Instruments LLB

Powder diffractometers
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3T2 "Thermal neutrons" 2-axis (20 detectors) high resolution, mainly for nuclear structure determination.
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G4.1 "Cold neutrons" 2-axis (multidetector 800 cells) high flux, mainly for magnetic structure determination.
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G6.1 "Cold neutrons" 2-axis (low resolution, only for friendly users).
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PHR-G44 "Cold neutrons" 2-axis (7x10 detectors) high resolution, for structure determination on polycrystalline samples with large unit cell.
Single crystal diffractometers
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5C1 "Hot neutrons" 2-axis with lifting arm, polarized neutrons, magnetic field (8 Tesla) for spin-density maps determination.
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5C2 "Hot neutrons" 4-circle for nuclear structure determination.
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6T2 "Thermal neutrons" 2-axis, lifting arm and 4-circle, mainly for magnetic structure determination. 12 Tesla magnetic field available.
Diffuse scattering instruments
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7C2 "Hot neutrons" 2-axis (multidetector 640 cells) for local order studies in liquid or amorphous systems. Cryostat and furnace available (1.2K to 1300°C), friendly users only.
Small-angle scattering instruments
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Paxy "Cold neutrons" (X-Y detector, 128x128 cells) for study of large scale structures (10 to 500 Å) in anisotropic systems (polymers under stress, metallurgical samples, vortex in superconductors).
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Pa20 "Cold neutrons" (X-Y detector, 128x128 cells) for study of large scale structures (10 to 500 Å) in anisotropic systems (polymers under stress, metallurgical samples, vortex in superconductors).
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TPA Very Small Angle Neutrons Scattering spectrometer, friendly users only.
Diffractometers for material science studies
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6T1 "Thermal neutrons" 4-circle for texture determination, friendly users only.
Reflectometers
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Hermes "Cold neutrons" reflectometer operating in time-of-flight ex-Eros, mode for multipurpose surface studies.
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Prism "Cold neutrons" reflectometer with polarized neutrons and polarization analysis for the study of magnetic layers, friendly users only.
Triple-axis instruments
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1T "Thermal neutrons" high-flux 3-axis instrument with focussing monochromator and analyser, mainly devoted to phonon dispersion curves measurements. Very high pressure cell (100 Kbar) available.
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2T "Thermal neutrons" high-flux spectrometer with focussing monochromator and analyser, mainly devoted to spin-waves and magnetic excitations studies (1.5 to 80 meV).
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4F1 et 4F2 "Cold neutrons" high flux 3-axis instruments with double monochromator and analyzer, mainly devoted to the study of low-energy (15µeV to 4meV) magnetic excitations. Polarized neutrons and polarization analysis option available.
Quasi-elastic instruments
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Muses "Cold neutrons", high resolution and high flux spin-echo instrument. It can study, in a large Q range, slow dynamics of large molecules in biology or long relaxation times like in glassy transition (Fourier times 20ns).
Neutron Radiography and irradiation
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Imagine Imaging technique for soft matter.
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G3.2 Irradiation line (on special request).