Optics

We provide neutron optical components for optimising neutron instruments. From monochromator and analyser crystals to converging guides, bandpass filters and polarising 3He spin-filters and supermirror devices, the ILL neutron optics lab provides the know-how and the in-house manufacturing capabilities. We develop and produce the neutron optical components required to maintain the leading role of the ILL in neutron scattering.

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Crystal Growth

Recent progress in the growth of large copper single crystals at ILL has resulted in the production of Copper crystals with a very narrow and uniform mosaic spread in the range of 20 seconds to 1 arc-minute. We have also succeeded in growing high quality Germanium single crystals with a neutron mosaic spread of up to 0.1° and Heusler single crystals with a desired mosaic.

: Ge crystal

: Cu crystal

: Heusler crystal