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Neutron Powder DiffractometerThe Neutron Powder Diffractometer (NPDF) is a high-resolution total-scattering powder diffractometer located at Flight Path 1 and 32 meters from the spallation neutron target. It comprises 20 detector panels with a total of 160 position-sensitive detectors in the backscattering region of the instrument. The NPDF is designed for pair distribution function (PDF) studies of disordered and nanocrystalline materials, but it is equally well-suited for high-resolution crystallographic studies. The instrument is available to general users.
(A standard data set suitable for PDF analysis can be obtained in only two hours). These results put NPDF at the cutting-edge of local structure determination and also serve as a development platform for this new structure analysis tool for disordered and nanostructured materials.
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