Updated 16 June 2006 Instrument - Publications
SEPD
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SEPD instrument
 
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SEPD scheme

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Instrument Scientist: Bob Von Dreele
Scientific Associate: Simine Short
 
Beam Line F5
Moderator 100K liquid methane
Wavelength Range (frame overlap limit)      0.5 - 7.55 Å
Beam Size 1.27 cm wide, 5 cm high
Thermal Flux on Sample 1 x 107 neutrons cm-2 s-1
Moderator-to-Sample Distance 14 m
Scattered Flight Path 1.5 m
Detectors 10 atm 3He proportional counters; 1.27 cm dia x 38 cm long
Sample Amount 0.05 - 20 g
Typical Data Collection Times 5 h for 5 g, 24 h for 0.1 g for precision Rietveld refinements
Time-Dependent Studies useful data in ~5 min for large samples in favorable cases
 
  2Q Dd/d (FWHM) No of Detectors Detector Area (srd) dmin(Å) dmax(Å)
Bank 1 ±145° 0.0034 80 0.172 0.33 4.02
Bank 2 ±90° 0.0054 40 0.086 0.45 5.41
Bank 3 ±44° 0.0098 24 0.052 0.85 10.21
Bank 4 ±22° 0.047 14 0.030 1.7 20.25
 

Resolution surface
Resolution of SEPD as a function of detector position (2 Q) and d-spacing.
 
 
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