Ortho-para equilibrium in a liquid D2 neutron moderator under irradiation

F. Atchison; P. Beaud; T. Bryś; M. Daum; P. Fierlinger; R. Henneck; T. Hofmann; K. Kirch; G. Kühne; G. Knopp; A. Pichlmaier; A. Serebrov; H. Spitzer; J. Wambach; J. Wimmer; A. Wokaun; K. Bodek; P. Geltenbort; M. Giersch; J. Zmeskal; K. Mishima

doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.68.094114

Ortho-para equilibrium in a liquid D₂ neutron moderator under irradiation

F. Atchison, P. Beaud, T. Bryś, M. Daum, P. Fierlinger, R. Henneck, T. Hofmann, K. Kirch, G. Kühne, G. Knopp, A. Pichlmaier, A. Serebrov, H. Spitzer, J. Wambach, J. Wimmer, A. Wokaun, K. Bodek, P. Geltenbort, M. Giersch, J. ZmeskalK. Mishima

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The ortho-D2 concentration of gas samples taken from the liquid D₂ cold moderator of the SINQ spallation neutron source at PSI has been measured. A value of c_o=0.762±0.001(statistical)±0.006(systematical) for the in situ quasiequilibrium at a temperature of 25 K and at an almost continuous power deposition of 230±50 mW/g is established for samples taken after long irradiation periods. This unexpectedly low value, (math equation) is explained by a simple radiation-induced breakup and recombination model for D2 molecules.

Original language	English
Journal	Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Volume	68
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.68.094114
State	Published - 2003
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Atchison, F., Beaud, P., Bryś, T., Daum, M., Fierlinger, P., Henneck, R., Hofmann, T., Kirch, K., Kühne, G., Knopp, G., Pichlmaier, A., Serebrov, A., Spitzer, H., Wambach, J., Wimmer, J., Wokaun, A., Bodek, K., Geltenbort, P., Giersch, M., ... Mishima, K. (2003). Ortho-para equilibrium in a liquid D₂ neutron moderator under irradiation. Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 68(9). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.68.094114

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Ortho-para equilibrium in a liquid D₂ neutron moderator under irradiation

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