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TRIGA Mark II reactor   https://ric.ijs.si/en/opis-triga/ 

  • research nuclear reactor near Ljubljana, Slovenia
  • built in 1966 (General Atomics), reconstructed in 1991
  • power can be set between ~ 1 W and 250 kW
      → neutron flux scales with power
  • several irradiation channels
TRIGA Mark II Reactor

• neutron spectra in different irradiation channels

neutron spectra in different irradiation channels
K. Ambrožič et al., Applied Radiation and Isotopes 130 (2017)  483-488
  • samples are inserted to the core through vertical channels from the reactor platform
    • TRIGA Mark II Reactor

    TIC channel (https://ric.ijs.si/en/triangular-channels-1-and-2/ )
    φmax= 1.5∙1012 neqcm-2s-1

    TIC Channel
    TIC Channel
  • core (under  ~ 5 m of water)
    • core (under 5 metres of water)

    Channel F19 (https://ric.ijs.si/en/f19-channel/ )
    φmax=  1.5∙1012 neqcm-2s-1

    Central channel (https://ric.ijs.si/en/central-channel/)
    φmax=  6 .7∙1012 neqcm-2s-1

    Irradiation containers
    horizontal channel for larger objects
    • sample inserted next to the core from the side
    sample inserted next to the core from the side

    Other irradiation facilities:

    •Dry chamber (thermal neutrons, regenerated fast neutrons) (https://ric.ijs.si/en/dry-chamber/ )

    •In-core off-mode irradiation with secondary radiation when reactor is off  ( no neutrons, TID only )

    •More info about irradiation channels:  https://ric.ijs.si/en/info-za-uporabnike/lastnosti-obsevalnih-kanalov

    •For further details please contact the facility coordinator.