Energy-dispersive study of the interactions of fast neutrons with matter

The construction and the first use of a compact time-of-flight system for the energy-dispersive study of the interaction of fast neutrons with materials are content of a network project of the Research Center Rossendorf, to which also the Technical University Dresden contributes in the framework of a common DFG project. The planned time-of-flight experiments with pulsed neutrons will be performed at the radiation source ELBE. First results on the development of a neutron-production target are presented. By means of radiation-transport and finite-element programs the distributions of the energy deposition of the used pulsed electron beam of the radiation source ELBE and the temperature in the neutron radiator as well as the expected particle spectra and fluxes at the measurement place were calculated. Considerations on the development of a beam catcher are discussed.