International Workshop on Single-Crystal Diffraction with Polarised Neutrons
26 - 30 January, 2010
Scope of the workshop
The enhanced contrast between the magnetic and nuclear signals in polarised neutron diffraction was first demonstrated in the milestone experiment by Shull, Nathans and colleagues in the late 1950s. The following decades saw steady development of the flipping-ratio technique by small groups of devoted experts who were interested primarily in the experimental determination of magnetic form factors and mapping out of spin density in metals and intermetallics. More recently improvements in instrumentation and analysis techniques have seen application of polarised-neutron diffraction to an increasingly wider range of scientific questions from solution of difficult antiferromagnetic structures, through exploration of spin density in smart materials, such as giant-magnetoresistant oxides and multiferroics, to magnetism in molecules. Chemists, materials scientists and biologists have now joined with physicists to discover the unique capabilities of polarised-neutron diffraction.
To continue to spread the interest in polarised-neutron diffraction amongst the different scientific communities a three-day International Workshop on Single-Crystal Diffraction with Polarised Neutrons will be held at the ILL in Grenoble in January 2010. With emphasis on scientific applications, exotic magnetism, and the promise of new applications at both reactor and spallation sources, this workshop aims to bridge the gap between the excellent technique-oriented biennial PNCMI conferences and the broader triennial Sagamore Conference on Spin, Charge and Momentum Density. One session will be in honour of the long and fruitful career of Francis Tasset.
Beginning with on-site registration and a welcoming buffet, and ending with an excursion, the workshop will run from the early evening of Tuesday, January 26, to Saturday, January 30. The scientific presentations and commercial exhibition will be scheduled during the period January 27 to January 29. A limited number of travel grants will be offered. Information on how to apply will be available when final Registration is opened.
To give us a guide as to the final number of attendees and to gauge the interest in published proceedings, we would appreciate Pre-Registration at your earliest convenience using the link at left.
(Those curious about the workshop logo should select the link to Venue at left.)
Program Advisory Committee
Rafik Ballou (CNRS, Grenoble, France)
Jane Brown (ILL, France)
Thomas Brückel (FZ, Jülich, Germany)
Steve Collins (Diamond, UK)
Helmut Ehrenberg (IFW-Dresden, Germany)
Dante Gatteschi (University of Florence, Italy)
Béatrice Gillon (LLB, France)
Christina Hoffmann (SNS, USA)
Kazuhisa Kakurai (JAEA, Japan)
Shane Kennedy (ANSTO, Australia)
Bertrand Roessli (PSI, Switzerland)
Kurt Ziebeck (University of Loughborough, UK)
Local Organizing Committee
Anne Stunault (ILL)
Garry McIntyre (ILL)
Eric Ressouche (CEA, Grenoble)
Secretary
Brigitte Dubouloz (ILL)
Contact
E-mail: flipper(at)ill.eu
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