Hosted by the TU Wien, i.e. the vice rector for research Prof. Dr. Johannes Fröhlich, the symposium took place at the TU Wien in November 11^th and 12^th 2013. It was organised by the committee "Forschung mit Neutronen und Synchrotronstrahlung (NESY)" within the Austrian Physical Society (OEPG, opens an external URL in a new window).

Host:

Vice Rector for Research: Prof. Dr. Johannes Fröhlich (TU Wien) , opens an external URL in a new window

Organizers:

• Hartmut Abele (TU Wien)
• Klaudia Hradil (TU Wien)
• Gerhard Krexner (Universität Wien)
• Oskar Paris (Montanuniversität Leoben)
• Christina Streli (TU Wien)

Aim of the Symposium:

The Symposium aimed at bringing together Austrian users of synchrotron- and neutron radiation from all research areas to discuss recent scientific achievements as well as future needs. Furthermore, the symposium should strengthen the European network and show up future developments.

Altogether 150 participants were registered for the meeting. Besides the Austrian User community of the large neutron and synchrotron facilities we were pleased  to welcome key scientists from  the European large scale facilities (Elletra, opens an external URL in a new window, ESRF, opens an external URL in a new window, , opens an external URL in a new windowILL, opens an external URL in a new window), the upcoming sources (ESS, , opens an external URL in a new windowEuropean XFEL, opens an external URL in a new window) and European Universities working on the design of new and challenging experimental set-up at these facilities. 

We were delighted that the current scientific directors of the European synchrotron facilities Elletra, opens an external URL in a new window (Alfonso Franciosi, Triest, Italy, opens an external URL in a new window) und ESRF, opens an external URL in a new window (Harald Reichert, Grenoble, France) and the neutron source ILL, opens an external URL in a new window (Helmut Schober, Grenoble, France) agreed to talk about the intriguing new developments. Furthermore, the current scientific directors form the upcoming European spallation source, Dimitri Argyriou (ESS, opens an external URL in a new window, Lund, Sweden,) and  the European free electron laser, Thomas Tschentscher (European XFEL, opens an external URL in a new window, Hamburg, Germany) introduced the challenging new experimental possibilities.

The scientific program showed up the manifold research area of the Austrian community. We received 80 abstracts from which 22 could be presented as oral contributions and 58 poster contributions.

Besides the scientific program the vice rector for research of the TU Wien Johannes Fröhlich moderated a panel discussion with the subject “Future use of large facilities by Austrian users”.

The panel was composed by:

• Representatives of the large scale facilities
  • Elletra, Alfonso Franciousi
  • ESRF, Harald Reichert
  • ESS, Arno Hiess
  • ILL, Helmut Schober
  • European XFEL, Thomas Tschentscher
• NESY Chairman, Oskar Paris
• Austrian representatives of the European User community
  • European Neutron Scattering Association (ENSA), Hartmut Abele
  • European Synchrotron User Organisation (ESUO), Julian Stangl
• Bundesministerium für Bildung, Forschung und Wirtschaft (BM.W_f), Ministerialrat Daniel Weselka
• Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften (OEAW), Günther Bauer