Remote determination of sample temperature by neutron resonance spectroscopy

H. J. Stone; M. G. Tucker; Y. Le Godec; F. M. Méducin; E. R. Cope; S. A. Hayward; G. P.J. Ferlat; W. G. Marshall; S. Manolopoulos; S. A.T. Redfern; M. T. Dove

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2005.03.140

Remote determination of sample temperature by neutron resonance spectroscopy

H. J. Stone, M. G. Tucker, Y. Le Godec, F. M. Méducin, E. R. Cope, S. A. Hayward, G. P.J. Ferlat, W. G. Marshall, S. Manolopoulos, S. A.T. Redfern, M. T. Dove^*

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Abstract

The Doppler broadening of the lower energy neutron absorption resonances of natural hafnium, tantalum, iridium and rhenium have been studied for the purpose of measuring temperature in remote or isolated environments. Three methods for the determination of sample temperature from neutron transmission data were studied and a critical comparison of the efficacy of each method made. Fitting the observed resonance line shapes with analytical expressions incorporating instrument resolution and resonance parameters provided the most accurate measure of sample temperature with an estimated uncertainty of ±10°C at 1000°C and did not require prior calibration experiments to be performed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	601-615
Number of pages	15
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	547
Issue number	2-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2005.03.140
Publication status	Published - Aug 1 2005
Externally published	Yes

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Instrumentation

Keywords

Neutron
Resonance
Temperature measurement
Time-of-flight

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Stone, H. J., Tucker, M. G., Le Godec, Y., Méducin, F. M., Cope, E. R., Hayward, S. A., Ferlat, G. P. J., Marshall, W. G., Manolopoulos, S., Redfern, S. A. T., & Dove, M. T. (2005). Remote determination of sample temperature by neutron resonance spectroscopy. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 547(2-3), 601-615. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2005.03.140

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Remote determination of sample temperature by neutron resonance spectroscopy. / Stone, H. J.; Tucker, M. G.; Le Godec, Y. et al.
In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 547, No. 2-3, 01.08.2005, p. 601-615.

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