Absolute calibration of the DANCE thermal neutron beam using sodium activation

Fischer, V.; Pagani, L.; Pickard, L.; Grant, C.; He, J.; Pantic, E.; Svoboda, R.; Ullmann, J.; Wang, J.

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2019.03.047

Title: Absolute calibration of the DANCE thermal neutron beam using sodium activation

Abstract

The calculation of the neutron capture cross section as a function of energy in the thermal range requires a precise knowledge of the absolute neutron flux. In this paper a method of calibrating a thermal neutron beam using the controlled activation of sodium is described. Here, the method is applied to the FP-14 Time Of Flight neutron beam line at the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center to calibrate the beam to an uncertainty level of ±5 %.

Authors:

Fischer, V. ^[1]; Pagani, L. ^[1]; Pickard, L. ^[1]; Grant, C. ^[2]; He, J. ^[1]; Pantic, E. ^[1]; Svoboda, R. ^[1]; Ullmann, J. ^[3]; Wang, J. ^[1]

Univ. of California, Davis, CA (United States)
Boston Univ., Boston, MA (United States)
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Publication Date:: Wed Mar 20 00:00:00 EDT 2019

Research Org.:: Univ. of California, Davis, CA (United States); Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Office of Nonproliferation and Verification Research and Development (NA-22); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

OSTI Identifier:: 1595437

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 1504657; OSTI ID: 1506701

Report Number(s):: LA-UR-19-21578
Journal ID: ISSN 0168-9002; TRN: US2101623

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0009999; 89233218CNA000001; NA0003180

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 929; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0168-9002

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; Neutron cross section; Neutron flux; Neutron capture

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                    Fischer, V., Pagani, L., Pickard, L., Grant, C., He, J., Pantic, E., Svoboda, R., Ullmann, J., and Wang, J. Absolute calibration of the DANCE thermal neutron beam using sodium activation.  United States: N. p., 2019. 
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                    Fischer, V., Pagani, L., Pickard, L., Grant, C., He, J., Pantic, E., Svoboda, R., Ullmann, J., & Wang, J. Absolute calibration of the DANCE thermal neutron beam using sodium activation.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2019.03.047

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                    Fischer, V., Pagani, L., Pickard, L., Grant, C., He, J., Pantic, E., Svoboda, R., Ullmann, J., and Wang, J. Wed .  
"Absolute calibration of the DANCE thermal neutron beam using sodium activation".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2019.03.047.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1595437.

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@article{osti_1595437,

  title        = {Absolute calibration of the DANCE thermal neutron beam using sodium activation},

  author       = {Fischer, V. and Pagani, L. and Pickard, L. and Grant, C. and He, J. and Pantic, E. and Svoboda, R. and Ullmann, J. and Wang, J.},

  abstractNote = {The calculation of the neutron capture cross section as a function of energy in the thermal range requires a precise knowledge of the absolute neutron flux. In this paper a method of calibrating a thermal neutron beam using the controlled activation of sodium is described. Here, the method is applied to the FP-14 Time Of Flight neutron beam line at the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center to calibrate the beam to an uncertainty level of ±5 %.},

  doi          = {10.1016/j.nima.2019.03.047},

  journal      = {Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment},

  number       = C,

  volume       = 929,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Wed Mar 20 00:00:00 EDT 2019},

  month        = {Wed Mar 20 00:00:00 EDT 2019}

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