A concerted Swedish initiative to prepare for the design and construction of a grazing incidence small-angle neutron scattering (GISANS) instrument, with the working name: SAGA, to be proposed in the next call for instruments at the European Spallation Source (ESS) have been developed during the last years. Recently a working document has been compiled with input from the neutron user community and other stake-holders. This document has been submitted to the Swedish Research Council. The document can be downloaded here.

The objective  with the meeting at LINXS is to further discuss the Swedish initiative to build a GISANS instrument at ESS and plan for the next steps.  The meeting will be attended by representatives for Swedish Research Council, ESS and the industry. Very welcome.

You can register by sending an email to Tommy.Nylander@fkem1.lu.se with cc to Asa.Grunning@fsi.lu.se

When: December 3, 09.45-16.30
Venue: LINXS, Scheelevägen 19, 5th floor (IDEON, Delta 5 building) 

9.45-10.15 Coffee
10.15-10.30 Welcome/LINXS Stephen Hall
10.30-11.00 ESS and GISANS an update Andreas Schreyer, ESS
11.00-11.30 GISANS an overview of the technique and possibilities, Andrew Jackson, ESS and Chris Garvey, LINXS and ANSTO (Australia)
11.30-12.00 Infrastructure and VR-funding,  Leif Eriksson, Swedish Research Council-VR
12.00-13.00 Lunch
13.00-13.30 SAGA - A Swedish initiative for GISANS instrument at ESS (Max Wolf)
13.30-14.00 Application of GISANS- present and past work by Swedish groups (3 short pitches) .
14.00-14.30 Industrial needs of surface scattering studies  (participation to be confirmed)
14.30-15.00 Discussion of next steps based on submitted document to VR!
15.00-15.30 Coffee
15.30-16.30 Discussion continued and sum up