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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext">Preparations for the American Conference on Neutron Scattering 2026 are well under way.   As in previous years we have allocated time at the beginning of the conference for Tutorials.  If
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 to give students, postdocs, and newcomers to neutron scattering an opportunity to gain hands-on experience with both established and emerging methods. Tutorial topics may cover (but are not limited to) measurement modalities, data processing tools, or analysis
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