Design of a photoneutron source for time-of-flight experiments at the radiation source ELBE

The Forschungszentrum Rossendorf and the Technische Universität Dresden are working together in a networking project for the construction and the use of a compact time-of-flight facility. The aim is to investigate the energy dispersive interaction of fast neutrons with materials. The planned time-of-flight experiments with pulsed neutrons will be carried out at the radiation source ELBE. First results for the design of a neutron radiator are presented. The distribution of the energy disposal of the used electron beam from the radiation source ELBE, the temperature in the neutron radiator and the expected particle spectra and fluxes at the measuring position were calculated by means of radiation-transport and finite-elements programs. Considerations for the design of the beam dump are discussed.