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UROP Department/Lab/Center: Nuclear Reactor Laboratory
Faculty Supervisor: Professor David E. Moncton
Project Title: New neutron diffractometer at the MIT Nuclear Reactor Laboratory

Project Description: We are finishing the installation of a major new neutron instrument, which uses a beam of thermal neutron extracted from the MIT Nuclear Reactor. The UROP student will help with installation and testing of the software-hardware interface and then conduct first experiments. The instrument will have two modes of operations. First, collimated monochromatic beam will be used for neutron diffraction for physics and materials science. Second, white neutron beam will be used to develop novel neutron focusing methods, for applications in neutron imaging, materials science, etc.
Prerequisites: This is a summer UROP project, which is suitable for students in experimental physics, materials science or nuclear engineering, especially interested in instrumentation.

Contact: Boris Khaykovich  email: bkh@mit.edu

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