The small-angle neutron scattering extension in MCNPX and the SANS cross section for nanodiamonds
Abstract
Detonation nanodiamonds provide an intriguing prospect for the development of a very cold neutron (VCN) source or as a high albedo material for VCN reflection helping to control leakage of cold and very cold neutrons in a moderator. The investigation of source and reflector designs necessitates the development of new simulation tools for existing Monte Carlo codes that include small angle neutron scattering (SANS). The SANS extension in MCNPX 2.7 provides an analytical model of hard-sphere scattering with variable scattering particle sizes, size distributions, and packing fractions in order to supplement currently existing scattering kernels as well as the capability to read an experimentally determined small angle neutron scattering profile from a data file. The SANS extension is discussed and compared to nanodiamond SANS measurements.
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1607149
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1577932
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725
- 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: 953; 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; Nanodiamond; Monte Carlo; MCNPX; Neutron cross section; Small angle neutron scattering
Citation Formats
Grammer, Kyle, and Gallmeier, Franz X. The small-angle neutron scattering extension in MCNPX and the SANS cross section for nanodiamonds. United States: N. p., 2019.
Web. doi:10.1016/j.nima.2019.163226.
Grammer, Kyle, & Gallmeier, Franz X. The small-angle neutron scattering extension in MCNPX and the SANS cross section for nanodiamonds. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2019.163226
Grammer, Kyle, and Gallmeier, Franz X. Fri .
"The small-angle neutron scattering extension in MCNPX and the SANS cross section for nanodiamonds". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2019.163226. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1607149.
@article{osti_1607149,
title = {The small-angle neutron scattering extension in MCNPX and the SANS cross section for nanodiamonds},
author = {Grammer, Kyle and Gallmeier, Franz X.},
abstractNote = {Detonation nanodiamonds provide an intriguing prospect for the development of a very cold neutron (VCN) source or as a high albedo material for VCN reflection helping to control leakage of cold and very cold neutrons in a moderator. The investigation of source and reflector designs necessitates the development of new simulation tools for existing Monte Carlo codes that include small angle neutron scattering (SANS). The SANS extension in MCNPX 2.7 provides an analytical model of hard-sphere scattering with variable scattering particle sizes, size distributions, and packing fractions in order to supplement currently existing scattering kernels as well as the capability to read an experimentally determined small angle neutron scattering profile from a data file. The SANS extension is discussed and compared to nanodiamond SANS measurements.},
doi = {10.1016/j.nima.2019.163226},
journal = {Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment},
number = C,
volume = 953,
place = {United States},
year = {2019},
month = {12}
}
Free Publicly Available Full Text
Publisher's Version of Record
Other availability
Search WorldCat to find libraries that may hold this journal
Cited by: 5 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science
Web of Science
Save to My Library
You must Sign In or Create an Account in order to save documents to your library.
Works referenced in this record:
Nanoparticles as a Possible Moderator for an Ultracold Neutron Source
journal, December 2007
- Nesvizhevsky, V. V.; Pignol, G.; Protasov, K. V.
- International Journal of Nanoscience, Vol. 06, Issue 06
The reflection of very cold neutrons from diamond powder nanoparticles
journal, October 2008
- Nesvizhevsky, V. V.; Lychagin, E. V.; Muzychka, A. Yu.
- Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 595, Issue 3
Neutron scattering lengths and cross sections
journal, January 1992
- Sears, Varley F.
- Neutron News, Vol. 3, Issue 3
Quasi-specular reflection of cold neutrons from nano-dispersed media at above-critical angles
journal, October 2010
- Cubitt, R.; Lychagin, E. V.; Muzychka, A. Yu.
- Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 622, Issue 1
Effect of nanodiamond fluorination on the efficiency of quasispecular reflection of cold neutrons
journal, February 2018
- Nesvizhevsky, V. V.; Dubois, M.; Gutfreund, Ph.
- Physical Review A, Vol. 97, Issue 2
Small-angle neutron scattering study of high-pressure sintered detonation nanodiamonds
journal, November 2011
- Kidalov, S. V.; Shakhov, F. M.; Lebedev, V. T.
- Crystallography Reports, Vol. 56, Issue 7
Measurement of neutron scattering cross section of nano-diamond with particle diameter of approximately 5 nm in energy range of 0.2 meV to 100 meV
journal, June 2019
- Teshigawara, M.; Tsuchikawa, Y.; Ichikawa, G.
- Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 929
Fluorinated nanodiamonds as unique neutron reflector
journal, April 2018
- Nesvizhevsky, Valery; Köster, Ulli; Dubois, Marc
- Carbon, Vol. 130
Analytical scattering function of a polydisperse Percus-Yevick fluid with Schulz- ( Γ -) distributed diameters
journal, March 1987
- Griffith, W. L.; Triolo, R.; Compere, A. L.
- Physical Review A, Vol. 35, Issue 5
The extended Q -range small-angle neutron scattering diffractometer at the SNS
journal, July 2010
- Zhao, J. K.; Gao, C. Y.; Liu, D.
- Journal of Applied Crystallography, Vol. 43, Issue 5
Polydisperse systems. I. Scattering function for polydisperse fluids of hard or permeable spheres
journal, July 1979
- Blum, L.; Stell, G.
- The Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol. 71, Issue 1
Über die Beziehung zwischen Reaktionsgeschwindigkeit und Zusammensetzung des Reaktionsproduktes bei Makropolymerisationsvorgängen
journal, January 1935
- Schulz, G. V.
- Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie, Vol. 30B, Issue 1
Theory of dynamic light scattering from polydisperse systems
journal, January 1976
- Aragón, S. R.
- The Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol. 64, Issue 6
Analysis of small angle neutron scattering spectra from polydisperse interacting colloids
journal, September 1983
- Kotlarchyk, Michael; Chen, Sow‐Hsin
- The Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol. 79, Issue 5
Small Angle Scattering of Neutrons
journal, July 1951
- Weiss, R. J.
- Physical Review, Vol. 83, Issue 2
Mantid—Data analysis and visualization package for neutron scattering and SR experiments
journal, November 2014
- Arnold, O.; Bilheux, J. C.; Borreguero, J. M.
- Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 764
Scattering by an Inhomogeneous Solid
journal, June 1949
- Debye, P.; Bueche, A. M.
- Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 20, Issue 6
Scattering by an Inhomogeneous Solid. II. The Correlation Function and Its Application
journal, June 1957
- Debye, P.; Anderson, H. R.; Brumberger, H.
- Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 28, Issue 6
ENDF/B-VII.1 Nuclear Data for Science and Technology: Cross Sections, Covariances, Fission Product Yields and Decay Data
journal, December 2011
- Chadwick, M. B.; Herman, M.; Obložinský, P.
- Nuclear Data Sheets, Vol. 112, Issue 12
Absolute calibration of small-angle neutron scattering data
journal, February 1987
- Wignall, G. D.; Bates, F. S.
- Journal of Applied Crystallography, Vol. 20, Issue 1
A new Guinier–Porod model
journal, May 2010
- Hammouda, Boualem
- Journal of Applied Crystallography, Vol. 43, Issue 4
Analysis of Classical Statistical Mechanics by Means of Collective Coordinates
journal, April 1958
- Percus, Jerome K.; Yevick, George J.
- Physical Review, Vol. 110, Issue 1