Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering

The Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering (ACNS), formerly the Bragg Institute, is a landmark neutron and X-ray scattering facility in Australia.

Cancer risk: Most Australian welders exposed to high levels of dangerous fumes
New Curtin University research has revealed at least 46,000 Australian welders are exposed to high levels of dangerous, potentially cancer-causing fumes at work — and little is being done to protect ...
Integrating small-angle neutron scattering with machine learning enhances measurements of complex molecular structures
Small-angle scattering (SAS) is a powerful technique for studying nanoscale samples. So far, however, its use in research has been held back by its inability to operate without some prior knowledge of ...
High-Temperature Reflectometry Reveals Graphene Growth Mechanisms
Dr. Aiswarya Pradeepkumar, a research fellow at the ARC Centre for Transformative ... There are already a number of related thin film studies underway at the Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering.
A possible world record: Studying thin films under extreme temperatures with reflectometry
To better understand the carbon growth mechanisms and onset temperatures, the UTS team made extensive use of the Spatz neutron reflectometer at the Australian Center for Neutron Scattering.
Neutron activation analysis
The most suitable source of neutrons for such an application is usually a research reactor ... costs of setting up a facility for neutron activation analysis, is relatively low compared with the costs ...

Australian Alzheimer's Discovery Could Improve Drugs
(MENAFN- IANS) Canberra, July 17 (IANS) Australian researchers have made a discovery they say could ... the CSIRO's Australian e-Health Research Centre, said that early diagnosis is critical ...
Integrating small-angle neutron scattering with machine learning enhances measurements of complex molecular structures
Small-angle scattering (SAS) is a powerful technique for studying nanoscale samples. So far, however, its use in research has been held back by its inability to operate without some prior knowledge of ...
What happens when matter is squashed to the brink of collapse? We weighed a neutron star to help NASA find out
Neutron stars contain some of the universe’s most exotic states of matter – but there’s no easy way to peek inside.
Secrets of physics in ‘flywheel’ star
Earth has a new neighbour after Australian scientists uncovered the secrets of the closest pulsar neutron ... from the ARC Centre of Excellence in Gravitational Wave Discovery (OzGrav) and ...
Ab initio methods help scientists make sense of complex particle collisions
This study found that the diagnostic tools scientists use to study atomic nuclei with just a few neutrons and protons can also be used to study the scattering of protons and neutrons off atomic ...