Materials Characterisation Laboratory
The Materials Characterisation Laboratory at ISIS boasts a wide range of instrumentation for studying a variety of material properties including determining sample structure, composition, purity and magnetic and electronic or electrical properties.
Overview
The Materials Characterisation Laboratory at ISIS boasts a wide range of instrumentation for studying a variety of material properties including determining sample structure, composition, purity and magnetic and electronic or electrical properties. These instruments are further equipped with options to expand the capabilities matching the beamlines themselves providing a full complimentary dataset to the neutron experiments.
The laboratory is multi-purpose and has many main areas which are the focus of the work however the primary workload of the laboratory is highlighted below.
- Sample screening
- Complimentary measurements/studies to neutron and muon beamtimes
- Research for upcoming proposals
- Collaboration research with various institutes
It is also equipped with some general lab equipment as well as the more specialist instruments.
Location & Contacts
The MCL is located in R53 next to TS2 (R80).
Access Policy
Users are encouraged to contact the laboratory manager Dr Gavin Stenning in advance of their visit to enquire about equipment availability and training, as well as for any other questions.
Online Bookings
Users who have had a discussion with the laboratory manager in regard to using the laboratory and the instruments within can then book time using the online portal.
Acknowledgements
If work carried out in this laboratory is intended to contribute towards a paper or other publication, it is mandatory that you observe the ISIS guidelines regarding acknowledgements or co-authorship.
Instrument list
• Bruker Veeco Dimension 3100
• Ferroelectric Test Rig
• Ferromagnetic Resonance
• Laue Crystal Orientation System
• NanoMOKE3
• PANalytical Epsilon3 XL
• Quantum Design Magnetic Property Measurement System-3
• Quantum Design Physical Property Measurement System-9
• Quantum Design Physical Property Measurement System-DynaCool
• Rigaku Miniflex
• Rigaku SmartLab
• Rigaku XtaLAB Synergy-S Single Crystal Diffractometer
• Xenocs Small Angle X-ray Scattering Nano-inXider
Acknowledging the MCL
Please find below the various options for acknowledging the instrumentation and technical discussions of the Materials Characterisation Laboratory for publications. Please discuss which option with either Gavin Stenning or Marek Jura would be appropriate.
Option 1:
‘We gratefully acknowledge the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) for access to neutron beamtime at ISIS, and also for the provision of sample preparation, XX facilities.’
(XX – insert instrument name)
Option 2:
‘We would like to thank X.XXX for help on the XX instrument in the Materials Characterisation Laboratory at the ISIS Neutron and Muon Source.’
(X. XXX – insert name of scientific support person; XX – insert instrument name)
Option 3:
For collaborative work we would request co-authorship of the publication with the following affiliation:
ISIS Neutron and Muon Source,
Science and Technology Facilities Council,
Didcot,
OX11 0QX,
United Kingdom.