NEUTRON-SCATTERING AS A TOOL FOR INDUSTRIAL-RESEARCH

The unique properties of the neutron make it a potentially valuable to ol for industrial research, but for historical reasons, its applicatio n in this area has been rather limited. The last few years have seen a n increase in the number of industrial laboratories which have availed themselves of the enormous potential of the neutron to characterize n ovel materials and processes which impact technology. We give a brief overview of some of these applications, with particular reference to t he petroleum and chemical industries.