The new reflectometer ADAM at the ILL is described and some of the res
ults obtained in the first year of operation are presented. These incl
ude a reflectivity of a Si wafer over eight orders of magnitude, a mea
surement of a thick [Fe-56/Fe-57] isotope superlattice, and a polarise
d reflectivity of a Co/Cu multilayer. The instrument is now available
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