Numerical simulation study of the performance of a small neutron three axis spectrometer
This article describes Monte Carlo computer simulations comparing the performances of a conventional neutron three axis spectrometer (TAS) and a micro-TAS, a μTAS, designed to be as compact as seems practical. The simulations show that the μTAS delivers performance (intensity at equal resolution) eq...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment, 2011-05, Vol.637 (1), p.109-118 |
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Zusammenfassung: | This article describes Monte Carlo computer simulations comparing the performances of a conventional neutron three axis spectrometer (TAS) and a micro-TAS, a μTAS, designed to be as compact as seems practical. The simulations show that the μTAS delivers performance (intensity at equal resolution) equivalent to that of a normal TAS. The μTAS should be very cheap to build and a “farm” of several such small machines at a single conventional instrument position should greatly increase the TAS beam time available from a given source. A μTAS can deliver significantly larger beam angular divergence at the sample and detector, thus extending the accessible resolution-intensity range, whether using flat or curved monochromating crystals. |
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ISSN: | 0168-9002 0167-5087 1872-9576 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.nima.2011.01.118 |