Remote crystal alignment at cryogenic temperature for neutron scattering

Issue title: International Workshop for Sample Environment at Scattering Facilities Gettysburg, PA, USA, September 19–22, 2016

Guest editors: Yamali Hernandez, Paolo Imperia and Eddy Lelièvre-Berna

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Lelièvre-Berna, E.^{; *} | Bourgeat-Lami, E. | Allibon, J. | Decarpentrie, P. | Gonzales, J.-P. | Halbwachs, J. | Ollivier, J. | Ouladdiaf, B.

Affiliations: Institut Laue Langevin, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, CS 20156, 38042 Grenoble Cedex 9, France. E-mail: lelievre@ill.eu

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author. E-mail: lelievre@ill.eu.

Abstract: A non-magnetic sample stick for top-loading cryostats providing single crystal alignment for neutron scattering is described. This special stick, called Goniostick, allows to tilt crystals by ±6∘ in any direction with ±0.02∘ precision over the 1.5–300 K temperature range. The sample inclination and rotation around the vertical axis are motorised and the sample height is adjustable manually. This Goniostick facilitates neutron scattering experiments and allows the alignment in sample environments which cannot be tilted.

Keywords: Neutron scattering, sample environment, goniometer

DOI: 10.3233/JNR-170038

Journal: Journal of Neutron Research, vol. 19, no. 1-2, pp. 27-32, 2017