The Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory has been
conducting R&D on mitigating the effects of pressure waves in mercury spallation targets …

An explicit finite element (FE) technique developed for estimating dynamic strain in the
Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) mercury target module vessel is now providing insight into …

Abstract A new Target Imaging System (TIS) has been installed to directly measure the size
and position of the proton beam on the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) mercury target. The …

To examine the materials issues related to accelerator-driven systems (ADSs), the Japan
Proton Accelerator Research Complex (J-PARC) is planning to build the ADS Target Test …

In its first years of operations of its first target station, the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) is
working towards a facility upgrade by a megawatt-class second target station operated at 20 …

Pressure waves created in liquid mercury pulsed spallation targets have been shown to
induce cavitation damage on the target container. One way to mitigate such damage would …

There is a need to measure the quantity of gas bubbles flowing in liquid-filled pipelines in
many power, processing and manufacturing industries. This paper outlines the theoretical …

The Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) is an accelerator-based neutron source at Oak Ridge
National Laboratory (ORNL). The nuclear spallation reaction occurs when a proton beam …