R&D: results

Updates on the work developed within this JRA can be found on the articles below. Find out about the latest goals, achievements, and challenges!

Task 2: Software Development for Muon Data Analysis

  • New routines to improve the efficiency of data analysis
  • Linking simulation and analysis codes to help with data interpretation
  • New codes:
    - interface for analysing Avoided Level Crossing (ALC) spectra
    - routines for phase-quadrature and rotating reference frame data transforms
    - computational methods based on GPUs to speed up minimisation routines and Fourier transforms
  • Integration of existing simulation codes:
    - ‘Quantum’ package revised
    - Python algorithms for dipolar field calculations
SmuS
SmuS

SμS high field spectrometer, PSI.

ISIS high field spectrometer
ISIS high field spectrometer
APD deadtimes
APD deadtimes
APD deadtimes
APD deadtimes

Task 3: Concept Studies for Future Muon Sources

  • Concept study for a muon micro-beam
  • “Future Muon Sources” Workshop
Group photograph
Group photograph
Future PSI Source
Future PSI Source

Task 4: Detector Technologies for Pulsed Muon Sources

  • Measurements of very high instantaneous data rates, typical at pulsed muon sources
  • APD test array

Outreach: Developing the Muon user community

  • Muonsources.org
  • Workshops on “Functional Materials” and “Soft Matter”
Muonsources.org
Muonsources.org
Leaflets: High field muon spectroscopy
Leaflets: High field muon spectroscopy

Muons leaflets:
1. An introduction to muon level crossing spectroscopy and its applications
2. An introduction to high time resolution muon spectroscopy and its applications