The first research publication using neutron-diffraction data taken at OPAL has been accepted for publication as J. Solid State Chem. 180, 3535-3544 (2007); The results are from our ECHIDNA high-resolution powder diffractometer.
The full title is "Transitions between P21, P63, and P6322 modifications of SrAl2O4 by in-situ high-temperature X-ray and neutron diffraction", by Maxim Avdeev, Sergey Yakovlev, Aleksey A Yaremchenko and Vladislav V Kharton, from Bragg Institute and University of Aveiro in Portugal.
There was also an inaugural meeting at ANSTO of the group writing a Decadal Plan for Neutron Scattering. This is taking place under the auspices of the National Committee for Crystallography of the Australian Academy of Sciences, under the chair of Prof. Peter Colman (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute).
All major stakeholders, including AINSE, ANBUG and industry were represented. This will supersede the draft Decadal Plan produced in 2006.
One of our staff, Dr. Elliot Gilbert, has been elected to Fellowship of the Royal Society of Arts in London.
Published: 19/10/2007