First neutron data recorded at the V20 Test Instrument utilizing prototype chopper systems and beam monitors planned for ESS

The main objective of the European Spallation Source (ESS) is to perform consistently high impact neutron scattering science using the highest neutron flux of any facility in its class. This ambition is naturally accompanied by operational challenges related to the vertical integration of the instru...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2019-08
Main Authors: Maulerova, V, Nilsson, J, Olsson, M, Alcock, S, Quintanilla, A, Zielinski, D, Mukai, A, Issa, F, Kolya, S, Smith, W, Broderick, D, Löki, K, Sparger, J, Woracek, R, Taylor, J, Richter, T, Hall-Wilton, R, Kirstein, O, Tsapatsaris, N
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Control systems
Data management
Diagnostic systems
Industrial electronics
Monitors
Neutron absorption
Neutron beams
Neutron flux
Neutron scattering
Neutrons
Prototypes
Software
Spallation
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Summary:The main objective of the European Spallation Source (ESS) is to perform consistently high impact neutron scattering science using the highest neutron flux of any facility in its class. This ambition is naturally accompanied by operational challenges related to the vertical integration of the instruments' hardware and software shared between collaborators from 13 European countries. The present work will detail integration tests performed at the V20 Test Instrument at Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin in Germany. An ESS chopper prototype was successfully controlled through the ESS Chopper Integration Controller (CHIC) and Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System (EPICS). Neutron data were successfully collected and time stamped using neutron beam monitors, the ESS prototype detector readout electronics and the Data Management Software Center (DMSC) data acquisition (DAQ) software. Chopper rotation events were timestamped and the chopper disk showed excellent stability and neutron absorption characteristics. The test resulted in (i) the expected time-of-flight (TOF) response, (ii) collected data that compared well with instrument reference data and (iii) revealing the diagnostic power of the performed integration tests. The results of this integration test validate the ESS chopper and detector DAQ architecture choices.
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.1908.08041