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Performance and characteristics of the BILBY time‐of‐flight small‐angle neutron scattering instrument
Author(s) -
Sokolova Anna,
Whitten Andrew E.,
de Campo Liliana,
Christoforidis Jason,
Eltobaji Andrew,
Barnes John,
Darmann Frank,
Berry Andrew
Publication year - 2019
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/s1600576718018009
Subject(s) - neutron , neutron scattering , nuclear physics , physics , small angle scattering , scattering , optics
BILBY is a recently constructed and commissioned time‐of‐flight small‐angle neutron scattering instrument, operated by the Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering at the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO). BILBY provides a wide accessible q range ( q ≃ 1.0 × 10 −3 Å −1 to ∼1.8 Å −1 ) and variable wavelength resolution (Δλ/λ ≃ 3–30%) to complement the other small‐angle and ultra‐small‐angle neutron scattering capabilities available at ANSTO. Since its construction, BILBY has been used to study samples from a wide range of scientific disciplines, including biology, chemistry, physics and materials science. This article describes the BILBY design and components, and shows data collected from a number of reference samples.