Recent backscattering instrument developments at the ILL and SNS

Bernhard Frick, Eugene Mamontov, Lambert Van Eijck, Tilo Seydel

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Abstract

We present new developments in neutron backscattering spectroscopy from two major neutron scattering centers. The first example is the reactor backscattering project 1N16B, which is under construction at the Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL), Grenoble, France, the second is the spallation source near-backscattering spectrometer BASIS at the spallation neutron source SNS, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA, in operation since 2007. After explaining the energy resolution contributions to neutron backscattering and presenting the current status, we describe the layout, performance and the complementarity of the two most advanced backscattering projects. A few examples should illustrate the status and new experimental possibilities.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)33-60
Number of pages28
JournalZeitschrift fur Physikalische Chemie
Volume224
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Backscattering
  • Instrumentation
  • Neutron spectroscopy

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