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Thermal scattering libraries for cold and very-cold neutron reflector materials

Authors :
Douglas D. Dijulio
Jose Ignacio Marquez Damian
Marco Bernasconi
Davide Campi
Giuseppe Gorini
Thomas Kittelmann
Esben Klinkby
Gunter Muhrer
Kemal Ramic
Nicola Rizzi
Valentina Santoro
Source :
EPJ Web of Conferences. 284:17013
Publication Year :
2023
Publisher :
EDP Sciences, 2023.

Abstract

We present recent developments of improved modelling methods for simulating neutron transport in reflector materials of interest for neutron source applications. These include materials to be used as traditional reflectors around the neutron moderator, such as beryllium, and also novel materials, such as nanodiamond particles, to be used as a reflector for very-cold neutrons in the neutron beam extraction area of a neutron scattering instrument. Of particular interest is the inclusion of physical effects that are not modelled in standard thermal scattering libraries used for Monte-Carlo simulations, such as extinction in beryllium reflectors and effects of small-angle neutron scattering from nanodiamond particles.

Subjects

Subjects :
General Medicine

Details

ISSN :
2100014X
Volume :
284
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
EPJ Web of Conferences
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........71050e086af60476b4c68c255faf0103
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202328417013