Institut Laue-Langevin

A new UCNs source at ILL

New source of super-chilled neutrons provides tools for understanding fundamental physics concepts

Research into fundamental constants of nature and the search for new particles will benefit from new production method for ultra-cold neutrons.

The publication is highlighted this week  in the Physical Review Letters.  Research into fundamental constants of nature and the search for new particles will benefit from new production method for ultra-cold neutrons. The publication is highlighted this week  in the Physical Review Letters. [more information here].

Overall view on the UCN source: cold neutrons come from
the left and enter the cryostat situated behind its lead shielding. The
guide for UCN extraction towards a detector (for the characterization of
the UCN source as described in the PRL article) is visible on the right
as shiny tube coming out of the lead wall.