A time projection chamber for high accuracy and precision fission cross-section measurements

Heffner, M.; Asner, D. M.; Baker, R. G.; Baker, J.; Barrett, S.; Brune, C.; Bundgaard, J.; Burgett, E.; Carter, D.; Cunningham, M.; Deaven, J.; Duke, D. L.; Greife, U.; Grimes, S.; Hager, U.; Hertel, N.; Hill, T.; Isenhower, D.; Jewell, K.; King, J.; Klay, J. L.; Kleinrath, V.; Kornilov, N.; Kudo, R.; Laptev, A. B.; Leonard, M.; Loveland, W.; Massey, T. N.; McGrath, C.; Meharchand, R.; Montoya, L.; Pickle, N.; Qu, H.; Riot, V.; Ruz, J.; Sangiorgio, S.; Seilhan, B.; Sharma, S.; Snyder, L.; Stave, S.; Tatishvili, G.; Thornton, R. T.; Tovesson, F.; Towell, D.; Towell, R. S.; Watson, S.; Wendt, B.; Wood, L.; Yao, L.

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2014.05.057

Title: A time projection chamber for high accuracy and precision fission cross-section measurements

Journal Article · Thu May 22 00:00:00 EDT 2014 · Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2014.05.057· OSTI ID:1343003

Heffner, M. ^[1]; Asner, D. M. ^[2]; Baker, R. G. ^[3]; Baker, J. ^[4]; Barrett, S. ^[5]; Brune, C. ^[6]; Bundgaard, J. ^[7]; Burgett, E. ^[8]; Carter, D. ^[1]; Cunningham, M. ^[1]; Deaven, J. ^[9]; Duke, D. L. ^[10]; Greife, U. ^[7]; Grimes, S. ^[6]; Hager, U. ^[7]; Hertel, N. ^[11]; Hill, T. ^[12]; Isenhower, D. ^[13]; Jewell, K. ^[4]; King, J. ^[5] more »

Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
California Polytechnic State Univ. (CalPoly), San Luis Obispo, CA (United States)
Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR (United States)
Ohio Univ., Athens, OH (United States)
Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO (United States)
Idaho State Univ., Pocatello, ID (United States); Georgia Inst. of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States)
Idaho State Univ., Pocatello, ID (United States)
Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO (United States); Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); California Polytechnic State Univ. (CalPoly), San Luis Obispo, CA (United States)
Georgia Inst. of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States)
Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States); Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Abilene Christian Univ., Abilene, TX (United States)
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States); Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO (United States)

The fission Time Projection Chamber (fissionTPC) is a compact (15 cm diameter) two-chamber MICROMEGAS TPC designed to make precision cross-section measurements of neutron-induced fission. The actinide targets are placed on the central cathode and irradiated with a neutron beam that passes axially through the TPC inducing fission in the target. The 4π acceptance for fission fragments and complete charged particle track reconstruction are powerful features of the fissionTPC which will be used to measure fission cross-sections and examine the associated systematic errors. This study provides a detailed description of the design requirements, the design solutions, and the initial performance of the fissionTPC.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-07NA27344

OSTI ID:: 1343003

Report Number(s):: LLNL-JRNL-651187

Journal Information:: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 759, Issue C; ISSN 0168-9002

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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