Upgrade of the iThemba LABS Neutron Beam Vault to a Metrology Facility - Archive ouverte HAL Accéder directement au contenu
Communication Dans Un Congrès Année : 2020

Upgrade of the iThemba LABS Neutron Beam Vault to a Metrology Facility

Ntombizikhona Ndlovu
  • Fonction : Auteur
Alberto Boso
  • Fonction : Auteur
Andy Buffler
  • Fonction : Auteur
Dieter Geduld
  • Fonction : Auteur
Tanya Hutton
  • Fonction : Auteur
Tom Leadbeater
  • Fonction : Auteur
Peane Maleka
  • Fonction : Auteur
Frederick Smit
  • Fonction : Auteur

Résumé

Quasi-monoenergetic neutron beams are typically produced at the iThemba LABS fast neutron beam facility by the 7Li(p, xn) or 9Be(p, xn) reactions. With the proton beams available from the separated sector cyclotron, the neutron energy range from about 30 MeV to 200 MeV can be covered almost continuously. The facility first became operational in the late 1980s. The fast neutron beam facility at iThemba LABS has been designated by the National Metrology Institute of South Africa (NMISA) as an entity responsible for providing traceability for the medium and high-energy neutron measurements in South Africa. As a result, the facility is undergoing a major upgrade and development in order for it to meet the requirements for a medium and high-energy neutron metrology facility. As part of the ongoing upgrade, Monte Carlo (MC) simulations aimed at benchmarking the experimental data are ongoing.
Fichier non déposé

Dates et versions

hal-02914516 , version 1 (11-08-2020)

Identifiants

Citer

Ntombizikhona Ndlovu, Alberto Boso, Andy Buffler, Dieter Geduld, Tanya Hutton, et al.. Upgrade of the iThemba LABS Neutron Beam Vault to a Metrology Facility. 22nd International Conference on Cyclotrons and their Applications (CYC2019), Sep 2019, Cape Town, South Africa. pp.TUP012, ⟨10.18429/JACoW-Cyclotrons2019-TUP012⟩. ⟨hal-02914516⟩

Collections

IRSN
76 Consultations
0 Téléchargements

Altmetric

Partager

Gmail Mastodon Facebook X LinkedIn More