• Acta Physica Sinica
  • Vol. 69, Issue 17, 172901-1 (2020)
Jie Ren1, Xi-Chao Ruan1, Yong-Hao Chen2、3, Wei Jiang2、3, Jie Bao1、*, Guang-Yuan Luan1, Qi-Wei Zhang1, Han-Xiong Huang1, Zhao-Hui Wang1, Qi An4、5, Huai-Yong Bai6, Yu Bao2、3, Ping Cao4、5, Hao-Lei Chen4、5, Qi-Ping Chen7, Yu-Kai Chen2、3, Zhen Chen4、5, Zeng-Qi Cui6, Rui-Rui Fan2、3、4, Chang-Qing Feng4、5, Ke-Qing Gao2、3, Min-Hao Gu2、4, Chang-Cai Han8, Zi-Jie Han7, Guo-Zhu He1, Yong-Cheng He2、3, Yang Hong2、3、9, Wei-Ling Huang2、3, Xi-Ru Huang4、5, Xiao-Lu Ji2、4, Xu-Yang Ji0、4, Hao-Yu Jiang6, Zhi-Jie Jiang4、5, Han-Tao Jing2、3, Ling Kang2、3, Ming-Tao Kang2、3, Bo Li2、3, Chao Li4、5, Jia-Wen Li0、4, Lun Li2、3, Qiang Li2、3, Xiao Li2、3, Yang Li2、3, Rong Liu7, Shu-Bin Liu4、5, Xing-Yan Liu7, Qi-Li Mu2、3, Chang-Jun Ning2、3, Bin-Bin Qi4、5, Zhi-Zhou Ren7, Ying-Peng Song2、3, Zhao-Hui Song8, Hong Sun2、3, Kang Sun2、3、9, Xiao-Yang Sun2、3、9, Zhi-Jia Sun2、3、4, Zhi-Xin Tan2、3, Hong-Qing Tang1, Jing-Yu Tang2、3, Xin-Yi Tang4、5, Bin-Bin Tian2、3, Li-Jiao Wang2、3、9, Peng-Cheng Wang2、3, Qi Wang1, Tao-Feng Wang0, Jie Wen7, Zhong-Wei Wen7, Qing-Biao Wu2、3, Xiao-Guang Wu1, Xuan Wu2、3, Li-Kun Xie0、4, Yi-Wei Yang7, Han Yi2、3, Li Yu2、3, Tao Yu4、5, Yong-Ji Yu2、3, Guo-Hui Zhang6, Lin-Hao Zhang2、3、9, Xian-Peng Zhang8, Yu-Liang Zhang2、3, Zhi-Yong Zhang4、5, Yu-Bin Zhao2、3, Lu-Ping Zhou2、3、9, Zu-Ying Zhou1, Dan-Yang Zhu4、5, Ke-Jun Zhu2、4、9, and Peng Zhu2、3
Author Affiliations
  • 0Department of Engineering and Applied Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
  • 0School of Physics, Beihang University, Beijing 100083, China
  • 1Key Laboratory of Nuclear Data, China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing 102413, China
  • 2Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 3Spallation Neutron Source Science Center, Dongguan 523803, China
  • 4State Key Laboratory of Particle Detection and Electronics, Beijing 100049, China
  • 5Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
  • 6State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
  • 7Institute of Nuclear Physics and Chemistry, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, China
  • 8Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology, Xi’an 710024, China
  • 9University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    DOI: 10.7498/aps.69.20200718 Cite this Article
    Jie Ren, Xi-Chao Ruan, Yong-Hao Chen, Wei Jiang, Jie Bao, Guang-Yuan Luan, Qi-Wei Zhang, Han-Xiong Huang, Zhao-Hui Wang, Qi An, Huai-Yong Bai, Yu Bao, Ping Cao, Hao-Lei Chen, Qi-Ping Chen, Yu-Kai Chen, Zhen Chen, Zeng-Qi Cui, Rui-Rui Fan, Chang-Qing Feng, Ke-Qing Gao, Min-Hao Gu, Chang-Cai Han, Zi-Jie Han, Guo-Zhu He, Yong-Cheng He, Yang Hong, Wei-Ling Huang, Xi-Ru Huang, Xiao-Lu Ji, Xu-Yang Ji, Hao-Yu Jiang, Zhi-Jie Jiang, Han-Tao Jing, Ling Kang, Ming-Tao Kang, Bo Li, Chao Li, Jia-Wen Li, Lun Li, Qiang Li, Xiao Li, Yang Li, Rong Liu, Shu-Bin Liu, Xing-Yan Liu, Qi-Li Mu, Chang-Jun Ning, Bin-Bin Qi, Zhi-Zhou Ren, Ying-Peng Song, Zhao-Hui Song, Hong Sun, Kang Sun, Xiao-Yang Sun, Zhi-Jia Sun, Zhi-Xin Tan, Hong-Qing Tang, Jing-Yu Tang, Xin-Yi Tang, Bin-Bin Tian, Li-Jiao Wang, Peng-Cheng Wang, Qi Wang, Tao-Feng Wang, Jie Wen, Zhong-Wei Wen, Qing-Biao Wu, Xiao-Guang Wu, Xuan Wu, Li-Kun Xie, Yi-Wei Yang, Han Yi, Li Yu, Tao Yu, Yong-Ji Yu, Guo-Hui Zhang, Lin-Hao Zhang, Xian-Peng Zhang, Yu-Liang Zhang, Zhi-Yong Zhang, Yu-Bin Zhao, Lu-Ping Zhou, Zu-Ying Zhou, Dan-Yang Zhu, Ke-Jun Zhu, Peng Zhu. In-beam γ-rays of back-streaming white neutron source at China Spallation Neutron Source[J]. Acta Physica Sinica, 2020, 69(17): 172901-1 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    The back-streaming neutron beam line (Back-n) was built in the beginning of 2018, which is part of the China Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS). The Back-n is the first white neutron beam line in China, and its main application is for nuclear data measurement. For most of neutron-induced nuclear reaction measurements based on white neutron facilities, the beam of gamma rays accompanied with neutron beam is one of the most important experimental backgrounds. The back streaming neutron beam is transported directly from the spallation target to the experimental station without any moderator or shielding, the flux of the in-beam gamma rays in the experimental station is much larger than those of these facilities with neutron moderator and shielding. Therefore, it is necessary to consider the influence of in-beam gamma rays on the experimental results. Studies of the in-beam gamma rays are carried out at the back-n. Monte-Carlo simulation is employed to obtain the energy distribution and the time structure of the in-beam gamma rays. According to the simulation results, when the neutron flight time is longer than 1.0 μs the energy distribution of the in-beam gamma rays does not vary with flight time. Therefore, the time structure of these gamma rays can be measured without the correction of the detection efficiency. In this work, the time structure of the in-beam gamma rays in the low neutron energy region is measured by both direct and indirect methods. In the direct measurement, a 6Li loaded ZnS(Ag) scintillator is located on the neutron beam line and the time of flight method is used to determine the time structure of neutrons and gamma rays. The gamma rays are separated from neutrons with pulse-shape discrimination. The black filter method is used to verify the particle discrimination results. In the indirect measurement, the C6D6 scintillation detectors are used to measure the gamma rays scattered off a Pb sample on the way of the neutron beam. The time structure of the in-beam gamma rays is derived from that of the scattered gamma rays. The experimental results are in good agreement with the simulations with the time-of-flight between 12 μs and 2.0 ms. Besides, according to the simulation results, the intensity of the in-beam gamma rays is 1.21 × 106 s–1·cm–2 in the center of the experimental station 2 of Back-n, which is 76.5 m away from the spallation target of CSNS.
    Jie Ren, Xi-Chao Ruan, Yong-Hao Chen, Wei Jiang, Jie Bao, Guang-Yuan Luan, Qi-Wei Zhang, Han-Xiong Huang, Zhao-Hui Wang, Qi An, Huai-Yong Bai, Yu Bao, Ping Cao, Hao-Lei Chen, Qi-Ping Chen, Yu-Kai Chen, Zhen Chen, Zeng-Qi Cui, Rui-Rui Fan, Chang-Qing Feng, Ke-Qing Gao, Min-Hao Gu, Chang-Cai Han, Zi-Jie Han, Guo-Zhu He, Yong-Cheng He, Yang Hong, Wei-Ling Huang, Xi-Ru Huang, Xiao-Lu Ji, Xu-Yang Ji, Hao-Yu Jiang, Zhi-Jie Jiang, Han-Tao Jing, Ling Kang, Ming-Tao Kang, Bo Li, Chao Li, Jia-Wen Li, Lun Li, Qiang Li, Xiao Li, Yang Li, Rong Liu, Shu-Bin Liu, Xing-Yan Liu, Qi-Li Mu, Chang-Jun Ning, Bin-Bin Qi, Zhi-Zhou Ren, Ying-Peng Song, Zhao-Hui Song, Hong Sun, Kang Sun, Xiao-Yang Sun, Zhi-Jia Sun, Zhi-Xin Tan, Hong-Qing Tang, Jing-Yu Tang, Xin-Yi Tang, Bin-Bin Tian, Li-Jiao Wang, Peng-Cheng Wang, Qi Wang, Tao-Feng Wang, Jie Wen, Zhong-Wei Wen, Qing-Biao Wu, Xiao-Guang Wu, Xuan Wu, Li-Kun Xie, Yi-Wei Yang, Han Yi, Li Yu, Tao Yu, Yong-Ji Yu, Guo-Hui Zhang, Lin-Hao Zhang, Xian-Peng Zhang, Yu-Liang Zhang, Zhi-Yong Zhang, Yu-Bin Zhao, Lu-Ping Zhou, Zu-Ying Zhou, Dan-Yang Zhu, Ke-Jun Zhu, Peng Zhu. In-beam γ-rays of back-streaming white neutron source at China Spallation Neutron Source[J]. Acta Physica Sinica, 2020, 69(17): 172901-1
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