Modern Trends in Neutron Scattering Instrument Technologies

Georg Ehlers; Morris L. Crow; Yacouba Diawara; Franz X. Gallmeier; Xiaosong Geng; Garrett E. Granroth; Raymond D. Gregory; Fahima F. Islam; Robert O. Knudson; Fankang Li; Matthew S. Loyd; Bogdan Vacaliuc

doi:10.3390/instruments6030022

Modern Trends in Neutron Scattering Instrument Technologies

Georg Ehlers, Morris L. Crow, Yacouba Diawara, Franz X. Gallmeier, Xiaosong Geng, Garrett E. Granroth, Raymond D. Gregory, Fahima F. Islam, Robert O. Knudson, Fankang Li, Matthew S. Loyd, Bogdan Vacaliuc

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This article reviews some current trends that can be observed in the development of neutron scattering instrument technologies. While the number of neutron scattering facilities worldwide and the number of beam days they offer are largely stable, their scientific impact is increasing through improving instrumental capabilities, new and more versatile instruments, and more efficient data collection protocols. Neutron beams are becoming smaller but more intense, and instruments are being designed to utilize more ‘useful’ neutrons in unit time. This article picks and discusses a few recent developments in the areas of integrated source and instrument design, use of computational tools, new detectors, and experiment automation.

Original language	English
Article number	22
Journal	Instruments
Volume	6
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/instruments6030022
State	Published - Sep 2022

Funding

This research used resources at the Spallation Neutron Source, a DOE Office of Science User Facility operated by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The Dome Detector was developed in a strategic partnership project agreement between ORNL and RMD, Inc., under SPP Agreement No. NFE-21-08574 and SBIR/STTR DOE Award No. DE-SC0020609.

Funders	Funder number
RMD, Inc.	NFE-21-08574
Office of Science
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Small Business Innovation Research
Small Business Technology Transfer	DE-SC0020609

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detector
neutron scattering
polarization
virtual instrument

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