On November 10, FLNP Director Egor Lychagin told the guests about the laboratory's key research areas, its scientific potential, and current projects.

FLNP Director Egor Lychagin

We are pleased to welcome JEMS participants to FLNP. Neutron methods offer unique opportunities for materials science and the life sciences, and we are interested in having researchers from JINR's member and partner countries become part of our research projects, including through the JEMS training program.

FLNP Deputy Director Yuri Kopach gave the participants a tour of the IBR-2 research reactor and spoke about its operation, design, and experimental capabilities. During the tour, the guests visited several research facilities.

Researcher Konstantin Vergel spoke about the capabilities of neutron activation analysis at the REGATA facility.

Researcher Olexander Ivankov spoke about the YUMO small-angle neutron scattering spectrometer.

Junior Researcher Veronika Smirnova introduced the guests to the method of neutron radiography and tomography.

JEMS training programme is an opportunity to demonstrate that FLNP is open to researchers from JINR member states and partner countries. Neutron methods, from activation analysis to radiography, are in demand in materials science, ecology, biology, and medicine, and visits to real facilities allow for demonstrations of how research is conducted in practice.