Laboratory for Neutron Scattering and Imaging (LNS)

The PSI Laboratory for Neutron Scattering and Imaging conducts cutting-edge research at the Swiss Spallation Neutron Source SINQ.

Ahl et al

Hydration- and Temperature-Dependent Rotational Dynamics and Water Diffusion in Nanocellulose

Nanocellulose is a promising alternative to fossil-derived materials, but its development is hindered by a limited understanding of cellulose–water interactions. Herein, quasielastic neutron scattering (QENS) is used to investigate how hydration and temperature affect the localized rotations in cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) and the diffusion of mobile water. QENS reveals ...

Bhardwaj et al

Bright Monocompound Metal Halide Scintillator for Fast Neutron Radiography

Fast neutron imaging is a promising technique for visualizing objects containing dense, mixed light-and-heavy-elements materials, such as combustion engines, nuclear fuel assemblies, and fossils, where X-rays and thermal neutrons are ineffectiv. However, the limited efficiency of current detection technologies hinders their widespread adoption. Recoil proton detection ...

  • Ukleev V, Magrez A, White JS
    Magnetic field-induced chiral soliton lattice in the bulk magnetoelectric helimagnet Cu2OSeO3
    Journal of Applied Physics. 2025; 138(10): 103905 (5 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0289322
    DORA PSI
  • Kulbakov AA, Häußler E, Parui KK, Pavlovskii NS, Chakkingal AM, Granovsky SA, et al.
    Spin liquid mimicry in the hydroxide double perovskite CuSn(OD)6 induced by correlated proton disorder
    Physical Review B. 2025; 112(10): L100403 (7 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1103/wp9k-wlhw
    DORA PSI
  • Hadden E, Klepp J, Fally M, Jenke T, Kohlbrecher J, Shimada T, et al.
    Holographic hyperbranched polymer nanocomposite grating with exceptionally large neutron scattering length density modulation amplitudes
    Scientific Reports. 2025; 15: 31512 (7 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-16998-z
    DORA PSI