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
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Monochromator |
Vertically focussing Ge 115 Δd/d > ~ 2 x 10-3 |
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Collimators |
Oscillating tertiary collimator reduces critial diameter to 50 mm Must be used with most sample environments Increases minimum 2θ from 10° to 15° Optional secondary collimation |
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Sample area |
Smallest sample weight ~10mg Typical sample size 10mm3 (restricted due to focusing elements) 1s acquisition for 10mm3 (17min for 1mm3) in one shot irreversible experiments 30µs acquisition in stroboscopic mode (reversible experiments) |
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Detector |
Continuous detector bank of 160° to Continuous bank 120° x 200 mm high in 0.125° |
Sample environments available
| Ancillary | Performance | Quantity |
| Cryofurnace-pooled for general use |
6K - 800K |
3 |
| Cryostat |
1.8K-300K | 1 |
| Controlled Gas Furnace |
100C-1100C |
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| 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 | |
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Sample Changer-Powders
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1 | |
| Eulerian Cradles | 2 |
Interactive Wombat diffractometer resolution simulator.
Relative intensities shown only. Simulation gives output similar to that obtained using the oscillating collimator in standard operation and without monochromator focussing. Use of the variable vertically focussing monochromator allows up to a two-fold increase in flux.
Instrument location: neutron-guide hall, thermal beam TG1