The System for Automation of Experiments on Neutron Fourier-Stress-Diffractometer

A.A. Bogdzel, G.D. Bokuchava, V.A. Butenko, V.A. Drozdov, E.S. Kuzmin,
F.V. Levchanovskij, A.V. Pole, V.I. Prikhod'ko, A.P. Sirotin, V.V. Zhuravlev

Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Russia

The report presents a description of the system for the automation of experiments on the Fourier neutron diffractometer FSD at the reactor IBR-2 in FLNP JINR. The system is a complex of hardware and software that enables necessary control of experiments and data acquisition and includes

• detector electronics;
• electronics and instruments in sample environment;
• device for control of fast Fourier chopper of neutron beam;
• electronics for measurement and acquisition of low- and high resolution spectra;
• software for control of spectrometers and automation of experiments.

The description and characteristics of basic blocks together with characteristics of the special-purpose software are also provided.

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