Published September 21, 2014
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Journal article
A time projection chamber for high accuracy and precision fission cross-section measurements
Creators
- 1. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550 (United States)
- 2. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354 (United States)
- 3. California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407 (United States)
- 4. Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID 83415 (United States)
- 5. Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331 (United States)
- 6. Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701 (United States)
- 7. Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401 (United States)
- 8. Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332 (United States)
- 9. Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID 83209 (United States)
- 10. Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545 (United States)
- 11. Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX 79699 (United States)
Description
The fission Time Projection Chamber (fissionTPC) is a compact (15 cm diameter) two-chamber MICROMEGAS TPC designed to make precision cross-section measurements of neutron-induced fission. The actinide targets are placed on the central cathode and irradiated with a neutron beam that passes axially through the TPC inducing fission in the target. The 4π acceptance for fission fragments and complete charged particle track reconstruction are powerful features of the fissionTPC which will be used to measure fission cross-sections and examine the associated systematic errors. This paper provides a detailed description of the design requirements, the design solutions, and the initial performance of the fissionTPC
Availability note (English)
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2014.05.057Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.nima.2014.05.057;
- arXiv
- arXiv:1403.6771v1;
- PII
- S0168-9002(14)00589-0;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
- Journal Volume
- 759
- Journal Page Range
- p. 50-64
- ISSN
- 0168-9002
- CODEN
- NIMAER
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 46120455
- Subject category
- S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
- Descriptors DEI
- ACCURACY; CATHODES; CHARGED PARTICLES; CROSS SECTIONS; DESIGN; ERRORS; FISSION; FISSION FRAGMENTS; IRRADIATION; NEUTRON BEAMS; NEUTRONS; PARTICLE TRACKS; PERFORMANCE; TIME PROJECTION CHAMBERS
- Descriptors DEC
- BARYONS; BEAMS; DRIFT CHAMBERS; ELECTRODES; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; HADRONS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; MULTIWIRE PROPORTIONAL CHAMBERS; NUCLEAR FRAGMENTS; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; NUCLEON BEAMS; NUCLEONS; PARTICLE BEAMS; PROPORTIONAL COUNTERS; RADIATION DETECTORS
Optional Information
- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2014 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.