Systematic performance study of common neutron guide geometries

KH Klenø, K Lieutenant, KH Andersen… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2012 - Elsevier
In this report, we present the results from a systematic benchmarking of four different long
neutron guide geometries: elliptic, parabolic, ballistic (piecewise linearly …

BioRef: A versatile time-of-flight reflectometer for soft matter applications at Helmholtz–Zentrum Berlin

M Strobl, R Steitz, M Kreuzer, M Rose… - Review of Scientific …, 2011 - pubs.aip.org
BioRef is a versatile novel time-of-flight reflectometer featuring a sample environment for in
situ infrared spectroscopy at the reactor neutron source BER II of the Helmholtz Zentrum …

Raytrace of neutron optical systems with RESTRAX

J Šaroun, J Kulda - Modern developments in X-ray and neutron optics, 2008 - Springer
RESTRAX is an advanced software package for raytrace simulations of neutron optical
systems. This chapter reviews the techniques used by its efficient raytrace code, namely …

Measurement of the Fermi potential of diamond-like carbon and other materials

F Atchison, B Blau, M Daum, P Fierlinger… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2007 - Elsevier
The Fermi potential Vf of diamond-like carbon (DLC) coatings produced with laser-controlled
vacuum arc deposition and that of diamond, Al, Si, Be, Cu, Fe and Ni was measured using …

[HTML][HTML] Prompt: Probability-conserved cross section biasing Monte Carlo particle transport system

ZY Pan, N Yang, M Tang, P Shen, XX Cai - Computer Physics …, 2024 - Elsevier
An open source software package for simulating thermal neutron propagation in geometry is
presented. In this system, neutron propagation can be treated by either the particle transport …

Background optimization for the neutron time-of-flight spectrometer NEAT

G Günther, M Russina - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics …, 2016 - Elsevier
The neutron time-of-flight spectrometer NEAT at BER II is currently undergoing a major
upgrade where an important aspect is the prevention of parasitic scattering to enhance the …

Virtual experiments: Combining realistic neutron scattering instrument and sample simulations

E Farhi, V Hugouvieux, MR Johnson, W Kob - Journal of Computational …, 2009 - Elsevier
A new sample component is presented for the Monte Carlo, ray-tracing program, McStas,
which is widely used to simulate neutron scattering instruments. The new component allows …

Using Monte Carlo ray tracing simulations to model the quantum harmonic oscillator modes observed in uranium nitride

JYY Lin, AA Aczel, DL Abernathy, SE Nagler… - Physical Review B, 2014 - APS
Recently an extended series of equally spaced vibrational modes was observed in uranium
nitride (UN) by performing neutron spectroscopy measurements using the ARCS and …

Diamondlike carbon can replace beryllium in physics with ultracold neutrons

F Atchison, B Blau, M Daum, P Fierlinger, A Foelske… - Physics Letters B, 2006 - Elsevier
To complete our study of ultracold neutron (UCN) storage-vessel coatings, we have
measured the Fermi potential for neutrons on diamondlike carbon coatings produced by …

Upgrade of the primary spectrometer of the cold triple-axis spectrometer FLEX at the BER II reactor

M Skoulatos, K Habicht - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics …, 2011 - Elsevier
Monte Carlo simulation results for the upgrade of the FLEX/V2 cold neutron triple-axis
spectrometer are presented. The main goals are increased flux and energy resolution, while …