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Optimizing the Moderator Geometry and Thickness for a Reactor-Based Slow Positron Source
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
  • Raed Alsulami
  • Mubarak Albarqi
  • Safwan Jaradat
  • Shoaib Usman, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Joseph T. Graham, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Abstract

Monte Carlo radiation transport simulations were used to calculate the slow positron yields from tungsten foil positron moderators at a reactor-based slow positron source. The slow positron generation rates were coupled to a simple electrostatic extraction model to estimate the yield of extractable slow positrons from the source. These calculations were used to optimize the foil thicknesses, length, pitch, and extraction voltages.

Department(s)
Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science
Keywords and Phrases
  • Nuclear Reactor,
  • Positron Moderator,
  • Slow Positrons,
  • Tungsten
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2021 Elsevier, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
6-15-2021
Publication Date
15 Jun 2021
Disciplines
Citation Information
Raed Alsulami, Mubarak Albarqi, Safwan Jaradat, Shoaib Usman, et al.. "Optimizing the Moderator Geometry and Thickness for a Reactor-Based Slow Positron Source" Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms Vol. 497 (2021) p. 39 - 46 ISSN: 0168-583X
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/joseph-graham/64/