【BL01】 4SEASONS

1. Instrument	4 Dimensional Space Access Neutron Spectrometer (4SEASONS)
2. Overview of instrument	The spectrometer aims at clarification of novel phenomena in high-Tc superconductors and related materials by investigation of spin and lattice dynamics over 4D momentum and energy space with high efficiency.
3. Contact person	Ryoichi Kajimoto (CROSS)
4. Sub-contact person	Mitsutaka Nakamura (Japan Atomic Energy Agency)
5. Information of instrument and equipments
5.1　Beam line	BL01
5.2　Moderator	Coupled hydrogen moderator
5.3　Incident neutron energy	5 < Ei < 300 meV
5.4　Detection angle	Horizontal : -35° - 55°, Vertical : -25° - 27°
5.5　Resolution (ΔE/Ei)	> 5 %　(@ E = 0 meV)
5.6　Neutron intensity (@sample position @1MW)	1×105 n/s/cm2（@Ei = 50 meV, ΔE/Ei = 5 %)(calculated value)
5.7　Sample size and/or volume	2×2×2 cm3
5.8　Ancillary equipments and sample environments	Closed cycle refrigerator (5-300K). A high-temperature option (up to 600K) is available
6. Others	view detail information (PDF)

【BL02】 DNA

1. Instrument	Biomolecular Dynamics Spectrometer (DNA)
2. Overview of instrument	The field of expected scientific research on the DNA spectrometer is very wide including the soft matter dynamics, the bio-molecular dynamics, the chemical molecular dynamics, the characterizations of the functional materials and the spin dynamics in the magnetism.
3. Contact person	Kaoru Shibata (CROSS/JAEA)
4. Sub-contact person	Nobuaki Takahashi (JAEA)
5. Information of instrument and equipments
5.1　Beam line	BL02
5.2　Moderator	Coupled hydrogen moderator
5.3　Analyzer Crystal and Reflection index (Analyzed Enegy Ef )	Si <111>(2.02 meV), Si <311>(7.4 meV)
5.4　Bragg angle of analyzers	~87.5 [deg.]
5.5　Scan angle	Horizontal : -164° +164°, Vertical : -14° +20°(in plan)
5.6　Energy Resolution [meV]	1.2µeV 　(@elastic) Si<111> 5 µeV 　(@elastic) Si<311>
5.7　Momentum range	0.07 < Q < 1.98 [A-1]: Si(111) 0.60 < Q < 3.80 [A-1]: Si(311)
5.8　Scan energy range	-25 <E <45 (µeV) : single pulse scan around Ef -300 < E <5100 (µeV) : RRM scan in second frame
5.9　Sample size and/or volume	2×2×2 cm3
5.10　Ancillary equipments and sample environments	Toploading type Cryo-Fanace with Closed cycle refrigerator (5-600K) (in plan)

【BL03】 iBIX

1. Instrument	IBARAKI Biological Crystal Diffractometer (iBIX)
2. Overview of instrument	Collection of the pulsed neutron diffraction data from a single crystal to obtain the precise organic and protein structures.
3. Contact person	Ichiro Tanaka (Ibaraki University)
4. Sub-contact person	Katsuhiro Kusaka (Ibaraki University)
5. Information of instrument and equipments
5.1　Beam line	BL03
5.2　Moderator	Coupled moderator
5.3　Range of d-spacing	0.35 - 50 Å
5.4　Resolution　(Specified unit cell dimension amax @minimum d-space dmin)	amax = 135 Å @dmin = 1.2 Å
5.5　Neutron intensity (@sample position @1MW)	7.0×107　n/s/cm2
5.6　Sample size and/or volume	6 days are necessary for an protein crystal with 5mm3 3 days are necessary for an organic crystal with 2mm3 Another important condition for a protein crystal: All cell dimensions should be less than 100Å, and only one cell edge dimension up to 200Å is also acceptable. （Calculation conditions: 14 detectors and 200kW of accelerator power）
5.7　Ancillary equipments and sample environments	Low temperature gas（N2，He) flow equipment
6. Other information for user's convenience	None

【BL04】 ANNRI

1. Instrument	Accurate Neutron-Nucleus Reaction measurement Instrument (ANNRI)
2. Overview of instrument	ANNRI is used for studies of nuclear science (nuclear data for nuclear technology and astrophysics, quantitative analyses, and so on).
3. Contact person	Hideo Harada (Japan Atomic Energy Agency)
4. Sub-contact person	Atsushi Kimura (Japan Atomic Energy Agency)
5. Information of instrument and equipments
5.1　Beam line	BL04
5.2　Moderator	Coupled hydrogen moderator
5.3　Incident neutron energy	En>0.0015eV
5.4　Spectrometer	Ge Spectrometer (Flight length: 21.5m) NaI Spectrometer (Flight length: 28m)
5.5　Neutron intensity (@sample position @1MW)	@21.5m sample position 4.3×107 n/cm2/s 1.5 meV < En < 25 meV 9.3×105 n/cm2/s 0.9 eV < En < 1.1 eV 6.0×106 n/cm2/s 0.9 keV < En < 1.1 keV
5.6　Sample size and/or volume	Using the most downstream collimator, neutron beams with diameters of 22, 7, and 3 mm are provided to suit samples of different sizes.

【BL05】NOP

1. Instrument	Neutron Optics and Fundamental Physics (NOP)
2. Overview of instrument	The NOP beamline provides three unique neutron beams, a low-divergence beam, an unpolarized beam, and a polarized beam, by splitting one beamline with supermirror benders.
3. Contact person	Takashi Ino (KEK)
4. Sub-contact person	Hirohiko M. Shimizu (KEK)
5. Information of instrument and equipments
5.1　Beam line	BL05
5.2　Moderator	Coupled hydrogen moderator
5.3　Neutron wavelength	2A〜9A
5.4　Beam profile (16 m position, vertical height × horizontal width)	Low-divergence beam branch : 80 mm × 20 mm Unpolarized beam branch : 55 mm × 45 mm Polarize beam branch : 80 mm × 50 mm
5.5　Neutron intensity (16 m position, @ 1 MW)	Low-divergence beam branch : 5.4×104 n/s/cm2 Unpolarized beam branch : 9.4×107 n/s/cm2 Polarize beam branch : 3.9×107 n/s/cm2
5.6　Beam divergence (16 m position)	Low-divergence beam branch : 5.4×10-2 μstr Unpolarized beam branch : 1.0×102 μstr Polarize beam branch : 1.9×102 μstr
5.7　 Average neutron polarization	Polarize beam branch : 96%
5.8 Auxiliary equipments	B4C slits at the 7.5 m and 12 m positions on the low-divergence beam branch. B4C slits at the 12 m position on the unpolarized and polarized beam branches. A Doppler shifter for UNC production.
6. Others	The NOP beamline does not include shielding walls or ceiling in the experimental area, and experimental setups that should emit gammas or scatter neutrons are required to have proper radiation shielding.

【BL08】 SuperHRPD

1. Instrument	SuperHRPD
2. Overview of instrument	Pulsed neutron powder diffractometer for studying the crystal structure of material.
3. Contact person	Takashi Kamiyama (KEK)
4. Sub-contact person	Shuki Torii (KEK)
5. Information of instrument and equipments
5.1　Beam line	BL08
5.2　Moderator	Poisoned decoupled hydrogen moderator
5.3　Range of d-spacing	0.3 - 4.0 A（High-angle bank：150 ? 2θ ? 175 deg） 0.4 - 7.5 A（90degree bank：60 ? 2θ ? 120 deg） 0.6 - 45 A（Low-angle bank ：10 ? 2θ ? 40 deg）
5.4　Resolution (Δd/d)	Best resolution 0.03 %（@ 2θ ? 172 deg） 0.1 - 0.15 %（High-angle bank：150 ? 2θ ? 175 deg） 0.4 - 0.7 %（90degree bank：60 ? 2θ ? 120 deg） 0.7 - 3.0 %（Low-angle bank ：10 ? 2θ ? 40 deg）
5.5　Neutron intensity (@sample position @1MW)	1.0×107　n/s/cm2
5.6　Sample size and/or volume	3 cc
5.7　Ancillary equipments and sample environments	Auto sample changer（RT, 10samples） 4K-type closed cycle refrigerator（4 - 300 K） Top-loading refrigerator（10 - 300K） High temperature furnace（1000℃）
6. Other information for user's convenience	None

【BL10】　NOBORU

1. Instrument	NeutrOn Beam-line for Observation & Research Use (NOBORU)
2. Overview of instrument	NOBORU provides a suitable neutron environment for testing various detectors & devices, new ideas of experimental techniques and irradiation of high-energy (~MeV) neutrons. NOBORU is now the best pulsed neutron imaging instrument in the world.
3. Contact person	Fujio Maekawa (Japan Atomic Energy Agency)
4. Sub-contact person	Masahide Harada (Japan Atomic Energy Agency)
5. Information of instrument and equipments
5.1　Beam line	BL10
5.2　Moderator	Decoupled moderator
5.3　Incident neutron energy or wavelength	λ <　9 Å (25Hz)
5.4　Resolution (Δd/d)	0.33%　(@ 2θ= 170 deg)
5.5　Neutron intensity (@sample position @1MW)	4.8×107 n/s/cm2 (< 0.4 eV) sample position: L1= 14.0 m 1.2×107 n/s/cm2 (> 1 MeV) 1.2×106 n/s/cm2 (> 10 MeV)
5.6　Neutron beam size (@sample position)	Maximum 10×10 cm2 (largest among all the instruments in MLF)
5.7　Ancillary equipments and sample environments	two B4C beam slits to trim the neutron beam (L= 7.1 m & 12.7 m) a flame-overlap chopper (L= 7.2 m) a filter system to attenuate cold neutrons, epi-thermal neutrons or gamma-rays (L= 7.4 m) a rotary-collimator with 4 holes (L= 8.0 m) a He-3 neutron monitor counter (L= 12.7 m) a 5-axes compact goniometer for samples (a 300 mmφ table, load capacity 20 kg)
6. Other information for user's convenience	Variable collimator ratio (L/D = 140, 190, 600, 1875) for imaging experiment Small beam divergence due to neutron guideless beam-line design. An experimental space of 2.5(W)×3.5(L)×3.0(H)m3 to introduce various experimental equipment Strong radiation shield which can endure against large samples (scatterer) up to a steel cube 10 cm on a side In planning your experimental program, please consult with the contact person in advance

【BL11】　PLANET

1. Instrument	High-Pressure Neutron Diffractometer (PLANET)
2. Overview of instrument	Powder diffractometer for in-situ observation of pressure induced structural changes in condensed matter
3. Contact person	Takanori Hattori (Japan Atomic Energy Agency)
4. Sub-contact person	Hiroshi Arima (Japan Atomic Energy Agency)
5. Information of instrument and equipments
5.1　Beam line	BL11
5.2　Moderator	Decoupled hydrogen moderator
5.3　Incident neutron wavelength	0.3 Å < λ < 5.8 Å (1st frame)
5.4　d-range	0.2 Å < d < 4.1 Å (1st frame)
5.5　Neutron intensity (@sample position @1MW)	1.0 ×108　n/s/cm2　(standard mode) 0.3 ×108　n/s/cm2　(high resolution mode)
5.6　Resolution (Δd/d)	0.5 % (standard mode) 0.3 % (high resolution mode)
5.7　Beam size	20 mm x 20 mm at max.
5.8　Detectors	3He gas tubes (1/2") 2Θ range: 79°-101° azimuth angle -35°- 35°.
5.9　Sample environment	6-axis high pressure apparatus "ATSUHIME" (30 GPa, 2000 K) Positioning stage for various high pressure devices Radial collimators
6. Other information for user's convenience	On beam commissioning will start from 2012.

【BL12】　HRC

1. Instrument	High Resolution Chopper Spectrometer (HRC)
2. Overview of instrument	Observation of elementary excitations such as magnons and phonons in materials under relatively high resolutions with relatively high energy neutrons
3. Contact person	Shinichi Itoh (KEK), Taku Sato (The University of Tokyo)
4. Sub-contact person	Tetsuya Yokoo (KEK)
5. Information of instrument and equipments
5.1　Beam line	BL12
5.2　Moderator	Decoupled hydrogen moderator
5.3　Neutron energy	10 < Ei < 500 meV
5.4　Scattering angle	Horizontal -10° ~ 40°, Vertical: ±20°
5.5　Neutron intensity (@sample position @1MW)	1x105 n/s/cm2 (ΔE/Ei=2.5%)
5.6　Energy resolution	ΔE/Ei ≥ 2.5% (@E=0meV)
5.7　Maximum sample size	4x4 cm2
5.8　Ancillary equipments and sample environments	Closed cycle refrigerator (5-300K)

【BL14】　AMATERAS

1. Instrument	Cold-neutron disk-chopper spectrometer （AMATERAS)
2. Overview of instrument	Inelastic scattering spectrometer for detecting dynamical properties in atomic, molecular and magnetic systems in a relatively low-energy range with high resolution
3. Contact person	Kenji Nakajima (Japan Atomic Energy Agency)
4. Sub-contact person	Seiko Kawamura (Japan Atomic Energy Agency)
5. Information of instrument and equipments
5.1　Beam line	BL14
5.2　Moderator	Coupled hydrogen moderator
5.3　Incident neutron energy	1 < Ei < 80 meV
5.4　Detection angle	Horizontal: 5 deg. - 110 deg, Vertical: -16 deg. - 23 deg. (Current state) Horizontal: -40 deg. - 136 deg. Vertical: -16 deg. - 23 deg. (Finale stage)
5.5　Resolution (ΔE/Ei)	~1% (at the minimum) at Ei<3meV ~2-3% (at the minimum) at Ei<20meV ~4-5% (at the minimum) at Ei<80meV. (These are current values and will be improved with progression of commisioning.)
5.6　Neutron intensity (@sample position @1MW)	3 ×104　n/s/cm2 (@ Ei = 20 meV, ΔE/Ei = 1 %) (expected)
5.7　Sample size and/or volume	Beam is optimized for dimension of 1φ×2 cm3
5.8 Ancillary equipments and sample environments	Closed cycle refrigerator (T<6K)
6. Other information for user's convenience	AMATERAS has just been constructed and is still under commissioning. Therefore actual specifications may be different from the above at present, depending on the situation of the instrument.

【BL15】　TAIKAN

1. Instrument	Smaller-Angle Neutron Scattering Instrument (TAIKAN)
2. Overview of instrument	Instrument for efficient and precise measurements of nanostructure and microstructure ranging from sub-nanometer to micrometer in various materials: metal, magnet, superconductor, soft matter, biomolecule, etc..
3. Contact person	Jun-ichi Suzuki (Comprehensive Research Organization for Science and Society）
4. Sub-contact person	Shin-ichi Takata (Japan Atomic Energy Agency)
5. Information of instrument and equipments
5.1　Beam line	BL15
5.2　Moderator	Coupled hydrogen moderator
5.3　Incident neutron wavelength	0.5?8Å (Unpolarized neutron) 　2?8Å (Polarized neutron)
5.4　Q-range	5×10-4?10Å-1 (Unpolarized neutron) 5×10-4?2.5Å-1 (Polarized neutron)
5.5　Beam size	10mm×10mm（Typical）
5.6　Auxiliary equipments and sample environments	Sample changer (T = ?25?125℃, 10 samples）
6. Other information for user's convenience	Commissioning will be resumed in JFY2011. The Q-range means a value in case of full installation of detectors.

【BL16】　SOFIA

1. Instrument	Soft Interface Analyzer (SOFIA)
2. Overview of instrument	Material interfaces and thin films under various conditions could be investigated multi-dimensionally and rapidly.
3. Contact person	Norifumi L. Yamada (KEK)
4. Sub-contact person	Hideki Seto (KEK)
5. Information of instrument and equipments
5.1　Beam line	BL16
5.2　Moderator	Coupled hydrogen moderator
5.3　Incident neutron energy or wavelength	0.2 nm < lambda < 0.88 nm (single frame mode) 0.25 nm < lambda < 17.6 nm (double frame mode)
5.4　Scattering angle	theta < 6 deg.
5.5　Observable reflectivity	R > 〜10-7
5.6　Duration time	3" deuterated polymer (Q<1 nm-1, R<10-4): 5 minutes 3" deuterated polymer (Q<2 nm-1, R<10-6): 20 minutes 3" deuterated polymer (Q<4 nm-1, R<10-7): 1 hour 3" hydrated polymer (Q<2 nm-1, R<10-7): 2 hours
5.7　Detector	2-dimensional scintillation counter (off-specular reflectivity measurement is available)
5.8　Sample environment	Evacuable high-temperature cell (up to 200 C) 　 Sample cell for solid/liquid interface measurement 　 Low temperature cell (from 5 C to 80 C, two independent samples)
6. Other information for user's convenience	Free interface measurement is not allowed due to a limitation of a treatment of liquid (packed liquid is allowed).

【BL17】　SHARAKU

1. Instrument	Polarized Neutron Reflectometer with vertical sample-plane geometry (SHARAKU)
2. Overview of instrument	Revealing mechanisms of functions of thin film devices by studying structures of surface and buried interfaces.
3. Contact person	Masayasu Takeda (Japan Atomic Energy Agency)
4. Sub-contact person	Dai Yamazaki (Japan Atomic Energy Agency)
5. Information of instrument and equipments
5.1　Beam line	BL17
5.2　Moderator	Coupled hydrogen moderator
5.3　Wavelength band	λ=0.2 〜0.84 nm (polarized neutron mode） λ=0.1 〜 0.88 nm (unpolarized neutron mode)
5.4　Q range	q=0.1〜12 nm-1 (polarized neutron mode) q=0.05〜25 nm-1 (unpolarized neutron mode)
5.5　Scattering-angle range	2θ = ?5 〜23°
5.6　Detectors	0-dimensional 3He gas detector 2-dimensional multi-wire proportional counter （sensitive area：128 x 128 mm2） (in preparation) 2-dimensional scintillation detectors （sensitive area：256 x 256 mm2）(in preparation)
5.7　Sample environment	Closed cycle refrigerator (4K) electromagnet (1T)
6. Other information for user's convenience	On beam commissioning will start in January 2012.

【BL18】　SENJU

1. Instrument	Single Crystal Neutron Diffractometer under Extreme Condition
2. Overview of instrument	The diffractometer is dedicated for precise crystal and magnetic structure analyses under the combined extreme conditions using small sample less than 1 mm3.
3. Contact person	Kenichi Oikawa, (Materials and Life Science Division, J-PARC Center)
4. Sub-contact person	Takashi Ohhara, (Comprehensive Research Organization for Science and Society)
5. Information of instrument and equipments
5.1　Beam line	BL18
5.2　Moderator	Poisoned decoupled hydrogen moderator
5.3　Incident neutron wavelength	0.4 ~ 4.4 Å (1st frame) 4.6 ~ 8.8 Å (2nd frame)
5.4　Neutron intensity (@sample position @1MW)	0.6x106 n/s/mm2（standard mode） 1.3x106 n/s/mm2（high-intensity mode）
5.5　Sample position	34.8 m
5.6　Specified unit cell dimension amax	50 Å
5.7　Sample size	> 0.5 x 0.5 x 0.5 mm3（@1MW）
5.8　Detection angle	Horizontal -13° ~ -167°, +58° ~ +167° Vertical -29° ~ +29°
5.9　Sample environment	RT goniometer Closed cycle refrigerator (4K) 50 mK Dilution refrigerator (50mK) Superconducting magnet (7T)
6. Other information for user's convenience	On beam commissioning will start from 2012.

【BL19】　TAKUMI

1. Instrument	Engineering Materials Diffractometer (TAKUMI)
2. Overview of instrument	Instrument for characterizing the internal strain (stress) and structure of engineering components and other industrial materials.
3. Contact person	Kazuya Aizawa (Japan Atomic Energy Agency)
4. Sub-contact person	Stefanus Harjo (Japan Atomic Energy Agency)
5. Information of instrument and equipments
5.1　Beam line	BL19
5.2　Moderator	Poisoned decoupled hydrogen moderator
5.3　Range of d-spacing	Standard mode: 0.5 ? 2.7 A Wide d-range mode: 0.5 ? 4.7 A (the intensity becomes half)
5.4　Resolution (Δd/d)	High resolution mode:　0.17 % High intensity mode:　< 0.4 % TAKUMI has a pair 90 deg scattering detector banks having covering area of ±15 deg in horizontal and ±16 deg in vertical range for each bank. The resolution values were obtained after binning all pixels in the detector banks.
5.5　Neutron intensity (@sample position @1MW)	High resolution mode:　2.2×107　n/s/cm2 (designed) High intensity mode:　4.8×107　n/s/cm2 (designed)
5.6　Sample size and/or volume	Standard sample volume: > 5×5×5 mm3 (available for the size with a side larger than 1m, need discussing with the person in charge)
5.7　Ancillary equipments and sample environments	Large sample table (table size: 800×800mm2, load capacity: 1 ton) Radial collimators (2mm width slits, 5mm width slits will be developed during 2010 FY) Loading machine (Tension 50kN, Compression 20kN) Dilatometer (1273K Furnace) Eurelian cradle (sample weight < 8kg) High temperature loading machine (1273K, Tension 40kN, Compression 20kN) Low temperature loading machine (< 10K, Tension 50kN) -> will be developed during 2010 FY
6. Other information for user's convenience	None

【BL20】　iMATERIA

1. Instrument	IBARAKI Materials Design diffractometer(iMATERIA)
2. Overview of instrument	High-efficiency, general-purpose neutron diffractometer for the analysis of crystal structure of powder samples over a wide d-range (Q-range).
3. Contact person	Toru Ishigaki (Ibaraki University)
4. Sub-contact person	Akinori Hoshikawa (Ibaraki University)
5. Information of instrument and equipments
5.1　Beam line	BL20
5.2　Moderator	Poisoned decoupled hydrogen moderator
5.3　Range of d-spacing	At present: 　 0.181 〜 5.09 Å (backward detector bank) In near future: 0.255 〜 7.2 Å（90 degree detector bank） 0.556 〜 45.14 Å（low-angle detector bank） 3.38 〜 834 Å（small-angle detector bank） At completion: 　 0.089 〜 5.09 Å（backward detector bank） 0.255 〜 7.2 Å（90 degree detector bank） 0.556 〜 45.14 Å（low-angle detector bank） 3.38 〜 834 Å（small-angle detector bank）
5.4　Resolution (Δd/d)	0.16 %　（@ backward detector bank) 0.5 %　（@ 90 degree detector bank)
5.5　Estimated measurement time (@ 100 kW, 25 Hz operation )	〜30 minutes for Si 〜40 minutes for LiCoO2
5.6　Sample size and/or volume	Approximately　1.4 cc (φ6mm x 50 mm height. Sample with 20 mm height is exposed to neutron beam. If the sample has smaller volume, measurement will take longer time.)
5.7　Auxiliary equipments and sample environments	Sample changer (room temperature at atmospheric and low pressures ) Low temperature and high temperature environment will be developed in JFY 2011.
6. Other information for user's convenience	None

【BL21】　NOVA

1. Instrument	NOVA
2. Overview of instrument	NOVA covers a wide-Q range with the highest resolution of about 0.35% in order to observe various phases such as crystals, glasses and liquids.
3. Contact person	Toshiya Otomo (KEK)
4. Sub-contact person	Kentaro Suzuya (JAEA)
5. Information of instrument and equipments
5.1　Beam line	BL21
5.2　Moderator	Decoupled hydrogen moderator
5.3　Incident neutron wavelegth	0.12 A < λ <　8.3 A
5.4　Resolution (ΔQ/Q)	0.35 %
5.5　Q-range	0.01 A-1 < Q < 100 A-1
5.6　Sample size and/or volume	Standard sample Vol. φ6 mm x 20 mm（0.6 cc approx.）　 Beam size :5 mm x 5 mm at min. and 20 mm x 20mm at max.
5.7　Ancillary equipments and sample environments	Auto sample changer (RT, 10 samples per load) H2/D2 gas in-situ environment（Max press.：10 MPa, Temp.：50 K ~ 473 K, PCT curve measurable) Furnace (under commissioning) (RT ~ 1373 K）