Providing high flux and brilliant neutron beams to our dedicated suite of instruments is our utmost mission at the MLZ.

Having passed the Corona crisis and the defect of the cold source last year, we recognized a water leakage near the central channel in January. The replacement, unfortunately, makes it very unlikely that we will be back in operation this year. This overall long shut down period had and will have a significant impact on the scientific plans we all have. All mitigation measures we could imagine are in place, however, the loss of beam time at our instruments hurts us all a lot.

In the meantime, we have put significant effort into upgrading and improving our instruments. We are looking forward to new and exciting experiments next year. Having that wish and the close involvement of our users in the planning of the restart in mind, we would like to invite you heartily to join us at our annual User Meeting on December 8^th-9^th. We are confident that it will be possible to meet in person at the Mariott Hotel Munich. You might remember this location from our last user meeting in person in 2019. This User Meeting will be of particular importance for us as we would like to discuss future access modes as well as further instrument developments for our envisaged instrument upgrade program MORIS.

Prof. Dr. Martin Müller (GEMS, Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, MLZ Director / Spokesperson)
Prof. Dr. Peter Müller-Buschbaum (FRM II, TU München, MLZ Director)
Prof. Dr. Stefan Förster (JCNS, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH)

Our KWS family is happy to welcome a new member! Get a glimpse of the new SAXS/WAXS instrument that is under commission right now.

Learn more about the latest achievements of the MLZ Neutron Optics Group!

Searching for a dilatometer or a scanning electron microscope? Have a look at our Material Science Laboratory!

This year’s MLZ conference was dedicated to mobility-related topics. The participants were mobile, too, and gathered at Lenggries for a F2F meeting.

Invited by Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, users and scientists discussed the best instruments for the future neutron facility HBS (High Brilliance Neutron Source) at Garching.

The MLZ advertised the modern neutron scattering methods available at Garching for the investigation of magnetic thin films and nanostructures at inter-atomic and mesoscopic length scales at the 20^th Colloque Louis Néel.

Lost in data after an experiment? This is a challenge not only for new users at the MLZ. Now, the new Data Evaluation Group will assist you!

The GNeuS COFUND fellowship programme has recently communicated the final results of its first call for fellows!

Meet the new colleague at the GNeuS Project!

The League of advanced European Neutron Sources (LENS) shows its advantages: Proposals submitted to MLZ could be conducted at the Budapest Neutron Center (BNC).

March 31^st was the deadline for the first proposal round of the newly established JCNS Deuteration Service. How was it accepted?

The Committee’s chairman, Tommy Nylander, was thrilled to learn about HICANS and looks forward to meeting the community again in person at the next big conferences.

Tired of all those video conferences? There are some events organized by MLZ and its partners ahead – don’t miss the important dates:

JCNS Workshop 2022
JCNS Workshop 2022 Trends and Perspectives in Neutron Scattering: Experiments and data analysis in the digital age

• at Tutzing, Germany on Oct. 11^th – 14^th (online participation is also possible)
• abstract submission until July 29^th
• registration until Sept. 01^st

MLZ User Meeting 2022
MLZ Users 2022

• at Munich Marriott Hotel, Munich, Germany on Dec. 08^th-09^th
• abstract submission until Sept. 15^th
• registration until Oct. 20^th

ECNS 2023
8^th European Conference on Neutron Scattering

• at Garching, Germany
• deadlines to be announced

Neutron researchers from France and Germany have started a close collaboration with the International Research Project GeFR@NS.

At the last User Meeting, we were happy to announce that the removal of the cold source had been successfully conducted. Get a glimpse how this was done in this cool gallery!

How new solid-state batteries deliver more energy, how new technology enables better photovoltaic systems, how mRNA is transported and released when administered into the bloodstream, and what the future of electronic devices will look like with so-called “two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals materials” are topics of this year’s Annual Report. Enjoy reading!