Status report on the Low Energy Neutron Source for 2015

The Low Energy Neutron Source at Indiana University first produced cold neutrons in April of 2005. Ten years after first reaching this milestone, the facility has three instruments in operation on its cold target station, and a second target station is devoted to thermal and fast neutron physics offers capabilities in radiation effects research (single-event effects in electronics) and radiography. Key elements in our success over these last ten years have been the diversity of activities we have been able maintain (which often involves using each of our instruments for multiple different activities), the close relationship we have developed with a number of major sources, and the focus we have had on innovation in neutron instrumentation. In this presentation, we will introduce some of the highlights from our most recent activities, provide an update on some of our technical challenges, and describe some of our ideas for the future

Radiation-effects Research Facilities

This research was sponsored by the National Science Foundation Grant NSF PHY-931478

Count Rate Feedback to Stabilize the Cooler Beam on a Skimmer Target

This research was sponsored by the National Science Foundation Grant NSF PHY-931478

Three-dimensional (3D) Fast Neutron Tomography at the Low Energy Neutron Source (LENS)

AbstractWe have constructed a neutron imaging station at the Low Energy Neutron Source (LENS), located within the Center for the Exploration of Energy and Matter at Indiana University. In contrast to many existing neutron imaging stations, we utilize a broad range of neutron energies, extending into the fast neutron regime, to take advantage of the higher fluxes and larger penetrating power of these high-energy neutrons. The imaging station consists of a collimator to define the beam, a rotating sample stage, and a cooled charge-coupled device camera (Alta U6) using a scintillator. A LiF + ZnS screen is used to produce scintillation light. Typical image collection times are a few seconds for a aperture to sample distance ratio of 100, yielding a spatial resolution of 0.2 × 0.2 mm2. Examples of the scanned and calculated image are presented

Progress on T-Site Construction for Experiment CE03

This research was sponsored by the National Science Foundation Grant NSF PHY-931478

Target Performance at the Low Energy Neutron Source

AbstractThe Indiana University Low Energy Neutron Source (LENS) production target was recently upgraded to handle the high power 13 MeV proton pulsed beam. The target, a 2 inch diameter beryllium disk, is 1.2 millimeters thick allowing the 13 MeV protons to pass completely through the target and stop in the cooling water eliminating the buildup of protons inside the beryllium. This change along with upgrading the cooling water system has produced the most reliable target to date for LENS operations. Details about the failure modes will be presented

Development of an In-Beam Polarimeter for Intermediate Energy Protons Using p+d Elastic Scattering

This research was sponsored by the National Science Foundation Grant NSF PHY-931478

Dielectronic Recombination in Li+ Ions

This research was sponsored by the National Science Foundation Grant NSF PHY-931478

Dielectronic Recombination in Li+ Ions

This research was sponsored by the National Science Foundation Grant NSF PHY-931478

The K600 Focal Plane Polarimeter

This research was sponsored by the National Science Foundation Grant NSF PHY-931478