Commissioning of Versatile Compact Neutron Diffractometer (VCND) at the B-3 Beam Port of Kyoto University Research Reactor (KUR)
概要
Owing to successful promotion of the research and education by Kyoto University Research Reactor (KUR), a versatile compact neutron diffractometer (VCND) was designed and built at the B-3 beam port of KUR. With a monochromatic beam of neutrons (wavelength, λ = 1.0 Å), neutron diffraction data can be collected in the scattering angle, 2θ, range of 5–130°. The resolution of the VCND, Δd/d, is approximately 1%, evaluated from the neutron diffraction data of diamond powder. As the first results of the VCND, we demonstrated structural analyses of the following energy storage materials and functional materials: strontium fluoride (SrF₂), lanthanum-nickel intermetallic alloy (LaNi₅), and an austenitic-ferritic stainless steel.