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Druck-Materie 20b.qxd - JUWEL - Forschungszentrum Jülich

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Step 1: Normal gas is filled in both Pirani gauges and the bridge circuit was adjusted so as<br />

to diminish the electromotive force.�<br />

Step 2: Normal gas in one of the Pirani gauges is exchanged by sample gas.�<br />

Step 3: V is measured.<br />

The voltage measurement was performed at a hydrogen pressure of 5.3x103 Pa. We have to<br />

make calibration curve of voltage vs. para-ratio before hand. The accuracy of this measurement<br />

is not clear now but it may be less than 2-3%. We intended to check the accuracy by<br />

using Raman spectroscopy.<br />

Neutron measurements were performed at Hokkaido linac facility. The target-moderator-reflector<br />

system (TMRS) is shown in Fig. 3. Pb was used as a target and graphite as a<br />

reflector. The moderator size was 5 cm thick, 12 cm wide and 12 cm high. For a coupled<br />

moderator a 15 mm thick polyethylene pre-moderator was placed instead of Cd decoupler.<br />

Temperature of the hydrogen moderator was about 17 K. We measured the energy spectra for<br />

a coupled and a decoupled moderators with the time of flight method.<br />

Liquid N2<br />

Moderator<br />

(5 � 12 � 12)<br />

Pb Target (7 � 8 � 15 cm)<br />

Figure 3. Experimental setup of TMRS.<br />

Heat Exchanger<br />

Decoupler(Cd 0.5mm)<br />

For the simulation we used the MCNPX code with using the ENDF-B/V and VI cross<br />

section data, and the TMRS model for simulation included the main part of the experimental<br />

setup which affected the neutronic performance.<br />

3. EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS AND COMPARISON WITH SIMULATION<br />

n<br />

Reflector<br />

(Graphite)<br />

Collimator<br />

Energy spectra from the decupled moderator are shown in Fig. 4 as well as the simulation<br />

results. The para ratios examined were 35 and 99%. The simulation results give higher<br />

intensities than the experimental ones. The intensity is different around 0.005-0.3 eV. The intensity<br />

ratio is shown in Fig. 5. The intensity ratio is defined here (Intensity at any para concentration)/(Intensity<br />

at 35% para concentration). The overall tendency of the simulation is<br />

almost the same as that of the experiment.<br />

The intensity ratio around 0.01-0.1 eV agrees well although the absolute intensity<br />

around there was different, and little bit different below 0.01 eV. One of the reasons of the<br />

difference would be the difference between temperatures of experiment and calculation. We<br />

only have cross section data at 20K but the experiment performed at 17K. Therefore, we took<br />

into account only the density change of the hydrogen in the calculation. Error in the measurement<br />

of the para concentration may also be another reason.<br />

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