[H2020-ARIEL] "TRIGA MAINZ Lab Course on Reactor Operation and Nuclear Chemistry"

from Sunday 19 November 2023 (09:00) to Friday 24 November 2023 (19:00)
Mainz, Germany

        : Sessions
    /     : Talks
        : Breaks
19 Nov 2023
20 Nov 2023
21 Nov 2023
22 Nov 2023
23 Nov 2023
24 Nov 2023
AM
09:00 Welcome adress  
09:10 Instructions on safety and radiation protection  
09:30 Lecture: Basic reactor physics (C. Geppert)  
10:30 --- Coffee break ---
11:00 Lecture: The OKLO Phenomenon: The Natural Nuclear Fission Reactor in Gabon, Africa  
09:00 Lecture: The Discovery of nuclear fission (T. Reich) / Introduction to the experiments (C. Geppert, K. Eberhardt)  
10:00 Group 1 - Steady state reactor operation @ 10 W / Reactivity experiment with Cd samples  
10:00 Group 2 - Reactivity experiment with Cd samples / Steady state reactor operation @ 10 W  
09:00 Lecture: Activation experiments for nuclear astrophysics studies (T. Heftrich)  
10:30 --- Coffee break ---
11:00 Lecture: Application of research reactors (N. Passeo Barradas)  
09:00 Radiation protection measures: Practical exercises  
10:30 --- Coffee break ---
11:00 --- Guided tour through Botanical Garden / MAMI ---
09:30 Lecture: Neutron Activation Analysis (C. Stieghorst)  
11:00 Final discussion  
PM
18:00 Get-together receiption  
12:30 --- Lunch break ---
13:30 Lecture: The research reactor TRIGA Mainz (K. Eberhardt)  
14:30 Lecture: TRIGA reactor control panel (C. Geppert)  
15:00 Group 1: 1.1 - Reactor start-up procedure 1.2 - Lecture: Production of ultra-cold neutrons at the TRIGA Mainz  
15:00 Group 2: 2.1 - Lecture: Production of ultra-cold neutrons at the TRIGA Mainz 2.2 - Reactor start-up procedure  
12:00 --- Lunch break ---
13:00 Group 1 - Pulse mode operation (up to 200 MW peak power) / Reactor pulse time structure Visual inspection reactor pool  
13:00 Group 2 - Reactor pulse time structure Visual inspection reactor pool / Pulse mode operation (up to 200 MW peak power)  
16:00 Discussion of the experimental results  
12:30 --- Lunch break ---
13:30 Introduction to the experiments  
14:00 Group 1 - Decay scheme of Os-190m / Measurement of β-delayed neutrons  
14:00 Group 2 - Measurement of β-delayed neutrons / Decay scheme of Os-190m  
16:30 Discussion of the experimental results  
17:00 --- Time for free design ---
19:00 --- Dinner and wine tasting ---
12:00 --- Lunch break ---
13:00 Introduction to the experiments  
13:30 Experiments on the discovery of nuclear fission  
16:30 Discussion of the experimental results  
12:00 --- Lunch break ---
13:00 --- Guided tour through the city of Mainz and visit of the Gutenberg-Museum ---