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Single Crystal Diffraction Suite

  • Elastic Diffuse Scattering Spectrometer - CORELLI
    CORELLI

    Detailed studies of disorder in crystalline materials

  • DEMAND Diffractometer (HB-3A)
    DEMAND

    Small unit-cell nuclear & magnetic structural studies

  • Laue Diffractometer (IMAGINE)
    IMAGINE

    Atomic resolution structures in biology, chemistry and complex materials

  • Detectors at MaNDi (BL-11B)
    MANDI

    Atomic level structures of proteins, macromolecules and DNA

  • Single-Crystal Diffractometer (TOPAZ)
    TOPAZ

    Atomic-level structures in chemistry, biology, earth science, materials science, condensed matter physics

  • Instrument without shielding
    WAND²

    Diffuse-scattering studies of single crystals and time-resolved phase transitions

Powder Diffraction Suite

  • NOMAD
    NOMAD

    Liquids, solutions, glasses, polymers, nanocrystalline and partially ordered complex materials

  • Neutron Powder Diffractometer
    POWDER

    Magnetic and crystal structure studies and phase analysis

  • POWGEN Detector Array
    POWGEN

    Atomic-level structures in chemistry, materials science, and condensed matter physics including magnetic structure

  • Instrument without shielding
    WAND²

    Diffuse-scattering studies of single crystals and time-resolved phase transitions

Advanced Diffraction Suite

  • User at HB-2B
    HIDRA

    Strain, texture, and phase mapping in engineering materials

  • SNAP

    Materials science, geology, earth and environmental sciences

  • Engineering Materials Diffractometer (VULCAN)
    VULCAN

    Mechanical behaviors, materials science, materials processing

Scientists

  • Feng Ye
    Feng Ye
    CORELLI
  • Arianna Minelli
    Arianna Minelli
    CORELLI
  • Yan Wu
    Yan Wu
    DEMAND
  • Yiqing Hao
    Yiqing Hao
    DEMAND
  • Andrew Payzant
    Andrew Payzant
    HIDRA
  • Jeffrey Bunn
    Jeffrey Bunn
    HIDRA
  • Chris Fancher
    Chris Fancher
    HIDRA
  • Andrey Kovalevsky
    Andrey Kovalevsky
    IMAGINE, MANDI
  • Flora Meilleur
    IMAGINE, MANDI
  • Dean Myles
    Dean Myles
    IMAGINE, MANDI
  • Joerg Neuefeind
    Joerg C. Neuefeind
    NOMAD
  • Jue Liu
    Jue Liu
    NOMAD
  • Cheng Li
    Cheng Li
    NOMAD, POWGEN
  • Stuart Calder
    Stuart Calder
    POWDER
  • Joe Paddison
    Joe Paddison
    POWDER
  • Clarina dela Cruz
    Clarina dela Cruz
    POWDER
  • Danielle R Yahne
    Danielle Yahne
    POWDER
  • Alicia Manjón Sanz
    Alicia Manjón Sanz
    POWGEN
  • Thomas Proffen
    Thomas Proffen
    POWGEN
  • Qiang Zhang
    Qiang Zhang
    POWGEN
  • Chris Ridley
    Chris Ridley
    SNAP
  • António M. dos Santos
    António M. dos Santos
    SNAP
  • Christina Hoffmann
    Christina Hoffmann
    TOPAZ
  • Xiaoping Wang
    Xiaoping Wang
    TOPAZ
  • Yan Chen
    Yan Chen
    VULCAN
  • Ke An
    Ke An
    VULCAN
  • Si Athena Chen
    Si Athena Chen
    WAND²
  • Matthias Frontzek
    Matthias Frontzek
    WAND²

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