The neutron scattering technique is an indispensable probe for advanced material science. This center provides a platform about neutron scattering that aims to enhance the researches of environment materials, such as hydrogen storages and functional magnets.
IMR has a long history and achievements in material science using neutron beams. We manage a neutron diffractometer and two neutron spectrometers at the research reactor JRR-3 and provide opportunities for general users to conduct neutron beam experiments. Moreover, we recently constructed a high-energy neutron spectrometer in Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex in collaboration with High Energy Accelerator Research Organization. In this remarkable turning point, this center utilizes neutron scattering instruments at JRR-3 and J-PARC as a platform for neutron beam usage and collaborates with other centers and laboratories of IMR to contribute to the advancement of materials science.