Recent upgrades to ANSTO’s thermal triple axis spectrometer ‘TAIPAN’

The thermal triple axis spectrometer, TAIPAN, has been operational since 2010 and employs a graphite monochromator to access neutron energy transfers up to 80meV. A recent string of projects have greatly increased the capabilities of this instrument. Initially the wall shared with the cold TAS, SIKA, was modified to allow access to larger regions of Q-Energy space for TAIPAN. A more recent upgrade project has involved developing a new sapphire filter translation stage mechanism and a new Cu-200 double-focussing monochromators. The copper monochromator has been installed back to back with the previous highly ordered PG-monochromator and extends the accessible energy range of the neutrons from 70meV to 180meV.

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ANSTO, Spectrometers, Monochromators, Measuring instruments, Energy, Filters

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Rule, K., Olsen, S., Danilkin, S., Darmann, F., Oste, T., Bartlett, D., Kafes, T., Mcgregor, A., Stampfl, A., Ersez, T., & Orgrin, A. (2016). Recent upgrades to ANSTO’s thermal triple axis spectrometer ‘TAIPAN’. Paper presented at 13th AINSE-ANBUG Neutron Scattering Symposium, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 29-30 November 2016.

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https://apo.ansto.gov.au/dspace/handle/10238/12137

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