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NG7 30-m Small Angle Neutron Scattering Instrument


Focusing Refractive Optics for SANS


Pinhole Collimation Geometry:

With the 'pinhole' collimation commonly used for SANS, the intensity on the sample varies with the minimum resolvable scattering angle, θmin, to the 4th power!

pinhole collimation geometry lens & detector -- I min p (theata sub min) (A 1 A 2) 2 theata sup 4 sub min

Pinhole Collimation Geometry    |    Focusing Lens Geometry    |    Neutrons on Sample versus Qmin
Lens Installation    |    Sans from Arborescent* Graft Polymers


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Last modified 03-August-2005