The research in ASQ concentrates on three main topics:
Materials Science and Simulation
Modelling and experiments on size effects in plasticity, involving
in-situ diffraction experiments at several x-ray beam lines of the Swiss
Light Source and at the POLDI instrument at SINQ.
Neutron Imaging and Activation
Quantitative imaging techniques and high-resolution tomography
using neutron beams at the SINQ radiography stations NEUTRA and ICON.
Ultra-cold neutron source
A new powerful spallation source for ultra-cold neutrons is currently being constructed at the Paul Scherrer Institut by an international collaboration.
