SNS Neutron Instrumentation Workshop and Oak Ridge Neutron Users Meeting, Knoxville, Tennessee, November 9-11, 1998

9819471 MAG仪器研讨会的主要目的是讨论科学界对橡树岭国家实验室(ORNL)正在建设的新散裂中子源(SNS)仪器的需求。将涉及的主题包括：散裂中子源的现状和预期性能的最新情况；作为SNS参考设计的一部分，将在高功率目标站建造的首批十台仪器的优先事项；以及针对长波中子优化的第二个目标/仪器套件的科学案例。第二个目的是举行橡树岭中子用户的第一次会议。这将包括SNS和高通量同位素反应堆(HFIR)的当前和潜在用户。讨论的主题包括：批准用户组的章程；讨论SNS和HFIR的用户政策和关注事项；以及介绍目前正在进行的HFIR中子散射设施的升级。该部分由ORNL提供支持。任何对利用中子散射来研究材料的结构和动力学感兴趣的人都将被鼓励参加。将提供资金，帮助支付一些本来无法参加讲习班的与会者参加讲习班的费用。%这是未来材料研究的重要研讨会。这是及时的，因为散裂中子源的建设现在已经得到批准，并在能源部1999财年预算中拨款。该设施建成后，预计NSF科学界将成为众多用户中的一员。

9819471MagidThe main purpose of the Instrumentation Workshop is to discuss scientific community needs for instrumentation at the new Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) that is under construction at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Topics to be covered include: Update on the current status and expected performance of the Spallation Neutron Source; priorities for the initial suite of ten instruments to be built at the high-power target station as part of the SNS reference design; and the science case for a second target/instrument suite optimized for long wavelength neutrons. A secondary purpose is to hold the first meeting of Oak Ridge Neutron Users. This will include current and potential users of both the SNS and the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR). Topics to be covered include: Approval of By-Laws for the Users Group; discussion of user policies and concerns for SNS and HFIR; and presentations describing upgrades to the neutron scattering facilities at HFIR currently underway. This part is being supported by ORNL. Anyone with an interest in the use of neutron scattering to study the structure and dynamics of materials will be encouraged to attend. Funds will be made available to help defray the costs of attending the workshop for some participants who could not otherwise attend. %%%This is an important workshop for the future of materials research. It is timely because construction of the Spallation Neutron Source has now been authorized and funds appropriated in the FY 1999 budget of DOE. The NSF scientific community is expected to be among the many users of this facility when it is completed.