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        • DEV BEAM | Instrument Development Beam Line | CG-1
        • FIE-TAX | Fixed-Incident-Energy Triple-Axis Spectrometer | HB-1A
        • GP-SANS | General-Purpose Small-Angle Neutron Scattering Diffractometer | CG-2
        • IMAGINE | Laue Diffractometer | CG-4D
        • IMAGING | Neutron Imaging Facility | CG-1D
        • PTAX | Polarized Triple-Axis Spectrometer | HB-1
        • POWDER | Neutron Powder Diffractometer | HB-2A
        • HIDRA | High Intensity Diffractometer for Residual stress Analysis | HB-2B
        • DEMAND | Dimensional Extreme Magnetic Neutron Diffractometer | HB-3A
        • TAX | Triple-Axis Spectrometer | HB-3
        • WAND² | Wide-Angle Neutron Diffractometer | HB-2C
      • Spallation Neutron Source
        • ARCS | Wide Angular-Range Chopper Spectrometer | BL-18
        • BASIS | Backscattering Spectrometer | BL-2
        • CNCS | Cold Neutron Chopper Spectrometer | BL-5
        • CORELLI | Elastic Diffuse Scattering Spectrometer | BL-9
        • EQ-SANS | Extended Q-Range Small-Angle Neutron Scattering Diffractometer | BL-6
        • FNPB | Fundamental Neutron Physics Beam Line | BL-13
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        • MAGREF | Magnetism Reflectometer | BL-4A
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        • POWGEN | Powder Diffractometer | BL-11A
        • SEQUOIA | Fine-Resolution Fermi Chopper Spectrometer | BL-17
        • SNAP | Spallation Neutrons and Pressure Diffractometer | BL-3
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