Proceedings of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory/Brookhaven National Laboratory workshop on neutron scattering instrumentation at high-flux reactors

Conference · Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1990

OSTI ID:6449723

McBee, M R ^[1]; Axe, J D; Hayter, J B

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For the first three decades following World War II, the US, which pioneered the field of neutron scattering research, enjoyed uncontested leadership in the field. By the mid-1970's, other countries, most notably through the West European consortium at Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL) in Grenoble, France, had begun funding neutron scattering on a scale unmatched in this country. By the early 1980's, observers charged with defining US scientific priorities began to stress the need for upgrading and expansion of US research reactor facilities. The conceptual design of the ANS facility is now well under way, and line-item funding for more advanced design is being sought for FY 1992. This should lead to a construction request in FY 1994 and start-up in FY 1999, assuming an optimal funding profile. While it may be too early to finalize designs for instruments whose construction is nearly a decade removed, it is imperative that we begin to develop the necessary concepts to ensure state-of-the-art instrumentation for the ANS. It is in this context that this Instrumentation Workshop was planned. The workshop touched upon many ideas that must be considered for the ANS, and as anticipated, several of the discussions and findings were relevant to the planning of the HFBR Upgrade. In addition, this report recognizes numerous opportunities for further breakthroughs on neutron instrumentation in areas such as improved detection schemes (including better tailored scintillation materials and image plates, and increased speed in both detection and data handling), in-beam monitors, transmission white beam polarizers, multilayers and supermirrors, and more. Each individual report has been cataloged separately.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/ER
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 6449723
• Report Number(s): CONF-8906311-; ON: DE91001003; TRN: 91-001078
• Resource Relation: Conference: ORNL/BNL workshop on neutron scattering instrumentation at high flux reactors, Oak Ridge, TN (USA), 5-7 Jun 1989
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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SPECTROMETERS
BACKSCATTERING
CRYSTALLOGRAPHY
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HFBR REACTOR
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FILTERS
HEAVY WATER COOLED REACTORS
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MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
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