Objective
ISIS is the world's most powerful source of pulsed spallation neutrons. It produces pulsed neutrons which are used by scientists from higher education institutions and from industry in both the UK and abroad. Its 13 neutron instruments facilitate both pure and applied neutron science across a broad range of scientific fields from physics and chemistry through biological and materials science to earth sciences and engineering. Its present mode of operation is 24 weeks running for science per year during which over 50 different experiments are performed by researchers. ISIS is, however, not just another way of producing neutrons. The time structure of the neutrons produced allows science to be performed that would be difficult, inefficient or impossible on a reactor source. that would be difficult, inefficient or impossible on a reactor source. These advantages are exploited in ISIS instruments, which have consequently enabled ISIS users to expand the use of neutron scattering techniques. The power of the pulsed neutron techniques developed at ISIS is reflected in the very high demand for time on its instruments: increasingly, experiment al proposals of the highest quality, even from established researchers, cannot be accommodated.
The problem is even worse for young researchers, for whom it is becoming extremely difficult to gain access to these techniques in which Europe has a clear world lead.
This situation can be ameliorated by running ISIS for a longer period. We are therefore request ing funds through the Large Scale Facilities activity to make available to new young researchers an additional 500 instrument days over a 3 year period.
The scientific work to be carried out is varied, reflecting the wide range of science already being carried out at this source, which is not only unique in Europe but is the leading source of its type in the world. The increase in access to ISIS beams under this proposal will allow new young researchers, presently denied access through the very high demand, to gain experience in neutron techniques that are available in Europe only at ISIS and on a type of source which it is increasingly acknowledged is likely to play a central role in neutron scattering in the next century.
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OX11 0QX DIDCOT,HARWELL,CHILTON
United Kingdom
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