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SNS Sample Environment


 
Your Experiment Starts Here
 

The SNS Sample Environment group provides users with equipment and support for temperature, pressure, and magnetic field environments.  We are continually developing greater capabilities through internal and collaborative R&D with the scientific community.

 

Equipment Inventory

Our inventory includes standard off-the-shelf items, as well as special environments that are often developed through collaboration.  Check out our inventory page and contact us if you do not see what you need. 

Cryo Rig

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Cryo-Cart on the Move

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Vanadium sample can

Small Vanadium Sample Can for Neutron Diffraction
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Lou Santodonato — Team Leader
Bruce Hill — Lead Technician
Andy Church - SNS Team Leader

Equipment ID Description Temperature Range [K] Sample Space Diameter Status
CRYO 01 Janis Helium Cryostat 2 - 600 58mm Operational
CRYO 02 Janis "SuperTran" CF Cryostat 4 - 300 60mm Operational
CRYO 03 AS Orange Cryostat 2 - 300 70 mm Operational
CCR 03 FERNS auto changer 7 - 300 has own vanadium cans: 4,6,8 mm POWGEN-3 dedicated
CCR 04 Sumitomo bottom load with warm stage 7 - 400 55mm Operational
CCR 05 Top load "Split Head" CCR 10 - 300 47mm available Dec 08
CCR 06 High temp top loader 10 - 500 70 mm Operational
CCR 07 ARCS Goniometer 10 - 300  >100 mm ARCS dedicated
CCR 08 Bottom load JT-displex 2 - 300 70 mm Operational
CCR 09 Top loading CCR and 1K pot 1.5 - 300 50 mm available Sep 08
CCR 10 CNCS custom rig 4 - 300 TBD Under development
HOT 01 ILL vacuum furnace 300-1900 50mm Operational
ULT 01 He3 Insert 0.3 to 300 30mm Operational
ULT 02 Dilution insert for MAG 01 0.03 - 0.4 30 mm available Sep 08
ULT 03 Cryogen free He3 system 0.3 - 320 100 mm available Sep 08
MAG 01 5T vertical field actively shielded 2 - 300
(compatible with ULT-02)
  Operational
MAG 02 16T vertical field actively shielded 2 - 300   available Dec 09
MAG 03 2T Vertical Field / Rotating Displex 5 - 300 special sample holder (contact SE team) MAG reflectometer dedicated
HIP 01 1 kBar TiZr gas pressure cell 2 - 600
(with CCR or cryofurnace)
  Available May 08
HIP 02 2 kBar sapphire cell to 670
with dedicated furnace
  available June 08
HIP 03 100 Bar gas pressure stick 2 to 500
(with CCR)
  Available Sep 08
Anvil Pressure Cells consult SE team for details
Other special environments such as humidity cell and Langmuir trough for Liquid samples are available at the Liquids Reflectometer
 

 

 
  Information Contact : Lakeisha Walker - walkerl@sns.gov  

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