Alignment facility and software for single crystal time of flight neutron spectroscopy

Zihao Liu, Harry Lane, Christopher D Frost, Russell A Ewings, J Paul Attfield, Chris Stock

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Abstract

An instrument and software algorithm are described for the purpose of characterization of large single crystals at the Alignment Facility of the ISIS spallation neutron source. A method for both characterizing the quality of the sample and aligning it in a particular scattering plane is introduced. A software package written for this instrument is presented, and its utility is demonstrated by way of an example of the structural characterization of large single crystals of Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3. Extensions and modifications of characterization instruments for future improved beamlines are suggested. It is hoped that this software will be used by the neutron community for pre-characterizing large single crystals for spectroscopy experiments and that in the future such a facility will be included as part of the spectroscopy suite at other spallation neutron sources.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)957-962
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Applied Crystallography
Volume54
Early online date31 May 2021
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 2021

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

  • cond-mat.mtrl-sci
  • physics.ins-det

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Alignment facility and software for single crystal time of flight neutron spectroscopy'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this