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Design and performance of a compact subthermal neutron source for an Electron Linear Accelerator
Fecha
2013-11Registro en:
Tartaglione, Aureliano; Galván Josa, Víctor Martín; Dawidowski, Javier; Cantargi, Florencia; Blostein, Juan Jeronimo; Design and performance of a compact subthermal neutron source for an Electron Linear Accelerator; Iop Publishing; Journal Of Instrumentation; 8; 11-2013
1748-0221
Autor
Tartaglione, Aureliano
Galván Josa, Víctor Martín
Dawidowski, Javier
Cantargi, Florencia
Blostein, Juan Jeronimo
Resumen
We present the design, construction and performance of a compact subthermal neutron source to be operated at the Bariloche Electron LINAC. The design was based on the premise of keeping the moderator temperature stable at 77 K for at least seven hours without refilling liquid nitrogen. Two moderator materials in semi-cylindrical geometry were studied: polyethylene and mesitylene. The effective moderator volumes were optimized by Monte Carlo simulations. Experimental data and calculations corresponding to the neutron production as a function of the neutron energy for those materials at room temperature and at 77 K were compared. We observed that the rate of subthermal neutrons, compared to epithermal neutrons, increases up to five times for both moderators when they are cooled down.