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Due to the limited capacity of the location additional participants cannot be registered anymore for this workshop that will take place in September 2008. [read more]

The German Neutron Scattering Conference 2008 takes place from the 15.-17.09. 2008 in Garching. The conference is open for registration. Deadline for contributions has already passed on 30 June 2008. [read more]

Erasmus-Mundus Fellowships for European Students in the MaMaSELF Master Course. [read more]

At the beginning of this year, a new in-pile Gamma-converter and Pt-moderator were installed at the neutron induced positron source NEPOMUC. The intensity of the 1 keV positron beam amounts to 9.0±0.8 · 108 moderated positrons per second and is hence the world highest intensity of a mono-energetic… [read more]

The International Workshop on energy selective neutron imaging was successfully held in Munich-Garching from April 20th to 24th, 2008. [read more]

At the Research Neutron Source Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II) physicists from the Max-Planck-Institute for Solid State Research (Stuttgart) found new puzzling features in superconducting niobium and lead, which are not explained by the accepted BCS theory. The problem is thought to be solved since… [read more]

On March 18, 2008 the Bavarian Minister Dr. Bernhard and further representatives of the Bavarian Ministry of Environment (StMUGV) were welcomed by the chancellor of TUM, Mr. Albert Berger, by his permanent deputy, Mr. Wilhelm Eisenbeiß, and the directorate of the Neutron Research Source Heinz… [read more]

The entire staff of the Neutron Research Source are joined together in honouring the memory of Mr. Guido Engelke, former Administrative Director of FRM II, who passed away on 4 March 2008. Mr. Guido Engelke started working for FRM II in 1994 as project supervisor. From 1 January 2002 until… [read more]

On Wednesday, 5.03.2008 at 13:30 o'clock the reactor cycle 10b of the neutron source Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II) was terminated successfully with a burn-up of 1200 Mwd corresponding to 60 days of full power. [read more]

On February 11th 2008, Prof. Dr. Winfried Petry received the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. On the occasion of the award by the States Minister Dr. Thomas Goppel the merits of Prof. Petry were accentuated in the area of basic science and the realisation of the FRM II and its… [read more]