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The new SANS instrument at the Swiss spallation source SINQ
Author(s) -
Kohlbrecher J.,
Wagner W.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of applied crystallography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.429
H-Index - 162
ISSN - 1600-5767
DOI - 10.1107/s0021889800099775
Subject(s) - spallation , spallation neutron source , neutron source , computer science , state (computer science) , neutron , neutron scattering , nuclear engineering , open source , software , nuclear physics , physics , operating system , engineering , programming language
With the start‐up of the neutron spallation source SINQ at PSI an instrument for small angle neutron scattering became operational and is open for the user community. The instrument is equipped with state‐of‐the‐art components and compares well with the world's largest and most powerful facilities of this kind. Great emphasis was put on providing a flexible, universal multi‐user facility which guaranties a comfortable and reliable operation. In the present paper, the layout of the instrument is presented, the main components are described, and the performance is illustrated by selected examples