Abstract
The Bragg Institute is operating the neutron scattering science facilities at the Australian research reactor OPAL. The first set of seven neutron scattering instruments was provided as part of the OPAL construction project which was completed in 2007. During the period 2008 – 2013, the instrument suite was significantly expanded by a further seven instruments. In addition to this, major investments were made to establish a world-class infrastructure for supporting these instruments, including new sample environments, 3He polarisers/analysers, additional neutron guides and a Be filter option for chemical spectroscopy.
Highlights
Over the past few years, the Bragg Institute went through a large instrumentation expansion phase, doubling the number of instruments from 7 to 14 and adding or upgrading support infrastructure such as neutron guides and sample environments
The proposal was successful and funding was publicly announced on 12 May 2009 as part of the Super Science – Future Industries initiative
This enabled the construction of the TOF-based small-angle neutron scattering instrument BILBY, the backscattering spectrometer EMU, the radiography/tomography instrument DINGO, two new cold neutron guides CG2A and CG2B as well as new sample environment equipment, including a 12 Tesla split-coil high-field magnet
Summary
The proposal was successful and funding was publicly announced on 12 May 2009 as part of the Super Science – Future Industries initiative This enabled the construction of the TOF-based small-angle neutron scattering instrument BILBY, the backscattering spectrometer EMU, the radiography/tomography instrument DINGO, two new cold neutron guides CG2A and CG2B as well as new sample environment equipment, including a 12 Tesla split-coil high-field magnet. The description of the $37 million NBI2 project reads as follows: “This project will significantly enhance the research capabilities of the Australian neutron science facilities at ANSTO It will provide university, government and industry based users of the new ANSTO research reactor OPAL with new world-class facilities for investigating the structure and dynamics of condensed matter with particular emphasis on the areas nanoscience, soft matter.
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