PROPERTIES OF THE RADIOGRAPHY FACILITY NEUTRA AT SINQ AND ITS POTENTIAL FOR USE AS EUROPEAN REFERENCE FACILITY

Abstract At December 3rd 1996, the spallation neutron source SINQ had its first proton beam onthe target. With a steady-state proton beam of 850 IlA this facility is now the strongest of its kind in the world. One of the first experimental facilities in operation was theradiography station NEUTRA (for NEUtron Transmission Radiography). The designwas described at earlier meetings [1,2] and the first validation measurements werereported [3]. There are some advantages in comparison to other radiography stations atresearch reactors. This will be demonstrated in detail by means of the measured valuesand examples of practical applications. The use as reference facility will be envisagedwithin an European project (COST-524).