Building a research infrastructure and synergies for highest scientific impact on ESS

Project Information

BrightnESS

Grant agreement ID: 676548

DOI 10.3030/676548

Project closed

EC signature date 8 July 2015

Start date 1 September 2015

End date 31 August 2018

Funded under

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Research Infrastructures

Total cost € 19 941 964,00

EU contribution € 19 941 964,00

Coordinated by

EUROPEAN SPALLATION SOURCE ERIC
Sweden

Deliverables

Demonstrators, pilots, prototypes (3)

Module for NMX detector
Large area detector for spectometry
Reflectometry detector

Documents, reports (30)

Test for technology demonstrator
Determine TT strategy and policy
1st Annual IKC Progress Assessment

Annual IKC Progress Assessment

1st Agenda and minutes of yearly General Assembly

Agenda and minutes of yearly General Assembly

Tender documents for PPI

Tender documents for PPI.

Agenda and minutes of the General Assembly / Kick-off meeting

First Agenda and minutes of the General Assembly Kickoff meeting

Integration plan for readout
Monte Carlo simulations for early ESS instruments
Standarised test procedures for performance of detectors for early ESS instruments
Design report data aggregator software
Counting rate capability
Simulation and Generic multi-grid design

Simulation and Generic multigrid design

Risk assessment and mitigation plan
IKC Work Package Assignment Plan
2nd Annual IKC Progress Assessment

Annual IKC Progress Assessment

Results of target group online survey
2nd Agenda and minutes of yearly General Assembly
ERIC Operations Programme
TTO industry agreement
Report processing choices for detector types
Final verification of BRR moderator
Detector characterisation
Report on the engineering design of the BRR low dimensional moderator
3rd Agenda and minutes of yearly General Assembly
Detector electronics chain
Report on the conception design of the ESS and the BRR test beam-line
Natural and enriched Gadolinium converters design
Invitation to Market Consultation
"""ERIC Risk and Opportunity Plan"""
Report on methodology and criteria for socio-economic impact assessment of ESS during construction and operations

Development of a validated methodology for socio-economic impact assessment of ESS during construction and operations. Also: development of a process for including societal impact criteria in the selection of projects and/or procurements.

Other (7)

Report filed data acquisition
Three new ESS Member Countries (Full Member, Oberserver, Associated Country)

Three new ESS Member Countrie (Full Member, Oberserver, Associated Country)

Three new ILO Nodes
Beta-version data aggregator software
Data aggregator software
Software neutron event data processing
Software for fast field data acquisition

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (4)

Revision of IKC Best Practice online platform
BrigthnESS section on www.europeanspallationsource.se

BrigthnESS section on wwweuropeanspallationsourcese

Deployment of Management Information System

Deployment of Management Information System Two further rounds of improvements to the system are foreseen in years 2 and 3 as part of this deliverable

Launch of IKC Best practice online platform

Open Research Data Pilot (1)

Data Management Plan

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (21)

Neutron activation and prompt gamma intensity in Ar/CO 2 -filled neutron detectors at the European Spallation Source

Author(s): E. Dian, K. Kanaki, R.J. Hall-Wilton, P. Zagyvai, Sz. Czifrus
Published in: Applied Radiation and Isotopes, Issue 128, 2017, Page(s) 275-286, ISSN 0969-8043
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2017.06.003

Multi-Grid detector for neutron spectroscopy: results obtained on time-of-flight spectrometer CNCS

Author(s): M. Anastasopoulos, R. Bebb, K. Berry, J. Birch, T. Bryś, J.-C. Buffet, J.-F. Clergeau, P.P. Deen, G. Ehlers, P. van Esch, S.M. Everett, B. Guerard, R. Hall-Wilton, K. Herwig, L. Hultman, C. Höglund, I. Iruretagoiena, F. Issa, J. Jensen, A. Khaplanov, O. Kirstein, I. Lopez Higuera, F. Piscitelli, L. Robinson, S. Schmidt, I. Stefanescu
Published in: Journal of Instrumentation, Issue 12/04, 2017, Page(s) P04030-P04030, ISSN 1748-0221
Publisher: Institute of Physics
DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/12/04/P04030

Monte Carlo Particle Lists: MCPL

Author(s): T. Kittelmann, E. Klinkby, E.B. Knudsen, P. Willendrup, X.X. Cai, K. Kanaki
Published in: Computer Physics Communications, Issue 218, 2017, Page(s) 17-42, ISSN 0010-4655
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpc.2017.04.012

Using Back-Scattering to Enhance Efficiency in Neutron Detectors

Author(s): T. Kittelmann, K. Kanaki, E. Klinkby, X. X. Cai, C. P. Cooper-Jensen, R. Hall-Wilton
Published in: IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, 2017, Page(s) 1-1, ISSN 0018-9499
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2017.2695404

Characterization of the Multi-Blade 10B-based detector at the CRISP reflectometer at ISIS for neutron reflectometry at ESS

Author(s): F. Piscitelli, G. Mauri, F. Messi, M. Anastasopoulos, T. Arnold, A. Glavic, C. Höglund, T. Ilves, I. Lopez Higuera, P. Pazmandi, D. Raspino, L. Robinson, S. Schmidt, P. Svensson, D. Varga, R. Hall-Wilton
Published in: Journal of Instrumentation, Issue 13/05, 2018, Page(s) P05009-P05009, ISSN 1748-0221
Publisher: Institute of Physics
DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/13/05/P05009

Simulation tools for detector and instrument design

Author(s): Kalliopi Kanaki, Thomas Kittelmann, Xiao Xiao Cai, Esben Klinkby, Erik B. Knudsen, Peter Willendrup, Richard Hall-Wilton
Published in: Physica B: Condensed Matter, 2018, ISSN 0921-4526
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.physb.2018.03.025

Fast neutron sensitivity of neutron detectors based on Boron-10 converter layers

Author(s): G. Mauri, F. Messi, K. Kanaki, R. Hall-Wilton, E. Karnickis, A. Khaplanov, F. Piscitelli
Published in: Journal of Instrumentation, Issue 13/03, 2018, Page(s) P03004-P03004, ISSN 1748-0221
Publisher: Institute of Physics
DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/13/03/P03004

Neutron reflectometry with the Multi-Blade 10 B-based detector

Author(s): G. Mauri, F. Messi, M. Anastasopoulos, T. Arnold, A. Glavic, C. Höglund, T. Ilves, I. Lopez Higuera, P. Pazmandi, D. Raspino, L. Robinson, S. Schmidt, P. Svensson, D. Varga, R. Hall-Wilton, F. Piscitelli
Published in: Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Science, Issue 474/2216, 2018, Page(s) 20180266, ISSN 1364-5021
Publisher: Royal Society of London
DOI: 10.1098/rspa.2018.0266

Neutron detectors for the ESS diffractometers

Author(s): I. Stefanescu, M. Christensen, J. Fenske, R. Hall-Wilton, P.F. Henry, O. Kirstein, M. Müller, G. Nowak, D. Pooley, D. Raspino, N. Rhodes, J. Šaroun, J. Schefer, E. Schooneveld, J. Sykora, W. Schweika
Published in: Journal of Instrumentation, Issue 12/01, 2017, Page(s) P01019-P01019, ISSN 1748-0221
Publisher: Institute of Physics
DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/12/01/P01019

Tagging fast neutrons from a 252 Cf fission-fragment source

Author(s): J. Scherzinger, R. Al Jebali, J.R.M. Annand, A. Bala, K.G. Fissum, R. Hall-Wilton, D. Hamilton, N. Mauritzson, F. Messi, H. Perrey, E. Rofors
Published in: Applied Radiation and Isotopes, Issue 128, 2017, Page(s) 270-274, ISSN 0969-8043
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2017.05.022

A comparison of untagged gamma-ray and tagged-neutron yields from 241 AmBe and 238 PuBe sources

Author(s): J. Scherzinger, R. Al Jebali, J.R.M. Annand, K.G. Fissum, R. Hall-Wilton, S. Koufigar, N. Mauritzson, F. Messi, H. Perrey, E. Rofors
Published in: Applied Radiation and Isotopes, Issue 127, 2017, Page(s) 98-102, ISSN 0969-8043
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2017.05.014

Detector rates for the Small Angle Neutron Scattering instruments at the European Spallation Source

Author(s): K. Kanaki, M. Klausz, T. Kittelmann, G. Albani, E. Perelli Cippo, A. Jackson, S. Jaksch, T. Nielsen, P. Zagyvai, R. Hall-Wilton
Published in: Journal of Instrumentation, Issue 13/07, 2018, Page(s) P07016-P07016, ISSN 1748-0221
Publisher: Institute of Physics
DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/13/07/P07016

The radiation field in the Gamma Irradiation Facility GIF++ at CERN

Author(s): Dorothea Pfeiffer, Georgi Gorine, Hans Reithler, Bartolomej Biskup, Alasdair Day, Adrian Fabich, Joffrey Germa, Roberto Guida, Martin Jaekel, Federico Ravotti
Published in: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Issue 866, 2017, Page(s) 91-103, ISSN 0168-9002
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2017.05.045

Architecture of the data aggregation and streaming system for the European Spallation Source neutron instrument suite

Author(s): A.H.C. Mukai, M.J. Clarke, M.J. Christensen, J.M.C. Nilsson, M.G. Shetty, M. Brambilla, D. Werder, M. Könnecke, J. Harper, M.D. Jones, F.A. Akeroyd, C. Reis, G. Kourousias, T.S. Richter
Published in: Journal of Instrumentation, Issue 13/10, 2018, Page(s) T10001-T10001, ISSN 1748-0221
Publisher: Institute of Physics
DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/13/10/T10001

The Multi-Blade Boron-10-based neutron detector for high intensity neutron reflectometry at ESS

Author(s): F. Piscitelli, F. Messi, M. Anastasopoulos, T. Bryś, F. Chicken, E. Dian, J. Fuzi, C. Höglund, G. Kiss, J. Orban, P. Pazmandi, L. Robinson, L. Rosta, S. Schmidt, D. Varga, T. Zsiros, R. Hall-Wilton
Published in: Journal of Instrumentation, Issue 12/03, 2017, Page(s) P03013-P03013, ISSN 1748-0221
Publisher: Institute of Physics
DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/12/03/P03013

First measurements with new high-resolution gadolinium-GEM neutron detectors

Author(s): D. Pfeiffer, F. Resnati, J. Birch, M. Etxegarai, R. Hall-Wilton, C. Höglund, L. Hultman, I. Llamas-Jansa, E. Oliveri, E. Oksanen, L. Robinson, L. Ropelewski, S. Schmidt, C. Streli, P. Thuiner
Published in: Journal of Instrumentation, Issue 11/05, 2016, Page(s) P05011-P05011, ISSN 1748-0221
Publisher: Institute of Physics
DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/11/05/P05011

The light-yield response of a NE-213 liquid-scintillator detector measured using 2–6 MeV tagged neutrons

Author(s): J. Scherzinger, R. Al Jebali, J.R.M. Annand, K.G. Fissum, R. Hall-Wilton, K. Kanaki, M. Lundin, B. Nilsson, H. Perrey, A. Rosborg, H. Svensson
Published in: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Issue 840, 2016, Page(s) 121-127, ISSN 0168-9002
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2016.10.011

Neutron reflectometry on highly absorbing films and its application to 10 B 4 C-based neutron detectors

Author(s): F. Piscitelli, A. Khaplanov, A. Devishvili, S. Schmidt, C. Höglund, J. Birch, A. J. C. Dennison, P. Gutfreund, R. Hall-Wilton, P. Van Esch
Published in: Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Science, Issue 472/2185, 2016, Page(s) 20150711, ISSN 1364-5021
Publisher: Royal Society of London
DOI: 10.1098/rspa.2015.0711

Trimethylboron as Single-Source Precursor for Boron–Carbon Thin Film Synthesis by Plasma Chemical Vapor Deposition

Author(s): Mewlude Imam, Carina Höglund, Jens Jensen, Susann Schmidt, Ivan G. Ivanov, Richard Hall-Wilton, Jens Birch, Henrik Pedersen
Published in: The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, Issue 120/38, 2016, Page(s) 21990-21997, ISSN 1932-7447
Publisher: American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b06529

Evolution in boron-based GEM detectors for diffraction measurements: from planar to 3D converters

Author(s): Giorgia Albani, Enrico Perelli Cippo, Gabriele Croci, Andrea Muraro, Erik Schooneveld, Antonella Scherillo, Richard Hall-Wilton, Kalliopi Kanaki, Carina Höglund, Lars Hultman, Jens Birch, Gerardo Claps, Fabrizio Murtas, Marica Rebai, Marco Tardocchi, Giuseppe Gorini
Published in: Measurement Science and Technology, Issue 27/11, 2016, Page(s) 115902, ISSN 0957-0233
Publisher: Institute of Physics and the Physical Society
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/27/11/115902

Low-temperature growth of boron carbide coatings by direct current magnetron sputtering and high-power impulse magnetron sputtering

Author(s): Susann Schmidt, Carina Höglund, Jens Jensen, Lars Hultman, Jens Birch, Richard Hall-Wilton
Published in: Journal of Materials Science, Issue 51/23, 2016, Page(s) 10418-10428, ISSN 0022-2461
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
DOI: 10.1007/s10853-016-0262-4