Trends and techniques in neutron beam research for medium and low flux research reactors. Report of a consultants meeting

The IAEA is making concerted efforts to promote R and D programmes for neutron beam research to assist the developing Member States in better utilization of their research reactors. A consultants meeting was organized on 16-19 March 1996 to review the current status and deliberate on the future trends in neutron beam based research using low and medium flux research reactors with the flux range of the order of up to 1013-1014 n/cm2/s, particularly in the light of recent advances in electronics and instrumentation. The participants focused on five specific topics: triple axis spectrometry, neutron depolarization studies, capillary optics, spin-echo spectrometry and small-angle neutron spectrometry. This TECDOC details the highlights of the discussions in the meeting along with the papers presented