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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">We are reaching out to invite you to contribute a manuscript to the Special Issue “Neutron Scattering: Latest Advances and Prospects” that I am guest editing for the journal Quantum Beam Science (QuBS).<br>
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This Special Issue aims to gather works in the neutron‑scattering community, and your expertise makes you an ideal contributor. The manuscript can be an original research paper or a review article.<br>
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If you have a project already underway or an idea you would like to discuss, feel free to let us know. We would be happy to provide feedback or clarify any aspects of the submission process.<br>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">Special Issue link:</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black"> <a href="https://www.mdpi.com/si/264627" title="https://www.mdpi.com/si/264627"><span style="color:#467886">https://www.mdpi.com/si/264627</span></a><br>
<b>Submission deadline:</b> 31 December 2026<br>
<b>Manuscript submission:</b> <a href="https://www.mdpi.com/user/manuscripts/upload/?journal=qubs" title="https://www.mdpi.com/user/manuscripts/upload/?journal=qubs"><span style="color:#467886">https://www.mdpi.com/user/manuscripts/upload/?journal=qubs</span></a></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">Thank you very much for considering this invitation.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">We truly hope you will be able to contribute.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">Murillo L. Marions - <a href="mailto:martinsml@ornl.gov" title="mailto:martinsml@ornl.gov"><span style="color:#467886">martinsml@ornl.gov</span></a></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">Heloisa N. Bordallo –<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:bordallo@nbi.ku.dk" title="mailto:bordallo@nbi.ku.dk"><span style="color:#467886">bordallo@nbi.ku.dk</span></a></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Heloisa N. Bordallo<br>
Associate Professor </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">in X-rays and Neutron Scattering</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><br>
Niels Bohr Institute<br>
(H.C. Ørsted Institute, bldg. D)<br>
University of Copenhagen<br>
Universitetsparken 5<br>
2100 Copenhagen Denmark<br>
Phone: +45 213 088 29<br>
<a href="mailto:bordallo@nbi.ku.dk"><span style="color:#0563C1">bordallo@nbi.ku.dk</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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