Quantum Beam Science (Nov 2017)

Materials and Life Science Experimental Facility (MLF) at the Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex II: Neutron Scattering Instruments

  • Kenji Nakajima,
  • Yukinobu Kawakita,
  • Shinichi Itoh,
  • Jun Abe,
  • Kazuya Aizawa,
  • Hiroyuki Aoki,
  • Hitoshi Endo,
  • Masaki Fujita,
  • Kenichi Funakoshi,
  • Wu Gong,
  • Masahide Harada,
  • Stefanus Harjo,
  • Takanori Hattori,
  • Masahiro Hino,
  • Takashi Honda,
  • Akinori Hoshikawa,
  • Kazutaka Ikeda,
  • Takashi Ino,
  • Toru Ishigaki,
  • Yoshihisa Ishikawa,
  • Hiroki Iwase,
  • Tetsuya Kai,
  • Ryoichi Kajimoto,
  • Takashi Kamiyama,
  • Naokatsu Kaneko,
  • Daichi Kawana,
  • Seiko Ohira-Kawamura,
  • Takuro Kawasaki,
  • Atsushi Kimura,
  • Ryoji Kiyanagi,
  • Kenji Kojima,
  • Katsuhiro Kusaka,
  • Sanghyun Lee,
  • Shinichi Machida,
  • Takatsugu Masuda,
  • Kenji Mishima,
  • Koji Mitamura,
  • Mitsutaka Nakamura,
  • Shoji Nakamura,
  • Akiko Nakao,
  • Tatsuro Oda,
  • Takashi Ohhara,
  • Kazuki Ohishi,
  • Hidetoshi Ohshita,
  • Kenichi Oikawa,
  • Toshiya Otomo,
  • Asami Sano-Furukawa,
  • Kaoru Shibata,
  • Takenao Shinohara,
  • Kazuhiko Soyama,
  • Jun-ichi Suzuki,
  • Kentaro Suzuya,
  • Atsushi Takahara,
  • Shin-ichi Takata,
  • Masayasu Takeda,
  • Yosuke Toh,
  • Shuki Torii,
  • Naoya Torikai,
  • Norifumi L. Yamada,
  • Taro Yamada,
  • Dai Yamazaki,
  • Tetsuya Yokoo,
  • Masao Yonemura,
  • Hideki Yoshizawa

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/qubs1030009
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 1, no. 3
p. 9

Abstract

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The neutron instruments suite, installed at the spallation neutron source of the Materials and Life Science Experimental Facility (MLF) at the Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex (J-PARC), is reviewed. MLF has 23 neutron beam ports and 21 instruments are in operation for user programs or are under commissioning. A unique and challenging instrumental suite in MLF has been realized via combination of a high-performance neutron source, optimized for neutron scattering, and unique instruments using cutting-edge technologies. All instruments are/will serve in world-leading investigations in a broad range of fields, from fundamental physics to industrial applications. In this review, overviews, characteristic features, and typical applications of the individual instruments are mentioned.

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