Scientific opportunities at OPAL, the new Australian research reactor

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dc.contributor.authorRobinson, RAen_AU
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-22T03:23:55Zen_AU
dc.date.available2021-09-22T03:23:55Zen_AU
dc.date.issued2007-03-06en_AU
dc.date.statistics2021-09-21en_AU
dc.description.abstractAustralian physics is entering a new ``golden age,'' with the startup of bright new neutron and photon sources in Sydney and Melbourne, in 2006 and 2007 respectively. The OPAL reactor and the Australian Synchrotron can be considered the greatest single investment in scientific infrastructure in Australia's history. They will essentially be ``sister'' facilities, with a common open user ethos, and a vision to play a major role in international science. Fuel was loaded into the reactor in August 2006, and full power (20MW) achieved in November 2006. It is our plan to commence the formal user program in mid 2007, but commissioning experiments will have taken place well before then. The first three instruments in operation will be a high-resolution powder diffractometer (for materials discovery), single-crystal diffractometer (for small-molecule crystallography) and a strain scanner (for mechanical engineering and industrial applications). These will be closely followed by four more instruments with broad application in nanoscience, condensed- matter physics and other scientific disciplines. Instrument performance will be competitive with the best research-reactor facilities anywhere. To date there is committed funding for 9 instruments, with a capacity to install a total of ∼18 beamlines. An update will be given on the status of OPAL, its thermal and cold neutron sources, its instruments and hopefully the first data.en_AU
dc.identifier.citationRobinson, R. (2006). Scientific opportunities at OPAL, the new Australian research reactor. Abstract presented at the 2007 APS March Meeting, Denver, Colorado, USA, 5 to 9 March 2007. In Bulletin of the American Physical Society, 52 (1), H38.00011. Retrieved from: https://meetings.aps.org/Meeting/MAR07/Event/58478en_AU
dc.identifier.conferenceenddate9 March 2007en_AU
dc.identifier.conferencename2007 APS March Meetingen_AU
dc.identifier.conferenceplaceDenver, Coloradoen_AU
dc.identifier.conferencestartdate5 March 2007en_AU
dc.identifier.otherH38.00011en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttps://meetings.aps.org/Meeting/MAR07/Event/58478en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttps://apo.ansto.gov.au/dspace/handle/10238/11793en_AU
dc.language.isoenen_AU
dc.publisherAmerican Physical Societyen_AU
dc.subjectAustraliaen_AU
dc.subjectOPAL Reactoren_AU
dc.subjectANSTOen_AU
dc.subjectNeutronsen_AU
dc.subjectPhotonsen_AU
dc.subjectSynchrotronsen_AU
dc.subjectInvestmenten_AU
dc.subjectResearch reactorsen_AU
dc.subjectReactor commissioningen_AU
dc.subjectBeamsen_AU
dc.subjectCold neutronsen_AU
dc.titleScientific opportunities at OPAL, the new Australian research reactoren_AU
dc.typeConference Abstracten_AU
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