Instrument SystemsOak Ridge / Argonne 1 Sample Environment Plans and Progress September 2004 HYSPEC Meeting Lou Santodonato SNS Sample Environment Team Leader

Instrument SystemsOak Ridge / Argonne 2 Sample Environment Timeline

Instrument SystemsOak Ridge / Argonne 3 Establishing Priorities User-community dialog –Facilitated by the Joint Institute for Neutron Sciences (JINS)  “SENSE” and other workshops –SHUG, SNS User Administrator, Instrument Scientists, IDT& IAT –Experimental Facilities Advisory Committee User-driven priorities –Ample support staff –Versatile mix of “standard” and “special” equipment –R&D: engage instrument scientists, user-collaborations Ongoing efforts in all of these areas!

Instrument SystemsOak Ridge / Argonne 4 Highlights 2003 Vital Collaborations Formed –SBIR award Fast Exchange Refrigerator for Neutron Science –Interdivision ORNL efforts with HFIR, CNMS & HTML –Magnet initiatives Standards Adopted –Mechanical interface –Data acquisition scheme Strategic Purchasing –Laboratory tools, pumps, leak detector, etc. –Workhorse environments: cryofurnace & CCRs

Instrument SystemsOak Ridge / Argonne 5 Highlights 2004 New SNS equipment tested and commissioned for user experiments –Collaboration with the HFIR technical and scientific staff –Part of larger benchmarking initiative –Making measurable improvements in performance FERNS prototype –Testing and demo at ORNL –Phase-II proposal awarded

Instrument SystemsOak Ridge / Argonne 6 Long-Range Vision Continue to build strong collaborations for developing special environments and advanced capabilities Internal efforts will focus on establishing world-class user support –Team building  Instrument Systems technical staff expansion already underway –New staff will learn and contribute to pre-operations sample environment activities  Operations plan –Sample Environment Team will grow dramatically –Team will conduct parallel activities: user-support, maintenance, R&D –Develop best-in-class equipment inventory  Learn from ongoing prototyping and benchmarking initiatives  Prepare for bulk purchasing of standard systems beginning in 2005 –Continually refine “bottoms-up” inventory projection  Engage instrument scientists in R&D and upgrade initiatives