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Neutron Physics Laboratory

NPL is a part of the Nuclear Physics Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences, in order to perform neutron physics experiments according to its research programme as well as to provide experimental facilities and research experience for external users. Research activities of the neutron physicists of NPL are concentrated at the medium power reactor LVR-15 (10 MW mean power) which belongs to the neighbouring Nuclear Research Institute, plc. (NRI, plc). The NRI, plc. operates the reactor LVR-15on a commercial basis.

The reactor operates on average about 170 days per year. A pattern of operating cycles of three weeks, each followed by a period of about one week for maintenance and instrumentation development, has been established.

NPL operates 8 instruments installed at 5 radial horizontal beam tubes (for experiments in nuclear physics, solid state physics and materials research) and two vertical irradiation channels (for neutron activation analysis) hired at NRI, plc. For details see the following links:

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List of Instruments

Channel	Instrument	Instrument responsible	Address
HC-3a	Thermal Neutron Depth Profiling T-NDP	J. Vacík	Nuclear Physics Institute, 25068 Rez near Prague Phone: 420-2-66172340 Fax: 420-2-20941130 E-mail: vacik@ujf.cas.cz
HC-3b	Prompt Gamma Activation Facility	J. Honzátko	Nuclear Physics Institute, 25068 Rez near Prague Phone: 420-2-66173129 Fax: 420-2-20941130 E-mail: honzatko@ujf.cas.cz
HC-3c	Facility for studying g-g coincidences following thermal neutron capture	I. Tomandl	Nuclear Physics Institute, 25068 Rez near Prague Phone: 420-2-66173129 Fax: 420-2-20941130 E-mail: tomandl@ujf.cas.cz
HC-4	Multipurpose Two-Axis Diffractometer SPN-100	P. Mikula	Nuclear Physics Institute, 25068 Rez near Prague Phone: 420-2-66173553, 420-2-20940141 Fax: 420-2-20941130 E-mail: mikula@ujf.cas.cz
HC-6	TEXDIF	M.Vrána	Nuclear Physics Institute, 25068 Rez near Prague Phone: 420-2-66173140 Fax: 420-2-20941130 E-mail: vrana@ujf.cas.cz
HC-8a	Double Crystal SANS Diffractometer DN-2	J. Šaroun P.Strunz	Nuclear Physics Institute, 25068 Rez near Prague Phone: 420-2-66173140, 2034 Fax: 420-2-20941130 E-mail: saroun@ujf.cas.cz, strunz@ujf.cas.cz
HC-8b	Neutron Interferometer	M.Vrána	Nuclear Physics Institute, 25068 Rez near Prague Phone: 420-2-66173140 Fax: 420-2-20941130 E-mail: vrana@ujf.cas.cz
HC-9	High-Resolution Stress/Strain Diffractometer TKSN-400	P. Lukáš	Nuclear Physics Institute, 25068 Rez near Prague Phone: 420-2-66172034 Fax: 420-2-20941130 E-mail: lukas@ujf.cas.cz
NA_A	Neutron Activation Analysis NAA	J. Kučera	Nuclear Physics Institute, 25068 Rez near Prague Phone: 420-2-66172268 Fax: 420-2-20941130 E-mail: kucera@ujf.cas.cz

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