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In parallel with the installation of a cold-neutron source (CNS) at the 10-MW Budapest Research Reactor, the neutron-guide system has been redesigned and replaced by state of art neutron optical elements. Monte Carlo calculations have been used to determine the optimal conditions for the guide parameters. For the three cold-neutron beams nearly 100 m of new guides were installed; a great part is made of supermirrors. The new in-pile guide system and the individual shutters enable minimal losses at the starting sections. The out-of-pile part was optimized for the experimental stations. The neutron-flux measurements were compared with the simulated values. The combined effect of the CNS and the guide system yields a gain factor in the flux as high as 30–60.
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Received: 23 July 2001 / Accepted: 31 August 2002
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Rosta, L., Cser, L. & Révay, Z. Gain factors with the new supermirror guide system. at the Budapest Neutron Centre . Appl Phys A 74 (Suppl 1), s292–s294 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003390201931
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