Applications

The application field of CYCLOPS is similar to that of both VIVALDI and OrientExpress. It shares with VIVALDI a large reciprocal space coverage and with OrientExpress a fast data acquisition rate. This makes it a unique instrument for real-time exploration of reciprocal space and rapid data collection through phase transitions.

Main applications:

Rapid nuclear structure determination since a complete data collection is possible in few minutes
Rapid reciprocal-space surveys; identification of twinning and incommensurability
Preferred orientation in textured samples can be investigated in a very short measuring time
Nuclear and magnetic phase transitions
Diffuse scattering
Magnetic domains
etc.

Examples

First tests

The figure below shows the raw stitched Laue pattern (a) obtained with a ruby crystal in 20s of acquisition time. Figures (b) and (c) are the transformed to cylindrical geometry and indexed patterns respectively.

: Laue pattern obtained with a ruby crystal in 20s.

Working with CYCLOPS

The movie below was recorded during the first tests of CYCLOPS in june 2009. The test sample is a ruby crystal in the form of a small sphere of 3 mm in diameter. Ten seconds of data acquisition are enough to see that this crystal is twinned.

Movie: file size 2.8 Mb, duration: 13,41s, format: MPEG4