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ORNL Neutron Sciences Instruments

SNS and HFIR provide researchers with two complementary world-class suites of neutron scattering instruments and beam lines. All the instruments are supported by a variety of sample environments and data analysis and visualization capabilities.


Before submitting a proposal for a specific instrument, please contact the appropriate instrument scientist to make sure your research is feasible for that instrument.

Instruments Currently Available to Users

SNS
Beam Line
Instrument Name HFIR
Beam Line
Instrument Name
1B NOMAD
Nanoscale-Ordered Materials Diffractometer
CG-1 Development Beam Line
2 BASIS
Backscattering Spectrometer
CG-1D IMAGING
Neutron Imaging Prototype Facility
3 SNAP
Spallation Neutrons and Pressure Diffractometer
CG-2 GP-SANS
General-Purpose Small-Angle Neutron Scattering Diffractometer
4A MR
Magnetism Reflectometer
CG-3 Bio-SANS
Biological Small-Angle Neutron Scattering Instrument
4B LR
Liquids Reflectometer
CG-4C CTAX
Cold Neutron Triple-Axis Spectrometer
5 CNCS
Cold Neutron Chopper Spectrometer
HB-1 PTAX
Polarized Triple-Axis Spectrometer
6 EQ-SANS
Extended Q-Range Small-Angle Neutron Scattering Diffractometer
HB-1A FIE-TAX
Fixed-Incident-Energy Triple-Axis Spectrometer
7 VULCAN
Engineering Materials Diffractometer
HB-2A Powder
Neutron Powder Diffractometer
11A POWGEN
Powder Diffractometer
HB-2B1 NRSF2
Neutron Residual Stress Mapping Facility1
13 FNPB
Fundamental Neutron Physics Beam Line
HB-2C WAND
US/Japan Wide-Angle Neutron Diffractometer
15 NSE
Neutron Spin Echo Spectrometer
HB-3 TAX
Triple-Axis Spectrometer
17 SEQUOIA
Fine-Resolution Fermi Chopper Spectrometer
HB-3A FCD
Four-Circle Diffractometer
18 ARCS
Wide Angular-Range Chopper Spectrometer
   
1Available for program development use only.