Neutrons Sciences Directorate at ORNL

Specifications of the NOMAD Instrument

Beam line 1B
Moderator decoupled poisoned supercritical hydrogen
Moderator-to-sample distance 19.5 m
Sample-to-detector distance 0.5 – 3 m
Wavelength range 0.1 – 3 Å
Momentum transfer range 0.04 – 100 Å-1
Detector angular range 3 – 175° scattering angle
Initial coverage 4.0 steradian
Full detector complement 8.2 steradian
Flux on sample ~1 × 108 neutrons cm-2 sec-1

Sample Environment Available

Orange Cryostat 2 – 310 K
Stick furnace 350 – 650 K
Room temperature automatic sample changer for 11 samples
Aerodynamic levitator 800 – ~2300 K (+ room temperature)