Recent upgrades of the neutron reflectometer D17 at ILL
(2018) In Journal of Applied Crystallography 51(2). p.249-256- Abstract
The vertical sample-plane reflectometer D17 at the Institut Laue–Langevin in Grenoble, France, has undergone several major upgrades since its commissioning, which are summarized in this article. The three major improvements are (i) a new focusing guide, increasing the usable flux on the sample by a factor of 2.5; (ii) a new beam polarizer and new spin flippers, allowing for the use of polarized neutrons in time-of-flight mode; and (iii) a new detector with a particularly uniform response under homogeneous exposure, improved stability and state-of-the-art detector electronics. The combination of these factors has paved the road to new possibilities in fast kinetic measurements, magnetism and off-specular scattering. Examples and... (More)
The vertical sample-plane reflectometer D17 at the Institut Laue–Langevin in Grenoble, France, has undergone several major upgrades since its commissioning, which are summarized in this article. The three major improvements are (i) a new focusing guide, increasing the usable flux on the sample by a factor of 2.5; (ii) a new beam polarizer and new spin flippers, allowing for the use of polarized neutrons in time-of-flight mode; and (iii) a new detector with a particularly uniform response under homogeneous exposure, improved stability and state-of-the-art detector electronics. The combination of these factors has paved the road to new possibilities in fast kinetic measurements, magnetism and off-specular scattering. Examples and scientific references for the new capabilities are presented.
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- author
- Saerbeck, Thomas ; Cubitt, Robert ; Wildes, Andrew ; Manzin, Giuliana ; Andersen, Ken H. LU and Gutfreund, Philipp
- organization
- publishing date
- 2018-04-01
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- Contribution to journal
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- published
- subject
- keywords
- D17, neutron reflectometry, off-specular scattering, polarized neutrons
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- Journal of Applied Crystallography
- volume
- 51
- issue
- 2
- pages
- 8 pages
- publisher
- International Union of Crystallography
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- scopus:85045070255
- ISSN
- 0021-8898
- DOI
- 10.1107/S160057671800239X
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- English
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- yes
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- 38381c95-f5c7-4db0-afb9-6a0cd8b0235c
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abstract = {{<p>The vertical sample-plane reflectometer D17 at the Institut Laue–Langevin in Grenoble, France, has undergone several major upgrades since its commissioning, which are summarized in this article. The three major improvements are (i) a new focusing guide, increasing the usable flux on the sample by a factor of 2.5; (ii) a new beam polarizer and new spin flippers, allowing for the use of polarized neutrons in time-of-flight mode; and (iii) a new detector with a particularly uniform response under homogeneous exposure, improved stability and state-of-the-art detector electronics. The combination of these factors has paved the road to new possibilities in fast kinetic measurements, magnetism and off-specular scattering. Examples and scientific references for the new capabilities are presented.</p>}},
author = {{Saerbeck, Thomas and Cubitt, Robert and Wildes, Andrew and Manzin, Giuliana and Andersen, Ken H. and Gutfreund, Philipp}},
issn = {{0021-8898}},
keywords = {{D17; neutron reflectometry; off-specular scattering; polarized neutrons}},
language = {{eng}},
month = {{04}},
number = {{2}},
pages = {{249--256}},
publisher = {{International Union of Crystallography}},
series = {{Journal of Applied Crystallography}},
title = {{Recent upgrades of the neutron reflectometer D17 at ILL}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/S160057671800239X}},
doi = {{10.1107/S160057671800239X}},
volume = {{51}},
year = {{2018}},
}