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Single Crystal Diffractometer (TOPAZ) - Schedule

  • Detector Assembly (April/08)
  • Instrument Enclosure Construction (May/08)
  • Delivery of neutron guide SA#2 & #3 (June/08)
  • Installation of neutron guide (July/08)
  • Installation of BW Chopper stands and bases (July/08)
  • Detector module design finalized and prototype testing begins (November/08)
  • Delivery of Sample Positioning System (November/08)
  • Instrument hutch and infrastructure installation (November/08)
  • Installation of final neutron guide assemblies (December/08)
  • Installation of BW Choppers (January/09)

Recent Significant Events

  • Poured in place concrete sample cave (September/08)
  • Sample Environment design finalized for production (August/08)
  • Installation of BW Chopper stands and bases (July/08)
  • Installation of vacuum system for evacuated components under shielding (July/08)
  • Installation of neutron guide SA#2 & #3 (July/08)
  • Delivery of neutron guide SA#4, #5 , and primary optics (July/08)
  • Delivery of neutron guide SA#2 & #3 (June/08)
  • Installation of neutron guide SA#1 (March/08)
  • Delivery of neutron guide SA#1 (Febuary/08)
  • Complete design of instrument enclosure shielding (September/07)
  • Integrated Design review – Instrument Milestone (June/07)
  • Base plates for stacked shielding installed, aligned and grouted (April/07)
  • Delivery of neutron guide housing of subassembly SA#1 & SA#2 of 6 (April/07)
  • Begin of fabrication of subassembly SA#1 (February/07)
  • Bulk shield insert (BSI) shielding filled with heavy concrete and installed (January/07)
  • Front End (FE) shielding filled with heavy concrete and installed (January/07)
  • Stacked shielding procured and on order (January/07)
  • Poured-in-place shielding complete (November/06)
  • Neutron Guide contract awarded (August/06)
  • Shutter Insert Housing, Collimater Cartridge, Shutter Insert Assembly, and Shutter Gate installed (December/05)

 

 
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