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Prof. Miroslav Štěpánek and Dr. Lucie Nová visited the Institut Laue-Langevin in Grenoble. Over the course of two days on the D11 beamline, they measured samples of concentrated polyelectrolyte solutions, Borane clusters, multicompartment micelles. A big thank you belongs to Dr. Dominika Zákutná, instrument scientist at D11

Why do we actually use SANS?

We pass neutrons through the sample and observe how they scatter off its internal structure. From this scattering, we can determine the size, shape, and arrangement of objects that are far too small for conventional microscopes.

This is exactly why SANS (Small-Angle Neutron Scattering) is so incredibly useful for studying soft matter.