NEUTRA Layout

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The NEUTRA beamline consists of evacuated neutron flight-tubes looking through a 20mm diameter pinhole into the D2O SINQ moderator tank. Outside the SINQ shielding wall at position 1 an optional 320kV X-ray source can be moved into irradiaton position. The beamline has 3 measuring positions.
Pos Main feature Options Maximum field of view
1 Sample irradiation by neutrons 320kV X-ray tube (optional) -
2 Combined neutron and X-ray measurements Highly radioactive samples in shielded container NEURAP 15 x 15 cm2
3 Radiography / tomography of large samples Vertical and horizontal scanning of samples 30 x 30 cm2

Organization

SINQ Facility

Read about the accelerator and target station of the Neutron Source facility

SINQ Sample Environment

Get full information on the SINQ sample environment

Open Positions