The Complex, Unique, and Powerful Imaging Instrument for Dynamics (CUPI2D) at the Spallation Neutron Source (invited)

Adrian Brügger; Hassina Z Bilheux; Jiao Y Y Lin; George J Nelson; Andrew M Kiss; Jonathan Morris; Matthew J Connolly; Alexander M Long; Anton S Tremsin; Andrea Strzelec; Mark H Anderson; Robert Agasie; Charles E A Finney; Martin L Wissink; Mija H Hubler; Roland J-M Pellenq; Claire E White; Brent J Heuser; Aaron E Craft; Jason M Harp; Chuting Tan; Kathryn Morris; Ann Junghans; Sanna Sevanto; Jeffrey M Warren; Fernando L Esteban Florez; Alexandru S Biris; Maria Cekanova; Nikolay Kardjilov; Burkhard Schillinger; Matthew J Frost; Sven C Vogel

doi:10.1063/5.0131778

The Complex, Unique, and Powerful Imaging Instrument for Dynamics (CUPI2D) at the Spallation Neutron Source (invited)

Rev Sci Instrum. 2023 May 1;94(5):051301. doi: 10.1063/5.0131778.

Authors

Adrian Brügger¹, Hassina Z Bilheux², Jiao Y Y Lin³, George J Nelson⁴, Andrew M Kiss⁵, Jonathan Morris⁶, Matthew J Connolly⁷, Alexander M Long⁸, Anton S Tremsin⁹, Andrea Strzelec¹⁰, Mark H Anderson¹⁰, Robert Agasie¹⁰, Charles E A Finney¹¹, Martin L Wissink¹¹, Mija H Hubler¹², Roland J-M Pellenq¹³, Claire E White¹⁴, Brent J Heuser¹⁵, Aaron E Craft¹⁶, Jason M Harp¹⁷, Chuting Tan¹⁶, Kathryn Morris¹⁸, Ann Junghans¹⁹, Sanna Sevanto²⁰, Jeffrey M Warren²¹, Fernando L Esteban Florez²², Alexandru S Biris²³, Maria Cekanova²⁴, Nikolay Kardjilov²⁵, Burkhard Schillinger²⁶, Matthew J Frost²⁷, Sven C Vogel⁸

Affiliations

¹ Civil Engineering & Engineering Mechanics, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA.
² Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Spallation Neutron Source, Neutron Scattering Division, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA.
³ Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Second Target Station Project, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA.
⁴ Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Alabama-Huntsville, Huntsville, Alabama 35899, USA.
⁵ Brookhaven National Laboratory, National Synchrotron Light Source II, Photon Science Division, Upton, New York 11973, USA.
⁶ Physics, Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio 45207, USA.
⁷ Material Measurement Laboratory/Applied Chemicals and Materials Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, Colorado 80305, USA.
⁸ Los Alamos National Laboratory, Materials Science and Technology Division, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA.
⁹ Space Science Laboratory, University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, USA.
¹⁰ College of Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA.
¹¹ Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Buildings and Transportation Science Division, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA.
¹² College of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Colorado-Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA.
¹³ International Research Laboratory, CNRS-George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia 20052, USA.
¹⁴ Civil and Environmental Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA.
¹⁵ The Grainger College of Engineering, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA.
¹⁶ Idaho National Laboratory, Characterization and Advanced Post-Irradiation Examination Division, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83415, USA.
¹⁷ Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Nuclear Energy and Fuel Cycle Division, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA.
¹⁸ Biology, Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio 45207, USA.
¹⁹ Los Alamos National Laboratory, Nuclear Engineering and Nonproliferation Division, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA.
²⁰ Los Alamos National Laboratory, Environmental Sciences Division, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA.
²¹ Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA.
²² University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center College of Dentistry, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73117, USA.
²³ Center for Integrative Nanotechnology Sciences, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, Arkansas 72204, USA.
²⁴ Integrity Laboratories, LLC, Knoxville, Tennessee 37932, USA.
²⁵ Helmholtz-Zentrum-Berlin, Institute Applied Materials, Berlin 14109, Germany.
²⁶ Physics, Technical University Munich, Garching 85748, Germany.
²⁷ Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Neutron Technologies Division, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA.

PMID: 37171234
DOI: 10.1063/5.0131778

Abstract

The Oak Ridge National Laboratory is planning to build the Second Target Station (STS) at the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS). STS will host a suite of novel instruments that complement the First Target Station's beamline capabilities by offering an increased flux for cold neutrons and a broader wavelength bandwidth. A novel neutron imaging beamline, named the Complex, Unique, and Powerful Imaging Instrument for Dynamics (CUPI2D), is among the first eight instruments that will be commissioned at STS as part of the construction project. CUPI2D is designed for a broad range of neutron imaging scientific applications, such as energy storage and conversion (batteries and fuel cells), materials science and engineering (additive manufacturing, superalloys, and archaeometry), nuclear materials (novel cladding materials, nuclear fuel, and moderators), cementitious materials, biology/medical/dental applications (regenerative medicine and cancer), and life sciences (plant-soil interactions and nutrient dynamics). The innovation of this instrument lies in the utilization of a high flux of wavelength-separated cold neutrons to perform real time in situ neutron grating interferometry and Bragg edge imaging-with a wavelength resolution of δλ/λ ≈ 0.3%-simultaneously when required, across a broad range of length and time scales. This manuscript briefly describes the science enabled at CUPI2D based on its unique capabilities. The preliminary beamline performance, a design concept, and future development requirements are also presented.