The LARMOR neutron microscope is a
microscope based on the principle of
neutron scattering. It is named in honor of
Joseph Larmor and the principle of
larmor precession that will increase
resolution and accuracy.
It is located at
ISIS Neutron and Muon Source
The ISIS Neutron and Muon Source is a pulsed neutron and muon source, established 1984 at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory of the Science and Technology Facilities Council, on the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire, Unite ...
in
Oxfordshire
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.
Description
LARMOR will be used to make high-precision, deep images of physical objects.
Since
neutrons bear no
electrical charge, neutron beams can penetrate deeply into materials. By examining the few interactions that neutrons do have with atoms they encounter and enhancing the imaging using
larmor precession, the microscope is predicted to create images with an atom-level resolution.
The microscope will allow for observation of magnetic materials, complex liquids and living specimens.
An example of application of this research is improved electronics and charge storage in
lithium-ion batteries
A lithium-ion or Li-ion battery is a type of rechargeable battery which uses the reversible reduction of lithium ions to store energy. It is the predominant battery type used in portable consumer electronics and electric vehicles. It also se ...
.
LARMOR is a joint project of the
Delft University of Technology, the
Eindhoven University of Technology, the
University of Groningen and the
Science and Technology Facilities Council's
ISIS Neutron and Muon Source
The ISIS Neutron and Muon Source is a pulsed neutron and muon source, established 1984 at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory of the Science and Technology Facilities Council, on the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire, Unite ...
.
It is funded jointly by the participating
Dutch universities and ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, and the Dutch
NWO will contribute 2.3 million
Euros.
One-third of the microscope's time will be reserved for research from the Netherlands.
See also
*
Neutron microscope
*
Larmor precessionLarmor website*
ISIS Neutron and Muon Source
The ISIS Neutron and Muon Source is a pulsed neutron and muon source, established 1984 at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory of the Science and Technology Facilities Council, on the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire, Unite ...
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