Neutron Methods

This department is in its founding phase. It is located at the largest outstation of JCNS at the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ) in Garching, close to Munich. JCNS-4 will open up an additional focus of research with neutrons and further strengthen cooperation between the MLZ partners due to its director holding a joint appointment at the physics department of the Technical University of Munich (TUM), in keeping with the "Jülich model". JCNS-4 organizes the instrument- and user-operation and coordinates method development at the MLZ outstation of JCNS.

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Next-generation magnetic materials for advanced electronics

An international team including researchers from the JCNS at the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ) has achieved major advances in magnetic materials with strong potential for future electronic and quantum technologies. One study investigates a chiral antiferromagnetic semiconductor, while another examines a family of topological metals with an intricate, woven-like atomic structure.

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Cataracts: How proteins shape our vision

To better understand the dynamics and phase behaviour of protein mixtures under cell-like conditions, a research group from Lund investigated the crystalline proteins of the eye lens, using an instrument operated by the Jülich Centre for Neutron Science at the MLZ. Using neutrons, they showed that macroscopic properties can be predicted surprisingly well using simple mixing rules. The results provide new insights into age-related changes in the lens and open up perspectives for research into diseases such as Alzheimer’s or cataracts.

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JCNS Outstations

JCNS operates neutron instruments at the national and international leading sources MLZ, ILL and SNS under a common scientific objective.

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European Spallation Source (ESS)

Neutron scattering gives us unique insights into matter and is indispensable both for basic and application-oriented research. The world's most powerful neutron source is planned to go into operation in 2019, and Jülich will be part of it.

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High Brilliance Neutron Source (HBS)

The high-brilliance accelerator-based neutron source HBS represents a unique infrastructure for neutron analysis serving a multitude of scientifc disciplines.

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JCNS operates neutron instruments at the national and international leading sources MLZ, ILL and SNS under a common scientific objective.

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