For the first time at ORNL, three-dimensional neutron images have been taken of rare archaeological artifacts. Bronze and brass artifacts excavated at the ancient city of Petra, in present day Jordan, were recently imaged in three dimensions using neutrons at the High Flux Isotope Reactor's CG-1D neutron imaging instrument. (more)
Neutron scattering provides exceptional tools for studying the structure and dynamics of materials at the molecular level. With the world's most intense pulsed accelerator-based neutron source (Spallation Neutron Source) and the highest flux reactor-based neutron source for condensed matter research in the United States (High Flux Isotope Reactor), ORNL provides neutron scattering capabilities unavailable any where else in the world.
The diverse applications of neutron scattering research provide opportunities for experts in practically every scientific and technical field. Moreover, technological discoveries at SNS and HFIR will provide lasting benefits to the scientific, business, and industrial communities.
The Neutron Sciences Directorate manages and operates the Spallation Neutron Source and the High Flux Isotope Reactor. More...
Neutron Sciences Divisions
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