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 | 15° < 2θM< 85° -110°< 2θA< 110° |
| Monochromator | 200 mm x 200 mm in 9 x 11 segments (width x height)
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| Sample area | Beam size at monochromator shielding exit 50mm x 130 mm (W x H)
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| Analyser | 160 mm x 140 mm in 5 x 7 segments (width x height)
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| Soller collimators | Pre-monochromator collimators 15', 30', Open; 90 x 185 mm2 (W x H)
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| Detector | 3He detector, (diameter)25mm x 100 mm, p=10 bars
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Sample environment available
| Ancillary | Performance | Quantity |
| Cryofurnace-pooled for general use | 6K - 800K | 3 |
| Cryostat | 1.8K-300K | 1 |
| Vacuum Furnace | 100C-1800C | 1 |
| Vertical Field Cryomagnet / CCR | B= 7.4T T=10K-300K | 1 |
| Eulerian Cradles | 2 |
Instrument location: reactor-beam hall, thermal guide TG4 - beam size 50mm x 180mm high at reactor face.
