The Neutron Irradiation Station at Notre Dame

ORAL

Abstract

The Neutron Irradiation Station (NIS) at the University of Notre Dame Nuclear Science Laboratory is a facility designed for the production of high-flux monoenergetic neutrons using the reaction 7Li(p,n). Available neutron energies will span from 100 keV to a few MeV and will be utilized for measurements of neutron-induced reaction cross sections, in particular neutron capture reactions with applications in nuclear security and nuclear energy. An overview of the facility will be presented in this talk and preliminary characterization of the neutron flux as a function of angle for various proton energies will be discussed.

*The project is supported by the DOE-NEUP under grant number DE-NE-0009127 and the NSF under grant number PHYS-2011890.

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Presenters

  • Miriam Matney

    • University of Notre Dame

Authors

  • Miriam Matney

    • University of Notre Dame

  • Daniel Robertson

    • University of Notre Dame

  • Anna Simon

    • University of Notre Dame

  • Khachatur Manukyan

    • University of Notre Dame

  • Ani Aprahamian

    • University of Notre Dame

  • Daniel Bardayan

    • University of Notre Dame

  • Richard J deBoer

    • University of Notre Dame

  • Edward Stech

    • University of Notre Dame

  • Michael C F Wiescher

    • University of Notre Dame