Beam techniques as a research area encompass experimental methods that use collimated beams of particles or radiation—such as ions, electrons, neutrons, photons, or neutral atoms—to probe, manipulate, or modify matter with high spatial, temporal, and energy resolution. They include approaches like ion-beam analysis, electron-beam microscopy, neutron scattering, and photon-beam spectroscopy, enabling precise characterization of structural, electronic, and magnetic properties at surfaces, interfaces, and bulk phases. Research in beam techniques involves development of advanced sources, optics, detectors, and interaction models, as well as optimization of beam–matter coupling to enhance sensitivity, selectivity, and quantification in materials science, chemistry, condensed-matter physics, and related disciplines.
An international collaboration has developed a new diagnostic technique for measuring ultra-short particle beams at STFC's Central Laser Facility. This collaboration is led by the University of Michigan and Queen's University ...
Plasma Physics
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A new class of advanced steels needs more fine-tuning before use in system components for fusion energy—a more sustainable alternative to fission that combines two light atoms rather than splitting one heavy atom. The alloy, ...
Plasma Physics
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Creating complex structures at the tiniest scales has long been a challenge for engineers. But new research from Georgia Tech shows how electron beams, already widely used in imaging and fabrication, can also be used as ultra-precise ...
Nanophysics
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One of ANSTO's advanced imaging instruments Dingo now delivers a rare fusion of simulation and radiobiology, becoming a launchpad for an innovative neutron therapy innovation.
General Physics
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Radiation damage remains the principal limitation in achieving higher resolution in cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM), despite advances in cryoprotection and low-dose imaging. Researchers have proposed that using pulsed ...
Cell & Microbiology
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While radiation treatments designed to kill cancer cells have come a long way, scientists and doctors are always exploring new ways to zap tumors more effectively. Recent tests at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven ...
General Physics
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For the design of future materials, it is important to understand how the individual atoms inside a material interact with each other quantum mechanically. Previously inexplicable vibrational states between carbon chains ...
Nanophysics
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In a physics first, a team including scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has created a way to make beams of neutrons travel in curves. These Airy beams (named for English scientist George ...
General Physics
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Researchers developed a theoretical model that predicts a substantial increase in the brightness of organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) by leveraging novel quantum states called polaritons. Integrating polaritons into OLEDs ...
Optics & Photonics
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Researchers at Durham University have successfully demonstrated long-lasting quantum entanglement between molecules, opening new doors for future advancements in quantum computing, sensing, and fundamental physics. The paper ...
Quantum Physics
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