Neutron scattering methods

The main strength of JCNS 2 is the research of quantum materials using various neutron scattering instruments at large-scale facilities. JCNS 2 has designed and constructed various instruments at the large scale facilities, which are listed below: Please follow the external links with every instrument listed below for details:

Diffractometers

• HEiDi: Hot neutron single crystal diffratometer at MLZ (in collaboration with RWTH)
• POLI: Polarized hot neutron single crystal diffractometer at MLZ (in collaboration with RWTH)
• POWTEX - High-intensity time-of-flight neutron diffractometer
• BIODIFF: Single crystal diffractometer for large unit cellsat MLZ
• D23: Thermal neutron two-axis diffractometer for single-crystals at ILL
• DREAM: The Diffraction Resolved by Energy and Angle Measurements (DREAM) powder diffractometer at ESS
• MAGiC: polarized time-of-flight single-crystal diffractometer at ESS

Large Scale Structures

• KWS 1: Small angle scattering diffractometer at MLZ
• KWS 2: Small angle scattering diffractometer at MLZ
• KWS 3: Very small angle scattering diffractometer with focusing mirror at MLZ
• MARIA: The high intensity reflectometer of the JCNS dedicated to investigations of nan structures and thin (magnetic) interfaces
• SKADI: The Small-K Advanced DIffractometer SKADI is a versatile small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) instrument at ESS

Spectrometers

• DNS: Polarised Diffuse Neutron Scattering Spectrometer at MLZ
• PANDA: Cold three-axis spectrometer at MLZ
• IN12: The cold neutron three-axis spectrometer at the ILL
• IN22: The thermal neutron three-axis spectrometer at the ILL
• TOPAS: a Novel Time-of-flight Spectrometer at MLZ
• SPHERES:  Backscattering spectrometer at MLZ
• J-NSE: Neutron spin echo spectrometer at MLZ
• FaNGaS: Fast Neutron-induced Gamma-ray Spectrometry at MLZ
• T-REX: Bispectral Chopper Spectrometer at ESS
  
  

Supporting Techniques

• Instrument Technology
• ³He neutron spin filters for polarized neutron instrumentation.
• Detectors for instruments in neutron scattering
• Experiment Control and Electronics