Probing past and future materials with neutrons
Useful sites
The Bragg Institute (Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation)
What is neutron scattering?
An introduction to the use of neutron scattering in different areas of science.
Neutron scattering at ANSTO – neutrons are amazing!
Provides answers to the following questions:
- How can neutrons do all these things?
- How are neutrons made?
- How does ANSTO use neutrons?
- How do neutrons help you?
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
About OPAL
Provides information about the OPAL reactor.
OPAL research reactor – community version
Profiles the OPAL reactor and the work of some of the researchers at ANSTO. A science–business version of the brochure is also available.
Nobelprize.org (Sweden)
Press release
Announces the 1994 Nobel Prize in Physics, awarded to Professor Bertram Brockhouse for the development of neutron spectroscopy and Professor Clifford Shull for the development of the neutron diffraction technique.
The Nobel Prize in Physics 1994
Explains how neutrons reveal structure and dynamics, see more than X-rays and reveal inner stresses.
Uranium Information Centre Ltd, Australia
Research reactors
Describes the types of research reactors around the world, their uses, fuel used and spent fuel created by research reactors.
Australian research reactors
Describes Australia's only research reactor, HIFAR, and its replacement OPAL.
International Atomic Energy Agency
Provides a brochure, 'Research reactors purpose and future brochure', which includes the following sections:
Research reactor applications
Science with neutrons
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
George Dracoulis (In Conversation, 26 January 2006 ABC)
An interview with George Dracoulis.
Lucas Heights new nuclear reactor (The Science Show, 30 August 2003)
Looks at some of the concerns about the new research reactor at Lucas Heights in Sydney.
Kelly gang armour (Catalyst, 21 August 2003)
Reports on research showing how the famous armour was made.
Australia's new nuclear reactor: Do we need it? (Earthbeat, 23 February 2002)
Questions the need for a new research reactor in Australia.
New reactor (Catalyst, 14 February 2002)
Asks why Australia is buying a new nuclear reactor.
Page updated July 2007.