A Multipurpose Fast Neutron Beam Capability at the MASURCA Facility

L. Dioni (1, 2) , R. Jacqmin (1) , M. Sumini (3) , B. Stout (2)

1 CEA-DES (ex-DEN) - CEA-Direction des Energies (ex-Direction de l'Energie Nucléaire)
2 FRESNEL - Institut FRESNEL
3 Faculty of Engineering [Bologna]

In this paper we investigate the possible future use of the CEA Cadarache MASURCA experimental fast reactor to generate a fairly high-intensity continuous beam of fast neutrons, having energies distributed in the 1 KeV to 5 MeV range. Such an extracted beam of fast neutrons, tailorable in intensity, size and energy, would be rather unique; it would be of interest to neutron-based research and could open a range of new applications at MASURCA. We report the results of numerical simulations which have been performed to evaluate the feasibility of such a beam port and to characterize it spectrally.

Keywords: MASURCA; fast neutron; beam; spectroscopy

Domains: Physics [physics]; Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex]; Physics [physics]; Nuclear Theory [nucl-th]

L. Dioni, R. Jacqmin, M. Sumini, B. Stout. A Multipurpose Fast Neutron Beam Capability at the MASURCA Facility. ANNIMA 2015 - Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation Measurement Methods and their Applications, Apr 2015, Lisbonne, Portugal. ⟨cea-02491656⟩