Abstract
In order to maximally utilize the existing beam ports at the Spallation Neutron Source, developmentand installation of a new neutron instrument is proposed at beam port 16a within building 8700 at OakRidge National Laboratory. Said instrument will provide nominally equal neutron beam access for threemain science purposes; (1) as an alignment station for proposed single-crystal spectrometer samples to berun across the facility, (2) as a Near-Infrared (>100meV) filter analyzer spectrometer, nearly identical to thatwhich was previously housed at the Lujan Center in Los Alamos, and (3) as a high-throughput nuclear cross-section measurement station. These three experimental applications would require no substantial technicaldevelopments, are complimentary in their technical requirements, and provide a worth-while capabilitythat is infinitely beyond the current use of the 16a beam port at the First Target Station within the SNScomplex. All three methods would enhance the facility’s science contributions, while accommodating twoniche experiment methods that may not be strong enough to stand on their own.
