Materials Science Workshop
at TRIUMF
The TRIUMF Users Executive Committee
(TUEC) is sponsoring
a series of Workshops on topics relevant to TRIUMF science
in anticipation of a Long Range Planning Committee (LRPC)
meeting sometime in the next year. One of these topics
is Materials Science, by which we mean mainly
Condensed Matter Physics and Chemistry.
Naturally we are most interested in areas of these fields
where accelerators like
TRIUMF
can make important contributions, such as
µSR and ßNMR,
but we would also like to explore opportunities for
coordinated development of other accelerator-based
materials science probes like
synchrotron radiation
or spallation neutrons.
Based on initial User response and logistic necessity,
the Workshop was held at TRIUMF on the weekend of
11-12 August 2001.
The format was extremely informal
and adaptable in response to fresh ideas,
a sort of "think tank with lectures".
The title of the Workshop was
New Opportunities for Accelerator-Based Materials Research in Canada
Informality notwithstanding, a few formal talks were
important to "get the ball rolling". See the
for the final catchment. To facilitate free discussion before
the Workshop we set up an "electronic bulletin board"
where people could post their thoughts and peruse those of others:
This has now been extended to provide a
continuing forum for members of the TRIUMF µSR Users Group
(MUG).
Here is an outline (prepared months in advance)
of what we thought might be discussed:
- Practical Issues at TRIUMF
- Enhancement of "user friendliness" of the
TRIUMF µSR User Facility
- Refurbishment of M9A as a world-class surface muon
channel for µSR
- Outfitting the new M9A with a high-performance,
versatile "turnkey" µSR spectrometer
- Independent funding for the ßNMR Facility at ISAC
- Innovative Uses of TRIUMF Facilities
- The "Multi" µSR Spectrometer
- Thin Films and Surface Science with ßNMR
- Chemistry with ßNMR
- Complementary Probes
- Grandiose Dreams
- Major Upgrade to TRIUMF's Muon Production Capacity
- A Muon Source at the SNS in the USA
- A Muon & Spallation Neutron Source in Canada
- Politics
Last modified: Tue 14 Aug 2001