The first Summer School on Fundamental Neutron Physics was held at the University of Tennessee and the SNS June 4-10, 2006. The school provided students with a program of topics covering neutron sources, neutron beams, polarization, ultracold neutrons, theoretical background, and the array of fundamental neutron physics experiments that probe the Standard Model and physics beyond. The summer school was attended by about 30 graduate students and postdocs working in fundamental neutron physics and related fields.

Speakers

• Hartmut Abele, University of Heidelberg
• Roland Gahler, Institut Laue-Langevin
• Susan Gardner, University of Kentucky
• Robert Golub, North Carolina State University
• Paul Huffman, North Carolina State University and Oak Ridge National Laboratory
• Cheng-Pang Liu, Los Alamos National Laboratory
• Jeff Nico, National Institute of Standards and Technology
• Roger Pynn, Indiana University
• Mike Snow, Indiana University
• Fred Wietfeldt, Tulane University
• Albert Young, North Carolina State University

Schedule and Talks

Sunday:

6:00 - 6:15	Welcome (T. Chupp, G. Greene)
6:15 - 8:00	Basic Properties of the Neutron (A. Young)
8:00 -	opening reception
Monday:
9:00 - 10:30	Neutron Optics and Polarization, part 1 (R. Gahler)
11:15 - 12:15	Intro to Neutron Scattering Theory, part 1 (R. Golub)
12:15 - 1:45	lunch break
1:45 - 2:45	Intro to Neutron Scattering Theory, part 2 (R. Golub)
3:00 - 5:00	Neutron Optics and Polarization, part 2 (R. Gahler)
Tuesday:
8:30 - 11:00	Ultracold Neutrons (P. Huffman)
11:00 - 11:15	Overview of the SNS (G. Greene)
11:15 - 3:30	SNS tour (includes lunch)
4:00 - 5:00	Neutron Optics and Polarization, part 3 (R. Gahler)
Wednesday:
8:30 - 11:00	Neutron Beta Decay Theory (S. Gardner)
11:00 - 12:30	lunch break
12:30 - 3:00	Neutron Lifetime Experiments (J. Nico)
3:15 - 5:30	Hadronic Weak Interaction Theory (C-P. Liu)
Thursday:
8:30 - 11:00	Neutron Decay Correlation Experiments (H. Abele) Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Gravity
11:30 - 6:00	Rafting Trip (includes lunch)
Friday:
8:30 - 11:00	The Neutron Electric Dipole Moment (R. Golub)
11:00 - 12:30	lunch break
12:30 - 3:30	Neutron Scattering and Applications (R. Pynn)
4:00 - 6:00	student presentations
Saturday:
8:30 - 11:00	Hadronic Weak Interaction Experiments (M. Snow)
11:00 - 12:30	lunch break
12:30 - 4:00	Neutron Interferometry (F. Wietfeldt)
6:00 -10:00	Summary/closeout and dinner

Additional Information

• Lectures from a NC State course on Cold and Ultracold Neutrons

Organizing Committee:

• J.D. Bowman, Los Alamos National Laboratory
• T.E. Chupp, University of Michigan
• G.L. Greene, ORNL/University of Tennessee - local organizer
• P.R. Huffman, North Carolina State University
• J.S. Nico, National Institute of Standards and Technology
• W.M. Snow, Indiana University
• F.E. Wietfeldt, Tulane University

Sponsors:

• National Science Foundation
• U.S. Department of Energy
• Oak Ridge National Laboratory
• Los Alamos National Laboratory
• National Institute of Standards and Technology
• North Carolina State University
• Indiana University/LENS
• University of Michigan