SuperADAM: Upgraded polarized neutron reflectometer at the Institut Laue-Langevin
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum, 44780 Bochum (Germany)
- Institut Laue-Langevin, BP 156, 38042 Grenoble (France)
- Division for Materials Physics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, 751 20 Uppsala (Sweden)
A new neutron reflectometer SuperADAM has recently been built and commissioned at the Institut Laue-Langevin, Grenoble, France. It replaces the previous neutron reflectometer ADAM. The new instrument uses a solid state polarizer/wavelength filter providing a highly polarized (up to 98.6%) monochromatic neutron flux of 8 Multiplication-Sign 10{sup 4} n cm{sup -2} s{sup -1} with monochromatization {Delta}{lambda}/{lambda}= 0.7% and angular divergence {Delta}{alpha}= 0.2 mrad. The instrument includes both single and position sensitive detectors. The position sensitive detector allows simultaneous measurement of specular reflection and off-specular scattering. Polarization analysis for both specular reflection and off-specular scattering is achieved using either mirror analyzers or a {sup 3}He spin filter cell. High efficiency detectors, low background, and high flux provides a dynamic range of up to seven decades in reflectivity. Detailed specifications and the instrument capabilities are illustrated with examples of recently collected data in the fields of thin film magnetism and thin polymer films.
- OSTI ID:
- 22105419
- Journal Information:
- Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 84, Issue 2; Other Information: (c) 2013 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0034-6748
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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