Name: IWSMT-17
Start: 2026-04-20T08:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-04-24T14:00:00+02:00
Location: PSI

IWSMT-17

from Monday, 20 April 2026 (08:00) to Friday, 24 April 2026 (14:00)

Monday, 20 April 2026

08:00 Registration at Auditorium Foyer

08:00 - 09:00
Room: Auditorium

09:00 Welcome / Chair: Yong Dai (PSI)

09:00 - 09:05
Room: Auditorium

09:05 Opening remarks / Chair: Andreas Pautz (PSI)

09:05 - 09:20
Room: Auditorium

09:20 Plenary: P1-1 / Three Decades of Operational Experience with SINQ and an Overview of PSI`s Ultracold Neutron Source
P1-1 / Three Decades of Operational Experience with SINQ and an Overview of PSI`s Ultracold Neutron Source
09:20 - 09:50
Room: Auditorium

Plenary: Plenary (1) - Facility Overvierw (1) / Chair Manuel Pouchon (PSI)
Plenary (1) - Facility Overvierw (1) / Chair Manuel Pouchon (PSI)
09:20 - 10:50
Room: Auditorium

09:50 Plenary: P1-2 / Overview on CSNS and CSNS-II / Sheng Wang (CSNS/IHEP-CAC)
P1-2 / Overview on CSNS and CSNS-II / Sheng Wang (CSNS/IHEP-CAC)
09:50 - 10:20
Room: Auditorium

10:20 Plenary: P1-3 / HIMB - upgrade of the muon production at PSI / Andreas Knecht (PSI)
P1-3 / HIMB - upgrade of the muon production at PSI / Andreas Knecht (PSI)
10:20 - 10:50
Room: Auditorium

10:50 Coffee/Tea Break at Auditorium Foyer
Coffee/Tea Break at Auditorium Foyer
10:50 - 11:10
Room: Auditorium

11:10 Oral: O1-1 / Tensile properties of irradiated 6061-T6 aluminium from a proton beam window at the Spallation Neutron Source / David McClintock (ORNL)
O1-1 / Tensile properties of irradiated 6061-T6 aluminium from a proton beam window at the Spallation Neutron Source / David McClintock (ORNL)
11:10 - 11:30
Room: Auditorium

Oral: Oral (1) - Radiation effects (1) / Chair: Stuart Maloy (PNNL)
Oral (1) - Radiation effects (1) / Chair: Stuart Maloy (PNNL)
11:10 - 12:30
Room: Auditorium

11:30 Oral: O1-2 / Isotopes of Hydrogen, Helium and Heavier Noble Gases Produced in AI-6061 and Inc-718 SNS Proton Beam Windows / Wei Lu (ORNL)
O1-2 / Isotopes of Hydrogen, Helium and Heavier Noble Gases Produced in AI-6061 and Inc-718 SNS Proton Beam Windows / Wei Lu (ORNL)
11:30 - 11:50
Room: Auditorium

11:50 Oral: O1-3 / Deformation mechanisms of Inconel-718 and AI-6061 SNS Proton Beam Windows using in-situ EBSD / Soyoung Kang (ORNL)
O1-3 / Deformation mechanisms of Inconel-718 and AI-6061 SNS Proton Beam Windows using in-situ EBSD / Soyoung Kang (ORNL)
11:50 - 12:10
Room: Auditorium

12:10 Oral: O1-4 / Irradiation temperature and mechanical properties in neutron irradiated ferritic steel / Benjamin Eftink (LANL)
O1-4 / Irradiation temperature and mechanical properties in neutron irradiated ferritic steel / Benjamin Eftink (LANL)
12:10 - 12:30
Room: Auditorium

12:30 Lunch at OASE
Lunch at OASE
12:30 - 13:45
Room: Oase

13:45 Oral: O2-1 / Irradiation Effects on ADS Materials in Liquid Metalunder Static and Flow Conditions / Nariaki Okubo (JAEA)
O2-1 / Irradiation Effects on ADS Materials in Liquid Metalunder Static and Flow Conditions / Nariaki Okubo (JAEA)
13:45 - 14:05
Room: Auditorium

Oral: Oral (2) - Liquid metal effects (1) / Chair: Alessandro Marino (SCK-CEN)
Oral (2) - Liquid metal effects (1) / Chair: Alessandro Marino (SCK-CEN)
13:45 - 15:05
Room: Auditorium

14:05 Oral: O2-2 / Pb Working Fluid Properties and Behavior for a Spallation-Driven Actinide Transmutation Reactor / James Stubbins (Uni. Illinois)
O2-2 / Pb Working Fluid Properties and Behavior for a Spallation-Driven Actinide Transmutation Reactor / James Stubbins (Uni. Illinois)
14:05 - 14:25
Room: Auditorium

14:25 Oral: O2-3 / Slurry erosion-corrosion response of Niobium as an alternative cladding material for neutron producing targets at ISIS / Herath Mudiyanselage (Sheffield Hallam Uni.)
O2-3 / Slurry erosion-corrosion response of Niobium as an alternative cladding material for neutron producing targets at ISIS / Herath Mudiyanselage (Sheffield Hallam Uni.)
14:25 - 14:45
Room: Auditorium

14:45 Oral: O2-4 / Synergistic effect of ion irradiation and LBE corrosion on martensitic steef / Cunfeng Yao (IMP-CAS)
O2-4 / Synergistic effect of ion irradiation and LBE corrosion on martensitic steef / Cunfeng Yao (IMP-CAS)
14:45 - 15:05
Room: Auditorium

15:05 Group photo, Coffee/Tea Break at Auditorium Foyer
Group photo, Coffee/Tea Break at Auditorium Foyer
15:05 - 15:25
Room: Auditorium

15:40 Oral: O3-1 / Operation Status and Upgrade of CSNS Target Station / Wen Yin (SCNS/IHEP-CAS)
O3-1 / Operation Status and Upgrade of CSNS Target Station / Wen Yin (SCNS/IHEP-CAS)
15:40 - 16:00
Room: Auditorium

Oral: Oral (3) - Target and materials R&D (1) / Chair: Shunsuke Makimura (KEK)
Oral (3) - Target and materials R&D (1) / Chair: Shunsuke Makimura (KEK)
15:40 - 17:00
Room: Auditorium

16:00 Oral: O3-2 / Facility Characterization and Upgrade Concepts for WNR: Metrology, Target Options and Beam Quality / Dusan Kral (LANL)
O3-2 / Facility Characterization and Upgrade Concepts for WNR: Metrology, Target Options and Beam Quality / Dusan Kral (LANL)
16:00 - 16:20
Room: Auditorium

16:20 Oral: O3-3 / A Concept for Investigationg Irradiation-Induced Degradation in Welded Joints of ESS Moderator and Reflector Plug Components / Shabdali G. Ashwit (FZJ)
O3-3 / A Concept for Investigationg Irradiation-Induced Degradation in Welded Joints of ESS Moderator and Reflector Plug Components / Shabdali G. Ashwit (FZJ)
16:20 - 16:40
Room: Auditorium

16:40 Oral: O3-4 / Development of the new Solid Deuterium Moderator Vessel at the UCN Facility at PSI Target and Materials R&D / Dominic Schori (PSI)
O3-4 / Development of the new Solid Deuterium Moderator Vessel at the UCN Facility at PSI Target and Materials R&D / Dominic Schori (PSI)
16:40 - 17:00
Room: Auditorium

17:00 Reception at PSI

17:00 - 18:30
Room: Auditorium
Tuesday, 21 April 2026

08:00 Registration at Auditorium Foyer

08:00 - 09:00
Room: Auditorium

09:00 Plenary: Plenary (2)
Plenary (2)
09:00 - 10:30
Room: Auditorium

10:30 Break
Break
10:30 - 10:50
Room: Auditorium

10:50 Oral: Oral (4)
Oral (4)
10:50 - 12:20
Room: Auditorium

12:20 Lunch
Lunch
12:20 - 13:45
Room: Oase

13:45 Lab tour + Poster (1)

13:45 - 15:15

15:15 Break
Break
15:15 - 15:35
Room: Auditorium

15:35 Oral: Oral (5)
Oral (5)
15:35 - 17:05
Room: Auditorium
Wednesday, 22 April 2026

09:00 Oral: Oral (6)
Oral (6)
09:00 - 10:30
Room: Auditorium

10:30 Break
Break
10:30 - 10:50
Room: Auditorium

10:50 Oral: Oral (7)
Oral (7)
10:50 - 12:20
Room: Auditorium

12:20 Lunch
Lunch
12:20 - 13:45
Room: Oase

13:45 Lab Tour + Poster (2)

13:45 - 15:15

15:15 Break
Break
15:15 - 15:35
Room: Auditorium

15:35 Oral: Oral (8)
Oral (8)
15:35 - 17:05
Room: Auditorium

17:05 IOC Meeting

17:05 - 19:30
Room: Auditorium
Thursday, 23 April 2026

09:00 Oral: Oral (9)
Oral (9)
09:00 - 10:30
Room: Auditorium

10:30 Break
Break
10:30 - 10:50
Room: Auditorium

10:50 Oral: Oral (10)
Oral (10)
10:50 - 12:20
Room: Auditorium

12:20 Lunch
Lunch
12:20 - 13:45
Room: Oase

13:45 Trip to Zürich: tbd.

13:45 - 19:30
Friday, 24 April 2026

09:00 Plenary: Plenary (3)
Plenary (3)
09:00 - 10:30
Room: Auditorium

10:30 Break
Break
10:30 - 10:50
Room: Auditorium

10:50 Summary + close

10:50 - 12:20
Room: Auditorium

12:20 Lunch
Lunch
12:20 - 13:45
Room: Oase

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