Neutron Scattering and Its Applications

Dear Colleagues,

Neutron scattering has become an indispensable tool for the investigation of the structure and dynamics of condensed matter, for which Brockhouse and Shull were awarded with the Nobel Prize in 1994. With the development of reactor and spallation neutron sources, novel diffractometer- or spectrometer-based elastic and inelastic neutron scattering techniques have been developed. The advancement in neutron instrumentation makes it possible to unravel the structure and dynamic processes across space- and time- scales covering multiple orders of magnitude. As one of the cutting-edge technologies, neutron scattering finds applications in a diverse range of fields, including advanced materials, condensed physics, medical biology, energy and environment. This research topic welcomes original research papers, review articles and perspectives from, but not limited to, the following aspects:

1. The fundamentals of neutron scattering and novel technologies ;
2. Applications of elastic or inelastic neutron scattering techniques in multidisciplinary fields;
3. Methods for neutron scattering data reduction, analysis and simulation;
4. Recent developments in methodology, instrumentation, sample environment equipment and optical devices for neutron techniques.

Dr. Yubin Ke
Dr. Hanqiu Jiang
Guest Editors

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