Instrument location: neutron-guide hall, cold guide CG3
Accessible Q range
- Solid-liquid / air-solid : 0.005 - 0.5 A-1
- Air-liquid : 0.005 - 0.35 A-1
Minimum reflectivity
- ~10-8 - design target
- off-specular scattering - yes
- polarised reflectometry - yes
Monochromator
- Time-of-flight using 2 - 20 x10-10m neutrons with a 4 chopper system (Astrium)
- ΔT/T (Δλ/λ) = 1, 4 or 10%.
Collimation
- High precision (< 5 m accuracy), hot pressed and sintered B4C slits.
- Flight path (collimation system) ~ 1.6 m)
Sample area
- Beam size: upto 54 mm wide by 30 mm high
- Flux at sample position: ~109 ncm-2s-1
- Sample → detector distance : 0.65 → 3.65 m
Analysers
Detector
- 3He gas, 2D 'Denex' area detector, 500mm wide by 250mm high. 2mm vertical resolution, 2.5mm horizontal resolution.
- Timing resolution < 3µs, global count rates up to 1 MHz.
Sample environment available
|
Ancillary |
Performance |
Quantity |
|
Cryofurnace- Reflectometer/SANS |
10K-600K |
1 |
|
Temperature baths |
-50C-250C |
3 |
|
Horizontal Cryomagnet |
5T
|
1 |
|
Gas Mixer / Controller |
|
1 |
|
Solid-Liquid Cell |
|
1 |
|
Langmuir Film Balance |
|
1 |
|
Sealed Multiple Troughs |
|
1 |