Instruments LLB

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3T2 "Thermal neutrons" 2-axis (20 detectors) high resolution, mainly for nuclear structure determination.
G4.1 "Cold neutrons" 2-axis (multidetector 800 cells) high flux, mainly for magnetic structure determination.
G6.1 "Cold neutrons" 2-axis (low resolution, only for friendly users).
PHR-G44 "Cold neutrons" 2-axis (7x10 detectors) high resolution, for structure determination on polycrystalline samples with large unit cell.

5C1 "Hot neutrons" 2-axis with lifting arm, polarized neutrons, magnetic field (8 Tesla) for spin-density maps determination.
5C2 "Hot neutrons" 4-circle for nuclear structure determination.
6T2 "Thermal neutrons" 2-axis, lifting arm and 4-circle, mainly for magnetic structure determination. 12 Tesla magnetic field available.

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.

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).
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).
TPA Very Small Angle Neutrons Scattering spectrometer, friendly users only.

Hermes "Cold neutrons" reflectometer operating in time-of-flight ex-Eros, mode for multipurpose surface studies.
Prism "Cold neutrons" reflectometer with polarized neutrons and polarization analysis for the study of magnetic layers, friendly users only.

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.
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).
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.

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).