Inelastic and quasi-elastic neutron scattering spectrometers in J-PARC

• Published in: Biochimica et biophysica acta. General subjects Vol. 1861; no. 1; pp. 3651 - 3660
• Main Authors: Seto, H., Itoh, S., Yokoo, T., Endo, H., Nakajima, K., Shibata, K., Kajimoto, R., Ohira-Kawamura, S., Nakamura, M., Kawakita, Y., Nakagawa, H., Yamada, T.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.01.2017
• Subjects: 2010 MSC: 00-01, 99-00; Backscattering spectrometer; Chopper spectrometer; DNA - chemistry; Dynamical behavior; Elasticity; equipment performance; Inelastic neutron scattering; Japan; Lipid Bilayers - chemistry; Neutron Diffraction - instrumentation; Neutron spin echo spectrometer; neutrons; Phonons; Protons; Quasi-elastic neutron scattering; spectrometers; Spectrum Analysis - instrumentation; Water - chemistry; Dynamical behavior; Chopper spectrometer; 2010 MSC: 00-01, 99-00; Inelastic neutron scattering; Backscattering spectrometer; Neutron spin echo spectrometer; Quasi-elastic neutron scattering
• ISSN: 0304-4165; 1872-8006
• DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2016.04.025

J-PARC, Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex provides short pulse proton beam at a repetition rate 25Hz and the maximum power is expected to be 1MW. Materials and Life Science Experimental Facility (MLF) has 23 neutron beam ports and 21 instruments have already been operated or under construction/commissioning. There are 6 inelastic/quasi-elastic neutron scattering spectrometers and the complementary use of these spectrometers will open new insight for life science. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled “Science for Life” Guest Editor: Dr. Austen Angell, Dr. Salvatore Magazù and Dr. Federica Migliardo. •Status of inelastic- and quasi-elastic neutron scattering spectrometers in J-PARC is shown.•Six spectrometers cover wide E–Q space and give opportunities for biology and biophysics.•Two experimental results on bio-related materials are shown as examples.