Design and Validation of a Thin Aluminium Lid for a new Solid Deuterium Moderator Vessel at the UCN facility at PSI
Year: 2026
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: For the UCN facility at PSI a new design of the solid deuterium moderator vessel was developed within the frame of a major refurbishment project called ‘UCN EZE’. In addition to the design improvements of the cold moderator vessel, the project includes the replacement of the entire central insertion unit, which consists of several components, such as a central shutter, a new, highly polished vertical neutron guide, and a large cryopump. This publication will focus on the new moderator vessel, with particular emphasis on the newly developed aluminium lid.
Institution: Paul Scherrer Institute
Language: English
Subfield: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7222429155