Affiliation:
1. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O. 2008, Mail Stop 6466, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
Abstract
Liquid hydrogen filled tubes arranged in a triangular shape surrounded by light-water premoderators were investigated as cold moderators coupled to a neutron production zone of a tungsten target fed by a 1.3 GeV proton beam in a short-pulse mode. A moderator concept optimized for the tube length, premoderator thickness, and target position was found to deliver the highest pulse-integrated neutron brightness suitable to send cold neutron beams for neutron scattering instrumentation geared toward medium resolution and small samples. Reducing the tube diameter from 50 to 10 mm boosts the cold neutron brightness (E < 10 meV) by a factor of 2.25, also with enhancements seen by downsizing the height of cylindrical moderators in earlier studies. Attempts were made to characterize this novel moderator system with regard to pulse shapes, local brightness distribution, and angular distribution of emission at the neutron emission port.
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