Backscattering Spectrometer – History

Summer 2007 Power level exceeded 100 kW
Fall 2007 General user program opened
March 2006 Completed Instrument Readiness Review for low power operations
May 19, 2006 Operational approval for Backscattering Spectrometer
May 23, 2006 The first time of flight data was taken at SNS with a fluorinated mica sample using both diffraction and backscattering detectors in the tank
May 31, 2006 The first energy transfer resolved spectrum was measured for tunneling peaks in 4-methyl pyridine N-oxide