PhD scholarship in Focusing Neutron Optics - DTU Energy

Job description

Are you motivated by physics challenges that, if they are solved, may have a large impact on what science can be done in the future? Do you enjoy the principles of optics? Do diverse and challenging experiments inspire you? This PhD project is part of a research project that will develop and implement a focusing neutron optics prototype. Neutrons are inherently excellent probes for materials science and biotechnology; however, neutron scattering and imaging studies are strongly flux-limited. Our aim is to develop a neutron optics prototype, a so-called nested Wolter condenser, to increase the flux for a vast range of neutron methods by another factor 100. The optics is inspired by the X-ray thin film technology used in telescopes by NASA and ESA. In Europe, such X-ray optics is produced by DTU Space spin-out CHEXS. Our consortium, comprising DTU Energy, DTU Physics, CHEXS, the European Spallation Source (ESS), and the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), will transfer this technology to a focusing neutron condenser. Responsibilities and qualifications: This PhD project will focus on the characterization of the neutron optical properties of individual mirrors, the assembly of the mirrors...