ANSTO's research capabilities, led by the OPAL nuclear research reactor and associated instruments provide access to users investigating areas as diverse as materials, life sciences, climate change and mining/engineering.
Specifications
| Instrument | Specifications |
Monochromator area | Wavelength range 1x10-10m to 3x10-10m Variable monochromator take-off angle between 90o and 140o Ge 115 monochromator, sagittal focusing with fixed radius - 24 crystal slabs Ge 335 monochromator, [1 -1 0] vertical allowing for asymmetric reflections, variable sagittal focusing - 23 crystals of 12 mm high x 50-70 mm wide x 8mm thick - variable focusing between flat and Rcurvature = 1 m - common reflections will be 331, 335, 337 ... hhl Kinematic mount for easy changing |
Primary Collimator | Selection of three options: 5', 10', open (~12-36' depending on the wavelength). |
Secondary Collimator | 10' or natural divergence (~20-40' depending on the selected reflection). |
Sample area | Max. beam size is 20 mm wide by 50 mm high Sample rotation of 360o X-y stage with 20 mm travel in each direction. Sample cross tilt stage of +/- 20° Variable monochromator to sample position of 2.5, 3.0, and 3.5 m. |
Detector | 128 linear position sensitive detectors of 25 mm diameter x 300 mm high 128 collimators with 5' collimation and 15mm wide and 300mm high |
Typical Scan Time | 1-6 hours depending on sample composition and size and selected instrument configuration |
Sample environments available
| Ancillary | Performance | Quantity |
| Cryofurnace-pooled for general use | 6K - 800K | 3 |
| Cryostat | 1.8K-300K | 1 |
| Controlled Gas Furnace | 100C-1100C | 1 |
| Vacuum Furnace | 100C-1800C | 1 |
| BST uniaxial rig | 200kN | 1 |
| Vertical Field Cryomagnet / CCR | B= 7.4T T=10K-300K | 1 |
| Gas Mixer / Controller | 1 | |
| Sample Changer-Powders | 1 | |
| Eulerian Cradles | 1 |
Instrument location: neutron-guide hall, thermal guide TG-1
