line are being prepared at the Hadron Experimental Facility. The experiment aims to study hadron properties in the nucleus and its relation to QCD properties of nuclei. The experiment measures mass spectra of vector mesons in a nucleus, since the vector mesons can be considered as excitations of "QCD vacuum" and its mass spectra have fruitful information for "QCD medium" at a finite density region. The vector mesons are generated using proton-nucleus reactions. Then, some fraction of vector mesons decay inside the nucleus and have information about the nuclear medium. Decays of vector mesons are detected through electron-positron decays, since hadrons from the decays can be modified by the nucleus and can't carry direct information of the nuclear medium. The branching ratio of electron-positron decays are very small and a very thin target must be used to avoid interactions between decay electrons and the target. Thus, a high intensity beam and a large acceptance spectrometer must be prepared for the experiment. Currently, a new proton beam line is constructed to provide a high intensity beam. All magnets of the new beam line are placed at their proper places and tested. In addition, constructions of a new spectrometer is underway. The spectrometer magnet is already set up and its magnetic field has been measured. Lead Glass calorimeters for electron identification are already installed. Remaining detectors are almost produced and will be installed by the end of this year. We will start the new experiment using the new beam line in February 2020. STERILE NEUTRINO SEARCH BY T2K EXPERIMENT. (by M. HARTZ, T. ISHIDA) During summer maintenance, a bending magnet which caused unexpected interruption of the Main Ring operation in last April was successfully replaced by a new one. The fast extraction mode operation for T2K experiment will be resumed from early November. Recent publication: "Search for light sterile neutrinos with the T2K far detector Super-Kamiokande at a baseline of 295 km" Phys. Rev. D 99, 071103 (2019), DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.99.071103 T2K usually publishes neutrino oscillation measurements that assume oscillations in the 3-neutrino mixing paradigm. However, it is possible that additional "sterile" neutrinos exist that can only be detected through neutrino mixing or oscillations. If these sterile neutrinos exist, T2K may observe unexpected behavior in neutrino events at the Super-Kamiokande detector, such as unexpected deficits in the total 3-flavor neutrino flux detected through neutral current interactions, or unexpected distortions to the measured spectra of muon-neutrinos and electron-neutrinos detected through charged current interactions. In this paper, T2K finds no evidence for sterile neutrinos and places limits on the parameters governing the mixing with hypothetical sterile neutrinos. T2K places the strongest limit on the sterile mixing amplitude for oscillation frequencies that are nearly degenerate with the standard 3-neutrino oscillations observed in T2K. "Search for neutral-current induced single photon production at the ND280 near detector in T2K" J. Phys. G: Nucl. Part. Phys. 46 (2019) 08LT01, DOI: 10.1088/1361-6471/ab227d T2K searches for neutrino oscillations by detected electron (anti)neutrino events that produce a high energy electron or positron in the Super-K detector. In Cherenkov detectors such as Super-K, neutral current neutrino-nucleus interactions where a single visible high energy gamma ray is produced can fake an electron or positron signal. T2K uses the precision tracking capabilities of its ND280 near detector to search for this type of neutral current interaction with a high energy gamma ray. T2K does not yet observe a statistically significant signal for this interaction mode, but is able to place the first limits on the interaction process for neutrino energies below 1 GeV, the energy range that is most important for T2K. STATUS OF THE COHERENT MUON TO ELECTRON TRANSITION (COMET) (by S. MIHARA) The COMET experiment aims to search for the lepton-flavor violating muon reaction, mu-e conversion, with sensitivity better than 10^{-14} in Phase I. Construction of the COMET facility along with detector R&D is in progress. Beamline elements are installed at the primary proton beam branching section of the COMET beam line from the B-line. Winding of the last coil in the capture solenoid will be completed within this fiscal year. The CDC, main detector of COMET phase I physics measurement is tested with cosmic-ray muons with full setup of electronics. The 1st station of the straw-tube tracker used in beamline study is started. Intensive studies of radiation tolerance of detector components are carried out at neutron and gamma-ray irradiation facilities. Recently LYSO crystal and a new generation MPPC were newly investigated. Qualification of the data is in progress. At the J-PARC symposium held in Sep. 24-26, a status report of the COMET experiment was given along with poster presentations describing the status of the experiment preparation. STATUS OF THE MUON G-2/ ELECTRIC DIPOLE MOMENT (EDM) (E34) (by T. MIBE) The E34 collaboration prepares for precision measurements of the muon anomalous magnetic moment and electric dipole moment. There is a theory initiative to improve the standard model calculation for g-2 of the muon. They had a workshop at the University of Washington, Seattle in Sep. 9-13 to prepare for a white paper on the improved theoretical calculation before the end of year. This number will be compared with the ongoing experiment at Fermilab as well as the forthcoming E34. Following an approval on stage 2 status for the experiment, the experiment works with KEK for funding request. A task force to discuss resolutions on extending the H-line area summarized the list of requirements and constraints to be considered in the construction. A collaboration meeting on cross calibration of magnetic field probes between E34 and Fermilab g-2 teams was held in Sep. 2-4 at J-PARC, where results of the data analysis on cross calibration were actively discussed. PROGRAM ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING (by T. KOMATSUBARA) The 28th Program Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting was held at Tokai on July 16-18. To the committee, chaired by Dr. Rik Yoshida (Jefferson Lab) since April 2018, Prof. Kam-Biu Luk (U.C. Berkeley) joined as a new member from this meeting. Status of the experiments was reported, and proposals and near-term machine time allocation were discussed. https://kds.kek.jp/indico/event/31728/ PAC report will be available through the following web page. http://j-parc.jp/researcher/Hadron/en/PAC_for_NuclPart_e.html The next PAC meeting will be held on January 16-18, 2020. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. [Materials and Life Science Division] by Toshiji KANAYA --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 MW BEAM OPERATION WAS CARRIED OUT SUCCESSFULLY. 1) Neutron Source Stable and long-term beam operation for user program of more than 500kW was achieved with high average availability of 95.8% since April 1 until July 3 in 2019. After the user program was ended on July 3, 1 MW beam operation was carried out successfully with the duration time of 10.5 hours from 11:30 to 22:00 and the excellent availability of 98%. Due to the long duration time, facility data of steady state under high power beam condition could be obtained for the first time. PROPOSALS FOR 2019B PERIOD WERE REVIEWED. ANNUAL MEETING OF INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION AT J-PARC MLF WAS HELD. 2) Neutron Instruments and Science The general and the new user promotion proposals for the 2019B period and long term proposals were reviewed by the Neutron Science Proposal Review Committee on August 26th. The total number of submitted neutron proposals was 385 (the general proposals: 372, the new users proposals: 7, long term proposals from 2019B: 6). The number of proposals was the largest ever. Finally, 175 general proposals, 7 new user promotion proposals, and 4 long term proposals were approved by the MLF Advisory Board on September 5th. We will start the call for proposals for the 2020A period from October 17th to November 7th. >From the next round, we will accept one-year-term proposals for BL11 (PLANET). Annual meeting of industrial application at J-PARC MLF was held on July 18th and 19th at Akihabara Convention Hall. Total number of attendees was 282. According to the theme of the meeting, "Collaborative Creation of Innovation", three keynote talks and oral presentations of collaborative research between industry and the instrument group, which were carried out on four beamlines were held, as well as a poster session and consultation of neutron beam usage for industrial purpose. We held a J-PARC Workshop entitled "CSNS-J-PARC Collaboration Workshop on Neutron Instrumentation". From CSNS side, vice directors Prof. F. Wang, Prof. T. Liang and eight instrumental scientists visited J-PARC. We have exchanged the information of current status of each facility including neutron instruments and have discussed possible future collaboration in neutron instrumentation. MUON PRODUCTION TARGET REPLACED. 3) Muon Science Facility (MUSE) Since the resumption of beam operation in November 2018, the soundness of the muon rotation target was in limbo due to the potential damage of a flexible joint for transferring motor rotation to the graphite disk target (see Newsletter #73, 2018). Fortunately, the target served without trouble for eight months, making those measures for potential hazards expected in case of suspended target rotation almost useless. The target operation was then continued for testing with 1 MW proton beam over a block of beam time for 10.5 hours towards the end of the cycle. The various physical parameters such as target temperature and motor torque behaved nearly exactly as predicted during the operation, and the muon-target team was convinced that the system was ready to go for long-term 1 MW operation. Meanwhile, the team decided to replace the current target with a brand-new copy after an unsuccessful attempt to replace the suspected joint. This also served as the first occasion for the team to replace the whole rotating muon target system after years of high-power operation, where utmost precaution was taken to minimize radiation hazards including that by tritium accumulated in the target system. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. [Nuclear Transmutation Division] by Shin-ichiro MEIGO --------------------------------------------------------------------- DEVELOPMENT OF BEAM PROFILE MONITOR FOR ADS Accelerator-driven transmutation system (ADS) using a high-intensity proton accelerator such as with 30 MW beam power has been proposed. For steady beam operation of the ADS, continuous diagnostic of the beam introduced to the target by the profile monitor is essential. Therefore, a new profile monitor has been developed using a luminescent material placed at the target. The applicability for a beam monitoring system was examined at the cyclotron facility at Takasaki Ion Accelerators for Advanced Radiation Application (TIARA). In the experiment, the luminescent sample consisted of alumina doped 0.5% of chromium (Cr) was utilized. In order to accelerate damage to the sample, the 150-MeV argon beam was irradiated on the sample to provide about 1 million times dose for the proton. The beam profile was successfully obtained by the radiation-hardened optical fiberscope system. In order to observe the degradation of luminescence efficiency, a spectrometer was utilized. The spectrum of luminescence had a prominent peak at 694 nm with several unresolved shoulder peaks. After a few minutes of irradiation, the intensity decreased slowly and steadily. The intensity of the unresolved peak in short-wavelength decreased less than the intensity at the peak. By observing the shorter wavelength with optical filter cutting out a long wavelength, the influence of degradation may be mitigated. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. [Editorial Note] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Information on the project can be also obtained at the web site: http://j-parc.jp/c/en/topics/project-newsletter/index.html ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Editorial Board: Toshifumi TSUKAMOTO (Chair): toshifumi.tsukamoto at kek.jp Kaoru SHIBATA: shibata.kaoru@ jaea.go.jp Taketoshi MORISHITA: morishita.takatoshi at jaea.go.jp Dick MISCHKE (English Editor): mischke at triumf.ca Tomoko KAWAMURA (Secretary): kawamura.tomoko at jaea.go.jp ++++++++++++++++End of Letter++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From rosborn at anl.gov Mon Nov 11 18:42:45 2019 From: rosborn at anl.gov (Osborn, Raymond) Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2019 17:42:45 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] Release of NeXpy v0.12 Message-ID: <2556633B-FBE8-4488-83AC-69BF7EFB7A71@anl.gov> NeXpy provides a high-level Python interface to NeXus data, within a simple GUI that combines a tree view of loaded files, Matplotlib panes to visualize multidimensional arrays, and an IPython shell for manipulating the data and metadata. NeXpy is intended to be a simple, intuitive, interactive toolbox that allows users to explore ways of modeling NeXus data, for example, created by Mantid, with minimal overhead, and to create new NeXus-conforming data files without expert knowledge of the file format. NeXpy makes it easy to view arbitrary 1D and 2D slices and projections of multi-dimensional data and to compare plots of multiple datasets. A built-in script editor allows new data analysis methods to be developed, tested, and refined. The underlying Python API for reading and writing NeXus files is provided by the nexusformat package, which utilizes h5py. NeXpy also contains a GUI interface to the lmfit module for fitting 1D data. NeXpy v0.12 has just been released, and the underlying nexusformat API has been updated to v0.5. It is available on PyPI and conda-forge. Please note that this is the last version to support Python 2. NeXpy Home Page: https://nexpy.github.io/nexpy/ Features include: * Tabbed panels to copy limits between multiple plots and compare projections. ? Support for plotting non-orthogonal axes with fixed aspect ratios. ? Support for symmetric linear/log plots using divergent color maps. ? Tabular views of data values and metadata in multidimensional arrays. ? Backup and restore loaded NeXus files. * File locks to protect NeXus files accessed by multiple processes. * Autocompletion of NeXus attributes and dictionaries in the IPython shell. * Support for all h5py File and Dataset options. * Imports of SPEC, TIFF, CBF, ASCII and other data. Jupyter Notebook ---------------- A tutorial on using the nexusformat API is available as a Jupyter Notebook. It can be accessed online in a Google colaboratory: https://colab.research.google.com/github/nexpy/nexusformat/blob/master/src/nexusformat/notebooks/nexusformat.ipynb Installation -------------- NeXpy is available on both the Python Package Index server and Anaconda, using $ pip install nexpy or $ conda install -c conda-forge nexpy Please report any bugs to the Github issues page. Other questions can be addressed to the NeXus Mailing List . NeXpy Github: https://github.com/nexpy/nexpy NeXpy Release Notes: https://github.com/nexpy/nexpy/releases Ray Osborn -- Ray Osborn, Senior Scientist Materials Science Division Argonne National Laboratory Argonne, IL 60439, USA Phone: +1 (630) 252-9011 Email: ROsborn at anl.gov From hazuki.furukawa at riken.jp Wed Nov 20 07:01:17 2019 From: hazuki.furukawa at riken.jp (Hazuki Furukawa) Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 15:01:17 +0900 Subject: [Neutron] Research scientist and Postdoc researcher positions at RIKEN (Japan) Message-ID: Research scientist and Postdoc researcher positions at RIKEN (JAPAN) Strongly correlated spin research team @ RIKEN CEMS (Team leader H. Furukawa) are seeking highly motivated condensed-matter NEUTRON scattering scientists in the field of strongly correlated electron systems. If you know anyone who might get interest in these positions, please forward this message to them. The successful candidates will carry out original research by utilizing various neutron scattering techniques. Applicants must have a doctor degree (or are expected to have until the employment). Applicants with less than 5 years postdoctoral research are expected to apply to the position of postdoctoral researcher and those with more than 5 years postdoctoral research are expected to apply to the research scientist position. Previous experience with (i) research of emergent phenomena in strongly correlated electron systems and (ii) neutron scattering experiments is expected for research scientist but only (i) is required for postdoctoral candidates. For more information, please refer to the following webpage: http://www.riken.jp/en/careers/researchers/20181030/ ??????????????????????... Hazuki Kawano-Furukawa (Ph.D.) ??????????????????????... Team Leader Strongly Correlated Spin Research Team, RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science, Frontier Research Laboratory, 2-1 Hirosawa,Wako, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan hazuki.furukawa at riken.jp ??????????????????????... Full Professor Division of Natural/Applied Science, Graduate School of Humanities and Sciences, Ochanomizu University, Otsuka 2-1-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8610, Japan furukawa.hazuki at ocha.ac.jp ??????????????????????... -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From r.zorn at fz-juelich.de Mon Nov 25 17:29:53 2019 From: r.zorn at fz-juelich.de (Reiner Zorn) Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2019 17:29:53 +0100 Subject: [Neutron] Bombannes Summer School on Scattering 2020 - Second Call Message-ID: Dear colleagues, Our apologies if you receive this email more than once. We are pleased to announce the *15th Bombannes Summer School on "Scattering Methods Applied to Soft Condensed Matter"*. We will celebrate 30 years of the Bombannes school next year. This event will be held from *16th to 24th of June 2020* at the vacation centre "Les Bruy?res" in Bombannes/Carcans-Maubuisson, Gironde, France. Further information on the school together with on-line pre-registration can be found on our website under https://workshops.ill.fr/e/bombannes. Please note that due to high overload, pre-registration before 22nd of February is mandatory. Decisions will be announced in March/April 2020. Please distribute this information to colleagues or students who might be interested. On behalf of the Organizing Committee, best regards, Julian Oberdisse (with P. Lindner, O. Glatter, J.S. Pedersen, R. Zorn, G. Fragneto, and S. Egelhaaf) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Emmanuel. -- FARHI Emmanuel - Tel: +33 (1) 69 35 96 04 Room A1.0.34 Experimental Division / Data Reduction and Analysis Group Synchrotron Soleil - Saint-Aubin BP 48 - 91192 GIF/YVETTE CEDEX http://www.synchrotron-soleil.fr From mlz-conference-2020 at mlz-garching.de Mon Dec 2 14:19:45 2019 From: mlz-conference-2020 at mlz-garching.de (mlz-conference-2020 at mlz-garching.de) Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2019 14:19:45 +0100 Subject: [Neutron] =?utf-8?q?_MLZ_Conference_2020_=E2=80=9CNeutrons_for_Li?= =?utf-8?q?fe_Sciences=E2=80=9D_=E2=80=93_Registration_and_abstract_submis?= =?utf-8?q?sion_open_now!?= Message-ID: <201912021319.xB2DJjAU019167@mailhost.frm2.tum.de> Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce that registration and abstract submission for the MLZ Conference 2020 which is dedicated to *Neutrons for Life Sciences * is open now! The conference aims at showcasing how neutrons can contribute to the further advances in this interdisciplinary research area. Topics include: * Protein structure, function and dynamics * Membrane structure, function and dynamics * Drug design and delivery * Biological surface and interfaces * Neutron methods in biology * Life Sciences with neutrons in Russia * DNA/RNA structure and dynamics, living cells The conference is going to be held at the *Arabella Brauneck Hotel Lenggries,* a beautiful place in the Bavarian Alps, not far from Munich, from Tuesday, *16 June* to Friday,*19 June 2020.* We warmly invite all scientists working in the field of Life Sciences to submit their abstracts and to register at their earliest convenience. For more specific information, please refer our web-site: https://indico.frm2.tum.de/e/NeutronsForLifeSciences or to the local organizing team. Best regards, Peter M?ller-Buschbaum and Stephan F?rster PS. Our apologies if you have received this announcement more than once. -- MLZ Conference 2020: Neutrons for Life Sciences 16 - 19 June 2020, Arabella Brauneck Hotel, Lenggries, Germany Organizers: Prof. Dr. Peter M?ller-Buschbaum, Prof. Dr. Stephan F?rster Local organizing team: Andreas Ostermann , Tobias Schrader Bjoern Pedersen, Monika Krug, Elisabeth Joerg-Mueller phone number: +49 89 289-14966 Heinz Maier-Leibnitz-Zentrum (MLZ) Lichtenbergstra?e 1 85748 Garching, Germany -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wslawinski at chem.uw.edu.pl Tue Dec 3 11:31:32 2019 From: wslawinski at chem.uw.edu.pl (wslawinski at chem.uw.edu.pl) Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2019 11:31:32 +0100 Subject: [Neutron] PhD position still available Message-ID: <000d01d5a9c4$d4833370$7d899a50$@chem.uw.edu.pl> I have been developing RMCProfile for the past few years. Now, there is an opportunity to join our developers group and take part in challenging research work. If you have any possible candidate or could forward this massage to people who might be interested. For more details see the post PhD http://www.chem.uw.edu.pl/blog/2019/12/02/oferta-pracy-dla-doktoranta-stypen dysty-w-projekcie-ncn-5/ With best regards, Wojciech Slawinski wslawinski at chem.uw.edu.pl Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Poland -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From william.ratcliff at nist.gov Tue Dec 3 15:06:33 2019 From: william.ratcliff at nist.gov (Ratcliff, William D. (Fed)) Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2019 14:06:33 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] Neutron Scattering and ML/AI Postdoc Opportunity at NIST Message-ID: I am advertising two postdoctoral opportunities available through the National Research Council (NRC) program at the NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR). The program is described at https://www.nist.gov/iaao/academic-affairs-office/nist-nrc-postdoctoral-research-associateships-program. The neutron scattering group at the NCNR is strongly collaborative and the successful candidate will have a great deal of independence and intellectual freedom as well as a generous stipend ($72,000). Online applications for the NRC are open December 1st and end February 1st. US Citizenship required. Interested applicants should contact william.ratclif at nist.gov. There are two projects that are of primary interest: 1) Applications of machine learning to neutron scattering with an emphasis on experimental optimization and reinforcement learning. You can think of this as modern experimental design. Where do we measure to obtain the most information? Other applications could include Bayesian model selection approaches to diffraction and inelastic data. For example, can we automatically detect the space group from powder diffraction data? Where do we measure to distinguish between two magnetic Hamiltonians? The ideal applicant would have a background in science and interest/experience with ML/AI. For example, suppose you are in condensed matter (experiment or theory) and are thinking of getting into ML. I'm also open to those with more of a CS/ML background who want to apply their skills to a problem in physics. http://nrc58.nas.edu/RAPLab10/Opportunity/Opportunity.aspx?LabCode=50&ROPCD=506101&RONum=C0300 Minimum Skills Programming skills: Experience with using Python, IDL, or Matlab to plot/analyze data Either: Experience with science at a PhD level or experience with ML/AI Ideal Skills Programming skills: Experience with tensorflow, pytorch, scikit-learn Science: Expertise in a neutron scattering technique used to study hard condensed matter systems. This could be time-of-flight, triple-axis-spectometry, or magnetic diffraction applied. Expertise with synchrotron x-ray diffraction techniques would be just as welcome. 2) Study of Quantum Materials, Topological Insulators, Skyrmions, Spin Liquids, or Multiferroics using neutron scattering as a probe. Recently, we have collaborated with a number of groups to study materials ranging from magnetic topological insulators to multiferroic skyrmions. In addition to performing neutron scattering opportunities, the successful applicant will have the opportunity to grow high quality thin films or single crystals via existing collaborations in the area.. http://nrc58.nas.edu/RAPLab10/Opportunity/Opportunity.aspx?LabCode=50&ROPCD=506101&RONum=B6278 http://nrc58.nas.edu/RAPLab10/Opportunity/Opportunity.aspx?LabCode=50&ROPCD=506101&RONum=B5445 Minimum Skills Programming skills: Experience with using Python, IDL, or Matlab to plot/analyze data Scientific experience: Experience with hard condensed matter physics. Even if you have not done neutron scattering before it's fine as long as you have a good knowledge of hard condensed matter (for example, you might have done some synthesis/growth and susceptibility measurements). Ideal Skills Scientific experience: Expertise in a neutron scattering technique used to study hard condensed matter systems. This could be time-of-flight, triple-axis-spectometry, or magnetic diffraction applied. Expertise with synchrotron x-ray diffraction techniques would be just as welcome. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The full postings are available at the following links: https://jobs.ornl.gov/job/Oak-Ridge-Computational-Neutron-Scientist-in-Research-Software-Engineering-TN-37831/610592700/ https://jobs.ornl.gov/go/Neutron-Sciences-Jobs/4536900/?q=&q2=&alertId=&locationsearch=&title=computational&location=&date= Best, Jay Jay Jay Billings Group Leader, Scientific Computing and Software Engineering, Neutron Scattering Division, and Acting Group Leader, Research Software Engineering, Computer Science and Mathematics Division Oak Ridge National Laboratory Twitter Handle: @jayjaybillings ________________________________ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tom.arnold at esss.se Thu Dec 5 12:12:00 2019 From: tom.arnold at esss.se (Thomas Arnold) Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2019 11:12:00 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] FW: Call for Abstracts for SXNS16 In-Reply-To: <471c1226c4b8433aa27ed768bfc04a37@maxiv.lu.se> References: <471c1226c4b8433aa27ed768bfc04a37@maxiv.lu.se> Message-ID: Dear neutronsources.org. I would appreciate it if you can forward the call for abstracts below to your mailing list. This conference should be highly relevant to a large portion of your community. Thanks very much Tom Arnold _______________________________________ Co-Chair SXNS16 FREIA Instrument Scientist European Spallation Source ERIC P.O Box 176, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden Tel: +46 721792393 Mobile: +46 468883393 E-mail: tom.arnold at esss.se From: MAXIV - SXNS16 Date: Monday, 2 December 2019 at 09:42 To: MAXIV - SXNS16 Subject: Call for Abstracts for SXNS16 Dear Colleague, We are pleased to announce a Call for Abstracts for SXNS16, the 16th International Conference on Surface X-ray and Neutron Scattering, co-organized by the European Spallation Source and MAX IV Laboratory with the support of the Lund Institute of Advanced Neutron and X-ray Science. https://www.sxns16.org/ The conference will take place 23rd ? 26th June 2020 in Lund, Sweden. A number of satellite meetings associated with the conference will also be held during this week ? please see the website for details. The scientific programme for SXNS16 will emphasize novel techniques for surface x-ray and neutron scattering including instrumentation and source development. Topics will include in-situ and in-operando surface studies, nanostructured surfaces and interfaces, surface and interfaces in soft matter, biological interfaces, emergent interfacial materials, and dynamics of surfaces, interfaces and nanostructures. Our plenary speakers are Robert Feidenhans?l (XFEL, Germany) and Robert Thomas (Oxford University, UK), and a full list of invited speakers is on the website and the attached poster. The deadline for abstract submission is 9th March 2020, and you should receive notice of our acceptance decision by 23rd March 2020. The registration deadline is 30th April 2020. Registration is now open. For further information visit the website above or e-mail: SXNS16 at maxiv.lu.se Looking forward to seeing you in Lund, The chairs of SXNS16: Tom Arnold (ESS) Ann Terry (MAX IV) P.S. we apologize if you receive this email message more than once. [signature_926822076] [signature_1358878418] [signature_942756004] [/Users/thomasarnold/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.Outlook/Data/Library/Caches/Signatures/signature_1998852003] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 10804 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.png Type: image/png Size: 24986 bytes Desc: image002.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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More information and application form at [https://www.synchrotron-soleil.fr/fr/emplois/ingenieur-developpement-logiciel-pour-les-donnees-scientifiques]. You are welcome to join us ! Emmanuel. -- FARHI Emmanuel - Tel: +33 (1) 69 35 96 04 Room A1.0.34 Experimental Division / Data Reduction and Analysis Group Synchrotron Soleil - Saint-Aubin BP 48 - 91192 GIF/YVETTE CEDEX http://www.synchrotron-soleil.fr -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From robert.dalgliesh at stfc.ac.uk Wed Dec 11 18:17:35 2019 From: robert.dalgliesh at stfc.ac.uk (Robert Dalgliesh - UKRI STFC) Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 17:17:35 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] ISIS: Instrument Scientist Positions Available - Larmor Message-ID: <29b194feadae4ae19393513d98ce22c8@stfc.ac.uk> Instrument scientist positions are currently available on the Larmor instrument at ISIS. See the following websites to apply. https://www.topcareer.jobs/Vacancy/irc252106_10230.aspx https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/BXI769/isis-instrument-scientist ============================================================================================================================================================================= Salary: ?38,318 to ?42,576 (depending on experience and skills) Grade:? UKRI-E Contract Type: Open-Ended Hours: Full Time Closing Date: 7th January 2020 LARMOR is a multipurpose instrument designed to enable high throughput time-of-flight Small Angle Neutron Scattering (SANS) with polarisation and the development and exploitation of spin-echo scattering techniques. It was constructed as part of the second phase of instrumentation on the ISIS second target station and was added to the full ISIS user program 5 years ago. The Spin-Echo system was developed by TU-Delft in collaboration with ISIS as part of a 5 year multi-million Euro project funded by the Netherlands. As a high throughput SANS instrument LARMOR is competitive with SANS2D and other world leading SANS instruments over a simultaneous Q range of 0.004 to >0.5?^-1 suitable for a broad range of soft and hard matter science. Larmor precession techniques for the study of large scale structures, high resolution crystallography and dynamics have progressed significantly in recent years with new instrumentation being constructed at a number of neutron sources. The collaboration between ISIS and TU-Delft that delivered OffSpec continued this trend by delivering a highly flexible instrument to explore new possibilities and to fully exploit existing techniques. LARMOR aims to enable this while maintaining and developing the existing SANS technique and community. We are looking for a world-class scientists or instrument developer who can make major contributions to our current and future research programmes and who will develop these techniques to enable the study of a broad range of scientific themes. The SANS Group at ISIS currently supports 4 instruments and provides expertise for the study of a diverse range of research areas such as polymers, colloids, biological systems and magnetic/superconducting systems (The SANS Group currently has two vacancies). Instrument Scientists for LARMOR Two full-time vacancies exist to assist in the development and running of the LARMOR SANS instrument.?This is an excellent opportunity to develop both collaborative and personal scientific research programmes through interaction with leading scientists from around the world, exploiting the capabilities of small-angle neutron scattering in the areas of hard/soft condensed matter or the life sciences. In addition to assisting with the development and running of LARMOR you will be expected to lead and assist in the advancement of data reduction and analysis tools for Larmor precession and SANS techniques. Hence,?you must have a demonstrable knowledge of a common scripting language such as Python and preferably working knowledge of a lower level language such as C++. Organization Description UK Research and Innovation is a new entity that brings together nine partners to create an independent organisation with a strong voice for research and innovation, and a vision to ensure the UK maintains its world-leading position in research and innovation. More information can be found at http://www.ukri.org/. The Science and Technology Facilities Council is a world-leading multi-disciplinary science organisation, and our goal is to deliver economic, societal, scientific and international benefits to the UK and its people - and more broadly to the world. For questions please contact Dr. Sarah Rogers SANS Group Leader sarah.rogers at stfc.ac.uk or Dr. Robert Dalgliesh Larmor Instrument Scientist robert.dalgliesh at stfc.ac.uk From useroffice at mlz-garching.de Wed Dec 18 15:30:27 2019 From: useroffice at mlz-garching.de (useroffice at mlz-garching.de) Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2019 14:30:27 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] MLZ calls for Rapid Access proposals - Deadline January 10th, 2020 Message-ID: <8aaceed4fe25457d9427c53dd9b40518@frm2.tu-muenchen.de> Dear neutron users, the MLZ Rapid Access programme is devoted to those measurements that do not fit into the normal MLZ proposal workflow with usually two deadlines and reviews per year, i.e. an independent neutron experiment proposal. It is foreseen, for example, for tuning a sample preparation process or for completing a series of samples already measured at the MLZ with few additional samples. We are pleased to announce the next call for Rapid Access proposals at the following MLZ instruments ANTARES: cold neutron radiography and tomography station BIODIFF: diffractometer for large unit cells, cold source KWS-1, KWS-2, KWS-3, SANS-1: small angle scattering diffractometers, cold source NAA: neutron activation analysis PGAA: prompt gamma-activation analysis, cold source SPODI: high resolution powder diffractometer, thermal source *Deadline: January 10th, 2020* Experiments will be scheduled during the upcoming cycle no. 47 between January 14th, 2020 and March 13th, 2020. Please find all details in our Call for Rapid Access Proposals at https://mlz-garching.de/files/20191218_call_rap_47.pdf and just contact us in case any questions occur! We look forward to receiving your proposals, best regards from sunny Garching, The MLZ User Office Team Dr. Ina Lommatzsch - Ramona Bucher -------------------- Technische Universit?t M?nchen Forschungs-Neutronenquelle Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II) User Office Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ) Lichtenbergstra?e 1 D-85747 Garching Phone: +49-(0)89.289.10794 - 11751 e-mail: useroffice at mlz-garching.de web: mlz-garching.de/useroffice -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The members of the LNS conduct a strong in-house research program with special emphases on strongly correlated electron systems, magnetism, superconductivity, material science and soft condensed matter. The LQM and LNS jointly operate the triple-axis spectrometer TASP at SINQ. Your mission: You will be part of an ambitious research program on quantum magnetism and unconventional superconductivity carried out by LQM and LNS. Your mission will be balanced between supporting the external user program, pursuing your own, independent projects and contributing to the projects within LQM and LNS. Main duties and responsibilities include: You will support the external user program on the triple-axis spectrometer TASP at SINQ. You will conduct independent research, and you will contribute to the diverse research activities of LQM at PSI, such as exploiting the capabilities of the novel multi-analyser spectrometer CAMEA. Your profile: The successful candidate holds a PhD in experimental physics or chemistry and has experience in neutron scattering studies of frustrated/quantum magnets or strongly correlated electron systems. Experience in neutron spectroscopy is mandatory. You have good English and communication skills, and enjoy working in a team-oriented interdisciplinary environment. We offer: As LQM postdoc at PSI you will have access to: - State-of-the-art facilities including neutron, X-ray, transport, magnetic measurements, crystal growth facilities - Enriching career promoting environment. - Innovative and dynamic atmosphere - Competitive salary Start date: Flexible, depending on candidate Work rate: 100% Duration: 1 year, renewable For further information please contact Prof. Henrik M. R?nnow at LQM (EPFL) (henrik.ronnow at epfl.ch), Prof. Michel Kenzelmann at LNS (PSI) (michel.kenzelmann at psi.ch) or Prof. Christof Niedermayer at LNS (PSI) (christof.niedermayer at psi.ch). Please send your application (cover letter, detailed resume, list of 3 references and copies of certificates) by e-mail to LQM at epfl.ch -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wangchun.chen at nist.gov Thu Dec 19 23:16:48 2019 From: wangchun.chen at nist.gov (Chen, Wangchun (Fed)) Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 22:16:48 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] Polarized Neutrons for Condensed Matter Investigations (PNCMI) 2020, July 27th to 31st, 2020, Annapolis, Maryland, USA -- SAVE THE DATE Message-ID: <91E10267-1169-4C87-BECB-AFC0915BA213@nist.gov> Dear Colleagues, The 13th biennial Polarized Neutrons for Condensed Matter Investigations (PNCMI) conference will be held from July 27 to 31 at the Graduate Annapolis Hotel in Annapolis, Maryland, USA. The conference will be preceded by a Polarized Neutron School. The conference is organized by the National Institute of Standards and Technology Center for Neutron Research in concert with the University of Maryland. The meeting will feature invited and contributed talks, poster sessions, and a tour to the National Institute of Standards and Technology Center for Neutron Research. The conference will cover the latest condensed-matter investigations using polarized neutrons and state-of-the-art methodologies and techniques of polarized-neutron production and utilization for novel instrumentation and experiments, with emphasis on prospects for new science and instrument concepts as well as combining neutrons with complementary techniques and in-situ secondary measurements. PNCMI is the most comprehensive conference on the latest scientific research using polarized neutrons and on related instrumentation development. The topics will include: * Multiferroic and chirality * Strongly correlated electron systems, including superconductors * Frustrated and disordered systems * Magnetic nanomaterials * Thin films and multilayers * Soft matter and biology * Imaging * Polarized neutron instrumentation * Polarized neutron techniques and methods, including nuclear polarization, Larmor techniques * Neutron scattering facilities For more information, please refer to the PNCMI 2020 website: https://pncmi2020.umd.edu/. PNCMI 2020 local organizing committee Wangchun Chen, Julie Borchers, Hannah Burrall, Alexander Grutter, Kathryn Krycka, Williams Ratcliff, Shannon Watson, Robert Briber, Lisa Press -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From useroffice at psi.ch Fri Dec 20 10:52:37 2019 From: useroffice at psi.ch (Useroffice (PSI)) Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2019 09:52:37 +0000 Subject: [Neutron] SINQ - call for proposals I/20 Message-ID: <27E7AE8F-5FD9-4A54-BA8F-9804C5D212E3@psi.ch> We are pleased to announce the first call for proposals after the upgrade program of the SINQ neutron guide system! The next DEADLINE for the submission of beam time requests for the Swiss spallation neutron source 'SINQ' http://www.psi.ch/sinq will be: ********* January 31, 2020, midnight, C.E.T. ********* This call will be open for the following instruments: Powder Diffractometer : HRPT Single Crystal Diffractometer : ZEBRA Strain Scanner : POLDI Small Angle Scattering : SANS-I Triple Axis Spectrometers : TASP, EIGER Time-of-Flight Spectrometer : FOCUS Neutron Imaging : NEUTRA, ICON The other SINQ instruments will be open for the user program either in the second call period 2020 or in the first period in 2021, respectively. Please note that the Neutron Microscope can be chosen now as experimental setup option on POLDI and ICON. _____________________________________________________________ PERIOD: Herewith we call for proposals for the beam time period I/20 between June and September 2020. _____________________________________________________________ PROPOSAL-SUBMISSION: New users are kindly asked to contact the instrument responsibles before submitting a proposal to discuss instrumental options and reasonable beam time requests. Please make use of the option to link related previous proposals with their experimental reports to the new one. A proper mention of previous results will provide a certain 'bonus' during the evaluation process. Guidelines for the proposal submission and further useful information can be found on the SINQ webpages: http://www.psi.ch/sinq/access-to-sinq http://www.psi.ch/sinq/call-for-proposals http://www.psi.ch/sinq/guidelines Further detailed information about the SINQ instruments can be obtained here: http://www.psi.ch/sinq/instrumentation The feasibility of complex experiments should always be discussed in advance with the instrument and sample environment responsibles. _____________________________________________________________ DIGITAL USER OFFICE, DUO: Proposals can only be submitted electronically via the PSI Digital User Office 'DUO': https://duo.psi.ch _____________________________________________________________ CONTACT ADDRESS: Paul Scherrer Institute User Office Phone : +41-56-310-4666 CH-5232 Villigen - PSI e-mail : useroffice at psi.ch Switzerland -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From koehli at physi.uni-heidelberg.de Fri Dec 20 12:17:22 2019 From: koehli at physi.uni-heidelberg.de (=?iso-8859-1?Q?Markus_K=F6hli?=) Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2019 12:17:22 +0100 Subject: [Neutron] Job Advertisement U Bonn, Post-Doc Neutron Detector Development Message-ID: <000d01d5b727$0dd50710$297f1530$@uni-heidelberg.de> Postdoctoral position in detector development and instrumentation Physikalisches Institut at the University of Bonn (Germany) invites applications for a position as postdoctoral research assistant to be filled from March 2020 or shortly thereafter. The successful candidate will join the gaseous detector development group of Prof. Desch, where a project focused on thermal neutron detectors and readout electronics has been established. The group is specialized in R&D on novel gaseous detectors and a member of the international RD51, LCTPC and CAST and IAXO collaborations. Within the project, two data acquisition platforms based on the Scalable Readout System (SRS) developed within the RD51 collaboration will be further extended and novel neutron detector concepts will be explored. One is based on boron-coated Gas Electron Multipliers (GEMs) and on its SRS-based readout using the VMM ASIC. The other two detector concepts employ a Timepix3 SRS-based readout combined with a neutron TPC as well as a Microchannel Plate (MCP). The postdoctoral research is expected to take up a leading role in the development of the detectors with a proficient knowledge of the readout concepts. The design, simulation and construction of the detectors as well as tests at neutron facilities and the subsequent analysis will be among the main tasks. Additionally, the successful candidate is expected to supervise Bachelor, Master and PhD students, participate in university teaching and drafting applications for third party funding. The researcher can benefit from the PostDoc Plus program of the University, will have the opportunity to present results at major international conferences and publish articles in recognised international journals. With the new lab building "Forschungs- und Technologiezentrum Detektorphysik", the institute will provide excellent laboratory space and offices with the most recent equipment. Different R&D groups with expertise on a wide range of technologies will work closely together. In addition, the accelerator ELSA provides the opportunity for in-house detector testing. Applicants are expected to have completed a doctoral degree at the time of appointment and research experience in experimental physics, nuclear physics or neutron sciences. Proficient knowledge in detector physics is assumed. Experience in gaseous detectors, neutron science and/or MCPs as well as readout electronics is desirable. The contract will be 100% E 13 according to the German TV-L salary scale fixed until the end of the granted funding from BMBF (30.06.2022). Applicants should send a single pdf file including: - Motivation letter with statement on the preferred start date - Scientific CV to Dr. Jochen Kaminski (kaminski at physik.uni-bonn.de). In addition, two letters of recommendation should be sent to the same address directly by the referee. Application deadline: January 30, 2020. More information can be obtained from Dr. Jochen Kaminski (kaminski at physik.uni-bonn.de) or Dr. Michael Lupberger (lupberger at physik.uni-bonn.de). The University of Bonn is committed to diversity and equal opportunity. It is certified as a family-friendly university. It aims to increase the proportion of women in areas where women are under- represented and to promote their careers in particular. It therefore urges women with relevant qualifications to apply. Applications will be handled in accordance with the Landesgleichstellungsgesetz (State Equality Act). Applications from suitable individuals with a certified serious disability and those of equal status are particularly welcome. From recruitment at ill.fr Fri Dec 20 15:16:05 2019 From: recruitment at ill.fr (Chloe Mangione) Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2019 15:16:05 +0100 Subject: [Neutron] Vacancy for a SCIENTIST at ILL - (ref 119/55) Message-ID: Bonjour, A new vacancy for a *scientist *in the Science Division /SMSS Group (ref 19/55) has just been published on our site: https://www.ill.eu/en/careers/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Im Bereich Wissenschaft / SMSS Gruppe ist eine Stelle als *Wissenschaftler *(Ref 19/55) zu besetzen. Sie k?nnen die Stellenausschreibung ab sofort auf unserer INTRANET Seite unter https://www.ill.eu/de/careers/ konsultieren. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nous vous informons qu'un poste de *scientifique*, ? pourvoir au sein de la Division Science / Groupe SMSS (r?f 19/55) vient d'?tre publi? sur notre site : https://www.ill.eu/fr/carrieres/ Best regards, Mit freundlichen Gr?ssen, Cordialement, -- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Some further details can be found at https://indico.psi.ch/event/8366/. Requests to attend (and any proposed talk title) should be sent directly to correlated_disorder at psi.ch until 24th Jan. Confirmation of attendance will follow shortly after the deadline. Best wishes, tom ******************************************** Dr. Tom Fennell Laboratory for Neutron Scattering and Imaging (LNS), WHGA 352 Paul Scherrer Institut Forschungstrasse 111 5232 Villigen PSI Switzerland phone: +41 56 310 32 13 fax: +41 56 310 29 39 email: tom.fennell at psi.ch web: http://www.psi.ch/lns/ ****************************************** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: