Research Hub

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

Angular ranges	2TM 30° = 2TM = 135°
Monochromator	Dimensions: 220 mm x 280 mm (width x height) PG (002), double focusing Cu (111) double focusing
Sample area	Beam size 65mm x 220mm (W x H)
Distances	Cold source - monochromator 6715mm Reactor face - monochromator 2300mm Virtual source - monochromator 2100mm Monochromator - sample 2100mm (extendable)
Collimators	a1 (pre-monochromator) 20", 40', 60', open a2 (post-monochromator) 20", 40', 60', open
Incident beam filters	Be cooled (10cm) (E_i < 5 meV) PG (8cm) (E_i = 13.7 and 14.7 meV) Sapphire (8cm) (E_i > 15meV)

Sample environment available

Ancillary	Performance	Quantity
Cryofurnace-pooled for general use	6K - 800K	3
Cryostat	1.8K-300K	1
Vertical Field Cryomagnet / CCR	B= 7.4T T=10K-300K	1
Eulerian Cradles		2

Instrument location: reactor-beam hall, cold beam CG4 - beam size 50 x 200 mm² (width x height) at reactor face.