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中国散裂中子源反角白光中子实验装置实验厅二中低能区中子能谱

CSTR: 32037.14.aps.75.20251269

Neutron energy spectra below 1–MeV in ES#2 of the CSNS back-n white neutron facility

CSTR: 32037.14.aps.75.20251269
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  • 中国散裂中子源(CSNS)反角白光中子实验装置(Back-n)提供的中子束流覆盖0.3 eV—300 MeV能量范围, 是我国开展中子核反应研究的重要研究平台. Back-n实验厅二飞行距离达到76 m, 具有良好的中子能量分辨率, 为涉及天体核合成、重要核数据的中子俘获反应截面测量等实验研究提供了优异的束流条件. 中子俘获反应截面测量主要利用中低能(1 MeV以内)的中子开展研究, 实验结果精度十分依赖中低能区中子能谱. 受益于CSNS的稳定运行, Back-n的中子能谱在较长时期内十分稳定, 但也会随着CSNS的靶体、束窗等部件的结构调整而演变. 本文利用Back-n实验厅二的6Li-Si束流监测器开展了不同时期的50-15-40准直器设置下中低能区中子能谱测量. 得到了在2024年更换质子束窗和2025年CSNS调整靶体结构前后, Back-n实验厅二0.3 eV—1 MeV中子能量区间的相对能谱(100 bpd (bin per decade)), 并将解谱起点降低至10 eV, 不确定度为1%—6.8%. 结果表明, 2024年调整质子束窗降低了eV至keV能区的中子通量并显著改变了能谱形状; 2025年靶体调整略增加了eV至keV能区的中子通量并略改变能谱形状. 此外, 通过对两种常用准直器设置下的中子能谱进行分析, 比较了其能谱形状差异. 本文工作为在Back-n实验厅二开展的中子俘获反应截面测量等研究提供了关键数据支撑. 本文数据集可在https://doi.org/10.57760/sciencedb.j00213.00214中访问获取.

     

    The Back-n white neutron facility at the China Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS) provides neutrons in the 0.3 eV–300 MeV energy range, serving as a crucial platform for neutron-induced nuclear reaction studies in China. With a flight length of about 76 m, neutrons in Endstation 2 show excellent neutron energy resolution, providing ideal conditions for experiments such as neutron capture cross-section measurements relevant to astrophysical nucleosynthesis and key nuclear data. Neutron capture reactions are measured mainly using low- to intermediate-energy neutrons (below 1 MeV), and the precision of experimental results strongly depends on the neutron energy spectrum in this energy range. Due to the stable operation of the CSNS, the neutron energy spectrum of Back-n remains highly stable over extended periods, but it also evolves with structural adjustments of the CSNS's components such as the target and beam window. In this work, the 6Li-Si beam monitor at Back-n Endstation 2 is used to measure the low- to intermediate-energy neutron spectrum under the 50-15-40 collimator configuration in different periods. Relative neutron energy spectra in the 0.3 eV–1 MeV range (100 bpd (bin per decade)) are obtained before and after the proton beam window replacement in 2024 and the target structure adjustment in 2025. The unfolding threshold is extended down to 10 eV, achieving a total uncertainty of 1%–6.8%. The results indicate that the new proton beam window reduces the neutron flux intensity in the eV to keV energy range and significantly changes the spectral shape, whereas adjustments to the target slightly increase the neutron flux intensity in the eV to keV range and marginally modify the spectral shape. Additionally, by analyzing the neutron energy spectra under two different commonly used collimator configurations, the comparisons are also made of the differences in their spectral shapes. The datasets presented in this paper are openly available at https://doi.org/10.57760/sciencedb.j00213.00214.

     

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