Development of a time-of-flight cold neutron imaging instrument for HBS
| Topic | 44 |
| Main supervisor | Paul Zakalek (p.zakalek@fz-juelich.de) |
| MLZ institution | FZJ |
| Local supervisor 1 |
Adrian Losko
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| Institution | Losko Vision |
| Local supervisor 2 | Markus Strobl |
| Institution | Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI) |
| Local supervisor 3 | – |
| Institution | – |
| Local supervisor 4 | – |
| Institution | – |
| Title | Development of a time-of-flight cold neutron imaging instrument for HBS |
| Description | The High-Brilliance neutron Source (HBS) project at the Forschungszentrum Jülich develops a high-current accelerator-driven neutron source (HiCANS). The facility will have at the final development stage three target stations optimized to different instrument suites including multiple imaging instruments. The published technical design report and first tests at a target station prototype at very low power show promising performances. The published concept of the time-of-flight cold neutron imaging instrument must be further developed and adopted to the parameters of the HBS. It requires a proper design of the instrument including simulations with neutron transport codes like McStas or VITESS to estimate its performance. Further optimizations could be done by modifying the moderator / reflector assembly and simulating the neutron emission with Monte Carlo codes like MCNP, FLUKA or PHITS. Intermediate tests at the target station prototype of HBS and at facilities like FRM-II or PSI will be planned. |