NEUTRON GUIDE SYSTEM COMPRISING NEUTRON GUIDE SECTIONS, SUPPORT FOR NEUTRON GUIDE SECTIONS AND METHOD OF ALIGNING NEUTRON GUIDE SECTIONS

摘要

The invention relates to a neutron guide system (10) having neutron guide sections (12) with two ends (27), the guide sections (27) being arranged to provide a neutron path (32), and the guide system (10) having a support structure (18) for supporting the guide sections (12). The inventive guide system (10) comprises: flexible connecting means (20) flexibly connecting the adjacent ends (27) of two adjacent guide sections (12) along the neutron path (32) for allowing tilting of the guide sections (12) relative to each other and maintaining the positions of the adjacent ends (27) of the guide sections (12) relative to each other in directions substantially perpendicular to the neutron path; and / or supports (22) provided at the adjacent ends (27) of the guide sections (12); the supports (22) comprising positioning means (40) for adjusting the position of the adjacent ends (27) along at least a substantially vertical axis. The invention further relates to such support structure (18) and a method of aligning such neutron guide system (10).