IAEA RADIATION TECHNOLOGY REPORTS NO. 4 IAEA Radiation Technology Reports No. 4 Technology IAEA Radiation The papers contained in this publication were presented at the IAEA Technical Meeting on the Utilization of Accelerator Based Real Time Methods in Investigation of Materials with High Technological Importance, which had the objective of presenting the state of Utilization of Accelerator the art in the development and application of various accelerator based real time techniques, of identifying research trends and scientifi c challenges and of highlighting the need for and benefi ts Based Real Time of increased interdisciplinary and international collaborations. 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International Atomic Energy Agency. II. Series. IAEAL 14–00943 FOREWORD Particle and electron accelerators have played an important role in the development and application of nuclear science and technology for more than 60 years. Over the decades, many different types of radiation produced by accelerators have been harnessed, developed and optimized to support the research and development needs of industry and academia. New accelerator based research tools utilizing high intensity X ray and neutron sources are increasingly becoming available to researchers for studying dynamic processes as they occur in real time, for example, for following and recording the evolution and change of a material’s structure in real time as it undergoes physical or chemical changes. The information revealed and knowledge gained from real time studies is leading to energy savings, pollution reduction and productivity increases through better design and engineering of more robust materials and efficient processes. The most widely used advanced accelerator based radiation source is synchrotron radiation, and there are more than 50 such research facilities operational worldwide. The unique properties of synchrotron radiation, with its high intensity X rays make it a very versatile tool which is in high demand for the exploration of processes in real time in a wide range of matter. Complementary to synchrotron radiation are accelerator based high intensity neutron beams from spallation neutron sources, ions from particle accelerators and electron beams from electron