1st anniv. of China Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS), a "super microscope" to study the structure of materials at the atomic level.
DONGGUAN, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- Aug. 23 marked the China Spallation Neutron Source's (CSNS) first anniversary of being put into operation after it passed the national acceptance test.
The CSNS is the nation's first research facility providing the most intense pulsed neutron beams for scientific research.
Spallation neutron source can accelerate protons before smashing them into a target to produce neutrons. The neutrons are then sent to numerous instruments that are used by researchers to study materials.
The neutrons act as a "super microscope" to probe the structure of the microscopic world, similar to x-rays.
China Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS) at Dalang Town in Dongguan, south China's Guangdong Province (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)
Aerial photo of the China Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS) (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)
Aerial photo of the China Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS) (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)
The rapid cycling synchrotron for the China Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS) under examination (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)
An operator checks the Linac for the China Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS) (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)
An operator checks the Linac for the China Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS) (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)
Operators check the rapid cycling synchrotron for the China Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS) (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)
An operator checks the Linac for the China Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS) (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)
Staff members work at the control room of the China Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS) (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)
The rapid cycling synchrotron for the China Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS) under examination (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)
An operator checks the rapid cycling synchrotron for the China Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS) (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)
Jin Dapeng (1st L), deputy director at the Dongguan branch of the Institute of High Energy Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences introduces the construction and operation of China Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS) for visitors, July 24, 2019. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)
Operators check the rapid cycling synchrotron for the China Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS) (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)
