New Challenges: From Physics to Medicine

Abstract

The current state of neutron research at the IR-8 reactor is considered and it is shown that the research is focused on two main avenues: comprehensive radiation diagnostics for the sake of those knowledge domains which have not used it before and research of the structure of material under extreme conditions (high pressures, strong magnetic fields, and irradiation). Case studies are given in the areas of materials technology, geology, paleontology, archaeology, and medicine, as well as studies of materials under thermobaric impact and self-radiation. The possibilities of a combination of different experimental techniques are discussed.