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03-4-1128-2017/2019
Priority:1
Status: In-progress

Investigations of Neutron Nuclear Interactions
and Properties of the Neutron


Leader:     V.N. Shvetsov
Deputies:     Yu.N. Kopatch
E.V. Lychagin
P.V. Sedyshev

Participating Countries and International Organizations:
Albania, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, CERN, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Japan, Kazakhstan, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Norway, Poland, Republic of Korea, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, USA, Vietnam.

Scientific Programme:
Experimental and theoretical investigation of symmetry breaking effects in reactions with neutrons and fundamental properties of the neutron to test the parameters of the Standard Model and search for "new physics". Investigation of the properties of excited nuclei, reactions with emission of charged particles, fission physics. Obtaining of relevant data for astrophysics, nuclear power engineering and nuclear waste transmutation problem using neutron- and gamma-induced reactions. Application of neutron physics methods in other fields of science and technology. Development and construction of detectors of neutrons and other ionizing radiation, as well as applied methods in nuclear physics with neutrons. Development of the Intense REsonance Neutron Source (IREN) and the experimental base at the IREN and IBR-2 facilities.

Expected main results in 2018:
    Investigations of violations of fundamental symmetries in neutron-nucleus interactions and related data

  • Determination of parameters of T-odd effects in the fission of 235U on a hot neutron source.

  • Development of the design of an instrument for measuring the P-odd effect in the reaction 3He(n,p) 3H.

  • Investigation of neutron paramagnetic resonance of the first kind in samples of titanium hydride TiH2 in the polarized neutron energy range of 0.062-2.3 eV using the KOLKHIDA facility at the IBR-2 reactor.

  • Measurement of dependence of multiple neutrons on mass and total kinetic energy of fission fragments in the fission reaction of 235U with thermal neutrons at the IBR-2 reactor.

  • Measurement and analysis of angular correlations in the emission of neutrons and light charged particles in the spontaneous fission of 252Cf.

  • Measurement of inelastic neutron scattering parameters for light and heavy elements in the framework of the TANGRA project.

  • Test measurements of 3He(n,p) 3H and 6Li(n,) 3H reactions on beamline 1 of the IREN facility.

  • Measurements of (n,) reaction with Ni-60,61 isotopes for neutron energies En =4.5-6.5 MeV at the accelerators EG-5 in FLNP JINR and EG-4.5 of the Institute of Heavy Ion Physics of Peking University.

  • Measurements of angular correlations in 14N(n,p), 14N(n,) reactions with fast neutrons at the EG-5 accelerator.

    Investigation of fundamental properties of the neutron, UCN physics:

  • Instrument development work to improve parameters of the GRANIT spectrometer designed for experimental determination of characteristics of resonance transitions between quantum states of neutrons in the gravitational field of the Earth. .

  • Determination of characteristics of diamond nanopowder reflectors for targeted extraction of very cold neutrons.

  • Construction of a setup to measure the energy dependence of the UCN loss factor in the energy range close to limiting values.

  • Preparation of the experiment for observation of neutron quantum tunneling through an oscillating potential structure: quantum calculations, development and testing of the experimental setup.

  • Nonstationary quantum experiments with slow neutrons: neutron diffraction by surface ultrasonic waves and reflection from an oscillating mirror.

    Applied and methodological research:

  • Calibration measurements with a 2D model of a position-sensitive detector with a resolution for X, Y coordinates of no worse than 0.7 mm.

  • Manufacturing of the first section of the detector of multiple neutrons based on SNM-14D counters.

  • Investigation of thin near-surface layers containing various elements with a depth resolution of about 10 nm using nuclear-physics methods (Elastic Recoil Detection Analysis and Rutherford Backscattering Spectrometry).

  • Elemental and isotopic analysis of archaeological samples at the IREN facility using neutron spectroscopy, neutron and gamma activation analyses.

  • Comparative analysis of elemental analysis methods using the tagged neutron method, standard neutron sources and other non-destructive methods.

  • Carrying out of neutron activation analysis of environmental, geological, biological samples and novel materials at the IBR-2 reactor using the REGATA facility in the framework of the projects supported by grants and programs of JINR Member States and its Associated Members, RFBR and IAEA.

  • Construction of a spectrometric system to measure natural and man-made radioactivity for radioecological and materials science research.

  • Work on automation of neutron activation analysis in INP (Almaty, Kazakhstan). Training of INP personnel (Almaty, Kazakhstan) on the theoretical foundations of neutron activation analysis and practical application of modern software for obtaining and processing spectrometric data.

    Development of the IREN facility

  • Providing the neutron beam time of 1000 hours from IREN for physical experiments.

  • Installation of the cooling system of the LUE-200 accelerator.

List of projects:
  Project Leader Priority
(period of realisation)
1. TANGRA Yu.N. Kopatch
Deputy:
V.M. Bystritsky (DLNP)
1   (2014-2019)
List of Activities
  Activity or Experiment Leaders
Status
  Laboratory or other
Division of JINR
Responsible person
Main researchers
1. Investigations of violations
of fundamental symmetries in
neutron-nucleus interactions
and related data
Yu.N. Kopatch
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Data taking
Data analysis
  FLNP G.S. Ahmedov, N.V. Bazjazjina, S.B. Borzakov, D. Berikov, B. Buadze, Van Dunmin, Vu Dyk Kong, G.V. Daniljan, Yu.M. Gledenov, D.N. Grozdanov, N.A. Gundorin, Sh.S. Zeynalov, A.P. Kobzev, M. Kulik, Zh.V. Mezentseva, Nguyen Thi Bao Mi, V.V. Novitsky, I.A. Oprea, K.D. Oprea, Yu.N. Pokotilovskij, A.B. Popov, I.N. Ruskov, S.F. Samadov, P.V. Sedyshev, M.V. Sedysheva, O.V. Sidorova, V.R. Skoj, A.M. Suhovoj, S.A. Telezhnikov, M. Tsulaja, Chan Van Fuk, I.I. Chuprakov, S. Enkhbold + 20 engineers, + 3 workers
2. Investigation of the fundamental
properties of the neutron, UCN
physics
E.V. Lychagin
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Data taking
Data analysis
  FLNP G.G. Bunatyan, T.L. Enik, S.V. Gorunov, V.K. Ignatovich, G.V. Kulin, L.V. Mitsyna, A.Yu. Muzychka, A. Nesipbai, Yu.N. Pokotilovskij, A.V. Strelkov, A.I. Frank, W.I. Furman, E.I. Sharapov, K.N. Zhernenkov + 3 engineer + 2 workers
3. Applied research P.V. Sedyshev
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Data taking
Data analysis
  FLNP M.V. Frontasyeva, S.S. Pavlov, Yu.V. Alekseenok, A.S. Vasilev, K.N. Vergel, E. Vieru, L. Gaidoshikova, V.M.B. Ged, O.G. Duliu, Van Dunmin, D.N. Grozdanov, I.I. Zinikovskaja, O.A. Culikov, A.Madadzade, P.S. Nekhoroshkov, O. Chiligava, P. Yanchik, G.Y. Khristozova, G.S. Ahmedov, B. Buadze, N.V. Bazjazjina, S.B. Borzakov, D. Berikov, Vu Dyk Kong, Yu.M. Gledenov, N.A. Gundorin, Sh.S. Zeynalov, A.P. Kobzev, M. Kulik, D. Mahajdik, Nguyen Thi Bao Mi, Zh.V. Mezentseva, V.V. Novitsky, I.A. Oprea, K.D. Oprea, Yu.N. Pokotilovskij, A.B. Popov, I.N. Ruskov, B.D. Rumyantsev, S.F. Samadov, M.V. Sedysheva, O.V. Sidorova, V.R. Skoj, A.M. Suhovoj, S.A. Telezhnikov, W.I.Furman, M. Tsulaja, I. Chuprakov, S. Enkhbold, V.N. Shvetsov, G.G. Bunatyan, S.V. Goryunov, T.L. Enik, K.N. Zhernenkov, V.K. Ignatovich, G.V. Kulin, L.V. Mitsyna, A.Yu. Muzychka, A. Nesipbai, Yu.N. Pokotilovskij, A.V. Strelkov, A.I. Frank, W.I. Furman, E.I. Sharapov, G.V. Daniljan, Chan Van Fuk + 31 engineers, + 9 workers
4. Development of the IREN facility V.N. Shvetsov
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  FLNP V.G. Pjataev, V.V. Kobets, V.G. Shabratov + 16 engineers + 1 worker
  VBLHEP
A.P. Sumbaev
V.F. Minashkin, V.N. Zamrij + 5 engineers
  DLNP I.N. Meshkov
5. Project TANGRA Yu.N. Kopatch
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Data taking
Data analysis
  FLNP S.B. Borzakov, N.A. Gundorin, P.A. Dubasov, Sh.S. Zeinalov, A.O. Zontikov, I.A. Oprea, K.D. Oprea, A.V. Rogachev, P.V. Sedyshev, V.R. Skoi, V.N. Shvetsov
  VBLHEP U.Yu. Aleksakhin, N.I. Zamjatin, E.V. Zubarev, V.L. Rapackii, Yu.N. Rogov, R.A. Salmin, M.G. Sapozhnikov, V.M. Slepnev, S.V. Khabarov
  DLNP V.M. Bystritskii, A.V. Krasnoperov, A.B. Sadovskii, A.V. Salamatin
  LRB A.R. Krylov, G.N. Timoshenko

Collaboration
Country or International
Organization
City Institute or Laboratory
Albania Tirana UT
Armenia Yerevan CENS NAS RA
Australia Melbourne Univ.
Austria Vienna IAEA
Innsbruck Univ.
Azerbaijan Baku BSU
Ganja ASAU
ATU
Belarus Minsk INP BSU
Belgium Geel IRMM
Bulgaria Sofia INRNE BAS
Plovdiv PU
UFT
CERN Geneva CERN
China Beijing IHEP CAS
Croatia Zagreb Oikon IAE
RBI
Czech Republic Prague CEI
CTU
Ostrava VSB-TUO
Egypt Cairo EAEA
Alexandria Univ.
Shibin al Kawm MU
Finland Jyvaskyla UJ
Oulu UO
France Cadarache CC CEA
Grenoble ILL
LPSC
Saclay LLB
Strasbourg IPHC
Georgia Tbilisi AIP TSU
TSU
Germany Darmstadt TU Darmstadt
Dresden HZDR
Mainz JGU
Munich TUM
Tubingen Univ.
Greece Thessaloniki AUTH
Hungary Budapest RKK OU
India Varanasi BHU
Italy Rome ENEA
Japan Kyoto KSU
Tsukuba KEK
Kazakhstan Almaty INP
Astana ENU
Ust-Kamenogorsk TRCE
Macedonia Skopje UKiM
Moldova Chisinau IMB ASM
Mongolia Ulaanbaatar CGL
NUM
Norway Trondheim NTNU
Poland Krakow NINP PAS
Gdansk GUT
Lodz UL
Lublin UMCS
Opole UO
Otwock-Swierk NCBJ
Poznan AMU
Wroclaw UW
Republic of Korea Seoul Dawonsys
Daejeon KAERI
Pohang PAL
Romania Bucharest IFIN-HH
INCDIE ICPE-CA
ISS
UB
Baia Mare TUCN-NUCBM
Constanta NIMRD
UOC
Galati UG
Iasi UAIC
Oradea UO
Pitesti ICN
Ramnicu Valcea I.C.S.I.
Targoviste UVT
Russia Moscow Atomenergomach
GIN RAS
GPI RAS
IKI RAS
IPCE RAS
ITEP
MSU
NRC KI
SINP MSU
VNIIA
Moscow, Troitsk INR RAS
Borok IBIW RAS
Dubna Diamant
Dubna Univ.
Gatchina NRC KI PNPI
Irkutsk LI SB RAS
Ivanovo ISUCT
Izhevsk UdSU
Obninsk IPPE
Ryazan RSU
Snezhinsk VNIITF
St. Petersburg Botanic Garden BIN RAS
FIP
Hermitage
KRI
SPSFTU
Sevastopol IBSS
Tula TSPU
Voronezh VSU
Yekaterinburg UrFU
Serbia Belgrade IPB
Univ.
Novi Sad UNS
Slovakia Bratislava CU
IP SAS
IEE SAS
ILE SAS
Slovenia Ljubljana GeoSS
South Africa Pretoria Unisa
Stellenbosch SU
Switzerland Villigen PSI
Thailand Hat Yai PSU
Turkey Canakkale COMU
Ukraine Kiev KINR NASU
NUK
Kharkov ISMA NASU
NSC KIPT
Donetsk DonIPE
Sumy IAP NASU
Uzhgorod IEP NASU
USA Athens, AL ASU
Durham, NC Duke
Gettysburg, PA GC
Kingston, RI URI
Los Alamos, NM LANL
Oak Ridge, TN ORNL
Vietnam Hanoi IOP VAST
VNU

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