STATIONARY DIANE EQUIPMENT - DESCRIPTION AND PERFORMANCE OF THE THERMAL-NEUTRON SOURCE

Authors
CLUZEAU S LETOURNEUR P
Citation
S. Cluzeau et P. Letourneur, STATIONARY DIANE EQUIPMENT - DESCRIPTION AND PERFORMANCE OF THE THERMAL-NEUTRON SOURCE, Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section B, Beam interactions with materials and atoms, 89(1-4), 1994, pp. 428-431
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Nuclear","Nuclear Sciences & Tecnology","Instument & Instrumentation
Journal title
Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section B, Beam interactions with materials and atoms → ACNP
ISSN journal
0168583X
Volume
89
Issue
1-4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
428 - 431
Database
ISI
SICI code
0168-583X(1994)89:1-4<428:SDE-DA>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
A new neutron radiography facility using a GENIE 46 generator is now o perating at SODERN (France). In contrast to the first mobile DIANE sys tem working at IABG (Germany), this new version uses a stationary ther mal neutron source. With this second equipment the performance has bee n significantly improved. Thanks to computer simulations and experimen tal thermal neutron cartography, progress has been made on neutron mod eration/thermalization (combination of lead and HD polyethylene), extr action geometry, neutron and photon collimation. The results in terms of gamma ray and thermal neutron contents in the beam are reported.