Commissioning of the Neutron Irradiation Station at the University of Notre Dame

ORAL

Abstract

We have developed and commissioned the Neutron Irradiation Station (NIS) facility at the University of Notre Dame Nuclear Science Laboratory, which produces high-flux, quasi-monoenergetic neutrons via the reaction 7Li(p,n) for use in neutron-induced reaction measurements for nuclear energy and stockpile stewardship applications. To commission NIS, neutron energy distributions were characterized for various proton energies and neutron standard foils were activated to determine neutron fluxes at different locations relative to the production target. This presentation will discuss neutron energy spectra and flux results as well as plans for upcoming reaction measurements with NIS.

*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