Ultracold-neutron production in a pulsed-neutron beam line

被引：7

作者：

Lavelle, C. M. ^{[1
]}

Liu, C. -Y. ^{[1
]}

Fox, W. ^{[1
]}

Manus, G. ^{[1
]}

McChesney, P. M. ^{[1
]}

Salvat, D. J. ^{[1
]}

Shin, Y. ^{[1
]}

Makela, M. ^{[4
]}

Morris, C. ^{[4
]}

Saunders, A. ^{[4
]}

Couture, A. ^{[3
]}

Young, A. R. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Indiana Univ, Dept Phys, Bloomington, IN 47408 USA

[2] N Carolina State Univ, Dept Phys, Raleigh, NC 27695 USA

[3] Los Alamos Natl Lab, LANSCE Div, Los Alamos, NM 87544 USA

[4] Los Alamos Natl Lab, Div Phys, Los Alamos, NM 87544 USA

来源：

PHYSICAL REVIEW C | 2010年 / 82卷 / 01期

基金：

美国国家科学基金会;

关键词：

SOLID-DEUTERIUM SOURCE; COLD; MODERATOR; EXTRACTION; SCATTERING; DYNAMICS; OXYGEN;

D O I：

10.1103/PhysRevC.82.015502

中图分类号：

O57 [原子核物理学、高能物理学];

学科分类号：

070202 ;

摘要：

We present the results of an ultracold neutron (UCN) production experiment in a pulsed-neutron beam line at the Los Alamos Neutron Scattering Center. The experimental apparatus allows for a comprehensive set of measurements of UCN production as a function of target temperature, incident neutron energy, target volume, and applied magnetic field. However, the low counting statistics of the UCN signal can be overwhelmed by the large background associated with the scattering of the primary cold-neutron flux that is required for UCN production. We have developed a background subtraction technique that takes advantage of the very different time-of-flight profiles between the UCN and the cold neutrons, in the pulsed beam. Using the unique timing structure, we can reliably extract the UCN signal. Solid ortho-H-2(2) is used to calibrate UCN transmission through the apparatus, which is designed primarily for studies of UCN production in solid O-2. In addition to setting the overall detection efficiency in the apparatus, UCN production data using solid H-2(2) suggest that the UCN upscattering cross section is smaller than previous estimates, indicating the deficiency of the incoherent approximation widely used to estimate inelastic cross sections in the thermal and cold regimes.

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