Use of a two-axis neutron diffractometer on an angled reactor channel
Abstract
The resolution function is derived for a two-axis neutron diffractometer in which the monochromator scattering plane is inclined to the specimen scattering plane. The analysis shows that useful results can be obtained from powder diffractometers which operate in the horizontal plane and are installed on reactor holes inclined by up to 35Degrees from the horizontal. It is also shown that single-crystal diffractometers may be installed on reactor holes with angles up to 50Degrees from the horizontal.