Optimization of the ballistic guide design for the SNS FNPB 8.9 Å neutron line

Takeyasu M. Ito; Christopher B. Crawford; Geoffrey L. Greene

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2006.04.070

Optimization of the ballistic guide design for the SNS FNPB 8.9 Å neutron line

Takeyasu M. Ito, Christopher B. Crawford, Geoffrey L. Greene

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Abstract

The optimization of the ballistic guide design for the SNS Fundamental Neutron Physics Beamline 8.9 Å line is described. With a careful tuning of the shape of the curve for the tapered section and the width of the straight section, this optimization resulted in more than a 75% increase in the neutron flux exiting the 33 m long guide over a straight m = 3.5 guide with the same length.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	414-423
Number of pages	10
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	564
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2006.04.070
State	Published - Aug 1 2006

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Funding Information:
We thank P. Huffman for valuable suggestions. This work was supported in part by US Department of Energy Division of Nuclear Physics through Grant number DE-FG02-03ER41258.

Keywords

Ballistic guide
Monte Carlo simulation
Neutron beam line

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Instrumentation

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Optimization of the ballistic guide design for the SNS FNPB 8.9 Å neutron line. / Ito, Takeyasu M.; Crawford, Christopher B.; Greene, Geoffrey L.
In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 564, No. 1, 01.08.2006, p. 414-423.

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