The 8th National Conference on Neutron Scattering and Workshop on Applications of National Neutron Facilities were held at CSNS campus on November 11-14.

The conference aims to develop domestic neutron scattering research, and encourage exchanges and cooperation between users and neutron source facilities. About 300 experts from more than 80 universities,  research institutes and enterprises, including those from Hong Kong and Macao, attended the conference.

Chen Hesheng, CAS academician, gave an open speech, introducing the CSNS progress over the past year. Researchers from CSNS, China Institute of Atomic Energy and Chinese Academy of Engineering Physics, gave a summary report on the operation of neutron source facilities respectively. Users were invited to give their perspectives on the application research and instrument constructions.

A tour was organized to visit the CSNS neutron instruments.