The ICON beamline consists of evacuated neutron flight-tubes looking through a pinhole with selectable diameters into the D2 SINQ cold source. The beamline has 3 measuring positions.
| Pos | Main feature | Options | Maximum field of view |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aperture wheel | 20mm + Be-filter | 1, 10, 20, 40, and 80mm |
| 2 | Flight tube | Energy selector and gratings | - |
| 3 | Beam limiters | ||
| 4 | Flight tubes | ||
| 5 | Imaging of small to medium sized samples | Vertical and horizontal scanning of samples | 30 x 30 to 150 x 150 mm2 |
| 6 | Imaging of large samples | Vertical and horizontal scanning of samples | 250 x 250 mm2 |