Center to study neutrons in the works

Authorities in Dongguan, known as a manufacturing and trade city in the Pearl River Delta region, plan to build a scientific center to study neutrons in hope of attracting more high-end resources for innovation.

The plan follows the official launch of the China Spallation Neutron Source, or CSNS, in late March in the city.

It is China's first research facility providing the most intense pulsed neutron beams for scientific research. A neutron beam was successfully obtained for the first time by the CSNS in August, a milestone marking the completion of the main structure and the beginning of test operations.