SE@NSF 2010The 6th international workshop on Sample Environment at Neutron Scattering Facilities took place in Herrsching at Lake Ammersee near Munich (Sept. 30 - Oct. 1). It was greatly organized by our colleagues from FRM II during October fest. Learn more...
ANR Magfins The kick-off meeting of the Magfins project financed by the Agence National de la Recherche will soon be held at ILL. This project aims at building a pulsed field magnet.
Sample Env. JRA Together with our colleagues from FRM II, HZB, ISIS and LLB, we are developing new gas handlings and pressure cells for inert gas and hydrogen, containerless furnaces and gas sorption systems. This Joint Research Activity is supported by the European Commission through the NMI3 project.
ANR StrudylisThe kick-off meeting of the Strudylis project financed by the Agence National de la Recherche took place at ILL on the 15th of February. Learn more...
Recycling Helium ILL's commitment to the environment spans decades. We use 10 to 13 tons of 4He per year for cooling down the samples and the superconducting coils. Huge efforts are performed by our technicians and scientist to recycle this fossil gas. In 2010, only 3.8% have been lost. Learn more...
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| Temperature Controllers Settings
The PID parameters to be used with our cryostats, cryofurnaces and cryomagnets have been tuned for LakeShore controllers with Kepco power amplifiers. The calibration curves of the Cernox thermometers are available from the Equipment section. Learn more...
0.2GPa Helium Gas ControllerIn order to improve the control of the continuously loaded pressure cells, we have constructed a rack using the high-recision 0.2GPa valve patented by the CNRS. Best efforts have been performed for speeding up the controller while maintaining a high stability at any pressure. 
This controller has recently been commissioned with the 4 and 10 GPa Paris-Edinburgh presses. Learn more...
Furnaces Controlled Automatically7 fully automated power-crates have been designed and built for controlling our resistive furnaces. Switch-on, evacuate and enter the setpoint - that's it ! 
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| 17T Cryomagnet on D11 and D22The horizontal field 17T cryomagnet funded by EPSRC and owned by T. Forgan, A. Holmes and E. Blackburn has been commissioned on D11 and D22. It provides a +/-11° scattering angle through sapphire windows and allow to cool down the sample in vacuum down to 1.6K. The sample can also be at atmospheric pressure at room temperature. This magnet can be used through a collaboration with the owners listed above.
New 4GPa Pressure Presses We have recently acquired two new VX-1 Paris-Edinburgh cells. One will be controlled with helium gas and the other with oil. With these new cells, we will better cover the 1-4 GPa pressure range.
It is planned to build a cryogen-free cryostat as we did for the 10GPa press so that measurement can be carried out down to 3K. For the time being, the cryostat of the 10GPa press is shared with the 4GPa.
New 10T Cryomagnet A new vertical field 10T asymmetric split-pair coil cryomagnet will be available on the three-axis spectrometers and some of the diffractometers in 2011.
There is no liquid nitrogen required and a recondensing system reduces the liquid helium boil-off. The variable temperature insert being installed and a dilution insert is in construction.
The maximum sample volume will be Ø39 x 30 mm.
New 7T CryomagnetA 7T vertical field asymmetric magnet also featuring a recondensation unit has been recently delivered. The variable temperature insert is under construction and the single-crystalline sapphire are ordered. This cryomagnet is designed for reflectometers and SANS instruments and should be available this summer.
Helium Pumping CratesThe aging pumping crates using oil pumps will slowly be replaced with new crates and dry pumps. Compatible with the Adixen A100L and the Edwards IXL120, the new crates will be quieter with slightly improved performances. 
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| Support Out of hours support is provided in cryogenics during operating cycles. Local-contacts, please call 66850 to reach our experts. Learn more...
In trouble with an Orange cryostat ? Have a look at our Trouble Shooting Guide...
Order Liquid HeliumPlease, order your helium at least 48 hours in advance so that we can satisfy your needs.
Book EquipmentsThe use of our equipments is scheduled in shared calendars. You can check your bookings and look for the availabilities before scheduling an experiment. Check calendars...
Safety and Magnets Please be careful at the proximity of cryomagnets ! The mechanical limits must always be installed and checked before starting an experiment. Learn more...
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