Since the Multi-Physics Instrument (MPI) received the neutron beam from the target station in January 2021, the instrument has generated remarkable results during these 3 years. MPI is China Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS)'s first user instrument and was built jointly with CSNS, Dongguan University of Technology and City University of Hong Kong. It is also the first neutron total scattering instrument in China.
On 12 August 2024, the MPI assessment meeting was held. It was reported that the MPI has completed more than 300 user experiments since its operation, and its research fields include batteries and energy, chemistry and environment, alloy materials, rare earth and magnetic materials, etc. It provides a structural research platform with different degrees of order for materials science, physics, chemistry, environment and other fields. More than 100 high-level papers have been published in prestige journals such as Nature.
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To read the media coverage, please visit the following links (Chinese version only):
港澳首度參與共建！多物理譜儀運行三年貢獻超300項實驗 (WEN WEI PO 13 Aug 2024)
国内首台中子全散射谱仪已完成300多项用户实验 (CCTV 13 Aug 2024)
中國散裂中子源項目成果鑒定 粵港澳完成逾450課題 港參建多物理譜儀 助力灣區科研豐收 (WEN WEI PO 14 Aug 2024)
港學者：提供區內創新獨特平台 (WEN WEI PO 14 Aug 2024)
中國首台中子全散射譜儀關鍵技術指標實現突破 (MING PAO 14 Aug 2024)
国内首台中子全散射谱仪关键技术指标实现突破 (STDAILY 14 Aug 2024)
中國首台中子全散射譜儀關鍵技術指標實現突破 (HKCNA 14 Aug 2024)
A recent neutron diffraction study uncovered the physical mechanism underlying the extraordinary work-hardening observed in 316 stainless steel at ultra-low temperatures. The research results are published in Acta Materialia. Congratulations to Miss MA Yuemin (PhD student) and Dr. NAEEM Muhammad (former Postdoc) for this thorough and comprehensive study.
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Dr. ZHAO Xi, a former PhD student in the group, joined BIEL Crystal as a Senior Engineer. Founded in 1989, BIEL Crystal is a leading global provider of exterior structure and module solutions for smart devices. At BIEL, Xi will be working on tuning glasses for electronic applications.
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Prof. WANG Xun-Li, Chair Professor of the Department of Physics at City University of Hong Kong, was elected to the Board of Directors of the American Physical Society (APS). He will serve a three-year term beginning 1 January 2024. Professor Wang has been a Fellow of the APS since 2010.
Prof. Wang conducts research at the interface of condensed matter physics and materials science. He specializes in the study of phase transformation and deformation in advanced materials using state-of-the-art neutron and synchrotron scattering techniques and has significantly contributed to developing instrumentation for enabling sophisticated in situ studies.
The incoming Board members will be joining 2024 officers President Young-Kee Kim, President-Elect John Doyle, Past President Robert Rosner, Treasurer David Seiler, Editor-in-Chief Randy Kamien, and the returning directors. For more information on the Board of Directors, click "Read more" below.
The American Physical Society (APS) is a nonprofit membership organization working to advance and diffuse the knowledge of physics. It has more than 50,000 members, including physicists in academia, national laboratories, and industry in the United States and worldwide.
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多物理谱仪是一台中子全散射谱仪，可用于不同有序度材料的结构研究。中国科学院高能物理研究所东莞研究部中子科学部副主任张俊荣说，中国散裂中子源联合东莞理工学院、香港城市大学建设的多物理谱仪，今年上半年完成调试。目前，申请利用这台谱仪做实验的科研项目有130多项。
多物理谱仪为「粤港澳中子散射科学技术联合实验室」提供关键支撑。这个实验室于2020年1月由散裂中子源科学中心、东莞理工学院、香港城市大学共同建设。目前，香港城市大学专门为此申请了五项实验。
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Croucher Foundation awarded Senior Research Fellowships to three Hong Kong scholars in 2021, Professor WANG Xun-Li, Chair Professor and Head of the Department of Physics was one of them. Senior Research Fellowships are awarded to the very best Hong Kong scientists to release them from administrative duties and allow them to spend their time and energy on original research.
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Professor WANG Xun-Li, Chair Professor and Head of the Department of Physics, has been elected Fellow of the Neutron Scattering Society of America (NSSA) for his “innovative neutron scattering studies at the interface between condensed matter physics and engineering materials science, and for the development of new neutron instrumentation to enable these seminal studies”.
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The joint laboratory co-established by City University of Hong Kong (CityU) and the Institute of High Energy Physics under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) officially opened on February 27, 2019.
Distinguished guests attending the launch were Professor Way Kuo, CityU President; Professor Yang Chen-ning, Nobel Laureate in Physics; Professor Chen Hesheng, Director of CSNS and a Member of CAS; and Professor Wang Xunli, CityU’s Chair Professor of Physics and Head of the Department of Physics. Professor Chen and Professor Wang are both co-Directors of the Joint Laboratory.
The Joint Laboratory has been supported by CAS and Hong Kong’s Croucher Foundation since 2015. It was approved by CAS and ranked 1st among the five newly added joint laboratories after an evaluation in October 2018.
