Design and performance of a novel neutron powder diffractometer

PEARL at TU Delft

Journal article (2016)

Authors

L. van Eijck RST/Neutron and Positron Methods in Materials - AS
L. D. Cussen Cussen Consulting
G. J. Sykora Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
E. M. Schooneveld Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
N. J. Rhodes Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
A.A. van Well RST/Neutron and Positron Methods in Materials - AS
C. Pappas RST/Neutron and Positron Methods in Materials - AS
Research Group
RST/Neutron and Positron Methods in Materials (AS) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2016 L. van Eijck, L. D. Cussen, G. J. Sykora, E. M. Schooneveld, N. J. Rhodes, A.A. van Well, C. Pappas
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https://doi.org/10.1107/S160057671601089X
Neutron powder diffraction Neutron powder diffractometers
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Published Date

2016

Language

English

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Faculty

Applied Sciences

Department

RST/Radiation, Science and Technology

Research Group

RST/Neutron and Positron Methods in Materials

Abstract

The performance of the new neutron powder diffraction instrument PEARL that is installed at the research reactor of Delft University of Technology is reported. It is based on the optimization concepts developed by Cussen [Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. Sect. A (2007), 583, 394-406], which lead to high performance competing with existing constant-wavelength neutron powder diffractometers, despite the relatively low source brightness of the 2MW reactor of Delft University of Technology.This manuscript describes the novel neutron powder diffractometer PEARL at Delft University of Technology and shows the first experimental results.

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