1. Level (Type) of work: Qualifying graduate thesis/Master thesis.

2. Topic: Development of highly efficient scintillation detectors for studies of neutron-nuclear reactions.

3. Work objective: Choosing of detector geometry, design of its construction, integration with electronic data accumulation and analysis system, adjustment and carrying out of physical measurements on a neutron beam.

4. Short description: Scintillation detectors are an efficient tool for studying nuclear reactions with neutrons. Among these are radiative neutron capture reactions, nuclear fission reactions and neutron scattering. Studies of the above-listed reactions are of both applied character (for purposes of reactor building and materials science) and of fundamental nature. In particular, investigations of angular asymmetries of gamma-quantum yield after neutron capture make it possible to gain information on space parity violation in nuclear reactions and in specific cases to check for time invariance. In addition, highly efficient scintillation detector allows study of a number of characteristics of fission reactions, which are also of both applied and fundamental importance.

5. Basic facilities and software: Neutron source IREN (Intense REsonance Neutron source) of FLNP JINR.

6. Minimum required time: 1 year

7. Supervisors:

V.R.Skoy, PhD in Phys. and Math. Sciences

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Yu.N.Kopatch, PhD in Phys. and Math. Sciences

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