Neutron Generation and Detection Lee Robertson Instrument & Source Division Oak Ridge National Laboratory 17 th National School on Neutron and X-ray Scattering.

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Neutron Generation and Detection Lee Robertson Instrument & Source Division Oak Ridge National Laboratory 17 th National School on Neutron and X-ray Scattering June 21, 2015

2 Neutron Optics and Instrument Development Neutron Sources Low Flux Sources Fission Radioisotopes in a Low-Z Matrix: AmBe 10 7 n/s Photoneutron Emission: Target is bombarded by photons above its nuclear binding energy (10-40 MeV) 10 7 n/s Fission Radioisotopes: Cf n/s Neutron Generators: D/T beam on D/T metal hydride target induces fusion n/s High Flux Sources There are two main types of high flux neutron sources: continuous (10 15 n/s) and pulsed (10 16 n/s).

3 Neutron Optics and Instrument Development Neutron Sources Continuous Source (Nuclear Reactors) Neutrons produces by fission (usually 235 U) Fission spectrum must be moderated Neutrons produced at a more or less constant rate Very high neutron fluxes (10 15 n/cm 2 /s) NEUTRON PRODUCTION

4 Neutron Optics and Instrument Development High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR)

5 Neutron Optics and Instrument Development Neutron Sources Pulsed (Spallation Sources) Neutrons produced by nuclear spallation Neutron beams inherently pulsed Neutron energies must be moderated Very high peak fluxes (10 16 n/cm 2 /s) You are Here How It Works Negatively charged hydrogen ions are produced by an ion source -> H-- The ions are injected into a linear accelerator The ions are passed through a stripper foil -> proton The protons pass into a ring where they accumulate in bunches Each bunch of protons is released from the ring as a pulse The high-energy proton pulses strike the target -> neutrons

6 Neutron Optics and Instrument Development What Exactly is Neutron Spallation? Fission Products Intra-Nuclear Cascade Excited Nucleus Evaporation Spallation Residue  decay P (1 GeV)

7 Neutron Optics and Instrument Development Spallation Neutron Source (SNS)

8 Neutron Optics and Instrument Development Pulsed vs Continuous Apples vs Oranges Spallation Neutron Source (pulsed) High Flux Isotope Reactor (continuous) The peak neutron production of the SNS is about 10x that of the HFIR The HFIR neutron production is about 15x the time averaged production of the SNS Neutrons Produced (n/s) Time (  s)

9 Neutron Optics and Instrument Development Neutron Sources: Energy Spectrum Neutron Leakage (spectra normalized) Neutron Energy (MeV) 235 U fission 800MeV protons for W spallation Incident Wavevector Source Sample Detector Scattered Wavevector kiki kfkf But for =1.8Å : (typical interatomic distance) E=25meV (that’s meV NOT MeV!) So for E=25meV, T=290K =17°C That’s ambient temperature! For E = 2 MeV, T = 2.3 x K !!

10 Neutron Optics and Instrument Development HFIR Be Moderator and Cold Source SNS Moderators Moderators: GeV→MeV→keV→eV→meV Neutron Wavelength (Å) Source Brightness (n/cm 2 /sterad/Å/MW/pulse)

11 Neutron Optics and Instrument Development Neutron Detectors We can’t detect them directly They are neutral particles so they don’t have any charge. They don’t have enough energy (10’s of meV). Fortunately, there are nuclear reactions that can convert these low energy neutrons into high energy charged particles. Then we can use standard techniques for detecting those particles. Gas proportional counters Ion chambers Scintillation detectors Semiconductor detectors

12 Neutron Optics and Instrument Development Neutron Detectors: 3 He ARCS Detector Array HE LPSD’s Today, approximately 75% of the detectors for neutron scattering experiments use 3 He n + 3 He → 3 H + 1 H MeV These detectors are efficient, stable, low noise, have excellent gamma discrimination, and good timing Unfortunately, the supply of 3 He is rapidly diminishing Detector 8-Pack

13 Neutron Optics and Instrument Development Neutron Detectors: Scintillators Wavelength-shifting fiber detector developed for powder diffraction applications Uses a 6 LiF/ZnS(Ag) scintillator n + 6 Li → 3 H + 4 He MeV Collisions with these charged particles cause the ZnS(Ag) to scintillate at a wavelength of approximately 450nm. Blue scintillation light is shifted to green and captured in the fibers 308 × 152 pixels – 5mm x 54mm resolution ~70% detection 1.8Å

14 Neutron Optics and Instrument Development Wave Shifting Fiber Detectors on VULCAN

15 Neutron Optics and Instrument Development Detectors: Anger Cameras The Anger camera optics package maps the scintillator (2mm GS20 Li glass) area to the 6mm x 6mm PMT anodes Fit measured light cone with a 2-gaussian function to determine neutron position (current resolution is 0.8mm) Developed for single crystal instruments scintillator coupling plate photomultipliers

16 Neutron Optics and Instrument Development Neutron Camera 1)Point source of neutrons 2)Neutron to light converter 3)First surface mirror (45 degree) 4)Light tight box 5)Standard camera lens 6)Peltier cooled CCD chip 7)Computer

17 Neutron Optics and Instrument Development Neutron Image Plates