Conveners
NEW INSTRUMENTS: NEW INSTRUMENTS
- Fréderic Thomas (ILL)
Exploring the technical and project management challenges encountered during the initial phases of developing the WISH II and MUSHROOM instruments at ISIS, with a focus on design constraints, resource coordination, and evolving scientific requirements.
A multi-slit very small angle neutron scattering (MS-VSANS) instrument has been developed at the China Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS), marking the first VSANS instrument based on a spallation neutron source. This MS-VSANS instrument boasts an excellent signal-to-noise ratio and offers a broad scattering vector range from 0.00028 to 1.7 Å⁻¹. It is designed for rapid transitions between...
VESPA is a vibrational neutron spectrometer under development at the European Spallation Source. As an indirect-geometry instrument, VESPA will have several key components such as HOPG crystal analysers and beryllium filters in the path of the neutrons between the sample and the detector. These components pose significant engineering challenges in a limited space, such as complex shapes,...
The new instrument FIREPOD (FIne REsolution POwder Diffractometer) was successfully transferred from Berlin to Garching as part of a BMBF-funded project. At the MLZ,it will have a ‘second life’ as a dedicated high-throughput instrument, ideally suited for a wide range of fast parametric studies and studies with large sample series. As such, it perfectly complements the group of three unique...
The High-Pressure Neutron Diffractometer (HPND) at China Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS) is a general-purpose neutron diffractometer designed with two operational modes: diffraction and imaging. HPND employs a water moderator that utilizes high neutron energy and provides a neutron flux of up to 107 n/cm2/s. It features a 90-degree detector with an optimal resolution exceeding 0.6%. The two...
enter code here35 years ago, the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR) powder diffractometer began life at beam line HB-4 complete with a compliment of 32, vertically oriented, point tube, 3 He detectors arranged radially about the sample position 2.7° apart. It served there for 10 years before being shelved to make way for the Cold Guide Hall project. 17...
