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SANS-1

Small angle neutron scattering instrument

This instrument is focussed on cold neutrons. All parameters given here are valid during the current operation of FRM II. Please get in touch with the instrument team well in advance for all further details (length of experiment etc.).

Insrumentscheme SANS-1 Insrumentscheme SANS-1

SANS-11 is a standard pinhole instrument with 23 m collimation distance and 20 m sample detector distance. SANS-1 uniquely features two velocity selectors with minimum 10 % and 6 % Δλ/λ. A wavelength band from 3.45 – 6 Å is usable and by using the option of tilting the selectors, the flux increases to 20 % Δλ/λ. A key feature is the large accessible dynamic Q-range facilitated by the sideways movement of the primary 1m2 detector, particularly for single shot measurements.

SANS-1 features a flexible, spacious sample stage equipped with a heavy-duty goniometer, allowing a wide range of different sample environment. The sample goniometer carries various loads up to 900 kg and fulfils the rising demand on diffraction experiments at low scattering angles, e.g., for studies of superconducting vortex lattices and other large magnetically ordered systems.

[1] Mühlbauer, S., et al., Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A, 832, s297-305 (2016)

Typical Applications

SANS-1 is dedicated studying nanoscale length scales of 10 to 1000 Å, particularly adapted for the needs of materials research and magnetism. SANS-1 allows hosting a wide range of different sample environment including a bespoke dilatometer for in-situ rapid quenching/heating and stress analysis.

  • Precipitates and segregation in alloys
  • Rapid quenching/ heating and deformation of alloys
  • Defects in materials, surfactants, colloids
  • Ferromagnetic correlations in magnetism
  • Magnetic domains & nanoparticles
  • Polymers, proteins, biological membranes, viruses, ribosomes and macromolecules
  • Superconducting vortex lattices
  • Large emergent magnetic structures such as helical magnets and skyrmion lattices
Sample Environment
  • Standard sample changers with 22 positions, 11 positions for the magnet and 11 positions with thermostat (-10 +200°C)
  • MLZ suite of high temperature furnaces up to 1900°C
  • Deformation-rig with heating (100kN)
  • Set of magnets (2.5 T and 5 T horizontal, 7.5 T vertical, 12 T vertical (TAS magnet))
  • MLZ suite of cryostats including low-T inserts
  • Dilatometer DIL 805 A/D/T Quenching Dilatometer [2]
  • NB Nanoscale, D5 HF-Generator for magnetic hyperthermia [3]

[2] TA Instruments, DIL805A/D/T Quenching dilatometer
[3] NB Nanoscale, D5 HF-Generator for Magnetic Hyperthermia

Technical Data
Primary beam
  • Mechanical velocity selectors with variable speed
    • Δλ/λ = 10 % – 20 % resolution
    • Δλ/λ = 6 % -16 % resolution
    • Wavelength range: 3.45 Å – 6 Å
Polarisation
  • Two V-shaped polarisers
Collimation system (source-to-sample distance)
  • 1 m, 2 m, 4 m, 8 m, 12 m, 16 m in steps via insertion of neutron guide sections.
Sample size
  • 0 – 35 mm diameter
Q-range
  • 0.01 Å-1 < Q < 1 Å-1
Detectors
  • Primary detector: 1 m2 array of 128 3He position sensitive tubes with 8 mm resolution. Lateral detector movement up to 0.5 m, rate capability 2 MHz.

Instrument Scientists

Dr. André Heinemann
Phone: +49 (0)89 289-14534
E-Mail: andre.heinemann@hzg.de

Dr. Sebastian Mühlbauer
Phone: +49 (0)89 289-10784
E-Mail: sebastian.muehlbauer@frm2.tum.de

SANS-1
Phone: +49 (0)89 289-12818

Operated by

TUM

GEMS

Publications

Find the latest publications regarding SANS-1 in our publication database iMPULSE:

impulse.mlz-garching.de

Citation of the instrument

Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum. (2015). SANS-1: Small angle neutron scattering. Journal of large-scale research facilities, 1, A10. http://dx.doi.org/10.17815/jlsrf-1-32

For citation please always include the DOI.

Instrument control

Gallery

SANS-1
SANS-1
© W. Schürmann, TUM
Collimation chamber
Collimation chamber

View into the collimation chamber of the SANS-1

MLZ is a cooperation between:

Technische Universität München> Technische Universität MünchenHelmholtz-Zentrum Hereon> Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon
Forschungszentrum Jülich> Forschungszentrum Jülich

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