Muon science and technology in μSR and muography applications

by Dr Ziwen Pan (University of Science and Technology of China)

Thursday Mar 20, 2025, 11:00 AM → 12:00 PM Asia/Shanghai

Tsung-Dao Lee Institute/N6F-N600 - Lecture Room (Tsung-Dao Lee Institute)

Abstract

Muons, as elementary particles, are crucial probes in cutting-edge research in particle physics and interdisciplinary applications. Discovered in the "relics" of primary high-energy cosmic rays in the Earth’s atmosphere and also producible via accelerators, muons have given rise to two key material characterization technologies: cosmic-ray muon imaging and accelerator-based muon spin spectroscopy. Cosmic-ray muons, serving as natural imaging probes, have been successfully applied in archaeology, geophysics, national security, and nuclear power safety. Accelerator-produced muons, acting as unique quantum magnetic probes, have found wide use in studying magnetic materials, superconductors, semiconductors, radicals, and batteries across various fields such as physics, chemistry, energy, and life sciences. This talk will elucidate the principles and interdisciplinary applications of muon science and technology in these two domains, and highlight the progress of domestic muon sources and related detectors.

Biography

Ziwen Pan, obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Science and Technology of China in 2019, and then worked as a postdoctoral fellow and later a research associate there. Since his Ph.D. studies, he has collaborated with the China Spallation Neutron Source on muon source, spectrometer and device development, and developed two generations of muon spin spectrometers from scratch in China. Since 2021, his research has expanded to accelerator-based muon induced X - ray elemental analysis and cosmic-ray muon imaging, covering the main application areas of muon science. He has published nearly 20 papers on muon detection instrument development, mainly sponsored by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and the National Science and Technology Major Project for Deep Earth Exploration. In 2024, he was awarded the "Xiaomi Young Scholar" funded by the Xiaomi Public Welfare Foundation.

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