A prestorage method to measure neutron transmission of ultracold neutron guides
B Blau, M Daum, M Fertl, P Geltenbort, L Goeltl… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators …, 2016•Elsevier
There are worldwide efforts to search for physics beyond the Standard Model of particle
physics. Precision experiments using ultracold neutrons (UCN) require very high intensities
of UCN. Efficient transport of UCN from the production volume to the experiment is therefore
of great importance. We have developed a method using prestored UCN in order to quantify
UCN transmission in tubular guides. This method simulates the final installation at the Paul
Scherrer Institute׳ s UCN source where neutrons are stored in an intermediate storage …
physics. Precision experiments using ultracold neutrons (UCN) require very high intensities
of UCN. Efficient transport of UCN from the production volume to the experiment is therefore
of great importance. We have developed a method using prestored UCN in order to quantify
UCN transmission in tubular guides. This method simulates the final installation at the Paul
Scherrer Institute׳ s UCN source where neutrons are stored in an intermediate storage …
Abstract
There are worldwide efforts to search for physics beyond the Standard Model of particle physics. Precision experiments using ultracold neutrons (UCN) require very high intensities of UCN. Efficient transport of UCN from the production volume to the experiment is therefore of great importance. We have developed a method using prestored UCN in order to quantify UCN transmission in tubular guides. This method simulates the final installation at the Paul Scherrer Institute׳s UCN source where neutrons are stored in an intermediate storage vessel serving three experimental ports. This method allowed us to qualify UCN guides for their intended use and compare their properties.
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