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A fast-cooling mode for blue series furnaces 蓝色系列炉的快速冷却模式
IF 1.1 Q3 Energy Pub Date : 2020-01-29 DOI: 10.3233/jnr-190128
C. Goodway, P. Mcintyre, A. Sears, Nadir Belkhier, G. Burgess, O. Kirichek, E. Lelièvre-Berna, F. Marchal, Sébastien Turc, S. Wakefield
Blue series top-loading furnaces are regularly used at neutron facilities to carry out experiments at up to 1700◦C. The sample temperature is controlled using the indirect resistance heating method which consists in placing the sample inside a radiating cylindrical heater made from vanadium or niobium into which a current of up to 180 A circulates. To prevent the oxydation and deterioration of the heated elements, the sample, the heater and the heat shields are in a secondary vacuum which limits very much the cooling rate. We present an automated fast-cooling technique which reduces the cool-down time by a factor of 4 to 5 without impacting the lifetime of the heated elements. This method is now routinely used at the ILL and ISIS facilities and reduces very much beam time losses.
蓝色系列顶载炉通常用于中子设施,以进行高达1700◦C的实验。使用间接电阻加热方法控制样品温度,该方法包括将样品放入由钒或铌制成的辐射圆柱形加热器中,其中高达180 a的电流循环。为了防止被加热元件的氧化和变质,样品、加热器和隔热罩处于二级真空中,这极大地限制了冷却速度。我们提出了一种自动快速冷却技术,该技术将冷却时间减少了4到5倍,而不会影响被加热元件的寿命。这种方法现在在ILL和ISIS设施中经常使用,并大大减少了波束时间损失。
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引用次数: 0
Next generation equipment for muon chemistry research 下一代介子化学研究设备
IF 1.1 Q3 Energy Pub Date : 2020-01-29 DOI: 10.3233/jnr-190118
M. Aramini, S. Cottrell, J. Peck, K. Yokoyama
Muon spectroscopy offers a uniquely sensitive method for exploring many mechanisms in chemistry and chemical physics through the study of muonium, a probe species formed during muon implantation that is chemically equivalent to hydrogen. Next generation experiments in the field of muonium chemistry will require reliable liquid handling systems, in-situ experimental capabilities and access to advanced methods such as Radio-Frequency (RF) muon spin resonance spectroscopy. This paper discusses the development and commissioning of systems for sample handling, describing details of two liquid panels suitable for deoxygenation and transfer of liquid samples, the development of a centre stick for an existing 4He flow cryostat suitable for RF muon chemistry experiments, a dedicated muon chemistry insert specifically optimized for RF liquid phase chemistry experiments, and a birdcage RF cavity optimized for high frequency measurements and with a geometry wellsuited for beamline experiments that exploit the chemistry insert. Example data is presented, demonstrating the application of these various pieces of equipment.
μ子光谱学通过对μ子离子的研究,为探索化学和化学物理中的许多机制提供了一种独特的灵敏方法。μ子离子是在μ子注入过程中形成的一种探针物质,化学上相当于氢。子化学领域的下一代实验将需要可靠的液体处理系统、现场实验能力和先进的方法,如射频(RF) μ子自旋共振光谱。本文讨论了样品处理系统的开发和调试,描述了适用于液体样品的除氧和转移的两个液体面板的细节,适用于射频μ子化学实验的现有4He流低温恒温器的中心棒的开发,专门针对射频液相化学实验优化的专用μ子化学插入,以及针对高频测量进行优化的鸟笼式射频腔,其几何形状非常适合利用化学插入的光束线实验。给出了实例数据,说明了这些设备的应用情况。
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引用次数: 1
Neutron activation properties of PE-B4C-concrete assessed by measurements and simulations 通过测量和模拟评价pe - b4c混凝土的中子活化性能
IF 1.1 Q3 Energy Pub Date : 2020-01-29 DOI: 10.3233/jnr-190126
D. Hajdú, E. Dian, E. Klinkby, C. Cooper-Jensen, J. Osán, P. Zagyvai
The neutron activation properties of the PE-B4C-concrete recently developed for the European Spallation Source (ESS) ERIC (European Spallation Source, https://europeanspallationsource.se/about) were investigated. On the one hand the concrete activation was compared to that of the ordinary concrete from which it was developed by means of irradiating concrete samples in the Budapest Research Reactor (BRR) (Budapest Neutron Centre, https://www.bnc.hu/). On the other hand, the measured activities were used to study the impact of input composition on Monte Carlo activation simulations. For this purpose, the complete course of the irradiation experiments were reproduced with MCNPX and Cinder90 simulations with nominal and measured elemental concrete compositions. Simulations suggest that for realistic activation predictions more detailed elemental compositions are required than the nominal ones. Energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) analysis technique was applied for this purpose, providing fair results for short-term activation estimations.
研究了新研制的用于欧洲散裂源(ESS) ERIC (European Spallation Source, https://europeanspallationsource.se/about)的pe - b4c混凝土的中子活化性能。一方面,混凝土活化与普通混凝土的活化进行了比较,普通混凝土是通过布达佩斯研究反应堆(BRR)(布达佩斯中子中心,https://www.bnc.hu/)中的辐照混凝土样品开发的。另一方面,测量的活度用于研究输入成分对蒙特卡罗激活模拟的影响。为此,用MCNPX和Cinder90模拟模拟了名义和实测混凝土元素成分,再现了辐照实验的完整过程。模拟表明,对于实际的活化预测,需要比名义上的更详细的元素组成。为此应用了能量色散x射线荧光(EDXRF)分析技术,为短期激活估计提供了公平的结果。
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引用次数: 4
McStas and Scatter Logger driven calculations of prompt gamma shielding for neutron guides McStas和Scatter Logger驱动中子导管的即时伽马屏蔽计算
IF 1.1 Q3 Energy Pub Date : 2020-01-29 DOI: 10.3233/jnr-190123
R. Kolevatov
McStas ScatterLogger component bundle was adapted for evaluating a contribution to dose rate around neutron guides arising from prompt gamma radiation accompanying neutron capture in the supermirror guide coating upon specular reflection. Thickness of typical shielding materials needed to reduce this contribution to the desired level can be now evaluated directly from running a ray-tracing simulation of the instrument in McStas. An overview of the corresponding modifications to the existing McStas components and description of the newly written supplementary ones is given together with examples and use instructions.
McStas ScatterLogger组件束适用于评估在镜面反射下超镜导膜中伴随中子捕获的快速伽马辐射对中子导膜周围剂量率的贡献。现在可以通过在McStas中运行仪器的光线追踪模拟来直接评估将这种贡献降低到所需水平所需的典型屏蔽材料的厚度。概述了对现有McStas组件的相应修改,并对新编写的补充组件进行了描述,同时给出了示例和使用说明。
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引用次数: 2
Coupling NMR to SANS: Addressing at once structure and dynamics in soft matter 核磁共振与SANS的耦合:同时解决软物质的结构和动力学问题
IF 1.1 Q3 Energy Pub Date : 2020-01-29 DOI: 10.3233/jnr-190114
R. Oliveira-Silva, Agathe Belime, Clémence Le Coeur, Alexis Chennevière, A. Hélary, F. Cousin, P. Judeinstein, D. Sakellariou, J. Zanotti
. In soft condensed matter, Small Angle Neutron Scattering (SANS) is a central tool to probe structures with characteristic sizes ranging from 1 to 100 nm. However, when used as a standalone technique, the dynamic properties of the sample are not accessible. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) is a versatile technique which can easily probe dynamical information. Here, we report on the coupling of a low-field NMR system to a SANS instrument. We show that this original set-up makes it possible to obtain structural information and to simultaneously extract in situ on a same sample, long-range translational diffusion coefficient, T 1 and T 2 nuclear spin relaxation times. Such a feature is of major interest when a sample experiences a transient physical state or evolves rapidly. We illustrate the capabilities of alliancing these experimental methods by following the critical temperature-induced phase separation of a concentrated Poly(Methacrylic Acid) solution at its Lower Critical Solution Temperature. The characteristic size related to the domain growth of the polymer-rich phase of the gel is monitored by the evolution of the SANS spectra, while the dynamics of the sol phase (H 2 O and polymer) is simultaneously characterized by NMR by measuring T 1 , T 2 and the diffusion coefficient. Great care has been taken to design a cell able to optimize the thermalization of the sample and in particular its equilibration time. Details are given on the sample cell specifically designed and manufactured for these experiments. The acquisition time needed to reach good signal-to-noise ratios, for both NMR and SANS, match: it is of the order of one hour. Altogether, we show that in situ low-field NMR/SANS coupling the NMR is meaningful and is a promising experimental approach.
. 在软凝聚态物质中,小角中子散射(SANS)是探测特征尺寸从1到100 nm的结构的核心工具。然而,当作为一个独立的技术使用时,样本的动态属性是不可访问的。核磁共振(NMR)是一种可以方便地探测动态信息的通用技术。在这里,我们报告了低场核磁共振系统与SANS仪器的耦合。我们表明,这种原始设置使得获得结构信息成为可能,并同时在同一样品上原位提取,远程平移扩散系数,t1和t2核自旋弛豫时间。当样品经历短暂的物理状态或快速演变时,这样的特征是主要的兴趣。我们通过在较低的临界溶液温度下对浓聚(甲基丙烯酸)溶液进行临界温度诱导的相分离,说明了将这些实验方法结合起来的能力。通过SANS光谱的演变监测凝胶富聚合物相的畴生长特征尺寸,同时通过核磁共振测量t1, t2和扩散系数来表征溶胶相(h2o和聚合物)的动力学。设计一个能够优化样品的热化,特别是其平衡时间的电池是非常小心的。详细介绍了为这些实验专门设计和制造的样品池。对于NMR和SANS而言,达到良好信噪比所需的采集时间是匹配的:大约是一小时。总之,我们证明了原位低场核磁共振/SANS耦合核磁共振是有意义的,是一种有前途的实验方法。
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引用次数: 2
Low-background materials for high pressure cells used in inelastic neutron scattering experiments 用于非弹性中子散射实验的高压电池的低本底材料
IF 1.1 Q3 Energy Pub Date : 2020-01-29 DOI: 10.3233/jnr-190115
M. Kibble, V. Laliena, C. Goodway, E. Lelièvre-Berna, K. Kamenev, S. Klotz, O. Kirichek
This work was performed within the world class Science and Innovation with Neutrons in Europe 2020 (“SINE 2020”) project, funded by the European Commission, Grant Agreement n°654000.
这项工作是在欧洲委员会资助的世界级中子科学与创新2020(“sin2020”)项目中进行的,资助协议n°654000。
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引用次数: 3
Semi-analytical calculations of intrinsic field magnetic field inhomogeneities for a Neutron Spin Echo spectrometer at the ESS ESS中子自旋回波光谱仪本征场磁场不均匀性的半解析计算
IF 1.1 Q3 Energy Pub Date : 2020-01-29 DOI: 10.3233/jnr-190121
A. Kusmin, C. Pappas
Neutron Spin Echo methods (NSE) use Larmor labelling to measure the precession phase of the neutron beam polarization around well-defined magnetic fields. Scattering by a sample can affect the resulting precession phase providing information on the sample's structure and dynamics with high accuracy and resolution. A major limitation for the performance of Neutron Spin Echo instruments is the homogeneity of the precession magnetic fields. Here we investigate the influence of the new 'pancake' moderator, which is being built at the European Spallation Source, on the design of a Neutron Spin Echo spectrometer. The calculations show clear gains when the height to width ratios of the rectangular beam cross-sections mimic those of the ESS 'pancake' moderator beams. In such a case the homogeneity of the magnetic field integrals could improve by at least 30%. However, the calculations show that will not be possible to preserve a high resolution and at the same time reduce the length of the instrument. Consequently, NSE spectrometers will perform better at the ESS but they will not be substantially compacter than at other neutron sources e.g. ILL or FRM2.
中子自旋回波方法(NSE)使用拉莫尔标记来测量在明确定义的磁场周围中子束极化的进动相位。样品的散射可以影响所产生的进动相位,从而以高精度和高分辨率提供关于样品的结构和动力学的信息。中子自旋回波仪器性能的一个主要限制是进动磁场的均匀性。在这里,我们研究了欧洲散裂源正在建造的新型“煎饼”慢化剂对中子自旋回波光谱仪设计的影响。当矩形梁横截面的高宽比模拟ESS“煎饼”减速梁时,计算显示出明显的增益。在这种情况下,磁场积分的均匀性可以提高至少30%。然而,计算表明,这将不可能在保持高分辨率的同时减少仪器的长度。因此,NSE光谱仪将在ESS处表现更好,但它们不会比在其他中子源(如ILL或FRM2)处更紧凑。
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引用次数: 0
Towards innovative, successful and cost-efficient use of beam time 朝着创新、成功和经济有效地利用波束时间的方向发展
IF 1.1 Q3 Energy Pub Date : 2020-01-29 DOI: 10.3233/jnr-200147
E. Lelièvre-Berna, P. Willendrup
This double issue presents some of the work accomplished by two Joint Research Activities (JRAs) of the project World class Science and Innovation with Neutrons in Europe 2020 (SINE2020) financed by the European Commission under the 8th Framework Programme. Within these two JRAs entitled E-tools for Instrumentation and Sample Environment, efforts have been made to explore the full potential of the large scale facilities and enable challenging experiments required by the neutron and muon user communities. In the following pages, we present new McStas components based on Monte-Carlo algorithms to optimise the signal to background ratio, a decisive factor for the success of many experiments. The first McStas bundle allows evaluating one of the major contributions to dose rate around neutron guides. Combined with the next article presenting the investigation of the neutron activation properties of the PE-B4C-concrete recently developed for the European Spallation Source (ESS), this will help facilities to optimise the siting of guides and instruments. The second presented McStas bundle calculates neutron pathways through materials surrounding samples which are generally the most difficult to screen. For the first time, textured materials are considered, taking elastic and inelastic scattering into account, including multiple scattering. The article is followed by a review of different materials for building novel pressure cells for inelastic scattering whose measurements have allowed to determine the effective phonon generalised density of states of these materials, a prerequisite for performing simulations. The next two articles focus on pressure devices. The first one presents the developments of gasket-anvil assemblies for the Paris–Edinburgh cell with 30% improved pressure performance giving a similar signal-to-background ratio. It also describes an improved Bridgman seal package which makes the low-temperature operation of the PE press significantly more reliable. The second article describes a new cell for the investigation of hydrogen storage materials at pressures up to 700 bar and temperatures up to 500°C. The following articles present a simple but very efficient technique for reducing the cool-down times of blue series furnaces by a factor 4 to 5, a comprehensive suite of sample environment equipment for efficient running of muon chemistry experiments over a wide range of conditions, and a portable single-sided NMR setup adapted to a small angle neutron scattering instrument for retrieving both structural and dynamical informations from a single experiment. This issue ends with an article demonstrating that rectangular beam cross-sections with a height over width ratio which mimic the ESS “pancake” moderator beams will lead to an improved homogeneity of the magnetic field integrals of spin echo instruments and an introduction to SECoP, the international Sample Environment Communication Protocol developed on close collaboration with the Int
本期双刊介绍了欧盟委员会根据第八个框架计划资助的2020年欧洲中子世界级科学与创新项目(SINE2020)的两个联合研究活动(JRA)完成的一些工作。在这两个题为“仪器和样品环境电子工具”的联合研究报告中,已经努力探索大型设施的全部潜力,并实现中子和μ介子用户群体所需的具有挑战性的实验。在接下来的几页中,我们介绍了基于蒙特卡罗算法的新的McStas组件,以优化信号与背景比,这是许多实验成功的决定性因素。第一个McStas束允许评估中子引导周围剂量率的主要贡献之一。结合下一篇文章,介绍了最近为欧洲散裂源(ESS)开发的含PE-B4C混凝土的中子活化特性的研究,这将有助于设施优化导向器和仪器的选址。第二个给出的McStas束计算通过样本周围材料的中子路径,这些材料通常是最难筛选的。首次考虑了纹理材料,考虑了弹性和非弹性散射,包括多次散射。在这篇文章之后,我们回顾了用于构建新型非弹性散射压力电池的不同材料,这些材料的测量可以确定这些材料的有效声子广义态密度,这是进行模拟的先决条件。接下来的两篇文章主要讨论压力装置。第一篇介绍了巴黎-爱丁堡电池的垫圈-砧座组件的发展,其压力性能提高了30%,给出了类似的信号背景比。它还描述了一种改进的Bridgman密封封装,它使PE压机的低温操作更加可靠。第二篇文章描述了一种新的电池,用于研究压力高达700巴、温度高达500°C的储氢材料。以下文章介绍了一种将蓝色系列炉的冷却时间减少4到5倍的简单但非常有效的技术、一套用于在宽条件下有效运行μ介子化学实验的综合样品环境设备,以及适用于小角度中子散射仪器的便携式单侧NMR装置,用于从单个实验中检索结构和动力学信息。该问题以一篇文章结束,该文章证明了具有模仿ESS“煎饼”慢化剂光束的高宽比的矩形光束横截面将提高自旋回波仪器的磁场积分的均匀性,并介绍了SECoP,与国际样品环境学会密切合作制定的国际样品环境通信协议。享受阅读吧!
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High-pressure cell for in situ neutron studies of hydrogen storage materials 用于储氢材料原位中子研究的高压电池
IF 1.1 Q3 Energy Pub Date : 2020-01-29 DOI: 10.3233/jnr-190116
Neslihan Aslan, C. Horstmann, O. Metz, O. Kotlyar, M. Dornheim, C. Pistidda, S. Busch, W. Lohstroh, M. Müller, K. Pranzas
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Conceptual implementation stages for Moroccan PGAA/NI instruments: STAGE I & II 摩洛哥PGAA/NI仪器的概念实施阶段:第一阶段和第二阶段
IF 1.1 Q3 Energy Pub Date : 2020-01-01 DOI: 10.3233/JNR-200171
H. Amsil, A. Jalil, K. Embarch, H. Bounouira, Abdessamad DIDI, K. Laraki, H. Marah, A. Chetaine
The first installation around the tangential beam tube of the Moroccan TRIGA Mark II research reactor comprises combined instruments for Prompt Gamma Neutron Activation Analysis (PGAA) and Neutron Imaging (NI). The implementation of this project is divided over three main stages, namely the installation of the collimator and the primary beam shutter, which is a common section for introduction inside the reactor; the PGAA instruments’ installation; and finally, the installation of the PGNAA/NI combined instruments. The entire design was planned for this project, and detailed information about the first and the second stage is described in this work.
摩洛哥TRIGA Mark II研究堆的切向束流管周围的第一个装置包括快速伽马中子活化分析(PGAA)和中子成像(NI)的组合仪器。本工程的实施分为三个主要阶段,即准直器和主光束百叶窗的安装,主光束百叶窗是反应器内部引入的共同部分;PGAA仪器的安装;最后是PGNAA/NI组合仪器的安装。本设计对整个项目进行了规划,并详细介绍了第一阶段和第二阶段的设计情况。
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