Bragg Institute

Specifications

Instrument location: neutron-guide hall, cold guide CG1

Velocity selector

  • wavelength range 4.5 - 43 A
  • resolution 8% < Δλ/λ < 21%
  • transmission ~ 94%

Collimation

  • Ni58 equivalent guides (50 mm x 50 mm) (4m, 7 x 2m)

Accessible Q range

  • Q-range < 0.0015 A-1 - 1 A-1 (without lenses at various wavelengths)
  • Source aperture to sample aperture distance: 1 - 20 m (1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 20m)
  • Future option of an incident beam polarisation (Fe:Si sm, rf spin flipper) - future options

Sample area

  • Typical beam size - 10 mm (diameter) - up to 50 x 50 mm2
  • flux at sample position Collimation 1 m: < 1.4 x 108 n/cm2/s (high flux)
  • Collimation 8 m: < 2.6 x 107 n/cm2/s (intermediate )
  • Collimation 20 m:< 5 x 106 n/cm2/s (high resolution)
  • Sample stage 1.2 m (accessible opening for sample environments)
  • Sample support system AZ Systemes (x, y, z,θ, 2-circle goniometer) maximum weight 1000 kg
  • Maximum vertical distance from support system to beam height - 500 mm

Detector

  • Sample - detector distance: 1 - 20 m (continuously variable)
  • Horizontal offset < 0.5 m
  • Active area: 1 m x 1 m
  • Spatial resolution 5 mm x 5 mm
  • Maximum count rate 100 kHz

Sample environment available

    Ancillary

    Performance

    Quantity

    Cryofurnace- Reflectometer/SANS

    10K-600K

    1

    Cryostat

    1.8K-300K

    1

    Temperature baths

    -50C-250C

    3

    SANS Thermostat Sample holders

    20C-200C

    1

    Horizontal Cryomagnet

    5T


    1

    Sample Rotating / Stirring Cell

     

    1

    Shear Cell / Rheometer

     

    1

    Sample Changer-SANS


    1

    Eulerian Cradles

     

    2