The 20-litre liquid-deuterium cold neutron source, which feeds the guides to our QUOKKA small-angle neutron scattering instrument and PLATYPUS neutron reflectometer went back into routine operation today.
It had been out of operation since 23rd July 2009, following a failure of one of two main compressors.
A second replacement compressor failed in September, due to an unrelated and different cause.
We are now optimistic that normal operations can resume, and that both PLATYPUS and QUOKKA will soon be taking data again.
Published: 06/10/2009