Abstract
A third generation mesitylene moderated cold neutron source called PSU-CNS has been designed, installed and tested at the Breazeale Nuclear Reactor (PSBR) at the Radiation Science and Engineering Center at Penn State. The PSU-CNS is positioned within one of the newly installed beam ports at the PSBR. The cold neutron beams will be utilized for a small angle neutron scattering, conventional and TOF neutron depth profiling, and a prompt gamma activation analysis facility. Some of the design, installation, and testing features of the PSU-CNS are described and performance and safety aspects of the system under full reactor power are discussed.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 9113-9121 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry |
| Volume | 334 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 2025 |
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All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Analytical Chemistry
- Nuclear Energy and Engineering
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
- Pollution
- Spectroscopy
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
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