About Delft Neutron and Positron Research

Neutron and Positron Research

Neutrons and positrons are unique tools to provide in depth scientific insight for materials research. Worldwide a large number of international facilities are available and under development. Among these are the RID at TU Delft, the worlds strongest neutron reactor source ILL (France) and the worlds most powerful neutron spallation source ISIS (UK). The application of neutron and positron techniques for advanced materials research and the development of new types of instruments and measurement concepts to expand the power of neutron and positron methods are the key aims of our research at TU Delft.

Reactor Institute Delft (RID) at TU Delft

TU Delft neutron and positron instrument development

In the department R3 at TU Delft new instrument concepts are developed based on innovative polarised neutron techniques. These concepts are applied in the SESANS instrument at RID, the currently constructed OFFSPEC instrument at the ISIS Second Target Station, and will most likely be applied at the future European Spallation Source (ESS), the next generation spallation source with unprecedented brightness. RID developed the worlds strongest positron source POSH with an advanced 2D-ACAR instrument for materials research. The plans for the future instrumental facilities at RID are collected in the Oyster project.

Neutron Spin Echo setup developed in Delft for the new OFFSPEC instrument at ISIS (UK)

TU Delft research with neutrons, positrons, and complementary probes

- materials for a renewable energy economy

- high performance alloys

- soft condensed matter in bulk and at interfaces