Neutron scattering at Australia's replacement research reactor
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2002-01-29
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Australian and New Zealand Institutes of Physics
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Australia's new research reactor will cater for neutron beam science and radioisotope production from the end of 2005, with unperturbed neutron flux of 4 x 1014 n/cm2/s and at least eight high performance neutron beam instruments. Most of the neutron beam science will be performance in a large fully serviced neutron guide hall. The neutron beam facility will have cold and thermal neutron beams based around supermirror neutron reflecting guides. The design of neutron guides has been optimized to deliver maximum usable neutron flux at neutron scattering instruments located at the reactor face and in the neutron guide hall. The reactor and all the associated infrastructure, with the exception of the neutron beam instruments, is to be built by INVAP S.E. and subcontractors in a turnkey contract. The neutron beam instruments 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 design concepts and key performance issues of the neutron beam facility and a status report on the activities so far will be presented.
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ANSTO, Australia, Neutron beams, Performance, Research and test reactors, OPAL Reactor, Radioisotopes, Neutron guides
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Kennedy, S. J., & Robinson, R. A. (2002). Neutron scattering at Australia's replacement research reactor. Paper presented to the 26th Annual Condensed Matter Meeting of the Australian Institute of Physics, Charles Sturt University, Wagga, Australia, 29/01/2002-01/02/2002.