Measurement of the Los Alamos Ultracold Neutron Source Energy Spectrum Using Gravity Crank Spectrometers

ORAL

Abstract

The Los Alamos Neutron Science Center Ultracold Neutron Source is capable of generating the world's highest density of usable ultracold neutrons (UCN). We carried out the first direct measurement of the energy spectrum of UCN generated by LANSCE's upgraded Deuterium UCN source. By using two different gravity crank spectrometer geometries and extensive Monte Carlo modeling, we were able to extract an energy spectrum of the UCN delivered to the West beamline.

*This work was supported by the Los Alamos National Laboratory LANSCE User Group and the IU Physics Department.

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Presenters

  • Austin R Reid

    • Indiana University Bloomington

Authors

  • Austin R Reid

    • Indiana University Bloomington

  • Chen-Yu Liu

    • Indiana University Bloomington

  • Tyler Bondurant

    • Indiana University Bloomington

  • Greg M Gill

    • Indiana University Bloomington

  • Emma R Hogan

    • Indiana University Bloomington

  • Alicen M Houff

    • Indiana University Bloomington

  • Taejun Lee

    • Indiana University Bloomington

  • Lilian M Lommel

    • Indiana University Bloomington

  • Greg Lukens

    • Indiana University Bloomington

  • Marc Touraev

    • Indiana University Bloomington

  • Douglas Wong

    • Indiana Univ - Bloomington

  • Payne Vogtman

    • Indiana University Bloomington