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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

15° < 2θM< 85°
-145° < 2θs< 115°

-110°< 2θA< 110°

Monochromator

200 mm x 200 mm in 9 x 11 segments (width x height)
Continuous horizontal and vertical focussing
Pyrolytic Graphite (002) 24' mosaic with Incident Energy Range: ~ 5 - 60 meV)
Copper (200) 20' mosaic with Incident Energy Range: ~ 14 - 160 meV)

 

Sample area

Beam size at monochromator shielding exit 50mm x 130 mm (W x H)
Flux at sample position is projected to be ~ 2x108 ncm2s-1 at 50 meV

 

Analyser

160 mm x 140 mm in 5 x 7 segments (width x height)
Continuous horizontal and vertical focusing
Pyrolytic Graphite (002) 24' mosaic

 

Soller collimators

Pre-monochromator collimators 15', 30', Open; 90 x 185 mm2 (W x H)
Post-monochromator, pre-analyser and pre-detector, collimators: 20', 40', Open; 50 x 130 mm2 (WxH)

 

Detector

3He detector, (diameter)25mm x 100 mm, p=10 bars
Or (diameter)50mm x 100 mm, p=5 bars

 


Sample environment available

 

AncillaryPerformanceQuantity
Cryofurnace-pooled for general use
 

6K - 800K

3
Cryostat
 
1.8K-300K1
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.