Neutron scattering at Australia's replacement research reactor
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2002-01
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Elsevier B. V.
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On August 25 1999, the Australian government gave final approval to build a research reactor to replace the existing HIFAR reactor at Lucas Heights. The replacement reactor, which will commence operation in 2005, will be multipurpose in function, with capabilities for both neutron-beam research and radioisotope production. Regarding beams, cold and thermal neutron sources are to be installed and the intent is to use supermirror guides, with coatings with critical angles up to 3 times that of natural Ni, to transport cold and thermal neutron beams into a large modern guide hall. The reactor and all the associated infrastructure, with the exception of the neutron beam instruments, is to be built by INVAP, SE and subcontractors in a turnkey contract. The goal is to have at least eight leading-edge neutron-beam instruments ready in 2005, and they will be developed by ANSTO and other contracted organisations, in consultation with the Australian user community and interested overseas parties. A review of the planned scientific capabilities, a description of the facility and a status report on the activities so far is given. © 2002 Elsevier Science B.V.
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ANSTO, Australia, Neutron beams, Neutron guides, Performance, OPAL Reactor
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Robinson, R. A., & Kennedy, S. J. (2002). Neutron scattering at Australia's replacement research reactor. Paper presented to the International Symposium on Advanced Utilization of Research Reactors - Neutron Sources and Neutron Beam Devices (ISAURR '01), Kumatori, Osaka, Japan, 27 February - 1 March 2001. In Physica B: Condensed Matter, 311(1), 44-49. doi:10.1016/S0921-4526(01)01054-7