Bragg Peaks April 2009
OPAL news
The present reactor cycle (#13) started on 2nd April 2009 and will continue until 29th April. Upcoming operating cycles are: 2 May 2 June, 12 June 7 July, and 12 July 13 August 2009. More …
Around the instruments
As of the beginning of April 2009, 70 experiments had been carried out and 32 external researchers had used our neutron instrumentation; more…
- Taipan: first measurement of a phonon; more…
- Echidna: new monochromator (Ge, <335> cut, variable focus) dramatically increases flexibility in neutron wavelength range and available intensity/resolution combinations; more…
- Quokka: successful conversion of scattering data to an absolute scale over the whole range of available camera lengths; more …
- Platypus: neutron reflectivity data on a 325nm thick film of alumina deposited on silicon; more…
- Pelican: 205 3He position-sensitive detectors arrived at ANSTO; more …
- Sika: first delivered items received in early February; more …
Announcements
- Call for proposals on 7 instruments, incl. program proposals, submit to http://neutron.ansto.gov.au deadline 8 May 2009; more…
- AONSA Neutron School 16-21 August 2009 abstract deadline 28 April; more…
Faces
Newcomers: Warren Brown, Clemens Ulrich, Maciej Bartkowiak; more …
Departure: Herma Buttner; more…
Contact us
Bragg Institute - User Office, Building 87
ANSTO
PMB 1, Menai, NSW 2234, Australia
T +61 2 9717 7232, F +61 2 9717 3606
E bragg-user-office@ansto.gov.au
www.ansto.gov.au/research/bragg_institute.html