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Concept of a Facility of Neutron Radiography and Tomography at the Research Reactor WWR-K in Almaty, Kazakhstan

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At the research reactor WWR-K (Institute of Nuclear Physics, Ministry of Energy, Almaty, Kazakhstan) work on the creation of a new experimental facility for research using neutron radiography and tomography method has begun. It is planned that the facility will form a neutron beam with a cross section of 200 × 200 mm, with a characteristic parameter L/D of 130, using a vacuum collimator system. To obtain neutron radiographic images, a specially designed detector system based on a 6LiF/ZnS scintillation screen and a high-resolution high-sensitivity video camera with a rotated mirror will be used. To protect the video camera from radiation, a two-mirror optical system is proposed. The paper presents a schematic diagram and description of the main components of the experimental setup.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We are grateful to G.M. Aidanov for carrying out research and development works on designing some units for the setup and its installation in the experimental hall of the WWR-K reactor.

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  1. Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 050032, Almaty, Kazakhstan

    B. Muhametuly, E. A. Kenzhin & A. A. Shaimerdenov

  2. Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980, Dubna, Moscow region, Russia

    B. Muhametuly, S. E. Kichanov, D. P. Kozlenko, K. M. Nazarov & E. V. Lukin

  3. Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, 050040, Almaty, Kazakhstan

    B. Muhametuly & E. Bazarbaev

  4. Gumilev Eurasian National University, 010008, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan

    K. M. Nazarov

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Muhametuly, B., Kichanov, S.E., Kenzhin, E.A. et al. Concept of a Facility of Neutron Radiography and Tomography at the Research Reactor WWR-K in Almaty, Kazakhstan. J. Surf. Investig. 13, 877–879 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1027451019050082

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