A nanoscale ordered materials diffractometer for the SNS

Jörg Neuefeind, Kenneth K. Chipley, Chris A. Tulk, J. Michael Simonson, Michael J. Winokur

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Abstract

The Nanoscale Ordered Materials Diffractometer (NOMAD) is one of five neutron scattering instruments being managed within the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) Instruments-Next Generation (SING) project. NOMAD is designed as a high-flux, medium-resolution diffractometer using a large bandwidth of neutron energies and extensive detector coverage to perform structural determinations of local order in crystalline and amorphous materials. The instrument will enable studies of a large variety of samples ranging from liquids, solutions, glasses, polymers, and nanocrystalline materials to long-range ordered crystals and will allow unprecedented access to high-resolution pair distribution functions, small-contrast isotope substitution experiments, small sample sizes, and parametric studies. Project completion for the instrument is anticipated in 2010 and a review of the design status will be given.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1066-1069
Number of pages4
JournalPhysica B: Physics of Condensed Matter
Volume385-386
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 15 2006
Externally publishedYes

Funding

SNS is managed by UT-Battelle, LLC, under contract DE-AC05-00OR22725 for the US Department of Energy.

Keywords

  • Liquids and amorphous materials
  • Local order determination
  • Neutron scattering instrumentation

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