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MAD Instrument at McMaster Nuclear Reactor

Members of the neutron scattering group at the Missouri University Research Reactor (MURR) in front of TRIAX

Kristen Repa (University of South Florida) mounting a sample at the NCNR Neutron Scattering Summer School.

Photo Credit: Yiming Qiu

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The Neutron Scattering Society of America (NSSA) was formed in 1992 and is an organization of persons who have an interest in neutron scattering research in a wide spectrum of disciplines.

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