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"m=1" coatings for neutron guides

Cooper-Jensen, Carsten LU ; Vorobiev, A. ; Klinkby, E. ; Kapaklis, V. ; Wilkens, H. ; Rats, D. ; Hjorvarsson, B. ; Kirstein, Oliver LU and Bentley, Phillip LU (2014) International Workshop on Neutron Optics and Detectors (NOP&D) 528. p.012005-012005
Abstract
A substantial fraction of the price for a supermirror neutron guide system is the shielding, which is needed because of the gamma radiation produced as a result of neutron absorption in the supermirror layers. Traditional coatings have been made of nickel-titanium heterostructures, but Ni and Ti also have a fairly high absorption cross section for cold and thermal neutrons. We examine a number of alternatives to Ni as part of a study to reduce the gamma radiation from neutron guides. Materials such as diamond and Be have higher neutron scattering density than Ni, smaller absorption cross section, and when a neutron is absorbed they emit gamma photons with lower energies. We present reflectivity data comparing Ni with Be and preliminary... (More)
A substantial fraction of the price for a supermirror neutron guide system is the shielding, which is needed because of the gamma radiation produced as a result of neutron absorption in the supermirror layers. Traditional coatings have been made of nickel-titanium heterostructures, but Ni and Ti also have a fairly high absorption cross section for cold and thermal neutrons. We examine a number of alternatives to Ni as part of a study to reduce the gamma radiation from neutron guides. Materials such as diamond and Be have higher neutron scattering density than Ni, smaller absorption cross section, and when a neutron is absorbed they emit gamma photons with lower energies. We present reflectivity data comparing Ni with Be and preliminary results from diamond coatings showing there use as neutron guide coatings. Calculations show that Be and diamond coatings emit two orders of magnitude fewer gamma photons compared to Ni, mainly because of the lower absorption cross section. (Less)
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International Workshop on Neutron Optics and Detectors (NOP&D 2013) 2–5 July 2013, Munich, Germany
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528
pages
012005 - 012005
publisher
IOP Publishing
conference name
International Workshop on Neutron Optics and Detectors (NOP&D)
conference location
Munich, Germany
conference dates
2013-07-02 - 2013-07-05
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  • scopus:84906266649
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1742-6588
1742-6596
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10.1088/1742-6596/528/1/012005
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English
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  abstract     = {{A substantial fraction of the price for a supermirror neutron guide system is the shielding, which is needed because of the gamma radiation produced as a result of neutron absorption in the supermirror layers. Traditional coatings have been made of nickel-titanium heterostructures, but Ni and Ti also have a fairly high absorption cross section for cold and thermal neutrons. We examine a number of alternatives to Ni as part of a study to reduce the gamma radiation from neutron guides. Materials such as diamond and Be have higher neutron scattering density than Ni, smaller absorption cross section, and when a neutron is absorbed they emit gamma photons with lower energies. We present reflectivity data comparing Ni with Be and preliminary results from diamond coatings showing there use as neutron guide coatings. Calculations show that Be and diamond coatings emit two orders of magnitude fewer gamma photons compared to Ni, mainly because of the lower absorption cross section.}},
  author       = {{Cooper-Jensen, Carsten and Vorobiev, A. and Klinkby, E. and Kapaklis, V. and Wilkens, H. and Rats, D. and Hjorvarsson, B. and Kirstein, Oliver and Bentley, Phillip}},
  booktitle    = {{International Workshop on Neutron Optics and Detectors (NOP&D 2013) 2–5 July 2013, Munich, Germany}},
  issn         = {{1742-6588}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{012005--012005}},
  publisher    = {{IOP Publishing}},
  title        = {{"m=1" coatings for neutron guides}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/528/1/012005}},
  doi          = {{10.1088/1742-6596/528/1/012005}},
  volume       = {{528}},
  year         = {{2014}},
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