The instrument suite of the European Spallation Source

K.H. Andersen; D.N Argyriou; A.J. Jackson; J. Houston; P.F. Henry; P.P. Deen; Rasmus Toft-Petersen; P. Beran; M. Strobl; T. Arnold; H. Wacklin-Knecht; N. Tsapatsaris; E. Oksanen; R. Woracek; W. Schweika; D. Mannix; A. Hiess; S. Kennedy; O. Kirstein; S. Petersson Årsköld; J. Taylor; M.E. Hagen; G. Laszlo; K. Kanaki; F. Piscitelli; A. Khaplanov; I. Stefanescu; Th Kittelmann; D. Pfeiffer; R. Hall-Wilton; C.I. Lopez; G. Aprigliano; Liam Whitelegg; F.Y. Moreira; M.E. Olsson; H.N. Bordallo; D. Martín-Rodríguez; Henrik Schneider; M. Sharp; M. Hartl; G. Nagy; S. Ansell; S. Pullen; A. Vickery; A. Fedrigo; F. Mezei; M. Arai; R.K. Heenan; W. Halcrow; D. Turner; D. Raspino; A. Orszulik; J. Cooper; N. Webb; P. Galsworthy; J. Nightingale; S. Langridge; J. Elmer; Henrich Frielinghaus; R. Hanslik; A. Gussen; S. Jaksch; R. Engels; T. Kozielewski; S. Butterweck; M. Feygenson; P. Harbott; A. Poqué; A. Schwaab; K. Lieutenant; N. Violini; J. Voigt; T. Brückel; M. Koenen; H. Kämmerling; E. Babcock; Z. Salhi; A. Wischnewski; A. Heynen; S. Désert; J. Jestin; F. Porcher; X. Fabrèges; G. Fabrèges; B. Annighöfer; S. Klimko; Th Dupont; Th Robillard; A. Goukassov; S. Longeville; Ch Alba-Simionesco; Ph Bourges; J. Guyon Le Bouffy; P. Lavie; S. Rodrigues; E. Calzada; M. Lerche; B. Schillinger; Ph Schmakat; Magnus Schulz; M. Seifert; W. Lohstroh; W. Petry; J. Neuhaus; L. Loaiza; A. Tartaglione; A. Glavic; S. Schütz; J. Stahn; E. Lehmann; M. Morgano; J. Schefer; U. Filges; Ch Klauser; Ch Niedermayer; J. Fenske; G. Nowak; M. Rouijaa; D.J. Siemers; R. Kiehn; M. Müller; H. Carlsen; L. Udby; K. Lefmann; J.O. Birk; S. Holm-Dahlin; M. Gieysztor Bertelsen; U. Bengaard Hansen; M.A. Olsen; M. Christensen; K. Iversen; N.B. Christensen; H.M. Rønnow; P.G. Freeman; B.C. Hauback; R. Kolevatov; I. Llamas-Jansa; A. Orecchini; F. Sacchetti; C. Petrillo; A. Paciaroni; P. Tozzi; M. Zanatta; P. Luna; I. Herranz; O.G. del Moral; M. Huerta; M. Magán; M. Mosconi; E. Abad; J. Aguilar; S. Stepanyan; G. Bakedano; R. Vivanco; I. Bustinduy; F. Sordo; J.L. Martínez; R.E. Lechner; F.J. Villacorta; J. Šaroun; P. Lukáš; M. Markó; M. Zanetti; S. Bellissima; L. del Rosso; F. Masi; C. Bovo; M. Chowdhury; A. De Bonis; L. Di Fresco; C. Scatigno; S.F. Parker; F. Fernandez-Alonso; D. Colognesi; R. Senesi; C. Andreani; G. Gorini; G. Scionti; A. Schreyer

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2020.163402

The instrument suite of the European Spallation Source

K.H. Andersen^*, D.N Argyriou, A.J. Jackson, J. Houston, P.F. Henry, P.P. Deen, Rasmus Toft-Petersen, P. Beran, M. Strobl, T. Arnold, H. Wacklin-Knecht, N. Tsapatsaris, E. Oksanen, R. Woracek, W. Schweika, D. Mannix, A. Hiess, S. Kennedy, O. Kirstein, S. Petersson ÅrsköldJ. Taylor, M.E. Hagen, G. Laszlo, K. Kanaki, F. Piscitelli, A. Khaplanov, I. Stefanescu, Th Kittelmann, D. Pfeiffer, R. Hall-Wilton, C.I. Lopez, G. Aprigliano, Liam Whitelegg, F.Y. Moreira, M.E. Olsson, H.N. Bordallo, D. Martín-Rodríguez, Henrik Schneider, M. Sharp, M. Hartl, G. Nagy, S. Ansell, S. Pullen, A. Vickery, A. Fedrigo, F. Mezei, M. Arai, R.K. Heenan, W. Halcrow, D. Turner, D. Raspino, A. Orszulik, J. Cooper, N. Webb, P. Galsworthy, J. Nightingale, S. Langridge, J. Elmer, Henrich Frielinghaus, R. Hanslik, A. Gussen, S. Jaksch, R. Engels, T. Kozielewski, S. Butterweck, M. Feygenson, P. Harbott, A. Poqué, A. Schwaab, K. Lieutenant, N. Violini, J. Voigt, T. Brückel, M. Koenen, H. Kämmerling, E. Babcock, Z. Salhi, A. Wischnewski, A. Heynen, S. Désert, J. Jestin, F. Porcher, X. Fabrèges, G. Fabrèges, B. Annighöfer, S. Klimko, Th Dupont, Th Robillard, A. Goukassov, S. Longeville, Ch Alba-Simionesco, Ph Bourges, J. Guyon Le Bouffy, P. Lavie, S. Rodrigues, E. Calzada, M. Lerche, B. Schillinger, Ph Schmakat, Magnus Schulz, M. Seifert, W. Lohstroh, W. Petry, J. Neuhaus, L. Loaiza, A. Tartaglione, A. Glavic, S. Schütz, J. Stahn, E. Lehmann, M. Morgano, J. Schefer, U. Filges, Ch Klauser, Ch Niedermayer, J. Fenske, G. Nowak, M. Rouijaa, D.J. Siemers, R. Kiehn, M. Müller, H. Carlsen, L. Udby, K. Lefmann, J.O. Birk, S. Holm-Dahlin, M. Gieysztor Bertelsen, U. Bengaard Hansen, M.A. Olsen, M. Christensen, K. Iversen, N.B. Christensen, H.M. Rønnow, P.G. Freeman, B.C. Hauback, R. Kolevatov, I. Llamas-Jansa, A. Orecchini, F. Sacchetti, C. Petrillo, A. Paciaroni, P. Tozzi, M. Zanatta, P. Luna, I. Herranz, O.G. del Moral, M. Huerta, M. Magán, M. Mosconi, E. Abad, J. Aguilar, S. Stepanyan, G. Bakedano, R. Vivanco, I. Bustinduy, F. Sordo, J.L. Martínez, R.E. Lechner, F.J. Villacorta, J. Šaroun, P. Lukáš, M. Markó, M. Zanetti, S. Bellissima, L. del Rosso, F. Masi, C. Bovo, M. Chowdhury, A. De Bonis, L. Di Fresco, C. Scatigno, S.F. Parker, F. Fernandez-Alonso, D. Colognesi, R. Senesi, C. Andreani, G. Gorini, G. Scionti, A. Schreyer

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An overview is provided of the 15 neutron beam instruments making up the initial instrument suite of the European Spallation Source (ESS), and being made available to the neutron user community. The ESS neutron source consists of a high-power accelerator and target station, providing a unique long-pulse time structure of slow neutrons. The design considerations behind the time structure, moderator geometry and instrument layout are presented.
The 15-instrument suite consists of two small-angle instruments, two reflectometers, an imaging beamline, two single-crystal diffractometers; one for macromolecular crystallography and one for magnetism, two powder diffractometers, and an engineering diffractometer, as well as an array of five inelastic instruments comprising two chopper spectrometers, an inverse-geometry single-crystal excitations spectrometer, an instrument for vibrational spectroscopy and a high-resolution backscattering spectrometer. The conceptual design, performance and scientific drivers of each of these instruments are described.
All of the instruments are designed to provide breakthrough new scientific capability, not currently available at existing facilities, building on the inherent strengths of the ESS long-pulse neutron source of high flux, flexible resolution and large bandwidth. Each of them is predicted to provide world-leading performance at an accelerator power of 2 MW. This technical capability translates into a very broad range of scientific capabilities. The composition of the instrument suite has been chosen to maximise the breadth and depth of the scientific impact of the early years of the ESS, and provide a solid base for completion and further expansion of the facility.

Original language	English
Article number	163402
Journal	Nuclear Inst. and Methods in Physics Research, A
Volume	957
Number of pages	39
ISSN	0168-9002
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2020.163402
Publication status	Published - 2020

Keywords

Slow neutron scattering
Pulsed neutron instrumentation
Accelerator-based neutron facilities
ESS instrument suite

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Andersen, K. H., Argyriou, D. N., Jackson, A. J., Houston, J., Henry, P. F., Deen, P. P., Toft-Petersen, R., Beran, P., Strobl, M., Arnold, T., Wacklin-Knecht, H., Tsapatsaris, N., Oksanen, E., Woracek, R., Schweika, W., Mannix, D., Hiess, A., Kennedy, S., Kirstein, O., ... Schreyer, A. (2020). The instrument suite of the European Spallation Source. Nuclear Inst. and Methods in Physics Research, A, 957, Article 163402. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2020.163402

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AU - Argyriou, D.N

AU - Jackson, A.J.

AU - Houston, J.

AU - Henry, P.F.

AU - Deen, P.P.

AU - Toft-Petersen, Rasmus

AU - Beran, P.

AU - Strobl, M.

AU - Arnold, T.

AU - Wacklin-Knecht, H.

AU - Tsapatsaris, N.

AU - Oksanen, E.

AU - Woracek, R.

AU - Schweika, W.

AU - Mannix, D.

AU - Hiess, A.

AU - Kennedy, S.

AU - Kirstein, O.

AU - Petersson Årsköld, S.

AU - Taylor, J.

AU - Hagen, M.E.

AU - Laszlo, G.

AU - Kanaki, K.

AU - Piscitelli, F.

AU - Khaplanov, A.

AU - Stefanescu, I.

AU - Kittelmann, Th

AU - Pfeiffer, D.

AU - Hall-Wilton, R.

AU - Lopez, C.I.

AU - Aprigliano, G.

AU - Whitelegg, Liam

AU - Moreira, F.Y.

AU - Olsson, M.E.

AU - Bordallo, H.N.

AU - Martín-Rodríguez, D.

AU - Schneider, Henrik

AU - Sharp, M.

AU - Hartl, M.

AU - Nagy, G.

AU - Ansell, S.

AU - Pullen, S.

AU - Vickery, A.

AU - Fedrigo, A.

AU - Mezei, F.

AU - Arai, M.

AU - Heenan, R.K.

AU - Halcrow, W.

AU - Turner, D.

AU - Raspino, D.

AU - Orszulik, A.

AU - Cooper, J.

AU - Webb, N.

AU - Galsworthy, P.

AU - Nightingale, J.

AU - Langridge, S.

AU - Elmer, J.

AU - Frielinghaus, Henrich

AU - Hanslik, R.

AU - Gussen, A.

AU - Jaksch, S.

AU - Engels, R.

AU - Kozielewski, T.

AU - Butterweck, S.

AU - Feygenson, M.

AU - Harbott, P.

AU - Poqué, A.

AU - Schwaab, A.

AU - Lieutenant, K.

AU - Violini, N.

AU - Voigt, J.

AU - Brückel, T.

AU - Koenen, M.

AU - Kämmerling, H.

AU - Babcock, E.

AU - Salhi, Z.

AU - Wischnewski, A.

AU - Heynen, A.

AU - Désert, S.

AU - Jestin, J.

AU - Porcher, F.

AU - Fabrèges, X.

AU - Fabrèges, G.

AU - Annighöfer, B.

AU - Klimko, S.

AU - Dupont, Th

AU - Robillard, Th

AU - Goukassov, A.

AU - Longeville, S.

AU - Alba-Simionesco, Ch

AU - Bourges, Ph

AU - Guyon Le Bouffy, J.

AU - Lavie, P.

AU - Rodrigues, S.

AU - Calzada, E.

AU - Lerche, M.

AU - Schillinger, B.

AU - Schmakat, Ph

AU - Schulz, Magnus

AU - Seifert, M.

AU - Lohstroh, W.

AU - Petry, W.

AU - Neuhaus, J.

AU - Loaiza, L.

AU - Tartaglione, A.

AU - Glavic, A.

AU - Schütz, S.

AU - Stahn, J.

AU - Lehmann, E.

AU - Morgano, M.

AU - Schefer, J.

AU - Filges, U.

AU - Klauser, Ch

AU - Niedermayer, Ch

AU - Fenske, J.

AU - Nowak, G.

AU - Rouijaa, M.

AU - Siemers, D.J.

AU - Kiehn, R.

AU - Müller, M.

AU - Carlsen, H.

AU - Udby, L.

AU - Lefmann, K.

AU - Birk, J.O.

AU - Holm-Dahlin, S.

AU - Bertelsen, M. Gieysztor

AU - Hansen, U. Bengaard

AU - Olsen, M.A.

AU - Christensen, M.

AU - Iversen, K.

AU - Christensen, N.B.

AU - Rønnow, H.M.

AU - Freeman, P.G.

AU - Hauback, B.C.

AU - Kolevatov, R.

AU - Llamas-Jansa, I.

AU - Orecchini, A.

AU - Sacchetti, F.

AU - Petrillo, C.

AU - Paciaroni, A.

AU - Tozzi, P.

AU - Zanatta, M.

AU - Luna, P.

AU - Herranz, I.

AU - del Moral, O.G.

AU - Huerta, M.

AU - Magán, M.

AU - Mosconi, M.

AU - Abad, E.

AU - Aguilar, J.

AU - Stepanyan, S.

AU - Bakedano, G.

AU - Vivanco, R.

AU - Bustinduy, I.

AU - Sordo, F.

AU - Martínez, J.L.

AU - Lechner, R.E.

AU - Villacorta, F.J.

AU - Šaroun, J.

AU - Lukáš, P.

AU - Markó, M.

AU - Zanetti, M.

AU - Bellissima, S.

AU - del Rosso, L.

AU - Masi, F.

AU - Bovo, C.

AU - Chowdhury, M.

AU - De Bonis, A.

AU - Di Fresco, L.

AU - Scatigno, C.

AU - Parker, S.F.

AU - Fernandez-Alonso, F.

AU - Colognesi, D.

AU - Senesi, R.

AU - Andreani, C.

AU - Gorini, G.

AU - Scionti, G.

AU - Schreyer, A.

PY - 2020

Y1 - 2020

N2 - An overview is provided of the 15 neutron beam instruments making up the initial instrument suite of the European Spallation Source (ESS), and being made available to the neutron user community. The ESS neutron source consists of a high-power accelerator and target station, providing a unique long-pulse time structure of slow neutrons. The design considerations behind the time structure, moderator geometry and instrument layout are presented.The 15-instrument suite consists of two small-angle instruments, two reflectometers, an imaging beamline, two single-crystal diffractometers; one for macromolecular crystallography and one for magnetism, two powder diffractometers, and an engineering diffractometer, as well as an array of five inelastic instruments comprising two chopper spectrometers, an inverse-geometry single-crystal excitations spectrometer, an instrument for vibrational spectroscopy and a high-resolution backscattering spectrometer. The conceptual design, performance and scientific drivers of each of these instruments are described.All of the instruments are designed to provide breakthrough new scientific capability, not currently available at existing facilities, building on the inherent strengths of the ESS long-pulse neutron source of high flux, flexible resolution and large bandwidth. Each of them is predicted to provide world-leading performance at an accelerator power of 2 MW. This technical capability translates into a very broad range of scientific capabilities. The composition of the instrument suite has been chosen to maximise the breadth and depth of the scientific impact of the early years of the ESS, and provide a solid base for completion and further expansion of the facility.

AB - An overview is provided of the 15 neutron beam instruments making up the initial instrument suite of the European Spallation Source (ESS), and being made available to the neutron user community. The ESS neutron source consists of a high-power accelerator and target station, providing a unique long-pulse time structure of slow neutrons. The design considerations behind the time structure, moderator geometry and instrument layout are presented.The 15-instrument suite consists of two small-angle instruments, two reflectometers, an imaging beamline, two single-crystal diffractometers; one for macromolecular crystallography and one for magnetism, two powder diffractometers, and an engineering diffractometer, as well as an array of five inelastic instruments comprising two chopper spectrometers, an inverse-geometry single-crystal excitations spectrometer, an instrument for vibrational spectroscopy and a high-resolution backscattering spectrometer. The conceptual design, performance and scientific drivers of each of these instruments are described.All of the instruments are designed to provide breakthrough new scientific capability, not currently available at existing facilities, building on the inherent strengths of the ESS long-pulse neutron source of high flux, flexible resolution and large bandwidth. Each of them is predicted to provide world-leading performance at an accelerator power of 2 MW. This technical capability translates into a very broad range of scientific capabilities. The composition of the instrument suite has been chosen to maximise the breadth and depth of the scientific impact of the early years of the ESS, and provide a solid base for completion and further expansion of the facility.

KW - Slow neutron scattering

KW - Pulsed neutron instrumentation

KW - Accelerator-based neutron facilities

KW - ESS instrument suite

U2 - 10.1016/j.nima.2020.163402

DO - 10.1016/j.nima.2020.163402

M3 - Journal article

SN - 0168-9002

VL - 957

JO - Nuclear Inst. and Methods in Physics Research, A

JF - Nuclear Inst. and Methods in Physics Research, A

M1 - 163402

ER -

The instrument suite of the European Spallation Source

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