Neutron Science Laboratory
Institute for Solid State Physics, the University of Tokyo
Institute for Solid State Physics, the University of Tokyo
Neutron Science Laboratory
Overview of Neutron Science Laboratory
Neutron Science Laboratory (NSL) is an affiliated research facility of Institute for Solid State Physics, University of Tokyo, and conducts material science research using neutron beams extracted from nuclear reactors and accelerators. Neutron beams have unique characteristics such as high sensitivity to light elements such as hydrogen and lithium, and the ability to detect the direction of magnetic moments (micromagnets) in materials, making them an essential research tool in modern material science. NSL has installed 12 neutron instruments in the research reactor JRR-3 of Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) in collaboration with Tohoku University, Kyoto University, and others, providing experimental opportunities for neutron researchers not only in Japan but also around the world. NSL also aims at conducting world-leading material science research by its staff members. At Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex (J-PARC), we also operate the High Energy Resolution Chopper Spectrometer (HRC) jointly with the High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), and conducts cutting-edge sciences. Internationally, as an implementing agency of the US-Japan Collaborative Program "Neutron Scattering" we installed the cold neutron triple-axis spectrometer CTAX at the HFIR reactor at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in the United States, and are strongly promoting US-Japan collaborative research activities. Looking at the future, a new test research reactor will be built in Fukui Prefecture, and preparations are steadily progressing. Neutron scattering is one of the central uses in the new test research reactor project. We are fully cooperating with the new reactor project and promoting activities to pioneer a new era of neutron scattering.
Our goals
By utilizing various neutron beams from reactors, accelerators, etc., we will contribute to solving unsolved problems that remain in modern science, as well as social issues facing humanity by pioneering a new era of material science as well as neutron science research.
As a major contributor for reactor-based neutron science research, we will play a central role in the neutron community in Japan and around the world.
Based on our long-lasting experience on US-Japan Cooperative Program "Neutron Scattering", we will further build multilateral international collaboration and fulfill our responsibilities as a member of the international neutron science community.