Supermirror polarizer and beam simulations Christopher Crawford (UKy) NPDGamma Collaboration Meeting ORNL, 2010-10-15
Outline McStas simulations of beam profile Characterization of SM polarizer by Swiss Neutronics Analysis of FP12 statistics
FnPB supermirror polarizer Fe/Si on boron float glass, no Gd m = 3.0 critical angle n = 45 channels r = 9.6 m radius of curvature l = 40 cm length d = 0.3mm vane thickness T=25.8% transmission P=95.3% polarization N=2.2£1010 n/s output flux (chopped) simulations using McStas / ROOT ntuple
McStas Simulations
Transmission Comparison Presented at collab, mtg. 2007-02-23 34% -> 26% Transmission Changes: Fe/Si coating No Gd undercoat No line of sight
Transmission
Comparison of optimal stats. vs. open pedestal after chopper, pedestal
Comparison of optimal stats. vs. open pedestal after chopper, pedestal
Polarization Comparison Presented at collab, mtg. 2007-02-23 95.6% Polarization Changes: Fe/Si coating No Gd undercoat No line of sight
Polarization Comparison Presented at collab, mtg. 2007-02-23 95.6% -> 95.3% Polarization Changes: Fe/Si coating No Gd undercoat No line of sight
Neutron Flux vs. wavelength, position in vane from polarimetry MRI proposal
Polarization vs. wavelength, position in vane
Neutron flux vs. Λ, Θx
Polarization vs. Λ, Θx
Beam profile before and after Smpol horizontal vertical after
Beam profile at 1st lead wall
Beam profile at 2nd lead wall
Beam profile at LH2 target
Horizontal profile vs. dist. from SMpol
Vertical profile vs. dist. from SMpol
SM polarizer characterization by Swiss Neutronics at PSI
Specifications from SNAG Waviness
Individual Vanes – 2
Individual Vanes – 6
Individual Vanes – 10
Individual Vanes – 14
Individual Vanes – 19
Individual Vanes – 22
Individual Vanes – 26
Individual Vanes – 26R
Reflectivity profile use in McStas simulations R+, P
Reflectivity profile use in McStas simulations R+, P
Transmission measurement at PSI
Polarization measurement at PSI
Polarization measurement data
Measurement of Flux at FP12 Americo Salas Bacci, et al. Technical Note #3
LANSCE FP12 Neutron Flux Measurement Americo Salas Bacci, Technical Note #3
LANSCE FP12 Neutron Flux – Electronics
Fission Chamber energy spectrum from Americo
LANSCE FP12 Neutron Flux – Electronics
Comparison of statistics at LANSCE FP12 Calculation based on: David’s estimate 2010-09-24, Americo’s note 2010-10-14, and Gericke, NIMA 611 239 (2009) 2.68x107 n/s cm2 neutron flux at 100 μA, measured with FC 3.5” collimator, 87.6 μA proton current 4966 runs (after cut) x 104/20 Hz 0.88 (air) x 0.90 (Al) x 0.88 (glass) x 0.346 (3He) transmission 0.60 capture in LH2 x 0.3017 geom. factor 0.53 pol. 3He x 0.989 SF eff. / (1+0.25) bkg. dilution δA = 1.9 x 10-7 from above vs. 2.1 x 10-7 RMS width in A Comparison of raw counts vs. above estimate?