past performance
SwissNeutronics provides neutron optical devices to all major neutron scattering facilities around the world. The performances include neutronic and engineering design, fabrication, inspection, testing, delivery to the customer, and installation of single devices and complete solutions. Training of customers staff for guide alignment and maintenance is another service provided by SwissNeutronics.
The list of products of SwissNeutronics comprises neutron guides, polarizing devices, focusing devices, mechanics for focusing monochromators, guide accessories, etc.
In conclusion, SwissNeutronics accumulated experience in various fields of neutron optics and the management of large projects in this regard. Hence, SwissNeutronics has sufficient knowledge and capabilities to conduct any involved project in neutron optics.
five typical projects
ENGIN-X at ISIS
The ENGIN-X project at ISIS was the second large project of SwissNeutronics and the first one at a pulsed spallation source. SwissNeutronics was in charge of installing a complete guide system (42m long, m = 3) for the first time. The beam line was installed timely and is running successfully as specified. Presently, SwissNeutronics is the major provider of neutron guides for the new ISIS Target Station 2.
Period of Performance: | Customer: | Contacts: |
January 2001 - February 2002 | Rutherford Appleton Lab. | R. Taheri/J.E. Kent RAL Chilton Didcot Oxfordshire OX11 0QX, UK R.Taheri@rl.ac.uk |
reflectometer at SNS
The contract for the magnetism and liquids reflectometer at SNS was the first of the many projects of SwissNeutronics at SNS. The neutron guides were installed in September 2005 (approximately 24m, 2 < m < 3.6).
Period of Performance: | Customer: | Contacts: |
September 2002 - July 2005 | Spallation Neutron Source | F. Klose Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge TN 37831 USA klosefr@ornl.gov |
neutron guides at HMI
Most of the neutron guides in the new guide hall at HMI are provided by SwissNeutronics. The EXED beam line is the largest one.
Period of Performance: | Customer: | Contacts: |
June 2004 – April 2006 | HMI Berlin | D. Clemens Hahn-Meitner Institute Glienickerstrasse 100 D-14109 Berlin Germany clemens@hmi.de |
J-PARC at JAEA in Tokai
SwissNeutronics is the major provider of neutron guides for the Japanese spallation source J-PARC at JAEA in Tokai. We do business with our Japanese customers since many years.
Period of Performance: | Customer: | Contacs: |
since August 2005 | Avance Tokyo | Y. Kimpara AVANCE INC. 3-1-7-205 Meguro Meguro-Ku Tokyo 153-0063 Japan avance@mva.biglobe.ne.jp |
netron guide H17/H171/H172 at ILL
As one of the most recent projects, SwissNeutronics manufactured the H17/H171/H172 neutron guide for the Institute Laue-Langevin. It starts as a two channel guide switch (cross-sections: constant 80mm x 80mm and tapered 25mm x 80mm) with guide paths curved in horizontal and vertical directions. The substrate material is N-ZK7 with supermirror coatings from m = 1.5 to 3. Several features are machined into the glass to accommodate the ILL clip system, external alignment mirrors, front face protection masks, etc.
Period of Performance: | Customer: | Contacts: |
August 2006 - May 2007 | ILL Grenoble | J. Beaucour / I. Sutton ILL 6, rue Jules Horowitz 38042 Grenoble Cedex France beaucour@ill.fr sutton@ill.fr |
projects in the past
Below we give a more complete list of our customers. The products which we have delivered include neutron guide systems, neutron optical components, monochromator shieldings, polarizers, components for synchrotron x-ray scattering, and functional coatings for industry.
- ANSTO, Lucas Heights
Australia
m = 4 beam devices
Dr. W. Klooster: wim@ansto.gov.au
passive velocity Selector
Dr. M. James: mja@ansto.gov.au - Brookhaven National Laboratory
Upton, N.Y.
20m of neutron guides
Dr. J. B. Hastings: jbh@slac.stanford.edu - BESSY-II
Berlin
Pt, Ni coatings
Dr. P. Guttmann: guttmann@exp.bessy.de - Ecowatt Productions Inc.
Bâle
coatings for heating
G. Ferenac: ecowatt@compuserve.com - Electrowatt Econo
Zürich
test coatings
F. Ferroni: Ferruccio.Ferroni@ewe.ch - Federal Institute of Technology
Zürich
mechanical components
Dipl. Ing. P. Keller: peter.keller@psi.ch - FRM-II
Munich
more than 200m of neutron guides, 40m polarizing, focusing guides
Prof. Dr. W. Petry: wpetry@frm2.tum.de - FRM-II
Munich
monochromator shielding, remanent transmission polarizer, frame overlap filter
Dr. R. Georgii: rgeorgii@frm2.tum.de - FRM-II
Munich
10m of neutron guide, remanent polarizer
Prof. Dr. O. Zimmer: oliver.zimmer@Physik.TU-Muenchen.DE - FRM-II
Munich
focusing monochromator
Dr. P. Link: Peter_Link@frm2.tum.de - FZ-Jülich
remanent polarizing coatings, multilayer monochromators
Dr. U. Rücker: u.ruecker@fz-juelich.de - HMI
Berlin
remanent polarizing mirrors for SPAN
Dr. C. Pappas: pappas@hmi.de - HMI
Berlin
doubly focusing monochromator
Dr. H. A. Graf: graf@hmi.de - Institute Laue-Langevin
France
16.5m of neutron guide
Dr. R. Gähler: gahler@ill.fr
Dr. T. Pirling: pirling@ill.fr - IPNS, Argonne National Laboratory
USA
16.4m of neutron guide with m = 3
Dr. J. Hodges: hodges@anl.gov - ISIS, Rutherford Appleton Lab.
Chilton
42m of neutron guides m = 3, frame overlap filters, doubly focusing trumpet
Dr. M. Daymond: mark.daymond@rl.ac.uk
Dr. M. Johnson: m.w.johnson@isise.rl.ac.uk - JAERI (currently JAEA)
Tokai
focusing devices, guides, mostly m = 3/3.6
distributed by AVANCE, INC: avance@mva.biglobe.ne.jp - J-PARC
Tokai
shutter guides, beam inserts, mostly m = 3
distributed by AVANCE, INC: avance@mva.biglobe.ne.jp - KEK
Tsukuba
focusing devices, guides, mostly m = 3.6
distributed by AVANCE, INC: avance@mva.biglobe.ne.jp - KO-EN Technologies
Berne
catalyzing coatings
H. Kohler: hans.kohler@ko-en.com - LLB
Saclay
polarisers, multilayer monochromators
Dr. C. Fermon: fermon@drecam.saclay.cea.fr
Dr. F. Ott, fott@cea.fr - MPI
Stuttgart
remanent polarizing coatings for 10m long multi channel guide at FRM-II
Prof. Dr. B. Keimer: b.keimer@fkf.mpg.de - Mumbai
India
doubly focusing monochromator
Dr. S.L.Chaplot: chaplot@magnum.barc.ernet.in - NIST
Gaithersburg
focusing unit
Dr. Seung-Hun Lee: shl@jazz.ncnr.nist.gov - PSI
Villigen
8m of neutron guides, mechanical components, glass substrates for MARS guide
J. Duppich: juergen.duppich@psi.ch - SNS
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
various guide inserts, shutter parts, multi-channel benders, neutron guides
F. Klose: klosefr@ornl.gov
S. K. Zhao: zhaoj@ornl.gov
R. Allen: allenrr@ornl.gov
J. Hodges: hodgesj@ornl.gov and others - FRM-II
Munich
semi-elliptic neutron guide for PGAA
Dr. Petra Kudejova: petra@ikp.uni-koeln.de - FRM-II
Munich
guide switch and neutron guide for NL5
Prof. Gunther Borchert: Gunther.borchert@frm2.tum.de - FRM-II
Munich
polarizing V shape cavity
Dr. Wolfgang Häusler: wolfgang.haeussler@frm2.tum.de - ISIS, Rutherford Appleton Lab.
Chilton
elliptic neutron guide for HRPD
Dr. Richard Ibberson: r.m.ibberson@rl.ac.uk - ISIS, Rutherford Appleton Lab.
Chilton
neutron beam bender and guide for Sans2D
Dr. Richard Heenan: r.k.heenan@rl.ac.uk
David Turner: d.s.turner@rl.ac.uk - Institute Laue-Langevin
Grenoble
guide switch and neutron guide for H17/H171/H172
Jerome Beaucour: beaucour@ill.fr
Iain Sutton: sutton@ill.fr - SNS
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
neutron guide with translation table for VULCAN
George Rennich: rennichgq@ornl.gov - SNS
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
neutron guide with translation table for POWGEN
Dr. Jason Hodges: hodgesj@ornl.gov - SNS
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
focusing neutron guide for ARCS
Dr. Douglas Abernathy: abernathydl@ornl.gov - SNS
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
defocusing neutron guide section for FUND
Prof. Geoff Greene: greenegl@ornl.gov - SNS
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
shutter cartridge guide assembly (m = 4) TOF-USANS
Melissa Harvey: harveym@ornl.gov
Kenneth Chipley: chipleykk@ornl.gov - SNS
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
parabolic focusing guide optic (m = 4.5) SNAP
Dr. Chris Tulk: tulkca@ornl.gov
Steve Chae: chaesm@ornl.gov
