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Mar 15 – 21, 2024
Sheraton Waterside Hotel
US/Eastern timezone

Upgrades at the WNR Facility

Mar 20, 2024, 3:40 PM
20m
1st Floor - Merrimack (Sheraton Waterside Hotel)

1st Floor - Merrimack

Sheraton Waterside Hotel

Oral Presentation High-Power Accelerator Components and Targets High-Power Accelerator Components and Targets - 3

Speaker

Josef Svoboda (LANL)

Description

The Weapons Neutron Research (WNR) facility at the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE) has set a long-term objective to enhance Target 4. This target facilitates six distinct flight paths (FP), each with specific beam delivery requirements. Historically, the as-designed MCNP geometry model has been employed. However, to guarantee precise beam delivery to all FPs, there is an emerging need to utilize a detailed as-built MCNP model. A novel approach has been introduced that employs the Laser Tracker System. This system accurately determines the position of the target, shutters, and flight paths. These data subsequently inform MCNP geometry and provide as-built MCNP geometry model. The beam spot quality is further assessed using a time-gated neutron imaging system.

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