Reuter-Stokes Completes Factory Acceptance Testing for NIST

On March 9, 2020, a team fromReuter-Stokesaccompanied the first Helium-3 Detector 8Pack module for factory acceptance testing at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, MD. Approval of the acceptance testing allows Reuter-Stokes to complete the manufacturing of thirteen remaining units for installation on the NG-3 Very Small-Angle Scattering (VSANS) target station.The project is slated to begin commissioning in August 2020. NIST is a long-time Reuter-Stokes customer and recipient of a number of Helium-3 Detector 8Pack modules since the product was developed more than10 years ago.

In addition to the acceptance testing, the team also participated in a technical review for bid of a second installation planned of five 8Pack modules for the NGA Neutron Spin-Echo Spectrometer (NSE) target station. Reuter-Stokes won the bid and received the purchase order on April 22, 2020.

TheNeutron Scatteringmarket consists of over 50 laboratories and research facilities in 22 countries. These facilities operate a large-scale neutron source (usually a research reactor or spallation source) that provides thermal neutrons through a target station to a series of research instruments. To best serve this customer base, Reuter-Stokes offers a combination of Helium-3 filled position-sensitive proportional counters (known as Position Sensitive Detectors or PSDs) along with the NeuAcq™ Electronics System and the Helium-3 Detector 8Pack module. The Helium-3 Detector 8Pack module combines high-efficiency neutron detection with high-speed electronics in a sealed enclosure. This product enables cutting-edge science in all-vacuum, partial-vacuum and non-vacuum instruments in an easy-to-install module.