This is the largest, most experienced and diverse community of neutron scatterers in the world. The European Neutron Scattering Association, ENSA, is an affiliation of the national neutron scattering societies which directly represent neutron beam users. It is a platform for discussion and a focus for action in neutron scattering and related topics within Europe.

The eighteen national delegates to ENSA have unanimously and emphatically endorsed and embraced the European Spallation Source Project as the only realistic solution for securing the future of a key European scientific and technological strength, and recognised that without political and financial commitment to construct a third generation MW spallation source the centre of gravity for neutron scattering science of the very highest quality will shift from Europe in 2006.

ENSA views the ESS as a truly multinational flagship facility at the hub of a powerful and mutually supportive network of regional neutron sources

ENSA believes that ESS as the future flagship source, will open the new and exciting vistas in condensed matter science and technology across all disciplines…..

….so ENSA has worked closely with the ESS project to establish the scientific case for ESS and to define the source parameters.

“Although Europe has held the world lead in neutron scattering for a third of a century, without a commitment to the European Spallation Source this lead will soon be lost to the USA and Japan. Given the medical, scientific, economic and environmental benefits available through neutron science, who will take responsibility for allowing Europe to lose world leadership in this critical field ?”

More information in the Documentation section / ENSA reports : ENSA survey: Survey of the Neutron Scattering Community and Facilities in Europe, August 1998. ENSA: The European Spallation Source, a statement by the European Neutron Scattering Association, March 1998.