04-4-1122-2015/2020
 
Priority: 1
   
Status: Extended
Development of Experimental Facilities for Condensed Matter Investigations with Beams of the IBR-2 Facility

 

Leaders:     S.A. Kulikov
V.I. Prikhodko


Participating Countries and International Organizations:
Argentine, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Republic of Korea, Romania, Russia, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom. 

Scientific Programme:
Development and construction of a control system of the cryogenic moderator CM-201 for IBR-2 beams N 1, 4, 5, 6, 9. 
Design of equipment, electronics and software for the complex of IBR-2 spectrometers; 
development of the FLNP information and computing infrastructure according to the needs of the Laboratory 
and the development strategy of the JINR computer network. 

Expected main results in 2018:

  • Development and testing of control system of the CM-201 moderator for beamlines ? 1, 4, 5, 6, 9. Routine modernization and operation of CM-202. Regular use of system for nitrogen-free charging of pellets and diaphragm for measuring gas flow rate at CM-201 and CM-202 moderators. Investigation of neutron-physical properties of alternative materials for the cold moderator to extend the period of its operation for physics experiments. Development of screw-type discharging device for the CM-201 moderator and its testing on laboratory test stand. 

  • Investigation of radiation resistance of materials at the radiation research facility. 

  • Development of new programs for simulation of full reflectometry experiments in kinematic approximation. 

  • Completion of activities on manufacturing the “Astra-M” detector system for the FSD diffractometer. Development of technical design of backscattering detector for the HRFD diffractometer. Development of design of detecting module and data accumulation system for multi-detector system of the DN-12 spectrometer; tests of elements of the accumulation system on a neutron beamline. Development of prototype of the detecting module with analog electronics to upgrade the detector system of the NERA-PR spectrometer. Development of infrastructure for designing and constructing neutron detectors. 

  • Development of technical design of continuous flow cryostat with helium-4 circulation using a closed-cycle cryocooler to obtain a temperature range below 2K; selection and purchase of equipment and components. Manufacturing of new windings and assembling of superconducting magnet for the DN-12 diffractometer. 

  • Modernization of control systems of actuators of REFLEX and GRAINS spectrometers. 

  • Maintenance and development of the Sonix+ software package at the request of users; adaptation of Sonix+ for operation with DAQ-controllers on the basis of USB-3 interface. Development of concept of central data storage with regard to FLNP specificity. 

List of projects:
  Project Leader Priority 
(period of realisation)
1. Development of PTH sample 
environment system for the DN-12 
diffractometer at the IBR-2 facility
A.N. Chernikov 1   (2015-2020)
2. BSD
Development of wide-aperture 
backscattering detector 
for HRFD diffractometer
V.V. Kruglov 1   (2018-2020)

 

List of Activities
  Activity or Experiment Leaders
Status
  Laboratory or other
Division of JINR
Main researchers
1. Development and putting into 
operation of control system of 
CM-201 moderator for neutron 
beams N 1, 4, 5, 6, 9
S.A. Kulikov
E.P. Shabalin
Realization
  FLNP M.V. Bulavin + 5 engineers, A.S. Kirilov + 1 engineer, A.P. Sirotin + 2 engineers, K.A. Mukhin
2. Calculations and simulation
of spectrometers’ elements. 
Development of VITESS 
software package
A.V. Belushkin
Realization
  FLNP S.A. Manoshin, S.A. Kulikov + 1 engineer
3. Investigation of radiation 
resistance of materials and 
electronic components
M.V. Bulavin 
S.A. Kulikov
Realization
  FLNP E.P. Shabalin + 4 engineers
4. Tests of combined
horizontal-vertical 
cryostat with superconducting 
magnet for DN-12 diffractometer. 
Development and modernization of 
cryostats on IBR-2 spectrometers.
A.N. Chernikov 
S.E. Kichanov
Realization
  FLNP E.V. Lukin, N.A. Kovalenko + 2 engineers
5. Development of continuous flow 
cryostats on the basis of 
closed-cycle cryocoolers
A.N. Chernikov
Realization
  FLNP N.A. Kovalenko + 2 engineers
6. Development and implementation
of gas and scintillation detector
systems at IBR-2 spectrometers
A.V. Churakov 
V.V. Kruglov 
A.A. Bogdzel
Realization
  FLNP V.M. Milkov + 3 engineers, V.A. Drozdov +3 engineers, V.V. Zhuravlev + 3 engineers, A.S. Kirilov + 1 engineer
7. Development of data acquisition
systems, control and experiment
automation systems, as well as of
software package Sonix+ at IBR-2 
spectrometers
V.I. Prikhodko 
A.P. Sirotin 
A.S. Kirilov
Realization
  FLNP A.A. Bogdzel + 4 engineers, V.V. Zhuravlev + 3 engineers, N.D. Zernin + 1 engineer, S.M. Murashkevich + 2 engineers
8. Development of FLNP network
infrastructure in accordance with
development strategy of JINR 
computer network
V.I. Prikhodko
Realization
  FLNP G.A. Sukhomlinov + 2 engineers, A.S. Kirilov 
+ 2 engineers, S.A. Manoshin + 1 engineer
  LIT V.V. Korenkov + 2 engineers

 

Collaboration
Country or International
Organization
City Institute or Laboratory
Argentina Bariloche CAB CNEA  
Belarus Minsk BSTU  
Bulgaria Sofia INRNE BAS  
Czech Republic Rez NPI ASCR  
Germany Berlin HZB  
  Julich FZJ  
Hungary Budapest Wigner RCP  
Republic of Korea Daejeon NFRI  
Romania Bucharest INCDIE ICPE-CA  
Russia Moscow NNRU "MEPhI"  
    NRC KI  
    PC ITER RF  
  Moscow, Troitsk INR RAS  
  Dubna Dubna Univ.  
  Gatchina NRC KI PNPI  
  Yekaterinburg IMP UB RAS  
South Africa Pretoria Necsa  
Sweden Lund ESS ERIC  
Switzerland Villigen PSI  
Ukraine L'viv LPNU  
United Kingdom Didcot RAL