The neutron irradiation module at the European Spallation Source ESS

R. Senesi, F. Masi, G. Gorini, G. Scionti, C. Vasi, Y. Bessler, M. Kickulies, Y. Lee, R. Linander, D. Lyngh, V. Santoro, L. Zanini

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Abstract

The neutron Irradiation Module at the European Spallation Source will make use of the high intensity fast neutron spectrum to study the behaviour of the materials used in the facility, set within the ESS research and development program for the target station. By studying how these materials are affected by radiation, estimates of the material degradation in irrradiated bespoke samples will allow to optimise of the design and lifetime of regularly replaced target components. The general design and a set of results from the neutronics calculations, aimed at estimating proton and neutron flux distributions, displacement damage, heat deposition and activation for the radiological hazard analysis of the Irradiation Module, set within the Italian contributions to the ESS construction phase, are reported.

Original languageEnglish
Article number012054
JournalJournal of Physics: Conference Series
Volume1021
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 4 2018
Externally publishedYes
Event22nd Meeting of the International Collaboration on Advanced Neutron Sources, ICANS 2017 - Oxford, United Kingdom
Duration: Mar 27 2017Mar 31 2017

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