Skip to main content
. 2018 Sep 11;8:13580. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-31774-y

Table 1.

Properties of fast turning disk choppers of selected neutron spectrometers; disk diameter d, rotation frequency f, circumferential disk speed v, circumferential radial acceleration a, disk material.

Instrument d[mm] f[rpm] v[m/s] a[106m/s2] Material Ref.
BATS 750 19000 746 1.48 oCFRP
TOFTOF 600 22000 691 1.59 CFRP 15
IN5 750 17000 668 1.19 Al 16
DCS 580 20000 607 1.27 Al 17
LET 633 18000 597 1.12 CFRP 18, 19