Name: 11th International Meeting of the Union for Compact Accelerator-driven Neutron Sources (UCANS11)
Start: 2025-02-24T01:10:00-08:00
End: 2025-02-28T18:00:00-08:00
Location: Pinnacle at the Pier

11th International Meeting of the Union for Compact Accelerator-driven Neutron Sources (UCANS11)

from Monday, February 24, 2025 (1:10 a.m.) to Friday, February 28, 2025 (6:00 p.m.)

Monday, February 24, 2025

11:00 a.m. Registration

11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

1:00 p.m. Opening Session
Opening Session
1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
1:30 p.m. Session 1
1:30 p.m. - 2:50 p.m.
Contributions

1:30 p.m. TUCAN, the TRIUMF Source for Ultracold Neutrons - Ruediger Picker (TRIUMF)

2:10 p.m. Ultra Cold Neutrons and (Some of) Their Applications in Fundamental Physics - Richard Wagner (Laboratoire Léon Brillouin, CEA Saclay)
2:50 p.m. Coffee Break
Coffee Break
2:50 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.
3:20 p.m. Session 2
3:20 p.m. - 4:40 p.m.
Contributions

3:20 p.m. The Role of CANS in the Implementation of Very Cold Neutrons - Erik Iverson (ORNL)

4:00 p.m. Update on Thermal Scattering Kernel Generation at the European Spallation Source - José Ignacio Márquez Damián (European Spallation Source ERIC)
4:40 p.m. Coffee Break
Coffee Break
4:40 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
5:00 p.m. Discussion
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Contributions

5:00 p.m. Discussion: Grand challenges for the realization of a VCN source - R. Granada
7:00 p.m. Welcome Reception

7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
9:00 a.m. Session 3
9:00 a.m. - 10:40 a.m.
Contributions

9:00 a.m. ARGITU, the Spanish High-Current Accelerator-Driven Neutron Source - Felix J Villacorta (ESS-Bilbao)

9:40 a.m. A CANS for Canada - Drew Marquardt (University of Windsor)

10:00 a.m. Progress Report for the LvB HCANS Project in Martonvásár - Ferenc Mezei (Mirrotron Ltd,)

10:20 a.m. The University of Birmingham’s High-Flux Accelerator-Driven Neutron Facility (HF-ADNeF) - Ben Phoenix (University of Birmingham)
10:40 a.m. Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:40 a.m. - 11:10 a.m.
11:10 a.m. Session 4
11:10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Contributions

11:10 a.m. CANS at BNL - Masahiro Okamura (Brookhaven National Laboratory)

11:50 a.m. Status of the Moderator Test Station at ORNL - Erik Iverson (ORNL)

12:10 p.m. The High-Brilliance Neutron Source Project - Paul Zakalek (Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH)
12:30 p.m. Lunch
Lunch
12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m. Session 5
2:00 p.m. - 4:20 p.m.
Contributions

2:00 p.m. Advancement of Neutron Imaging Techniques Towards the Highest Resolution and Development of Imaging Application with RANS Using Particle Tracking Detectors - Abdul Muneem (RIKEN, Japan)

2:20 p.m. Development of Entangled Probe Scattering with Neutrons - Samuel McKay (Indiana University)

2:40 p.m. Development of RANS-III for Outdoor Measurement - Tomohiro Kobayashi (RIKEN Neutron Beam Technology Team)

3:00 p.m. We CANS Do It: A Step Towards a Canadian PC-CANS - Maksymilian Dziura (University of Windsor)

3:20 p.m. The French ICONE Instrument Suite - Xavier Fabreges (Laboratoire Léon Brillouin, CEA/CNRS Saclay, France)
4:20 p.m. Poster Session 1
4:20 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Contributions

4:20 p.m. Neural Network Approach for Determination of Neutron Beam Directionality in BNCT - Yanzhong Luo (Tsinghua University)

4:21 p.m. Numerical Investigation on the Thermal Performance of the Rotating Target for CANS - Rui Zhang (Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China)

4:22 p.m. Skyrmions: SANS, NSE and µSR - Sarah Dunsiger (TRIUMF / Simon Fraser University)

4:23 p.m. Study and Beam Experiments of a Compact Accelerator-Based Neutron Source - Su Haoquan (Xi'an Jiaotong University)

4:24 p.m. Preliminary Evaluation of Alloying Significance of Neutron Target for High Brilliance Neutron Source - Zhen Yang (Sun Yat-sen University)

4:25 p.m. Development of a Measurement Method of Neutron Energy-Dependent SEU Cross-Section Less than 0.1 MeV Using the 1/v Law - Kaito Ishiguro (Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan)

4:26 p.m. Industry-Grade Control Systems for Tomorrow's CANS - Nik Razorsek (Cosylab) Rok Hrovatin (COSYLAB)

4:27 p.m. Feasibility Study of D-D Neutron Generator as a Replacement for Cf-252 Source in Neutron Activation Analysis - Soobin Lim (Q-Beam Solution)

4:28 p.m. Beam Dynamics Design for Alternating Phase Focusing Proton LINAC for a Compact Accelerator Based Neutron Source - Mina Abbaslou (TRIUMF)

4:29 p.m. Neutron Measurement Technology for the Proactive Maintenance of the Social Infrastructure - Tomonori Fukuchi (RIKEN Center for Advanced Photonics)

4:30 p.m. Numerical Study on the Effect of Scanning Strategy on Beam Uniformity and Target Temperature Field for AB-BNCT - Jinglun Li

4:31 p.m. A Next Generation RF LINAC as Proton Driver For CANS - Holger Podlech (Goethe University Frankfurt)

4:32 p.m. Simulation of Photonuclear Neutron Yield on the CSNS Spallation Target and Reflector - Liangsheng Huang (Institute of High Energy Physics)

4:33 p.m. Precision in Terrestrial Soft-Error-Rate Estimation Using Acceleration Factors Obtained at an 18 MeV Proton Accelerator-Driven Neutron Source - Nagomi Uchida (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation(NTT))

4:34 p.m. Progress of Grazing-Incidence Focusing Small-Angle Neutron Scattering (gif-SANS) Spectrometer at CPHS - Meng Yuan (Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China)
6:00 p.m. UCANS Board Meeting

6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m. UCANS SPC Dinner
UCANS SPC Dinner
7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
10:00 a.m. Session 6
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Contributions

10:00 a.m. RIKEN Accelerator-Driven Compact Neutron Systems, RANS Project - Yoshie Otake (RIKEN)

10:40 a.m. IAEA Activities in Support of Development and Utilization of Neutron Sources - Valentina Semkova (Physics Section, International Atomic Energy Agency)

11:00 a.m. Contributions to Measuring the Value of Neutron Sources - Daniel Banks

11:20 a.m. PC-CANS - Conceptual Design of a Compact Accelerator Based Neutron Source for Canada - Robert Laxdal (TRIUMF)

11:40 a.m. A Potential Moderator Testing Facility at ISIS - Steven Lilley (STFC)
12:00 p.m. Group Photo
Group Photo
12:00 p.m. - 12:10 p.m.

12:20 p.m. Lunch
Lunch
12:20 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

2:00 p.m. Visit to TRIUMF
Visit to TRIUMF
2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

6:00 p.m. Conference Banquet
Conference Banquet
6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Thursday, February 27, 2025
9:00 a.m. Session 8
9:00 a.m. - 10:40 a.m.
Contributions

9:00 a.m. CANS Projects Progress and Related Technology Development in China - Xuewu Wang (Tsinghua University)

9:40 a.m. FETS-METS: A Small-Scale Test Stand for Advancing Neutron Moderator Systems - Alexandra Chrysafi

10:00 a.m. Development and Application Status of 30 MeV Cyclotron Based Neutron Source in Korea - Dong Won Lee (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI))

10:20 a.m. Facility Update on the Low Energy Neutron Source - David Baxter (Indiana University)
10:40 a.m. Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:40 a.m. - 11:10 a.m.
11:10 a.m. Session 9
11:10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Contributions

11:10 a.m. Towards the Development of a Compact Very Cold Neutron Source for the High Brilliance Neutron Source (HBS) - Dalini Maharaj (JCNS-2, Forschungszentrum Jülich)

11:50 a.m. A Proposal for the ICONE Cold Neutron Moderator - Richard Wagner (Laboratoire Léon Brillouin, CEA Saclay)

12:10 p.m. Conceptual Designs for Thermal, Cold, and Very Cold Neutron Moderator Systems for CANS - Rolando Granada (CNEA)
12:30 p.m. Lunch
Lunch
12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m. Session 10
2:00 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.
Contributions

2:00 p.m. Elemental Analysis of Construction Materials Using Compact Neutron Systems – Recent Results within the IKUR-RIKEN Collaboration - Felix Fernandez-Alonso (Materials Physics Center & Ikerbasque)

2:20 p.m. Tracking the Progress of Nonuniform Deterioration in a Lithium-Ion Battery Using Bragg-Edge Imaging -- an Application of the AISTANS Compact Neutron Source - Koichi Kino (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST))

2:40 p.m. Performance of Neutron Beam System for Accelerator-Based BNCT - Alexander Dunaevsky (TAE Life Sciences)

3:00 p.m. Current Status of RANS-μ, a Neutron Salt-Meter for Non-Destructive Inspection of Concrete Bridge at On-Site Use - Yasuo Wakabayashi (RIKEN / Ransview)
3:20 p.m. Coffee Break
Coffee Break
3:20 p.m. - 3:40 p.m.
3:40 p.m. Accelerators
3:40 p.m. - 4:20 p.m.
Contributions

3:40 p.m. Development of Scalable High Current Accelerator Based Neutron Sources - Holger Podlech (Goethe University Frankfurt)

4:00 p.m. Design Considerations for a Proton Linac for a Compact Accelerator Based Neutron Source for Canada - Mina Abbaslou (TRIUMF)
Friday, February 28, 2025
9:00 a.m. Session 11
9:00 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.
Contributions

9:00 a.m. Development of Nano-sized Graphene Flowers as Neutron Reflectors -Intensify neutron beam caused by coherent scattering- - Makoto Teshigawara (Japan Atomic Energy Agency)

9:20 a.m. Development of Nano-Sized Graphene Flowers as Neutron Reflectors -- Structural Control of Nano-Sized Graphene and Application as Neutron Reflectors - Kazuo Muramatsu (Incubation Alliance, Inc.)

9:40 a.m. A New Method to Increase the Cold Neutron Production in Liquid p-H2 Moderators - Rolando Granada (CNEA)

10:00 a.m. The CoolGal Target: Core of the Phase 0 NEPIR (NEutron and Proton Irradiation) Facility - Elizabeth Musacchio Gonzalez (LNL-INFN)
10:20 a.m. Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:20 a.m. - 10:40 a.m.

10:40 a.m. Closing remarks

10:40 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.