China Spallation Neutron Source marks first anniversary of operation
Updated: August 24, 2019 09:58Xinhua
An operator checks the Linac for the China Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS) at Dalang town in Dongguan, South China's Guangdong province, July 24, 2019. Aug 23 marked CSNS's 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. [Photo/Xinhua]
Photo taken on July 24, 2019 shows the China Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS) at Dalang town in Dongguan, South China's Guangdong province. [Photo/Xinhua]
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 at Dalang town in Dongguan, South China's Guangdong province, July 24, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]
Aerial photo taken on July 24, 2019 shows the China Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS) at Dalang town in Dongguan, South China's Guangdong province. [Photo/Xinhua]
Aerial photo taken on July 24, 2019 shows the China Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS) at Dalang town in Dongguan, South China's Guangdong province. [Photo/Xinhua]
