ESS nBLM: Beam Loss Monitors based on Fast Neutron Detection

Papaevangelou, T.; Alves, H.; Aune, S.; Beltramelli, J.; Bertrand, Quentin; Bey, T.; Bolzon, B.; Chauvin, Nicolas; Combet, M.; Desforge, D.; Desmons, M.; Kittelmann, Irena Dolenc; Gauthier, Y.; Giner-Demange, Emeline; Gomes, A.; Gougnaud, Francoise; Gressier, V.; Hall-Wilton, R.; Harrault, F.; Höglund, Carina; Gutiérrez, F.J.; Joannem, Tom; Kebbiri, M.; Lahonde-Hamdoun, C.; Bourlout, P. Le; Legou, P.; Maillard, O.; Marcel, A.; Marchand, Claude; Mariette, Yannick; Marroncle, J.; Nadot, Victor; Nikolopoulos, K.; Oublaid, Maryam; Perreu, Gabrielle; Piquet, Olivier; Pomorski, M.; Pottin, B.; Robinson, L.; Sauce, Y.; Schwindling, J.; Senée, Franck; Shea, Thomas; Svensson, Per-Olof; Touzery, R.; Tsiledakis, G.; Tuske, O.; Uriot, D.

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“…Protons or heavier fragments, on the other hand, will release much more charge in the gas due to the higher ionization power, creating higher pulses, allowing thus a neutron-to-gamma discrimination based on the differences on pulse amplitude. The first experimental confirmation of such separation was obtained in measurements in a mono-energetic neutron facility at IRSN Cadarache, AMANDE [28] and are presented in [8,9]. Those data were taken using the first nBLM prototypes, which were slightly different in the geometry compared to the final detectors, and were equipped with different amplifiers.…”

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“…Using several detectors to cover a larger area of accelerator would help identifying the position of the loss. In the slow module the rate is two or three orders of magnitude larger than in the fast one, depending on the initial proton energy [8,9].…”

Section: Jinst 18 P01013 4 Beam Loss Detection At Linac4mentioning

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“…The project started in July 2016 with the conceptual design phase, to be followed by the characterization and optimization of detector prototypes at various irradiation facilities [8,9]. In this work, we focus on the study of the response to beam losses and RF gamma background, performed at LINAC4 at CERN.…”

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Detector design and performance tests of the ESS-neutron Beam Loss Monitor detectors

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A new type of beam loss monitor has been developed based on the detection of fast neutrons produced by beam losses in hadron linear accelerators. This neutron sensitive Beam Loss Monitor (nBLM) has been concieved to fulfil the requirements of the European Spallation Source (ESS) and it will be part of the ESS neutron sensitive BLM system (ESS-nBLM). It has been specifically designed for the low energy part, where only neutrons and gammas produced by the loss can exit the accelerator vessel. Here other types of BLM, based on charged particle detection, suffer from the lack of signal compared to the photon background induced by the radio-frequency cavities. However, it can also be operated in regions of higher energy. The detector is of the Micromegas type and have been designed at IRFU to be able to detect fast neutrons while having a small sensitivity to gammas and thermal neutrons. In this work we focus on the proof of neutron-to-gamma rejection and the first operation of the detector in real beam conditions during the commissioning of LINAC4 (CERN). Controlled beam losses were provoked and have been detected by the nBLM detector installed, demonstrating also the discrimination of the neutron signal from RF x-ray background.

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Detector design and performance tests of the ESS-neutron Beam Loss Monitor detectors

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“…The accelerator group at ESS is using a new type of neutron beam loss monitor based on gaseous Micromegas detectors with a polyethylene moderator that thermalises neutrons, designed to be sensitive to fast neutrons and with little sensitivity to photons [37,38]. The transition between pulse and current mode is automatic in this detector.…”

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First evaluation of a novel ionisation chamber for thermal neutron beam monitoring

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The European Spallation Source ERIC (ESS), currently under construction in Lund, Sweden is a facility established to deliver the highest integrated neutron flux originating from a pulsed source with the aim of supporting an initial fifteen neutron instruments for cutting edge science experiments. This in turn requires reliable monitoring at complex neutron beam lines: in particular, linearity, timing capability, adaptability of the design for various flux ranges (dynamic range) and sensitivity to neutrons within the range of 0.6-10Å are expected from the neutron beam monitors to be installed at the ESS beam lines. Additionally, operational stability and low attenuation are also desirable characteristics for such neutron beam monitoring. A prototype neutron beam monitor based on the ionisation chamber principle and a boron converter, designed by CDT CASCADE Detector Technologies GmbH and ESS, has been investigated at the BER-II research reactor of Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin (HZB). The effort to design and investigate a thermal neutron ionisation beam monitor was initiated by adapting the concept of ionisation chambers previously known elsewhere. So far all the characterised neutron beam monitors discriminate neutron hits on a discrete event basis (pulse mode), whereas the beam monitor prototype introduced in this paper estimates the total flux as a function of current (current mode). While most other neutron beam monitoring devices and detectors rely upon a signal amplifying gain stage, the ionisation chamber operates without any gain and is consequently robust against typical detector ageing effects that compromise the sensitivity over time. The initial tests were performed at the ESS V20 test beam line under realistic conditions resembling those of the future pulses of ESS. The linearity is demonstrated for 3Å pulses in the flux range of 2-3 × 105 n/s/cm2 and for white pulses (0.6-10Å) in the range of 1-5 × 106 n/s/cm2. The timing behaviour resembles the data previously recorded at the V20 beam lines. This novel implementation of a neutron sensitive ionisation chamber shows great promise for beam monitoring and diagnostics at ESS. As the ionisation beam monitor itself is an entirely passive device, it is adequately robust to be employed in areas of high irradiation where no regular servicing or maintenance can be provided.

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Current Status and Future Developments of Micromegas Detectors for Physics and Applications

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ESS nBLM: Beam Loss Monitors based on Fast Neutron Detection

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First evaluation of a novel ionisation chamber for thermal neutron beam monitoring

Current Status and Future Developments of Micromegas Detectors for Physics and Applications

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