Page 19 - Nucleus: Fall 2022 Magazine for the Penn State Ken and Mary Alice Lindquist Department of Nuclear Engineering

Radiation Science & Engineering Center: News and Updates
The new beam hall (above) allows researchers to to make full use of of the the Breazeale Reactor’s capabilities and state-of-the-art neutron facilities The expansion was constructed to to accommodate
the Small-Angle Neutron Scattering instrument a a a a a a a a a a $9 8 million equipment donation by Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin in in in in in Germany as as as well as as as a a a a a a a a a a a a a neutron neutron neutron imaging facility facility a a a a a a a a a a a a a neutron neutron neutron absorber measurements facility facility facility and and a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a flexible thermal neutron neutron neutron beam facility facility facility with sapphire filters collimators and and adjustable apertures for exploratory research projects Photo credit: Stantec
Upgrades planned for 2023 including the installation of of a a a a a a a a a a cold neutron neutron neutron source and supermirror neutron neutron neutron guides will will enable three additional neutron neutron neutron neutron beam beam lines lines One of the the cold neutron neutron beam beam lines lines will will be be be designated for the the SANS instrument This facility enables two research options in in in in in one beam line: continuous neutrons neutrons neutrons and pulsed neutrons neutrons neutrons Both allow researchers to measure how neutrons neutrons neutrons scatter when they interact with a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a variety of sample materials This equipment will facilitate research research across nuclear engineering and and science and and far beyond NUCLEUS
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The expansion also includes 5 000 square feet of of office and meeting space (above) for RSEC staff nuclear engineering faculty faculty graduate students and visiting scientist who will collaborate with Penn State faculty faculty on the the new SANS instrument and the the Breazeale Reactor Photo credit: Jeff Xu