The Mission

The Association’s purpose, within the national territorial scope, is to promote, support and encourage initiatives in the fields of Science, Technology and Culture, keeping alive the memory of the Italian physicist Prof. Francesco Paolo Ricci and continuing his work on behalf of the scientific community interested in neutron scattering and applications, with particular attention to the training of young researchers.

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 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