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The suite of small‐angle neutron scattering instruments at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Author(s) -
Heller William T.,
Cuneo Matthew,
Debeer-Schmitt Lisa,
Do Changwoo,
He Lilin,
Heroux Luke,
Littrell Kenneth,
Pingali Sai Venkatesh,
Qian Shuo,
Stanley Christopher,
Urban Volker S.,
Wu Bin,
Bras Wim
Publication year - 2018
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/s1600576718001231
Subject(s) - oak ridge national laboratory , spallation , suite , neutron scattering , neutron , neutron source , nuclear physics , spallation neutron source , ridge , small angle neutron scattering , nuclear engineering , neutron flux , physics , scattering , geology , optics , engineering , geography , paleontology , archaeology
Oak Ridge National Laboratory is home to the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR), a high‐flux research reactor, and the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS), the world's most intense source of pulsed neutron beams. The unique co‐localization of these two sources provided an opportunity to develop a suite of complementary small‐angle neutron scattering instruments for studies of large‐scale structures: the GP‐SANS and Bio‐SANS instruments at the HFIR and the EQ‐SANS and TOF‐USANS instruments at the SNS. This article provides an overview of the capabilities of the suite of instruments, with specific emphasis on how they complement each other. A description of the plans for future developments including greater integration of the suite into a single point of entry for neutron scattering studies of large‐scale structures is also provided.