Neutrons Sciences Directorate at ORNL

Specifications of the CNCS Instrument

Source-sample distance 36.2 m
Sample-detector distance 3.5 m
Angular coverage Horizontally:
Vertically:		 −50° – +140°
±16°
Energy resolution 10 – 500 ยตeV
Incident energy range 0.5 – 80 meV
Momentum transfer range 0.05 – 10 Â−1

MonIntensity 2012 Grid

CNCS beam intensity in a neutron monitor for a few popular choices of the instrument setup.

Resolution 2012 Grid

CNCS energy resolution for a few popular choices of the instrument setup.