The Large-Area Detector for Small-Angle Neutron Scattering on iMATERIA at J-PARC
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Instrumentation
2.1. 3He PSD Tube
2.2. 3He PSD Tube Arrangement
2.3. Readout Module and Data Processing Software
3. Data Processing
3.1. Position Sensitive Detection by Charge Division Method
3.2. Event-Mode Data Histograming
3.3. Calculation of Geometric Arrays
y(i, j) = β(j)y1(i) + (1 − β(j))y2(i),
z(i, j) = β(j)z1(i) + (1 − β(j))z2(i).
3.4. One-dimensional Profile Calculation
4. Results and Discussion
4.1. Calibration of Position Detection
4.2. Efficiency of Each PSD, ηPSD(i)
4.3. Neutron Wavelength Dependence of Detection Efficiency, ηλ(λ)
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Product Code | Effective Length [mm] | Inter-Axis Distance [mm] |
---|---|---|
E6867-600 | 600 | 749 |
E6867-127 | 127 | 230 |
E6867-100 | 100 | 203 |
Detector Area (SA bank) | 689 mm × 600 mm 91 mm × 91 mm (Central hole) |
Number of PSD tubes | 46 (E6867-600) 14 (E6867-127) 20 (E6867-100) |
Scattering angle, 2θ | 0.6°–5.5° (SA bank) 12°–40° (LA bank) |
Moderator-to-sample distance | 26.500 m |
Sample-to-detector distance | 4.684 m (first layer) 4.6695 m (second layer) 4.655 m (third layer) |
Neutron wavelength range | 1–5 Å (single frame mode) 1–10 Å (double frame mode) |
Standard collimation | 20 × 20 mm (2.17 m away from sample) 10 × 10 mm (0.22 m away from sample) |
Total q range (double frame mode) | 0.007–0.60 Å−1 (SA bank) 0.13–4.3 Å−1 (LA bank) |
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Noda, Y.; Izunome, H.; Maeda, T.; Inada, T.; Ueda, S.; Koizumi, S. The Large-Area Detector for Small-Angle Neutron Scattering on iMATERIA at J-PARC. Quantum Beam Sci. 2020, 4, 32. https://doi.org/10.3390/qubs4040032
Noda Y, Izunome H, Maeda T, Inada T, Ueda S, Koizumi S. The Large-Area Detector for Small-Angle Neutron Scattering on iMATERIA at J-PARC. Quantum Beam Science. 2020; 4(4):32. https://doi.org/10.3390/qubs4040032
Chicago/Turabian StyleNoda, Yohei, Hideki Izunome, Tomoki Maeda, Takumi Inada, Satoru Ueda, and Satoshi Koizumi. 2020. "The Large-Area Detector for Small-Angle Neutron Scattering on iMATERIA at J-PARC" Quantum Beam Science 4, no. 4: 32. https://doi.org/10.3390/qubs4040032