2019
1.
Gutberlet, T.; Rücker, U.; Zakalek, P.; Cronert, T.; Voigt, J.; Baggemann, J.; Doege, P. -E.; Mauerhofer, E.; Böhm, S.; Dabruck, J. P.; Nabbi, R.; Butzek, M.; Klaus, M.; Lange, C.; Brückel, T.
The Jülich high brilliance neutron source project – Improving access to neutrons Journal Article
In: Physica B: Condensed Matter, vol. 570, pp. 345-348, 2019, ISSN: 0921-4526.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Neutron instruments, Neutron moderation, Neutron optics, Neutron sources, Neutron Target, Nuclear reaction
@article{Gutberlet2019,
title = {The Jülich high brilliance neutron source project – Improving access to neutrons},
author = {T. Gutberlet and U. Rücker and P. Zakalek and T. Cronert and J. Voigt and J. Baggemann and P. -E. Doege and E. Mauerhofer and S. Böhm and J. P. Dabruck and R. Nabbi and M. Butzek and M. Klaus and C. Lange and T. Brückel},
url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0921452618300280},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physb.2018.01.019},
issn = {0921-4526},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-01-01},
journal = {Physica B: Condensed Matter},
volume = {570},
pages = {345-348},
abstract = {With the construction of the ESS, the European neutron user community is eagerly awaiting the commissioning of the brightest neutron source worldwide in 2021. Parallel to this, there is however the ongoing development of neutron science being undertaken at a dwindling number of neutron facilities worldwide. The Jülich Centre for Neutron Science has started a project to develop and design compact accelerator-driven high brilliance neutron sources as an efficient and cost effective alternative to the current low- and medium-flux reactor and spallation sources with the potential to offer science and industry access to neutrons. The project aims to deliver a high brilliance neutron source (HBS), consisting of a compact neutron production and moderator system which provides thermal and cold neutrons with high brilliance efficiently extracted in an optimized neutron transport system. By shaping the experiment holistically from the source to the detector, neutron experiments could be set-up for specific scientific requirements in a flexible and efficient way for the neutron user.},
keywords = {Neutron instruments, Neutron moderation, Neutron optics, Neutron sources, Neutron Target, Nuclear reaction},
pubstate = {published},
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With the construction of the ESS, the European neutron user community is eagerly awaiting the commissioning of the brightest neutron source worldwide in 2021. Parallel to this, there is however the ongoing development of neutron science being undertaken at a dwindling number of neutron facilities worldwide. The Jülich Centre for Neutron Science has started a project to develop and design compact accelerator-driven high brilliance neutron sources as an efficient and cost effective alternative to the current low- and medium-flux reactor and spallation sources with the potential to offer science and industry access to neutrons. The project aims to deliver a high brilliance neutron source (HBS), consisting of a compact neutron production and moderator system which provides thermal and cold neutrons with high brilliance efficiently extracted in an optimized neutron transport system. By shaping the experiment holistically from the source to the detector, neutron experiments could be set-up for specific scientific requirements in a flexible and efficient way for the neutron user.
2018
2.
Cronert, T.; Dabruck, J. P.; Klaus, M.; Lange, C.; Zakalek, P.; Doege, P. -E.; Baggemann, J.; Beßler, Y.; Butzek, M.; Rücker, U.; Gutberlet, T.; Nabbi, R.; Brückel, T.
Compact and easy to use mesitylene cold neutron moderator for CANS Journal Article
In: Physica B: Condensed Matter, vol. 551, pp. 377 - 380, 2018, ISSN: 0921-4526, (The 11th International Conference on Neutron Scattering (ICNS 2017)).
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: CANS, Cold neutron moderators, Mesitylene, Moderation, Neutron sources
@article{2018-Cronert,
title = {Compact and easy to use mesitylene cold neutron moderator for CANS},
author = {T. Cronert and J. P. Dabruck and M. Klaus and C. Lange and P. Zakalek and P. -E. Doege and J. Baggemann and Y. Beßler and M. Butzek and U. Rücker and T. Gutberlet and R. Nabbi and T. Brückel},
url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0921452618300255},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physb.2018.01.016},
issn = {0921-4526},
year = {2018},
date = {2018-01-01},
journal = {Physica B: Condensed Matter},
volume = {551},
pages = {377 - 380},
abstract = {Organic aromatic cold neutron moderators - like mesitylene (C9H12) - are often much more convenient to handle and to commission than cryogenic methane or ortho/para hydrogen moderators. Although this benefit comes at the cost of reduced brilliance, mesitylene moderators are suited to enable cold neutron applications at sources where a complex traditional cold moderator system is not feasible. Developing the Jülich High Brilliance neutron Source (HBS) project, we have investigated the use of such a low-dimensional mesitylene moderator with MCNP and ANSYS simulations and validated the simulations with experiments at TU Dresden's AKR-2 reactor. Here we will document the feasibility, advantages and drawbacks of such a system and give an outlook on future optimization potentials.},
note = {The 11th International Conference on Neutron Scattering (ICNS 2017)},
keywords = {CANS, Cold neutron moderators, Mesitylene, Moderation, Neutron sources},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
Organic aromatic cold neutron moderators - like mesitylene (C9H12) - are often much more convenient to handle and to commission than cryogenic methane or ortho/para hydrogen moderators. Although this benefit comes at the cost of reduced brilliance, mesitylene moderators are suited to enable cold neutron applications at sources where a complex traditional cold moderator system is not feasible. Developing the Jülich High Brilliance neutron Source (HBS) project, we have investigated the use of such a low-dimensional mesitylene moderator with MCNP and ANSYS simulations and validated the simulations with experiments at TU Dresden's AKR-2 reactor. Here we will document the feasibility, advantages and drawbacks of such a system and give an outlook on future optimization potentials.