A COMPARISON OF EXPERIMENT AND SIMULATION FOR NEUTRON GUIDANCE THROUGH GLASS POLYCAPILLARY FIBERS

被引：14

作者：

XIAO, QF

CHEN, H

MILDNER, DFR

DOWNING, RG

机构：

[1] NATL INST STAND & TECHNOL,GAITHERSBURG,MD 20899

[2] SUNY ALBANY,DEPT PHYS,ALBANY,NY 12222

来源：

REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS | 1993年 / 64卷 / 11期

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D O I：

10.1063/1.1144337

中图分类号：

TH7 [仪器、仪表];

学科分类号：

0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;

摘要：

The transmission efficiency and exit divergence of cold neutrons guided through straight and bent polycapillary fibers made of borosilicate glass have been measured. Experimental results have been compared with a ray-tracing simulation. Good agreement between the two has been obtained by considering in the simulation only reflectivity losses due to absorption. Therefore, we conclude that the influence of other loss mechanisms on reflectivity, such as surface roughness and waviness, are not significant compared with absorption loss for the borosilicate polycapillary fibers we have measured. Using the same simulation program, we have characterized the performance of a neutron focusing lens placed at the end of a Ni-58 guide tube and optimized for a neutron spectrum from a cold source at a temperature of 65 K. An order of magnitude increase in neutron intensity within a submillimeter focal spot is predicted.

引用

页码：3252 / 3257

页数：6

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