Abstract
The role of pulsed spallation neutron sources for slow neutron spectroscopy is sketched. Various methods of neutron production, and some aspects of the spallation neutron production process are outlined. Accelerators for pulsed spallation neutron sources are discussed. Materials and coolants for neutron-producing targets and moderators are surveyed. The performance of moderators and the effects of varying size, composition, and temperature are summarized. Expressions for estimating moderator performance are given. The effect of moderator-reflectors, which enhance the slow neutron beam current at low energies, are examined. The ZING-P prototype pulsed neutron source and the proposed Intense Pulsed Neutron Source are described. Pulsed spallation sources are a new generation of sources for slow neutron spectroscopy which offer an order of magnitude improvements over currently available thermal neutron flux and several orders of magnitude greater epithermal flux.
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