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About SNS
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Aerial view of the SNS site, part of Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee.
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SNS is an accelerator-based
neutron source in Oak Ridge, Tennessee,
USA. When at full power, this one-of-a-kind
facility will provide the most intense
pulsed neutron beams in the world
for scientific research and industrial
development.
SNS was built
by a partnership
of six U.S Department of Energy laboratories.
Along with its
sister facility, the High Flux Isotope
Reactor, SNS makes Oak Ridge a
mecca for neutron-scattering
research.
Although most people
don't know it, neutron-scattering research
has a lot to do with our everyday
lives. For example, things like
medicine, food, electronics, and
cars and airplanes have all been
improved by neutron-scattering research.
Neutron research also helps scientists
improve materials used in a multitude
of different products, such as high-temperature
superconductors, powerful lightweight
magnets, aluminum bridge decks, and
stronger, lighter plastic products.
An Introduction to SNS
How Does SNS Work?
SNS History
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