The Activities

The School Francesco Paolo Ricci, an international school established in 2004, provides a comprehensive training in the fundamental concepts of neutron scattering. It is entitled to Prof. Francesco Paolo Ricci who pioneered with outstanding efforts the development of a neutron scattering community in Italy and the establishment of international collaboration between the Italian Research Council (CNR) and the European International Neutron Facilities in 1985. The school provides a comprehensive training in the fundamental concepts of neutron scattering. Read more...

The Legacy

Professor Francesco Paolo Ricci has promoted with outstanding efforts the development of neutron research in Italy also actively contributing to the establishment of international agreements between the Italian Research Council (CNR) and the European International Neutron Facilities, which have allowed the national community of researchers involved in neutron spectroscopy to flourish both numerically and scientifically over the years. The relevance of his contribution to neutron spectroscopy has also been confirmed by a number of International appointments. Read more…

The SIF-SoNS “Neutrons Matter” for students and early-career researchers

The Italian Physical Society (SIF) and the Association School of Neutron Scattering Francesco Paolo Ricci (SoNS), in order to strengthen their collaboration, yearly announce a joint prize of Euro 1.000,00 (one thousand) to be awarded to a young graduate in Physics, who has obtained significant results in the neutron sciences and their applications. Read more…

The Neutron Science and Facilities Report

A Strategic Review and Future Vision for Neutron Science in Italy Report of the Advisory Panel – Second revised edition commissioned in 2019 by Sociteà Italiana di Fisica and SoNS.. Download