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Title: Cross section measurements at LANSCE for defense, science and applications

Journal Article · · EPJ Web of Conferences
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  1. Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
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The Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE) has three neutron sources that are used for nuclear science measurements. These sources are driven by an 800 MeV proton linear accelerator and cover an energy range from sub-thermal to hundreds of MeV. Research at the facilities is performed under the auspices of a US DOE user program under which research proposals are rated for merit by a program advisory committee and are scheduled based on merit and availability of beam time. A wide variety of instruments is operated at the neutron flight paths at LANSCE including neutron detector arrays, gamma-ray detector arrays, fission fragment detectors, and charged particle detectors. These instruments provide nuclear data for multiple uses that range from increasing knowledge in fundamental science to satisfying data needs for diverse applications such as nuclear energy, global security, and industrial applications. In addition, highlights of recent research related to cross sections measurements are presented, and future research initiatives are discussed.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
AC52-06NA25396
OSTI ID:
1234697
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-14-28517; PII: epjconf_cgs2015_06002
Journal Information:
EPJ Web of Conferences, Vol. 93; Conference: International Symposium on Capture Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy and Related Topics, 2014-08-25, Dresden, Germany; ISSN 2100-014X
Publisher:
EDP SciencesCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
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