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. 1993 Jan-Feb;98(1):71–87. doi: 10.6028/jres.098.006

Table 2.

Specifications and anticipated performance of the disk chopper spectrometer. Sets of three quantities within braces refer to the three resolution modes of operation of the instrument, {low, medium, high}, respectively

Specifications
 Beam height at guide exit: 100 mm
 Beam width at guide exit: {30 mm, 15 mm, 5 mm}
 Disk chopper details:
  Outside radius: 290 mm
  Maximum operating speed: 333 Hz (20,000 rpm)
  Maximum tip velocity: 607 m/s
  Pulsing chopper slot widths: {12°, 6.5°, 2.6°}
  Monochromating chopper slot widths: {8°, 3.5°, 1.35°}
  Order removal chopper slot widths: 20°, 18°
  Frame removal chopper slot width: 20°
  Sample-Detector distance: 4 m
  Anticipated maximum scattering angle: 140°
 Detectors (rectangular cross-section, 3He-filled)
  Fill pressure: 0.6 MPa
  Width: −32 mm
  Thickness: ~10 mm
  Active length: 400 mm
  Arrangement: 3 banks
  Approximate incident wavelength range: 0.2 < λ0 < 1.5 nm
  Approximate incident energy range: 20 > E0 > 0.36 mcV
  Corresponding elastic Q range: 0.5 < Q < 60 nm−1
Anticipated performance (assuming a chopper speed of 20,000 rpm)
 Fluence rate on sample 0 = 0.2 nm): {45, 10, 2} × 106 n/m2/s
  “ 0 = 0.4 nm): {450, 100, 20} × 106 n/m2/s
  “ 0=0.6 nm): {220, 50, 10} × 106 n/m2/s
  “ 0 = 0.8 nm): {100, 20, 5} × 106 n/m2/s
 Elastic energy resolution 0 = 0.2 nm): {1300, 650, 270} u,eV
  “ 0=0.4 nm): {160, 80, 35} µeV
  “ 0 = 0.6 nm): {50, 25, 12} µeV
  “ 0 = 0.8 nm): {21, 11, 6} µeV