Speaker
Andy Buffler
(UCT)
Description
The fast neutron facility at iThemba LABS is about to undergo a major upgrade with a respect to both its physical infrastructure and supporting instrumentation. The new vault will be designed to both serve a wider spectrum of users, as well as to meet the requirements to be recognised as a designated metrological facility for fast neutron beams between 30 and 200 MeV. Since its construction in the 1980s the facility has remained largely unchanged, but has featured a wide assortment of projects, both fundamental and applied. Vignettes from a selection of “waypoint” projects from the last 30 years will be presented, together with thoughts on the opportunities that the new facility will offer.
Primary author
Andy Buffler
(UCT)
