Skip to main content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Double-Focusing Thermal Triple-Axis Spectrometer at the NCNR

Published

Author(s)

Y. Chen, Sung Chang, Yang Zhao, Songxue Chi, William D. Ratcliff, B. G. Ueland, Ross Erwin

Abstract

The new thermal triple-axis spectrometer at the NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR) is located at the BT-7 beam port. The 165 mm diameter reactor beam is equipped with a selection of Söller collimators, beam-limiters, and pyrolytic graphite (PG) filter to tailor the beam for the dual 20X20 cm2 double-focusing monochromator system that provides monochromatic fluxes exceeding 108 n/cm2/s onto the sample. The two monochromators installed are PG(002) and Cu(220), which provide incident energies for 5 meV to above 500 meV. The computer controlled analyzer system offers six standard modes of operation, including a diffraction detector, a position-sensitive detector (PSD) in diffraction mode, horizontal energy focusing analyzer with detector, a Q-E mode employing a flat analyzer and PSD, a constant-E mode with the analyzer crystal system and PSD, and a conventional mode with a selection of Söller collimators and detector. Additional configurations for specific measurement needs are also available. The capabilities and performance are described for this new state-of-the-art neutron spectrometer.
Citation
Journal of Research (NIST JRES) - 117.002
Report Number
117.002
Volume
117

Keywords

Neutron Spectrometer, Thermal Neutrons, Triple Axis, Horizontal Focusing, Position Sensitive Detector, Polarized Neutrons

Citation

Chen, Y. , Chang, S. , Zhao, Y. , Chi, S. , Ratcliff, W. , Ueland, B. and Erwin, R. (2012), Double-Focusing Thermal Triple-Axis Spectrometer at the NCNR, Journal of Research (NIST JRES), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/jres.117.002, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=909333 (Accessed October 31, 2024)

Issues

If you have any questions about this publication or are having problems accessing it, please contact reflib@nist.gov.

Created February 1, 2012, Updated October 12, 2021