| BL01 | 4SEASONS | BL14 | AMATERAS |
| BL02 | DNA | BL15 | TAIKAN |
| BL03 | iBIX (Ibaraki Pref.) | BL16 | SOFIA |
| BL04 | ANNRI | BL17 | SHARAKU |
| BL05 | NOP | BL18 | SENJU |
| BL06 | VIN ROSE | BL19 | TAKUMI |
| BL08 | SuperHRPD | BL20 | iMATERIA (Ibaraki Pref.) |
| BL09 | SPICA | BL21 | NOVA |
| BL10 | NOBORU | BL22 | RADEN |
| BL11 | PLANET | BL23 | POLANO |
| BL12 | HRC |
| 1. Instrument | 4D-Space Access Neutron Spectrometer (4SEASONS) |
| 2. Overview of instrument | The spectrometer is intended for clarification of novel phenomena in high-Tc superconductors and related materials by investigation of spin and lattice dynamics over 4D momentum and energy space with high efficiency. |
| 3. Contact | Ryoichi Kajimoto (Japan Atomic Energy Agency) |
| 4. Secondary contact | Mitsutaka Nakamura (Japan Atomic Energy Agency) |
| 5. Information on instrument and equipment | |
| 5.1 Beamline | BL01 |
| 5.2 Moderator | Coupled hydrogen moderator |
| 5.3 Incident neutron energy | 5 < Ei < 300 meV |
| 5.4 Detection angle | Horizontal : -35° - 91°, Vertical : -25° - 27° |
| 5.5 Resolution (ΔE/Ei) | > 5 % (@ E = 0 meV) |
| 5.6 Neutron intensity (@sample position @1MW) | 1×105 n⁄s⁄cm2（@Ei = 50 meV, ΔE/Ei = 5 %) (calculated value) |
| 5.7 Sample size and/or volume | 2cm × 2cm × 2cm |
| 5.8 Ancillary equipment and sample environment | Closed cycle refrigerator (5-300K) A high-temperature option (up to 600K) is available Radial collimator (for detail, please contact the instrument scientists) |
Last updated: Oct-2017
| 1. Instrument | Biomolecular Dynamics Spectrometer (DNA) |
| 2. Overview of instrument | The field of expected scientific research on the DNA spectrometer is very wide including the soft matter dynamics, the bio-molecular dynamics, the chemical molecular dynamics, the characterizations of the functional materials and the spin dynamics in the magnetism. |
| 3. Contact | Yukinobu Kawakita (JAEA) |
| 4. Secondary contact | Masato Matsuura (CROSS) |
| 5. Information on instrument and equipment | |
| 5.1 Beamline | BL02 |
| 5.2 Moderator | Coupled hydrogen moderator |
| 5.3 Analyzer Crystal and Reflection index (Analyzed Energy Ef ) | Si <111>(2.02 meV), Si <311>(7.4 meV) |
| 5.4 Bragg angle of analyzers | ~87.5 [deg.] |
| 5.5 Scan angle | Horizontal : -164° +164°, Vertical : -14° +20°(in plan) |
| 5.6 Energy Resolution [meV] | 1.6 µeV (@elastic) Si<111> 7 µeV (@elastic) Si<311> (in plan) |
| 5.7 Momentum range | 0.08 < Q < 1.98 [A-1]: Si(111) 1.04 < Q < 3.79 [A-1]: Si(311) (in plan) |
| 5.8 Scan energy range | -40 < E < 100 (µeV) : single pulse scan around Ef -600 < E < +600 (µeV) : 3 chopper phase scan with 3 slits |
| 5.9 Sample size and/or volume | 1cm × 1cm × 1cm3 |
| 5.10 Ancillary equipment and sample environment | Toploading type Cryo-Fanace with Closed cycle refrigerator (4-600K) |
Last updated: 8-June-2018
| 1. Instrument | IBARAKI Biological Crystal Diffractometer (iBIX) |
| 2. Overview of instrument | Collection of pulsed neutron diffraction data from a single crystal to obtain the precise organic and protein structure. |
| 3. Contact | Katsuhiro Kusaka (Ibaraki University) |
| 4. Secondary contact | Taro Yamada (Ibaraki University) |
| 5. Information on instrument and equipment | |
| 5.1 Beamline | BL03 |
| 5.2 Moderator | Coupled moderator |
| 5.3 Range of d-spacing | 0.35 - 50 Å |
| 5.4 Resolution (Specified unit cell dimension amax @minimum d-space dmin) | amax = 135 Å @dmin = 1.2 Å |
| 5.5 Neutron intensity (@sample position @1MW) | 7.0×107 n/s/cm2 |
| 5.6 Sample size and/or volume |
(Calculation conditions: 14 detectors and 200kW of accelerator power) |
| 5.7 Ancillary equipment and sample environment | Low temperature gas (N2,He) flow equipment |
| 6. Other information for user's convenience | None |
| 1. Instrument | Accurate Neutron-Nucleus Reaction Measurement Instrument (ANNRI) |
| 2. Overview of instrument | ANNRI is used for studies of nuclear science (nuclear data for nuclear technology and astrophysics, quantitative analyses etc.) |
| 3. Contact | Atsushi Kimura (Japan Atomic Energy Agency) |
| 4. Secondary contact | Mariko Segawa (Japan Atomic Energy Agency) |
| 5. Information on instrument and equipment | |
| 5.1 Beamline | BL04 |
| 5.2 Moderator | Coupled hydrogen moderator |
| 5.3 Incident neutron energy | En > 0.0015eV |
| 5.4 Spectrometer | Ge Spectrometer (Flight length: 21.5m) NaI Spectrometer (Flight length: 28m) |
| 5.5 Neutron intensity (@sample position @1MW) | @21.5m sample position 4.3×107 n/cm2/s 1.5 meV < En < 25 meV 9.3×105 n/cm2/s 0.9 eV < En < 1.1 eV 1.0×106 n/cm2/s 0.9 keV < En < 1.1 keV |
| 5.6 Sample size and/or volume | Using the most downstream collimator, neutron beams with diameters of 22, 15, 7, and 6 mm are provided to suit samples of different sizes. |
Last updated: 8-June-2018
| 1. Instrument | Neutron Optics and Fundamental Physics (NOP) |
| 2. Overview of instrument | The NOP beamline provides three unique neutron beams, a low-divergence beam, an unpolarized beam, and a polarized beam, by splitting one beamline with supermirror benders. |
| 3. Contact | Kenji Mishima (KEK) |
| 4. Secondary contact | Takashi Ino (KEK) |
| 5. Information on instrument and equipment | |
| 5.1 Beamline | BL05 |
| 5.2 Moderator | Coupled hydrogen moderator |
| 5.3 Neutron wavelength | 2Å～9Å |
| 5.4 Beam profile (16 m position, height × width) |
Low-divergence beam branch : 80 mm × 20 mm Unpolarized beam branch : 55 mm × 45 mm Polarized beam branch : 80 mm × 50 mm |
| 5.5 Neutron intensity (16 m position, @ 1 MW) |
Low-divergence beam branch : 5.4×104 n/s/cm2 Unpolarized beam branch : 9.4×107 n/s/cm2 Polarized beam branch : 3.9×107 n/s/cm2 |
| 5.6 Beam divergence (16 m position) |
Low-divergence beam branch : 5.4×10-2 µstr Unpolarized beam branch : 1.0×102 µstr Polarized beam branch : 1.9×102 µstr |
| 5.7 Average neutron polarization | Polarized beam branch : 96% |
| 5.8 Auxiliary equipment | B4C slits at the 7.5 m and 12 m positions on the low-divergence beam branch. B4C slits at the 12 m position on the unpolarized and polarized beam branches. A Doppler shifter for UNC production. |
| 6. Other | Proper radiation shielding is required for experimental setups that emit gamma rays or scatter neutrons, as the walls and ceiling of the NOP beamline are not shielded. |
Last updated: 24-Apr-2015
| 1. Instrument | Village of Neutron Resonance Spin Echo Spectrometers (VIN ROSE) |
| 2. Overview of instrument | Neutron spin echo spectrometers (NRSE and MIEZE) with neutron resonance spin flippers. Direct observation of intermediate scattering function is possible from ps to ns to investigate atomic and molecular dynamics. |
| 3. Contact | Hitoshi Endo (KEK) |
| 4. Secondary contact | Hideki Seto (KEK) |
| 5. Information on instrument and equipment | |
| 5.1 Beamline | BL06 |
| 5.2 Moderator | Coupled hydrogen moderator |
| 5.3 Neutron wavelength | λ＝0.3～0.7nm |
| 5.4 Scattering Angle | 2θ = 0 ～15° |
| 5.5 Observable reflectivity with polarized neutron | R > ~1.0-5 |
| 5.6 Fourier Time | 1～500 ps |
| 5.7 Detector | 2-dimensional scintillation counter |
| 5.8 Sample environment | constant-temperature unit (15°C-80°C) |
| 6. Other information for user's convenience | Contact with the beam scientists (Hitoshi Endo and/or Masahiro Hino) is necessary. Currently MIEZE spectrometers with reflectivity geometry is possible. |
Last updated: 8-June-2018
| 1. Instrument | Super High Resolution Powder Diffractometer (SuperHRPD) |
| 2. Overview of instrument | Pulsed neutron powder diffractometer for studying the crystal structure of materials. |
| 3. Contact | Shuki TORII (Institute of Materials Structure Science/J-PARC Center, KEK) |
| 4. Secondary contact | Takashi SAITO (Institute of Materials Structure Science/J-PARC Center, KEK) |
| 5. Information on instrument and equipment | |
| 5.1 Beamline | BL08 |
| 5.2 Moderator | Poisoned decoupled hydrogen moderator |
| 5.3 Range of d-spacing | 0.3 - 4.0 Å (High-angle bank: 150 ≤ 2θ ≤ 175 deg) 0.4 - 7.5 Å (90degree bank: 60 ≤ 2θ ≤ 120 deg) 0.6 - 45 Å (Low-angle bank: 10 ≤ 2θ ≤ 40 deg) |
| 5.4 Resolution (Δd/d) | Optimal resolution 0.03 % (2θ>172 deg) 0.1 - 0.15 % (High-angle bank: 150 ≤ 2θ ≤ 175 deg) 0.4 - 0.7 % (90degree bank: 60 ≤ 2θ ≤ 120 deg) 0.7 - 3.0 % (Low-angle bank: 10 ≤ 2θ ≤ 40 deg) |
| 5.5 Neutron intensity (@sample position @1MW) | 1.0×107 n/s/cm2 |
| 5.6 Sample size and/or volume | 3 cc |
| 5.7 Ancillary equipment and sample environment | Auto sample changer (RT, 10samples) 4K closed cycle refrigerator (4 - 300 K) Top-loading cryofurnace (5 - 800 K) High temperature furnace (~1223 K) |
| 6. Other information for user's convenience | None |
Last updated: 03-August-2022
| 1. Instrument | NeutrOn Beamline for Observation & Research Use (NOBORU) |
| 2. Overview of instrument | NOBORU provides a suitable neutron environment for testing various detectors & devices, new ideas for experimental techniques and irradiation of high-energy (~MeV) neutrons. |
| 3. Contact | Kenichi Oikawa (Japan Atomic Energy Agency) |
| 4. Secondary contact | Masahide Harada (Japan Atomic Energy Agency) |
| 5. Information on instrument and equipment | |
| 5.1 Beamline | BL10 |
| 5.2 Moderator | Decoupled moderator |
| 5.3 Incident neutron energy or wavelength | λ < 10.5 Å (25Hz) |
| 5.4 Resolution （Δλ/λ） | 0.33% |
| 5.5 Neutron intensity (@sample position @1MW) | 4.8×107 n/s/cm2 (< 0.4 eV) sample position: L1= 14.0 m 1.2×107 n/s/cm2 (> 1 MeV) 1.2×106 n/s/cm2 (> 10 MeV) |
| 5.6 Neutron beam size (@sample position) | Maximum 10×10 cm2 |
| 5.7 Ancillary equipment and sample environment |
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| 6. Other information for user's convenience |
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Last updated: 18-Sept-2015
| 1. Instrument | High-Pressure Neutron Diffractometer (PLANET) |
| 2. Overview of instrument | Powder Diffractometer for in-situ High Pressure Observation |
| 3. Contact | Takanori Hattori (Japan Atomic Energy Agency) |
| 4. Secondary contact | Asami Sano-Furukawa (Japan Atomic Energy Agency) |
| 5. Information on instrument and equipment | |
| 5.1 Beamline | BL11 |
| 5.2 Moderator | Decoupled hydrogen moderator |
| 5.3 Incident neutron wavelength | 0.3 Å < λ < 5.8 Å (1st frame) |
| 5.4 d-range | 0.2 Å < d < 4.1 Å (1st frame), 0.2 Å < d < 8.2 Å (2nd frame) |
| 5.5 Neutron intensity (@sample position @1MW) | 1.0 ×108 n/s/cm2 (standard mode) 0.3 ×108 n/s/cm2 (high resolution mode) |
| 5.6 Resolution (Δd/d) | 0.6 % (standard mode) 0.4 % (high resolution mode) |
| 5.7 Beam size | 15 mm x 15 mm at max. |
| 5.8 Detectors | 3He gas tubes (1/2") 2Θ range: 90°±11.3° azimuth angle: 0°±34.6° |
| 5.9 Sample environment |
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| 6. Other information for user's convenience |
Last updated: 8-June-2018
| 1. Instrument | High Resolution Chopper Spectrometer (HRC) |
| 2. Overview of instrument | Observation of elementary excitations such as magnons and phonons in materials under relatively high resolutions with relatively high energy neutrons |
| 3. Contact | Shinichi Itoh (KEK), Takatsugu Masuda (The University of Tokyo) |
| 4. Secondary contact | Daichi Ueta (KEK) |
| 5. Information on instrument and equipment | |
| 5.1 Beamline | BL12 |
| 5.2 Moderator | Decoupled hydrogen moderator |
| 5.3 Neutron energy | 3 < Ei < 500 meV |
| 5.4 Scattering angle | Horizontal 3° ~ 62° (L2=4m), -31°~-13° (L2=4m), -5.1°~-0.6° (L2=5.2m) Vertical ±20° (L2=4m), ±4° (L2=5.2m) |
| 5.5 Neutron intensity (@sample position @1MW) | 1x105 n/s/cm2 (ΔE/Ei=2.5%) |
| 5.6 Energy resolution | ΔE/Ei ≥ 2% (@E=0meV) (dependent on Ei) |
| 5.7 Maximum sample size | 4cm x 4cm |
| 5.8 Ancillary equipment and sample environment | Closed cycle refrigerator (4-300K)(Tmin depends on the sample) 1K refrigerator (1-300K) (2 days required for sample change) Superconducting magnet (Max. 5T, 2K – 300K): Consult a member of beamline team before submitting your proposal. Available between January and April. Pressure cell (Cylinder type, Max 1.2GPa): Consult a member of beamline team before submitting your proposal. Available between January and April. Collaboration with beamline team is required. |
| Information | HRC Experiment Support Web Page |
Last updated: 11-Oct-2022
| 1. Instrument | Cold-neutron disk-chopper spectrometer (AMATERAS) |
| 2. Overview of instrument | Inelastic scattering spectrometer for detecting dynamical properties in atomic, molecular and magnetic systems in a relatively low-energy range with high resolution |
| 3. Contact | Kenji Nakajima (Japan Atomic Energy Agency) |
| 4. Secondary contact | Seiko Ohira-Kawamura (Japan Atomic Energy Agency) |
| 5. Information on instrument and equipment | |
| 5.1 Beamline | BL14 |
| 5.2 Moderator | Coupled hydrogen moderator |
| 5.3 Incident neutron energy | 1 < Ei < 80 meV |
| 5.4 Detection angle | Horizontal: 5 deg. - 110 deg. Vertical: -16 deg. - 23 deg. (current state) Horizontal: -40 deg. - 136 deg. Vertical: -16 deg. - 23 deg. (final stage) |
| 5.5 Resolution (ΔE/Ei) | ~1% (minimum) at Ei < 3meV ~2-3% (minimum) at Ei < 20meV ~4-5% ( minimum) at Ei < 80meV. (These are current values. More accurate values will be posted as commissioning progresses.) |
| 5.6 Neutron intensity (@sample position @1MW) | 3 ×104 n/s/cm2 (@ Ei = 20 meV, ΔE/Ei = 1 %) (expected) |
| 5.7 Sample size and/or volume | Optimal dimensions for beam are 1φ×2 cm |
| 5.8 Ancillary equipment and sample environment | Bottom-loading closed cycle refrigerator (5-300 K) Top-loading closed cycle refrigerator (7-300 K) High-temperature stick (T < 500 K) Other BL-common equipment is also available. |
Last updated: 8-June-2018
| 1. Instrument | Small and Wide Angle Neutron Scattering Instrument (TAIKAN) |
| 2. Overview of instrument | Instrument for efficient and precise measurements of nanostructure and microstructure from sub-nanometer to micrometer in various materials such as metals, magnets, superconductors, soft matters amd biomolecules. |
| 3. Contact | Jun-ichi Suzuki (Comprehensive Research Organization for Science and Society) |
| 4. Secondary contact | Shin-ichi Takata (Japan Atomic Energy Agency) |
| 5. Information on instrument and equipment | |
| 5.1 Beamline | BL15 |
| 5.2 Moderator | Coupled hydrogen moderator |
| 5.3 Incident neutron wavelength | 0.05-0.8nm (unpolarized neutron) |
| 5.4 Q-range | 5×10-2-100nm-1 (unpolarized neutron) |
| 5.5 Beam size | 10mm×10mm (Typical) |
| 5.6 Auxiliary equipment and sample environment | Sample changer (10 samples, T = -25-125° C), 4K cryostat, 1Tesla electromagnet, etc. View details [PDF file]*in Japanese. English version will be available soon. |
| 6. Other information for user's convenience | Q-Range (Target value): 5×10-3-200nm-1 (unpolarized neutron) 5×10-3-25nm-1 (polarized neutron) |
Last updated: 1-Jun-2014
| 1. Instrument | Soft Interface Analyzer (SOFIA) |
| 2. Overview of instrument | Rapid, multi-dimensional investigation of material interfaces and thin films under various conditions. |
| 3. Contact | Norifumi Yamada (KEK) |
| 4. Secondary contact | Fumiya Nemoto (KEK) |
| 5. Information on instrument and equipment | |
| 5.1 Beamline | BL16 |
| 5.2 Moderator | Coupled hydrogen moderator |
| 5.3 Incident neutron energy or wavelength | 0.2 nm < λ < 0.88 nm (single frame mode) 0.25 nm < λ < 1.76 nm (double frame mode) |
| 5.4 Scattering angle | θ < 6 deg. |
| 5.5 Observable reflectivity | R > ～10-7 |
| 5.6 Duration time | 3" deuterated polymer (Q < 1 nm-1, R < 10-4): 5 minutes 3" deuterated polymer (Q < 2 nm-1, R < 10-6): 20 minutes 3" deuterated polymer (Q < 4 nm-1, R < 10-7): 1 hour 3" hydrated polymer (Q < 2 nm-1, R < 10-7): 2 hours |
| 5.7 Detector | 2-dimensional scintillation counter (off-specular reflectivity measurement is available) |
| 5.8 Sample environment | - High-temperature cell (RT-250°C, evacuable) - Low temperature cell (5°C-80°C, gas-replaceable) - Langmuir trough (for air-liquid interface measurement) - Sample cell for solid/liquid interface measurement (for 3 inch substrate) |
| 6. Other information for user's convenience | Please communicate with the contact before application. |
Last updated: 7-May-2019
| 1. Instrument | Polarized Neutron Reflectometer (SHARAKU) |
| 2. Overview of instrument | Revealing mechanism of function of thin film materials by analyzing structures of their surface and buried interfaces. |
| 3. Contact | Kazuhiko Soyama (Japan Atomic Energy Agency) |
| 4. Secondary contact | Hiroyuki Aoki (Japan Atomic Energy Agency) |
| 5. Information on instrument and equipment | |
| 5.1 Beamline | BL17 |
| 5.2 Moderator type | Coupled moderator |
| 5.3 Neutron wavelength | 0.24-0.88 nm (polarized neutron) 0.11-0.88 nm (unpolarized neutron) |
| 5.4 Scattering angle | 2θ=0-18° |
| 5.5 qmax | qmax=8.19 nm-1 (polarized neutron) qmax=17.9 nm-1 (unpolarized neutron) |
| 5.6 Instrument size | Distance between neutron source and sample：15.5 m Distance between sample and detector：2.5 m |
| 5.7 Detector | 3He gas tubes (1/2") 3He gas area detector (discussion needed) |
| 6. Other information for user's convenience | N/A |
Last updated: 16-Dec-2016
| 1. Instrument | Extreme Environment Single Crystal Neutron Diffractometer |
| 2. Overview of instrument | The diffractometer is dedicated to precise crystal and magnetic structure analyses under combined extreme conditions using small samples with a volume of less than 1 mm3. |
| 3. Contact | Takashi Ohara (Materials and Life Science Division, J-PARC Center) |
| 4. Secondary contact | Ryoji Kiyanagi (Materials and Life Science Division, J-PARC Center) |
| 5. Information on instrument and equipment | |
| 5.1 Beamline | BL18 |
| 5.2 Moderator | Poisoned decoupled hydrogen moderator |
| 5.3 Incident neutron wavelength | 0.4 ~ 4.4 Å (1st frame) 4.6 ~ 8.8 Å (2nd frame) |
| 5.4 Neutron intensity (@sample position @1MW) | 0.6x106 n/s/mm2 (standard mode) 1.3x106 n/s/mm2 (high-intensity mode) |
| 5.5 Sample position | 34.8 m |
| 5.6 Specified unit cell dimension amax | 50 Å |
| 5.7 Sample size | > 0.5 mm x 0.5 mm x 0.5 mm (@1MW) |
| 5.8 Detection angle | Horizontal -13° ~ -167°, +58° ~ +167° Vertical -29° ~ +29° |
| 5.9 Sample environment | RT goniometer
Closed cycle refrigerator (4 K) Magnet (7 T) w/ dilution refrigerator(~50 mK) Dilution refrigerator (simple use) (in preparation) |
Last updated: 15-May-2013
| 1. Instrument | Engineering Materials Diffractometer (TAKUMI) |
| 2. Overview of instrument | Instrument for characterizing the internal strain (stress) and structure of engineering components and other industrial materials. |
| 3. Contact | Kazuya Aizawa (Japan Atomic Energy Agency) |
| 4. Secondary contact | Stefanus Harjo (Japan Atomic Energy Agency) |
| 5. Information on instrument and equipment | |
| 5.1 Beamline | BL19 |
| 5.2 Moderator | Poisoned decoupled hydrogen moderator |
| 5.3 Range of d-spacing | Standard mode: 0.5 ~ 2.7 Å Wide d-range mode: 0.5 ~ 4.7 Å (intensity is halved) |
| 5.4 Resolution (Δd/d) | High resolution mode: 0.17 % High intensity mode: < 0.4 % TAKUMI has a pair of 90 deg. scattering detector banks with a coverage area of ±15 deg. horizontally and ±16 deg. vertically for each bank. The resolution values were obtained after binning all pixels in the detector banks. |
| 5.5 Neutron intensity (@sample position @1MW) | High resolution mode: 2.2×107 n/s/cm2 (designed) High intensity mode: 4.8×107 n/s/cm2 (designed) |
| 5.6 Sample size and/or volume | Standard sample volume: > 5 mm × 5 mm × 5 mm (available for sizes with a side larger than 1m, consultation with the person in charge required) |
| 5.7 Ancillary equipment and sample environment |
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| 6. Other information for user's convenience | None |
| 1. Instrument | IBARAKI Materials Design Diffractometer (iMATERIA) |
| 2. Overview of instrument | High-efficiency, general-purpose neutron diffractometer for the analysis of crystal structure of powder samples over a wide d-range (Q-range). |
| 3. Contact | Toru Ishigaki (Ibaraki University) |
| 4. Secondary contact | Akinori Hoshikawa (Ibaraki University), Satoshi Koizumi (Ibaraki University) |
| 5. Information on instrument and equipment | |
| 5.1 Beamline | BL20 |
| 5.2 Moderator | Poisoned decoupled hydrogen moderator |
| 5.3 Range of d-spacing | 0.181 ～ 2.6 Å (SF mode), 5.09 Å (DF mode) (backward detector bank) 0.255 ～ 3.6 Å (SF mode), 7.2 Å (DF mode) (90-degree detector bank) 0.25 ～ 20 Å (SF mode), 40 Å (DF mode) (low-angle detector bank) 12.5 ～ 450 Å (SF mode), 900 Å (DF mode) (small-angle detector bank) |
| 5.4 Resolution (Δd/d) | 0.16 % (@ backward detector bank) 0.5 % (@ 90 degree detector bank) (SF and DF mode) |
| 5.5 Estimated measurement time (@ 200 kW, 25 Hz operation ) | ～15 minutes (SF mode), 30 minutes (DF mode) for Si ～20 minutes (SF mode), 40 minutes (DF mode) for LiCoO2 |
| 5.6 Sample size and/or volume | Approximately 1.4 cc (φ6mm x 50 mm high. Samples within 20 mm from the bottom are exposed to neutron beams. Measurement will take longer for samples with a smaller volume.) |
| 5.7 Auxiliary equipment and sample environment | Sample changer (room temperature at atmospheric and low pressures ) High temperature furnace (900°C) High temperature gas controlled furnace (1000°C) Closed cycle refrigerator (~10Ｋ−RT，RT-400°C) Sample changer for Small angle measurement Refrigerator with sample changer (10K-RT, RT-800K, 10 samples) is under commission. |
| 6. Other information for user's convenience | None |
Last updated: 20-Oct-2021
| 1. Instrument | High Intensity Total Diffractometer (NOVA) |
| 2. Overview of instrument | NOVA covers a wide-Q range with maximum resolution of around 0.35% in order to observe various phases such as crystals, glasses and liquids. |
| 3. Contact | Takashi Honda (KEK) |
| 4. Secondary contact | Kazutaka Ikeda (KEK) |
| 5. Information on instrument and equipment | |
| 5.1 Beamline | BL21 |
| 5.2 Moderator | Decoupled hydrogen moderator |
| 5.3 Incident neutron wavelength | 0.12 Å < λ < 8.3 Å |
| 5.4 Resolution (Δd/d) | 0.35 % |
| 5.5 Q-range | 0.03 Å-1 < Q < 100 Å-1 |
| 5.6 Sample size and/or volume | Standard sample vol. φ6 mm x 20 mm (0.6 cc approx.) Beam size: Min. 5 mm x 5 mm, max. 20 mm x 20mm |
| 5.7 Ancillary equipment and sample environment | Auto sample changer at room temperature (RT, 40 samples per load) Auto sample changer with closed cycle refrigerator (20 ~ 700 K, 18 samples per load) Top-Loading cryo-furnace ・Low-temp. stick : 5 ～ 300 K ・High-temp stick : 5 ～ 700 K Fermi chopper for Inelastic scattering measurement (Reso.: 5 ~ 20 %） ＊If you want to use other equipment, consult the contact person in NOVA. |
| 6. Other information for user's convenience |
Last updated: 12-Oct-2022
| 1. Instrument | Energy Resolved Neutron Imaging System (RADEN) |
| 2. Overview of instrument | Pulsed neutron imaging instruments for both the energy-resolved neutron imaging experiments, e.g., Bragg-edge imaging, neutron resonance absorption imaging, and polarized neutron imaging, and state-of-the-art neutron radiography and tomography experiments. |
| 3. Contact | Takenao Shinohara (Japan Atomic Energy Agency) |
| 4. Secondary contact | Tetsuya Kai (Japan Atomic Energy Agency) |
| 5. Information on instrument and equipment | |
| 5.1 Beamline | BL22 |
| 5.2 Moderator | Decoupled hydrogen moderator |
| 5.3 Incident neutron wavelength | λ < 8.8 Å (L = 18m, 25 Hz), λ < 6.8 Å (L = 23m, 25 Hz) |
| 5.4 Resolution (Δd/d) | ~0.2% (minimum) |
| 5.5 Neutron intensity (@sample position @1MW) | 9.8×107 n/s/cm2 (L/D = 180), 5.8×107 n/s/cm2 (L/D = 230) |
| 5.6 Neutron beam size (@sample position) | Maximum 300 × 300 mm2 |
| 5.7 Detectors | Imaging type detector - Cooled CCD (2k x 2k pixels) + ZnS(Li) scintillator - Toshiba color-II + CMOS cameras Counting type imaging detectors - GEM (10B coated gas-electron-multiplier detector) - μ-NID (micro-pixel chamber (μPIC) based neutron imaging detector with 3He gas) - Li-glass pixel scintillator with multi-anode photomultiplier Optional detectors - Gamma-ray detectors (Ge , plastic scintillator) - 3He PSD tubes for diffraction measurements |
| 5.8 Ancillary equipment and sample environment | Filters (Cd, Bi, Pb, BK7), Two Rotary Collimators, Double disk chopper (Band definition), T0 chopper, B4C slit, Large sample stage (L = 23 m, load capacity 1 ton), Medium sample stage (L = 18 m, load capacity 650 kg), Small sample stage (load capacity 10 kg), Sample chamber (600 x 600 x 900H mm, +10 ~ +40 ºC, 20 ~ 80%RH theta stage with load capacity of 30 kg) Sample chamber (600 x 600 x 900H mm, -10 ~ +80 ºC, theta stage with load capacity of 30 kg) Polarization analysis system using polarizing supermirrors and magnetic shield |
| 6. Other information for user's convenience | Various L/D values can be selectable (180 ~ 7500). The largest beam size and the highest beam intensity in MLF are available. Flexible arrangement of experimental apparatus is available. |
Last updated: 30-Sept-2014
| 1. Instrument | Polarized Neutron Spectrometer (POLANO) |
| 2. Overview of instrument | POLANO enables polarization analysis of inelastic scattering in the dynamics of multiple degrees of freedom |
| 3. Contact | Tetsuya YOKOO (KEK) |
| 4. Secondary contact | Shinichi ITOH (KEK) |
| 5. Information on instrument and equipment | |
| 5.1 Beamline | BL23 |
| 5.2 Moderator | Decoupled hydrogen moderator |
| 5.3 Incident neutron wavelength | Polarized：1 meV < Ei < 100 meV (Target value) Unpolarized：1 meV < Ei < 500 meV |
| 5.4 Detector angle | Horizontal : -20° - 120° Vertical : -8° - 8° |
| 5.5 Energy resolution(ΔE/Ei) | 3 - 5% @elastic position |
| 5.6 Momentum resolution (ΔQ/ki) | 1 - 2% |
| 5.7 Neutron intensity | 1×107 n/m2/s/meV (@1MW, @10meV, @sample position) |
| 5.8 Neutron beam size | 60 x 60 mm2 (maximum) 20 x 20 mm2 (optimum) |
| 5.9 Ancillary equipment and sample environment | GM bottom-loading 7K cryostat GM top-loading 4K cryostat SUS collimator (20 mm, 30 mm, 40 mm, 50 mm, open) |
| 6. Other condition | Only unpolarized neutron use |
Last updated: 13-May-2019
J-PARC Center