Echidna and Wombat

Echidna (high-resolution powder diffractometer)
On 18 December 2006, Echidna collected its first diffraction pattern. The instrument scientists (from left to right: Vanessa Peterson, Klaus-Dieter Liss, Maxim Avdeev) show the first diffraction pattern.

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Wombat (high-intensity powder diffractometer)
The detector for Wombat arrived in the 2^nd week of January 2007 and its testing on the instrument is about to commence. The photo was taken at Brookhaven Lab before sending it to ANSTO.