Published 2023 | Version v1
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LUE-40 linac based neutron source for irradiation tests of HEP detector materials and components

Creators

  • 1. National Science Center "Kharkov Institute of Physics and Technology", Kharkiv (Ukraine)

Description

A photoneutrons source based on the NSC KIPT LUE-40 electron linac was designed and constructed to study the effect of neutron and gamma radiation on the properties of materials used in high-energy physics (HEP) detectors. The source was used to irradiate the optical elements of the PLUME detector in LHCb experiment with the neutron fluency of 1014 cm-2. Ways to increase the neutron yield, in particular, by installing an additional high Z metal shell are shown. At electron energy of 85 MeV, the neutron yield exceeds 10-2 neutron over one electron. (author)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Voprosy Atomnoj Nauki i Tekhniki
Journal Issue
no.6-148
Journal Page Range
p. 150-153
ISSN
1562-6016

INIS

Country of Publication
Ukraine
Country of Input or Organization
Ukraine
INIS RN
56002967
Subject category
S07: ISOTOPES AND RADIATION SOURCES; S43: PARTICLE ACCELERATORS;
Descriptors DEI
ELECTRON BEAMS; GAMMA RADIATION; IRRADIATION; IRRADIATION DEVICES; LINEAR ACCELERATORS; MATERIALS; NEUTRON BEAMS; NEUTRON CONVERTERS; NEUTRON DETECTION; NEUTRON SOURCES; NEUTRON SPECTROSCOPY; NUCLEAR REACTION YIELD; PHOTONEUTRONS; PHYSICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; SULFUR 46
Descriptors DEC
ACCELERATORS; BARYONS; BEAMS; DETECTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; FERMIONS; HADRONS; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; IONIZING RADIATIONS; ISOTOPES; LEPTON BEAMS; NEUTRONS; NUCLEI; NUCLEON BEAMS; NUCLEONS; PARTICLE BEAMS; PARTICLE SOURCES; PHOTONUCLEONS; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIATION SOURCES; RADIATIONS; SPECTROSCOPY; SULFUR ISOTOPES; YIELDS