02-11 September 2024 at Nuclear and Energy Research Institute IPEN/CNEN-SP
Neutron scattering and imaging are powerful techniques to study the structure and dynamics of materials over broad time- and length-scales, with applications for studies of materials related to energy, catalysis, polymer systems, drug delivery, functional materials, magnetism, superconductivity and engineering, amongst many others. Thanks to the strong interaction between neutrons and light elements, these techniques are particularly useful for the study of hydrogen-containing materials like pharmaceuticals or lithium-ion conduction in batteries. The magnetic moment of neutrons also makes them uniquely sensitive to magnetism.
At this school we took an intensive one-and-a-half week course on neutron techniques with experts from ISIS, other neutron research centers in Europe and experts from Brazil. It was a great experience, very important to understand details of the experiments and data analysis.