What can we do with the High-Pressure Neutron Diffractometer PLANET?

Abstract

PLANET is a powder neutron diffractometer dedicated to high-pressure experiments. By combining the intense neutron source of J-PARC and the high-pressure devices designed for time-of-flight powder neutron diffraction, precise structure analysis of crystal, liquid, and amorphous solids is possible over wide pressure and temperature range of 0～20 GPa and 77～2,000 K. This beamline is effective for various studies in geophysics, planetary science, physics and chemistry. This paper overviews the beamline and introduces recent results obtained at PLANET.