This workshop will offer a tutorial of Vulcan neutron data reduction and analysis for current and future Vulcan users. A tour to Vulcan with its detector upgrade is also provided and the new capabilities will be discussed. The workshop will help participants quickly learn the data processing and gain a deepened scientific understanding of the neutron data as well as the instrument's capabilities.
Vulcan is designed to study deformation, phase transformation, residual stress, texture and microstructures. It offers a broad range of applications in materials science and engineering, from residual stress determination in engineering components to understanding the fundamental aspects of material behaviors during synthesis, processing and service. In the workshop, an introduction will be provided on the fundamentals of engineering diffraction, time event neutron data structure, and data reduction and analysis methods. In the hands-on tutorial, participants will be guided while conducting user-interactive reduction of temporal and/or spatial neutron data, neutron data visualization, data analysis based on single peak fit and full-pattern refinement. Participants are welcome to discuss the process of their own Vulcan data. A Q&A and participants' discussion are included.
We will accept up to 30 participants. Preference will be given to active and future users who can benefit from engineering neutron diffraction. A working lunch, refreshments and a dinner with poster viewing are provided. Registration is free. The deadline for registration is May 30, 2025. Selected applicants will be notified.
