ESS instrumentation projects

Instrumentation for the European spallation source

NEXMAP participates in four in-kind projects for the European Spallation Source (ESS, Lund in Sweden), all funded by the Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation.

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A) Neutron instrumentation for the European Spallation Source design update phase is a collaboration project involving strong neutron scattering groups at four Danish Universities (DTU as Danish coordinator, KU, AU and SDU) and Swiss Partners from the Laboratory of Neutron Scattering at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) and from the Laboratory of Quantum Magnetism at EPFL, Lausanne. The projects aims at contributing novel concepts and instruments for ESS within the following 5 areas

  1. Spectroscopy (DTU, KU, PSI, EPFL).
  2. Neutron reflectometry (KU, SDU, PSI)
  3. Small angle neutron scattering (KU, PSI)
  4. Diffraction (AU, DTU, KU,PSI)
  5. Neutron optics (DTU,PSI)
     

Project responsible in NEXMAP:

Niels Bech Christensen, Senior Scientist 

B) The Danish ESS Instrument Simulation effort is a collaboration project involving the neutron scattering- and simulation groups at KU and DTU. Together, we participate in the design update of the future European Spallation Source (ESS), more specifically instrument simulations in McStas as part of a general optimisation of accellerator, target, moderators and neutron scattering instruments.

For more information, see:

Figure: Virtual Laue-diffraction experiment on the Rubedoxine protein. Simulations carried out in connection with Danish In-kind instrument design work for the ESS. Simulation responsible: Britt Rosendahl Hansen, NEXMAP

Project responsible in NEXMAP:

Peter Willendrup, Development Engineer 

C) In collaboration with DTU Nutech, DTU Physics works to Integrate the McStas and MCNPX computer codes, aiming to allow more sophisticated simulations of neutron moderators and guide systems. Specifically, the coherent scattering possibilities in McStas are combinded with the high-energy neutron transport capabilities of MCNPX. The hope is that this strong software combination will let the ESS design novel neutron moderators as well as optimize use of shielding along the beamlines.

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Project responsible in NEXMAP:

Peter Willendrup, Development Engineer 

D) In collaboration with the Interim ESS Data Management and Software Center (ESS DMSC) at University of Copenhagen, DTU Physics works to Integrate functionality of the McStas simulation code with the Mantid Data-Reduction and Analysis framework.

For more information, see:

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Project responsible in NEXMAP:

Peter Willendrup, Development Engineer

Kontakt

Peter Kjær Willendrup
Senior Forskningsingeniør, Specialkonsulent
DTU Fysik
21 25 46 12

Kontakt

Niels Bech Christensen
Seniorforsker
DTU Fysik
45 25 32 06