The cold-neutron triple-axis spectrometer SIKA at OPAL

Abstract

SIKA is a high-flux cold-neutron triple-axis spectrometer built on the cold source CG4 of the 20MW Open Pool Australian Light-water (OPAL) reactor at Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organization (ANSTO) by Taiwan.[1] As a state-of-the-art triple-axis spectrometer, SIKA is equipped with a large double-focusing pyrolytic graphite (PG) monochromator, a multiblade PG analyser and a multi-detector system. The design, functions, and capabilities of SIKA are presented. The spin wave excitation of MnF2, the phonon dispersion of thermoelectric material SeSn,[2] the spin dynamics of spin glass system (Ni0.40Mn0.60)TiO3[3] and other experimental data from SIKA are demonstrated as examples of SIKA’s capabilities and performance.