The primary use of Miniscat is to support experiments performed on the He-3 SpinEcho. Often if new substrates/samples are used then a preliminary atom scattering study will be performed prior to the principle experiments on the SpinEcho, these measurements may take 1-2wk depending on the complexity of the substrate and any dosing/growth processes being studied. Miniscat provides a cheaper and less in demand beamline for these preliminary studies. In addition studies of helium diffraction, thermal desorption and uptake may be performed straightforwardly on a simple compact machine. Usual operation of the apparatus involves a researcher coming in person for the length of the experiments to perform the experiments with the support of an instrument scientist, technicians and local users. For theorists or groups that cannot send researches to the facility we offer a “full service” package where an expert in the field can help design and run your experiments.