2022 journal article

The development of the NNBAR experiment

JOURNAL OF INSTRUMENTATION, 17(10).

By: F. Backman*, J. Barrow*, Y. Bessler*, A. Bianchi*, C. Bohm*, G. Brooijmans*, H. Calen*, J. Cederkall* ...

co-author countries: Brazil 🇧🇷 Germany 🇩🇪 Denmark 🇩🇰 France 🇫🇷 Hungary 🇭🇺 Israel 🇮🇱 Sweden 🇸🇪 United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: Instrumentation for neutron sources; Detector modelling and simulations I (interaction of radiation with matter; interaction of photons with matter; interaction of hadrons with matter  etc); Large detector systems for particle and astroparticle physics; Simulation methods and programs
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Added: November 28, 2022

Abstract The NNBAR experiment for the European Spallation Source will search for free neutrons converting to antineutrons with a sensitivity improvement of three orders of magnitude compared to the last such search. This paper describes progress towards a conceptual design report for NNBAR. The design of a moderator, neutron reflector, beamline, shielding and annihilation detector is reported. The simulations used form part of a model which will be used for optimisation of the experiment design and quantification of its sensitivity.