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Instrument Data
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Beam tube | NL-2b |
Guide coating | M3 supermirror |
Guide crosssection | 60 x 125 mm2 |
Guide length | 46.2 m |
Guide curvature | Cold source - 5m ; straight 5m - 10m ; R=1500m 10m - 42m ; R=2300m 42m - 46m ; straight |
Flux | ~1·109 n/cm2/s |
Software | caress |
Space for test setups | ~12 m |
Neutron optical benches | - modular design based on aluminium elements
- four benches can cover a distance of 10-12m
- benches flexible in position and height
- one bench for heavy loads beyond 1000 kg
- polyethylene/B4C tunnels to screen radiation
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Sample environment | standard HZB sample environment, tensile loading system |
Chopper cascade | - Two double disc counter rotating choppers Ø=700mm
-Source chopper (mimicks the ESS pulse structure) -WLB chopper - Four single disc choppers Ø=600mm
-WFM pulse shaping chopper 1 -WFM pulse shaping chopper 2 -FOL chopper 1 -FOL chopper 2 |
Operation modes | - Basic TOF pulsed mode
Source chopper & WLB chopper - TOF WFM mode
whole chopper cascade |
Wavelength | 0.7 < λ < 15 Å |
Wavelength bandwidth | - 6.1 Å - 10.2 Å
(Basic TOF pulsed mode) - 7.3 Å
(TOF WFM mode) |
Wavelength frames | - frame one 2 - 3.5 Å
- frame two 3.5 - 4.8 Å
- frame three 4.8 - 6.1 Å
- frame four 6.1 - 7.2 Å
- frame five 7.2 - 8.3 Å
- frame six 8.3 - 9.3 Å
(WFM mode only. Frames can be shifted as well.) |
Wavelength resolution | - 14.5 %, 7.2 % and 3.6 % Δλ/λ at 59 m
for 2 Å, 4 Å, and 8 Å respectively (Basic TOF pulsed mode) - 0.5 % - 2 % tunable constant Δλ/λ at 54 m
wavelength independent resolution (TOF WFM mode) |
Polarized neutrons | S-Bender |