Basic and applied life science extended by neutron

Nakagawa, Hiroshi   ; Kataoka, Mikio*

Life science is expected to be one of the major subjects of neutron research. The quantum beam properties of neutron, isotope effect and inelastic/quasi-elastic scattering are useful for studying crystal structures, solution structures and dynamic structures of biomolecules. Research on physical properties of biological materials by inelastic scattering is promising as applied research such as food science. The high-intensity pulse neutrons realized by the accelerator not only has developed the life science research so far, but also is opening a gate to the academic field which has never been used before.