Stress induced and hydrogen concentration determinations using focusing configurations in crystal neutron diffractometry

The main objective of this research project was to implement the first order strain determination technique by measuring the diffraction lines shift from their normal angular positions and the hydrogen concentration determination method by measuring the diffraction lines integral intensity. The kind of configuration, used in the experimental facility, provides resolution properties comparable with the best existing high resolution crystal neutron diffractometers and a luminosity good enough to allow structure analysis for complex compounds even when the available neutron source is 1-2 orders of magnitude lower than proposed elsewhere