About the LANSCE Neutron Scattering School

The Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE) School on Neutron Scattering is an annual school focusing on specific science topics to which neutron scattering makes a critical impact. The focus-driven agenda makes it distinct from other neutron schools in the nation.

The LANSCE Neutron Scattering School began in 2004 and it has had a continuous and successful run to this day.

School Format

The general format of the school typically consists of 3 to 4 lectures each day, followed by intense afternoons of conducting experiments. The hands-on studies involve neutron-scattering instruments and research topics that are appropriate to the focus of the school.

Emphasis is placed on the physical meaning of the experiments and how neutron techniques provide complementary information to other types of experiments. The lectures are given by experts relevant to that school's focus. A free-day is devoted to organized excursions, such as Bandelier National Monument or historic Santa Fe.

Typically, small groups of students will be involved in five or six different experiments. As part of the hands-on exercises, students will learn how to analyze the data taken on different instruments under the guidance of the instrument scientist.

The school is typically limited to 30 students.

Past Topics

• Energy & Environment 2011
• Structural Materials 2010
• Phase Transitions 2009
• Magnetism and Nanomaterials 2008
• Hydrogen in Materials 2007
• Soft Condensed Matter & Structural Biology 2006
• Structural Materials 2005
• Magnetism 2004

Co-Sponsors

The LANSCE Neutron Scattering School is co-sponsored by:

Department of Energy Office of Science (DOE)		National Science Foundation (NSF)
Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE)		New Mexico State University (NMSU)