Abstract
Ibaraki prefecture, the local government of the area for J-PARC site, has decided to build a versatile powderdiffractometer (IBARAKI Materials Design Diffractometer) to promote industrial applications forneutron beams in J-PARC. This diffractometer is designed to be a high throughput one enabling materialsscientists to use it like the chemical analytical instruments in their material development processes. Itcovers in d range 0.18<d(Å)<2.5 with d/d=0.16% at the high resolution scattering detector bank, and covers 2.5<d(Å)<400 with gradually changing resolution with the standard mode. Typicalmeasurement time to obtain a ‘Rietveld-quality’ data is several minutes for the sample size of laboratory X-ray diffractometer. To promote industrial application, a utilization system for this diffractometer isrequired. We will establish a support system for both academic and industrial users who are willing touse neutron but have not been familiar with neutron diffraction.
