Page 79 - ILL Annual Report 2019

MODERNISATION PROGRAMMES AND TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS
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Instrument/ Project
Flux
f
Background Reduction
Detector
DW
Measurement Range (q, E)
Reliability, Longevity
Capabilities, Features, Options
Status
Endurance 2.1 (2019) continued
D16 Detector
-
-
x4.5
✓ (Dq x4.5)
✓
Modern, larger, high count-rate detector. Larger solid angle and dynamic q-range. Unique cold-neutron diffractometer.
Delivery 2021
DALI
-
-
-
-
-
x2 protein crystallography capacity. Higher resolution mode.
Best in the world instrument. High-impact science.
Commissioning 2020
NeXT
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
New capability and public neutron imaging instrument.
State-of-the-art capabilities and ILL neutron flux for imaging promises a world leading instrument.
Delivery / Commissioning 2020–2022
Endurance 2.2 H15 (2020–2023)
H15
x4
-
✓
Crucial infrastructure renewal of ageing (1972), low-performance, cold-neutron guide. High-performance, modern, multiple-branch neutron guide.
x5 capacity for end-of-guide, optimised, cold-neutron instrumentation.
Requires H1-H2 renewal Delivery /
Commissioning 2023
D11 collimation
x1.4
✓
✓
Flux gain due to new H15 guide.
Replace unreliable, difficult to maintain, optically poor collimation.
Remove parasitic scattering and reflections.
Requires H1-H2 renewal Delivery /
Commissioning 2023
D7+
x20
✓
✓
Dedicated H15 end-of-guide position.
Full renewal of primary spectrometer:
monochromator optics, polarisation components. Massive improvement to D7, realising its full potential and making TOF spectroscopic studies realistic. Unique instrument with yet-to-be-unleashed capabilities.
Requires H1-H2 renewal Delivery /
Commissioning 2023
SHARP+ (c.f. IN6)
x5
✓
x2
✓ (q,E)
✓
Renewal path IN6 -> Sharp (CRG) -> Sharp+ (CRG). High-performance, cold-neutron TOF spectrometer, comparable with IN5.
Massive gains over existing IN6 with increased detector area, dedicated H15 end-of-guide position.
Requires H1-H2 renewal Delivery /
Commissioning 2023
SAM
(c.f.
Paxy LLB)
x5
New CRG SANS instrument. Additional capacity.
MEIZE capability option.
An LLB instrument with ILL flux.
Requires H1-H2 renewal Delivery /
Commissioning 2023
Endurance 2.2 Independent Projects (2020–2023)
FIPPS 2.2
x2 (definition of fission fragments)
✓
✓ (fission product mass)
New capability.
Gas-Filled-Magnet (GFM) fission product mass spectrometer.
Combine with existing g spectrometer for precise fission fragment identification.
Unique instrumentation.
Pre-project evaluation
D20c Detector
✓
Critical replacement of ageing detector. Workhorse, high-demand, impact instrument.
Pre-project evaluation
MARMOT (ThALES)
x25 (multiplex analyser)
✓ (q,E)
An optimised, multiplexed analyser detector for ThALES.
Simultaneous multi-channel energy analysis over a wide angular range.
Pre-project evaluation
NESSE2
✓
Continued stimulus and new capabilities in sample environment for neutron scattering measurements across all instruments and scientific domains. Improved reliability, faster sample environment, quicker turnaround, reduced beamtime losses.
Sub-projects under evaluation
BASTILLE2
✓
Continued stimulus, new capabilities and maintenance of scientific software for data treatment and analysis
Launched
Continuous delivery to 2023
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