The neutron facility at NCSR ‘Demokritos’ and neutron activation research activities of NTUA

At the 5.5 MV Tandem T11/25 Accelerator Laboratory of NCSR “Demokritos” quasi-monoenergetic neutron beams can be produced in the energy ranges ∼15–21 MeV by means of the 3 H(d,n) 4 He reaction, ∼4–11 MeV via the 2 H(d,n) 3 He reaction, ∼2.0–5.3 MeV using the 3 H(p,n) 3 He reaction and ∼120–650 keV v...

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Published inEPJ techniques and instrumentation Vol. 10; no. 1; pp. 4 - 8
Main Author Vlastou, R.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.12.2023
Springer Nature B.V
SpringerOpen
Subjects
Accelerators for Research and Sustainable Development: novel concepts and technical innovation
Atomic
Biological and Medical Physics
Biomaterials
Biophysics
Characterization and Evaluation of Materials
Energy
Foils
Measurement Science and Instrumentation
Molecular
Neutron beams
Neutrons
Optical and Plasma Physics
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Review
Scintillation counters
Sensors
Simulation
Spectroscopy and Microscopy
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Summary:At the 5.5 MV Tandem T11/25 Accelerator Laboratory of NCSR “Demokritos” quasi-monoenergetic neutron beams can be produced in the energy ranges ∼15–21 MeV by means of the 3 H(d,n) 4 He reaction, ∼4–11 MeV via the 2 H(d,n) 3 He reaction, ∼2.0–5.3 MeV using the 3 H(p,n) 3 He reaction and ∼120–650 keV via the 7 Li(p,n) 7 Be reaction. The maximum flux has been determined to be of the order of 10 5 – 10 6  n/cm 2 s , implementing reference reactions, while the flux variation of the neutron beam is monitored using a BF3 detector and a BC501A scintillator. The neutron beams have been characterized using the multiple foil activation technique as well as extensive simulations and have been used for cross section measurements of neutron induced reactions implementing again the activation technique.
ISSN:2195-7045
2195-7045
DOI:10.1140/epjti/s40485-023-00091-8