We are pleased to announce the 8th Neutron and Muon School in 2024.
Neutrons and muons are powerful probes in materials research. Notable experimental techniques include determining the crystal and magnetic structures of materials using neutron elastic scattering and observing lattice vibrations and magnetic excitations via inelastic scattering. Neutrons can also be used for imaging measurements utilizing their large penetration depths and for analyzing surfaces and interfaces through reflectometry. Muons act as highly sensitive local probes capable of detecting magnetic order and its dynamics in bulk and thin-film samples.
In this school, participants will learn about the characteristics of neutrons and muons and their experimental methods through lectures by leading researchers active worldwide. Furthermore, participants will apply the theories to actual experiments through hands-on training using the instruments in the J-PARC MLF and the JRR-3.
We invite applications from graduate students and young researchers from both Japan and abroad who are interested in materials research using neutrons and muons. We also encourage laboratory heads who are already using neutron and muon beams (or considering their future use) to utilize this school as an educational opportunity for students and young researchers and to support their participation. Please note that online participation is also possible only for lectures.
Application
On-site participants (lectures and hands-on training)
- Application deadline: 23rd August 2024
Online participants (lectures only)
- Application deadline: 22nd November 2024
Contact
School office: nm-school[at]cross.or.jp (Please replace “[at]” with “@“)
The School is sponsored by
- International and Inter-institution Network for Accelerator Science to Next Generation（IINAS-NX）
- The Japanese Society for Neutron Science (JSNS)
- Society of Muon and Meson Science of Japan (JMMS)
- J-PARC Center (J-PARC)
- Materials and Life Science Experimental Facility, J-PARC Center (J-PARC MLF)
- Materials Sciences Research Center, JAEA (MSRC)
- Institute of Materials Structure Science, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (IMSS)
- The Institute for Solid State Physics, The University of Tokyo (ISSP)
- Comprehensive Research Organization for Science and Society (CROSS)
- Industrial Users Society for Neutron Application (IUSNA)
- Ibaraki Prefecture
- Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Ibaraki University
- International Society for µSR Spectroscoy (ISMS)
- J-PARC MLF Users Society
Organizers
School Principal:
- Yoshie Otake (RIKEN/President of JSNS)
Organizing Committee:
- Kenya M. Kubo (ICU/President of JMMS)
- Matahiro Komuro (CROSS/IUSNA)
- Toshiya Otomo (J-PARC Center, KEK)
- Yukinobu Kawakita (J-PARC Center, JAEA)
- Mitsuhiro Shibayama (CROSS)
- Kenji Nakajima (MSRC, JAEA)
- Osamu Yamamuro (ISSP, University of Tokyo)
- Sonoko Komatsuzaki (Ibaraki Pref.)
- Ichiro Tanaka (Ibaraki University)
Local Organizing Committee
Chair:
- Taro Nakajima (ISSP, University of Tokyo)
Committee Member:
- Shuki Torii (J-PARC Center, KEK)
- Sohtaro Kanda (J-PARC Center, KEK/JMMS)
- Yusuke Tsuchikawa (J-PARC Center, JAEA)
- Shinichi Machida (CROSS)
- Masato Hagihara (MSRC, JAEA)
- Shin-ichi Takata (J-PARC Center, JAEA/JSNS)
- Naritoshi Kawamura (J-PARC Center, KEK/JMMS)
- Kazuaki Iwasa (Ibaraki University)
- Kenji Ohyama (Ibaraki University)
- Ken-ichi Funakoshi (CROSS)
- Ryuji Maruyama (J-PARC Center, JAEA)
- Takayoshi Ito (CROSS)
- Keiko Nemoto (J-PARC Center, JAEA)
- Masanori Tsukada (J-PARC Center, KEK)
- Kyouko Aizawa (J-PARC Center)
- Matahiro Komuro (CROSS/IUSNA)
- Yugo Ohkubo (Ibaraki Pref.)
