The League of advanced European Neutron Sources, or LENS, is a not-for-profit consortium formed to promote cooperation between European-level neutron infrastructure providers offering transnational user programmes to external researchers.
In Europe exists a world-leading network of international and national neutron sources serving a scientific community of more than 5,000 researchers with over 32,000 instrument days per year. Nine of these form a strategic consortium with the aim of strengthening European neutron science by enhancing collaboration among the facilities. LENS places emphasis on the relationship between user communities and funding organisations, continuous improvement of source facilities, optimising resources between and aligning policies among partners—all to ensure excellence to the communities they serve.
The not-for-profit consortium is open to new members—European facilities that offer a transnational user programme for the majority of beamtime.
Recent News & Events
The League of advanced European Neutron Sources (LENS) held its General Assembly at Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL) yesterday, preceded on Tuesday by meetings of its five working groups and the LENS Executive Board.
LENS WG on neutron technology development works toward priority …
LENS was represented today at the EC’s Research & Innovation Days in Brussels by Chair Helmut Schober, who handed over the organisation's Horizon Europe position paper.
Executive Board & General Assembly to meet in Grenoble 22-23 …