Physics ProcediaPub Date : 2017-01-01Epub Date: 2017-10-26DOI: 10.1016/j.phpro.2017.09.020
V. Variale , B. Skarbo
{"title":"Neutron Imager with Micro Channel Plates (MCP) in Electrostatic Mirror Configuration: First Experimental Test","authors":"V. Variale , B. Skarbo","doi":"10.1016/j.phpro.2017.09.020","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.phpro.2017.09.020","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The idea of a new high transparency device based on Micro Channel Plates (MCP) has been recently presented for monitoring the flux and spatial profile of neutron beams. It consists of the assembly of a very thin aluminum foil with a <sup>6</sup>Li deposit placed in the beam and a MCP equipped with a phosphor screen readout viewed by a CCD camera. A peculiar feature of this device is that it uses a 90° electrostatic mirror to minimize the perturbation of the neutron beam, i.e. absorption and scattering. It can be used at existing time-of-flight facilities, in particular at the n_TOF facility at CERN, for monitoring the flux and spatial profile of neutron beams in the thermal and epithermal region. In this contribution the first experimental test carried out by using radioactive sources will be presented and the related results discussed.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":20407,"journal":{"name":"Physics Procedia","volume":"90 ","pages":"Pages 62-68"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.phpro.2017.09.020","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84064872","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Physics ProcediaPub Date : 2017-01-01Epub Date: 2017-10-26DOI: 10.1016/j.phpro.2017.09.025
J.L. Klay
{"title":"Physics in “Real Life”: Accelerator-based Research with Undergraduates","authors":"J.L. Klay","doi":"10.1016/j.phpro.2017.09.025","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.phpro.2017.09.025","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>All undergraduates in physics and astronomy should have access to significant research experiences. When given the opportunity to tackle challenging open-ended problems outside the classroom, students build their problem-solving skills in ways that better prepare them for the workplace or future research in graduate school. Accelerator-based research on fundamental nuclear and particle physics can provide a myriad of opportunities for undergraduate involvement in hardware and software development as well as “big data” analysis. The collaborative nature of large experiments exposes students to scientists of every culture and helps them begin to build their professional network even before they graduate. This paper presents an overview of my experiences - the good, the bad, and the ugly - engaging undergraduates in particle and nuclear physics research at the CERN Large Hadron Collider and the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":20407,"journal":{"name":"Physics Procedia","volume":"90 ","pages":"Pages 332-339"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.phpro.2017.09.025","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80211204","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Physics ProcediaPub Date : 2017-01-01Epub Date: 2017-06-24DOI: 10.1016/j.phpro.2017.06.011
Daisuke Ito , Tadafumi Sano , Jun-ichi Hori , Yoshiyuki Takahashi , Hiroyuki Hasemi , Takashi Kamiyama , Ken Nakajima
{"title":"Pulsed Neutron Imaging for Non-destructive Testing using Simulated Nuclear Fuel Samples","authors":"Daisuke Ito , Tadafumi Sano , Jun-ichi Hori , Yoshiyuki Takahashi , Hiroyuki Hasemi , Takashi Kamiyama , Ken Nakajima","doi":"10.1016/j.phpro.2017.06.011","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.phpro.2017.06.011","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>An integrated assessment method for a nuclear fuel with high decay heat and high radioactivity is required to establish fast reactor system with Trans-Uranium (TRU) fuel containing minor actinides. In addition, a Pu quantitation method with rapidity and accuracy is also necessary in a viewpoint of nuclear security. For these demands, a quantitative evaluation technique for nuclei concentration, thermal property and physical information of such fuel has to be developed. The present study focuses on the non-destructive imaging using pulsed neutrons. Experiments are carried out at Hokkaido University Neutron Source (HUNS) and a gas electron multiplier (GEM) is applied to obtain 2-D information of time-of-flight (TOF). To simulate a nuclear fuel pellet, a sample with equivalent thermal neutron cross-section to the enriched uranium fuel is prepared and the transmitted images of the simulated sample are acquired. Furthermore, a small piece of In, which simulates the Pu spot in the actual fuel, is inserted into the sample and the detectability of the small spot is discussed.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":20407,"journal":{"name":"Physics Procedia","volume":"88 ","pages":"Pages 89-94"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.phpro.2017.06.011","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89393863","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Physics ProcediaPub Date : 2017-01-01Epub Date: 2017-10-26DOI: 10.1016/j.phpro.2017.09.005
Jiawei Tan, Joseph Bendahan
{"title":"Geant4 Modifications for Accurate Fission Simulations","authors":"Jiawei Tan, Joseph Bendahan","doi":"10.1016/j.phpro.2017.09.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.phpro.2017.09.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Monte Carlo is one of the methods to simulate the generation and transport of radiation through matter. The most widely used radiation simulation codes are MCNP and Geant4. The simulation of fission production and transport by MCNP has been thoroughly benchmarked. There is an increasing number of users that prefer using Geant4 due to the flexibility of adding features. However, it has been found that Geant4 does not have the proper fission-production cross sections and does not produce the correct fission products. To achieve accurate results for studies in fissionable material applications, Geant4 was modified to correct these inaccuracies and to add new capabilities. The fission model developed by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory was integrated into the neutron-fission modeling package. The photofission simulation capability was enabled using the same neutron-fission library under the assumption that nuclei fission in the same way, independent of the excitation source. The modified fission code provides the correct multiplicity of prompt neutrons and gamma rays, and produces delayed gamma rays and neutrons with time and energy dependencies that are consistent with ENDF/B-VII. The delayed neutrons are now directly produced by a custom package that bypasses the fragment cascade model. The modifications were made for U-235, U-238 and Pu-239 isotopes; however, the new framework allows adding new isotopes easily. The SLAC nuclear data library is used for simulation of isotopes with an atomic number above 92 because it is not available in Geant4. Results of the modified Geant4.10.1 package of neutron-fission and photofission for prompt and delayed radiation are compared with ENDFB-VII and with results produced with the original package.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":20407,"journal":{"name":"Physics Procedia","volume":"90 ","pages":"Pages 256-265"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.phpro.2017.09.005","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83816290","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exploring Hominin and Non-hominin Primate Dental Fossil Remains with Neutron Microtomography","authors":"Clément Zanolli , Burkhard Schillinger , Amélie Beaudet , Ottmar Kullmer , Roberto Macchiarelli , Lucia Mancini , Friedemann Schrenk , Claudio Tuniz , Vladimira Vodopivec","doi":"10.1016/j.phpro.2017.06.014","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.phpro.2017.06.014","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Fossil dental remains are an archive of unique information for paleobiological studies. Computed microtomography based on X-ray microfocus sources (X-μCT) and Synchrotron Radiation (SR-μCT) allow subtle quantification at the micron and sub-micron scale of the meso- and microstructural signature imprinted in the mineralized tissues, such as enamel and dentine, through high-resolution “virtual histology”. Nonetheless, depending on the degree of alterations undergone during fossilization, X-ray analyses of tooth tissues do not always provide distinct imaging contrasts, thus preventing the extraction of essential morphological and anatomical details. We illustrate here by three examples the successful application of neutron microtomography (n-μCT) in cases where X-rays have previously failed to deliver contrasts between dental tissues of fossilized specimen.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":20407,"journal":{"name":"Physics Procedia","volume":"88 ","pages":"Pages 109-115"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.phpro.2017.06.014","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88368845","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Physics ProcediaPub Date : 2017-01-01Epub Date: 2017-09-26DOI: 10.1016/j.phpro.2017.08.004
Sebastian Aagaard Andersen, Karl-Emil Nielsen, David Bue Pedersen, Jakob Skov Nielsen
{"title":"Considerations on the construction of a Powder Bed Fusion platform for Additive Manufacturing","authors":"Sebastian Aagaard Andersen, Karl-Emil Nielsen, David Bue Pedersen, Jakob Skov Nielsen","doi":"10.1016/j.phpro.2017.08.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.phpro.2017.08.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>As the demand for moulds and other tools becomes increasingly specific and complex, an additive manufacturing approach to production is making its way to the industry through laser based consolidation of metal powder particles by a method known as powder bed fusion. This paper concerns a variety of design choices facilitating the development of an experimental powder bed fusion machine tool, capable of manufacturing metal parts with strength matching that of conventional manufactured parts and a complexity surpassing that of subtractive processes. To understand the different mechanisms acting within such an experimental machine tool, a fully open and customizable rig is constructed. Emphasizing modularity in the rig, allows alternation of lasers, scanner systems, optical elements, powder deposition, layer height, temperature, atmosphere, and powder type. Through a custom-made software platform, control of the process is achieved, which extends into a graphical user interface, easing adjustment of process parameters and the job file generation.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":20407,"journal":{"name":"Physics Procedia","volume":"89 ","pages":"Pages 3-10"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.phpro.2017.08.004","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88650872","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Physics ProcediaPub Date : 2017-01-01Epub Date: 2017-10-26DOI: 10.1016/j.phpro.2017.09.047
B. Jigmeddorj , P.E. Garrett , C.A. Andreoiu , G.C. Ball , T. Bruhn , D.S. Cross , A.B. Garnsworthy , B. Hadinia , M. Moukaddam , J. Park , J.L. Pore , A.J. Radich , M.M. Rajabali , E.T. Rand , U. Rizwan , C.E. Svensson , P. Voss , Z. Wang , J.L. Wood , S.W. Yates
{"title":"High-Statistics β+/EC-Decay Study of 122Xe","authors":"B. Jigmeddorj , P.E. Garrett , C.A. Andreoiu , G.C. Ball , T. Bruhn , D.S. Cross , A.B. Garnsworthy , B. Hadinia , M. Moukaddam , J. Park , J.L. Pore , A.J. Radich , M.M. Rajabali , E.T. Rand , U. Rizwan , C.E. Svensson , P. Voss , Z. Wang , J.L. Wood , S.W. Yates","doi":"10.1016/j.phpro.2017.09.047","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.phpro.2017.09.047","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Low-lying excited states of <sup>122</sup>Xe have been studied via the β<sup>+</sup>/EC decay of <sup>122</sup>Cs with the 8π γ-ray spectrometer at the TRIUMF Isotope Separator and Accelerator facility. The data collected have enabled the observation of new in-band transitions in the excited 0<sup>+</sup> state bands. In addition, the 2<sup>+</sup> members of the second 0<sup>+</sup> and third 0<sup>+</sup> state bands have been firmly confirmed by angular correlation analysis.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":20407,"journal":{"name":"Physics Procedia","volume":"90 ","pages":"Pages 435-439"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.phpro.2017.09.047","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86835959","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Modeling Optical Low-threshold Exciton Nonlinearity in Dielectric Nanocomposites","authors":"D.V. Storozhenko , V.P. Dzyuba , Y.N. Kulchin , A.V. Amosov","doi":"10.1016/j.phpro.2017.01.010","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.phpro.2017.01.010","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>We report on calculations of exciton nonlinearity in dielectric nanocomposites. The effect of various parameters on the spectrum of nonlinear increment to the refractive index, such as size and form factor of the nanoparticles shown. Numerical simulations of the optical response of dielectric nanoparticles Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> presented.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":20407,"journal":{"name":"Physics Procedia","volume":"86 ","pages":"Pages 24-31"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.phpro.2017.01.010","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77011124","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Physics ProcediaPub Date : 2017-01-01Epub Date: 2017-06-24DOI: 10.1016/j.phpro.2017.06.037
Mirco Grosse , Nikolay Kardjilov
{"title":"Which Resolution can be Achieved in Practice in Neutron Imaging Experiments? – A General View and Application on the Zr - ZrH2 and ZrO2 - ZrN Systems","authors":"Mirco Grosse , Nikolay Kardjilov","doi":"10.1016/j.phpro.2017.06.037","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.phpro.2017.06.037","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Current methodical developments improve the spatial resolution of neutron imaging facilities. Objects with dimensions down to several microns should be detectable. However, the minimum object size detectable depends not only on the facility hardware like detector resolution or neutron optics, but also on the attenuation contrast. In this paper the relation between illumination time needed, neutron contrast of the objects and their minimal size detectable is derived and an analysis of the minimal dimension of an object can be detected in neutron radiography and tomography is discussed at two examples: zirconium hydride ZrH<sub>2</sub> in Zircaloy-4 as a high contrast system and zirconium nitride ZrN in zirconium oxide ZrO<sub>2</sub> as a low contrast system. It is concluded which minimal sizes of the precipitates can be detected in realistic times.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":20407,"journal":{"name":"Physics Procedia","volume":"88 ","pages":"Pages 266-274"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.phpro.2017.06.037","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72768987","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Physics ProcediaPub Date : 2017-01-01Epub Date: 2017-09-26DOI: 10.1016/j.phpro.2017.08.005
G. Turichin , M. Kuznetsov , I. Tsibulskiy , A. Firsova
{"title":"Hybrid Laser-Arc Welding of the High-Strength Shipbuilding Steels: Equipment and Technology","authors":"G. Turichin , M. Kuznetsov , I. Tsibulskiy , A. Firsova","doi":"10.1016/j.phpro.2017.08.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.phpro.2017.08.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Hybrid laser-arc welding (HLAW) allows getting weld joints with thickness up to 35<!--> <!-->mm for one pass, provide good quality formation of joints, minimal thermal deformations, the productivity in 10 times more in comparison with arc welding. In addition, replacement arc welding to the HLAW allows economizing filler materials, shielding gas and consumable electricity more than 4 times. Therefore, HLAW is actually technology for basic engineering branches and especially for shipbuilding. The Institute of Laser and Welding Technologies (ILWT) developed laser and hybrid laser-arc welding technologies for different type of steels and alloys including high-strength shipbuilding steels. Also ILWT produced portal and robotic systems for HLAW process realization. Portal system for hybrid laser-arc welding of panels with dimensions 6x6 m using at the manufacturing of flat curvilinear sections in the shipbuilding is depicted in the article. Results of experimental researches of the hybrid laser-arc welding parameters influence on the formation and mechanical properties of weld joint are described at the publication also. Experimental part was made with using of the portal system.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":20407,"journal":{"name":"Physics Procedia","volume":"89 ","pages":"Pages 156-163"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.phpro.2017.08.005","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85540104","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}