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arxiv: 2510.06289 · v3 · submitted 2025-10-07 · ⚛️ physics.ins-det

Ultracold Neutron Guide-Coating Facility at U.Winnipeg

T. Hepworth , A. Zahra , B. Algohi , R. de Vries , S. Pankratz , P. Switzer , T. Reimer , M. McCrea
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J.W. Martin R. Mammei D. Anthony L. Barr\'on-Palos M. Boss\'e M.P. Bradley A. Brossard T. Bui J. Chak R. Chiba C. Davis K. Drury D. Fujimoto R. Fujitani M. Gericke P. Giampa C. Gibson R. Golub T. Higuchi G. Ichikawa I. Ide S. Imajo A. Jaison B. Jamieson M. Katotoka S. Kawasaki M. Kitaguchi W. Klassen E. Korkmaz E. Korobkina M. Lavvaf T. Lindner N. Lo S. Longo K.W. Madison Y. Makida J. Malcolm J. Mammei Z. Mao C. Marshall R. Matsumiya E. Miller M. Miller K. Mishima T. Mohammadi T. Momose M. Nalbandian T. Okamura R. Patni R. Picker K. Qiao W.D. Ramsay W. Rathnakela D. Salazar J. Sato W. Schreyer T. Shima H.M. Shimizu S. Sidhu S. Stargardter R. Stutters I. Tanihata Tushar W.T.H. van Oers N. Yazdandoost Q. Ye M. Zhao
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keywords ultracold neutronsdiamond-like carbonpulsed laser depositionoptical potentialguide coatingX-ray reflectometryUCN transport
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A new pulsed laser deposition facility coats full-length ultracold neutron guides with diamond-like carbon films that reach optical potentials of 200 to 240 neV.

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The paper describes the construction and first operation of a specialized facility for coating ultracold neutron guides. It demonstrates successful deposition of carbon films on a complete one-meter aluminum guide and flange using pulsed laser deposition. The resulting films show densities of 2.3 grams per cubic centimeter, corresponding to a 200 neV optical potential, and up to 2.8 grams per cubic centimeter or 240 neV after adding a collimator and ion probe feedback. These properties are measured by X-ray reflectometry with thicknesses of 90 nanometers and 80 nanometers respectively. The work provides a baseline for producing guides that can improve neutron reflection in transport and storage setups such as the TUCAN experiment.

Core claim

The new UCN guide-coating facility at the University of Winnipeg employs pulsed laser deposition to produce diamond-like carbon coatings on cylindrical guides up to 1 m in length with a 200 mm outer diameter. First coating attempts on a full length aluminum UCN guide and matching blank flange were successfully coated with a carbon film with density of 2.3 g/cm³, corresponding to optical potentials of 200 neV, as measured by X-ray reflectometry. Coating thicknesses were measured to be 90 nm for the UCN guide and 180 nm for the flange with no evidence of delamination. The implementation of a plasma plume collimator and plasma feed back control via a time of flight in vacuum ion probe produced

What carries the argument

Pulsed laser deposition system with plasma plume collimator and time-of-flight in-vacuum ion probe feedback control for depositing diamond-like carbon films on long cylindrical aluminum substrates.

If this is right

  • Guides coated to 200-240 neV optical potential can be used for ultracold neutron transport and storage with reduced losses.
  • The facility provides a repeatable method to produce coatings for the TUCAN experiment at TRIUMF.
  • Further use of collimation, feedback control, and surface treatments will increase diamond content and improve film adhesion.
  • X-ray reflectometry serves as a practical quality check for film properties prior to neutron use.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • If adhesion problems are solved, the higher-density films could support longer neutron storage times in vessels or beam pipes.
  • The same deposition approach might extend to non-cylindrical shapes or different substrate materials used in other neutron facilities.
  • Direct ultracold neutron measurements on these coatings would provide a calibration between X-ray reflectometry data and actual neutron optical performance.

Load-bearing premise

The densities and thicknesses measured by X-ray reflectometry on the coated films will produce the expected gains in ultracold neutron reflection and storage once the guides are tested in actual beamlines.

What would settle it

A side-by-side comparison of ultracold neutron transmission efficiency or storage lifetime in the newly coated guide versus an identical uncoated aluminum guide would confirm or refute whether the reported optical potentials improve real-world performance.

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Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2510.06289 by A. Brossard, A. Jaison, A. Zahra, B. Algohi, B. Jamieson, C. Davis, C. Gibson, C. Marshall, D. Anthony, D. Fujimoto, D. Salazar, E. Korkmaz, E. Korobkina, E. Miller, G. Ichikawa, H.M. Shimizu, I. Ide, I. Tanihata, J. Chak, J. Malcolm, J. Mammei, J. Sato, J.W. Martin, K. Drury, K. Mishima, K. Qiao, K.W. Madison, L. Barr\'on-Palos, M. Boss\'e, M. Gericke, M. Katotoka, M. Kitaguchi, M. Lavvaf, M. McCrea, M. Miller, M. Nalbandian, M.P. Bradley, M. Zhao, N. Lo, N. Yazdandoost, P. Giampa, P. Switzer, Q. Ye, R. Chiba, R. de Vries, R. Fujitani, R. Golub, R. Mammei, R. Matsumiya, R. Patni, R. Picker, R. Stutters, S. Imajo, S. Kawasaki, S. Longo, S. Pankratz, S. Sidhu, S. Stargardter, T. Bui, T. Hepworth, T. Higuchi, T. Lindner, T. Mohammadi, T. Momose, T. Okamura, T. Reimer, T. Shima, Tushar, W.D. Ramsay, W. Klassen, W. Rathnakela, W. Schreyer, W.T.H. van Oers, Y. Makida, Z. Mao.

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Figure 1. Figure 1: Fermi potentials in carbon films increase linearly with density. Blue [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p002_1.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2. Figure 2: Top: cross-section diagram of the GCF coating chamber and drive [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p003_2.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 3. Figure 3: Left to Right: Laser (out of frame), collimator, focusing lens, anti [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p004_3.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 4. Figure 4: Side-view of target holder with a target mounted. The target is a 29 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p005_4.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 5. Figure 5: Guide rotation and target motion system. The guides are rotated dur [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p005_5.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 7. Figure 7: Oscilloscope trace of an example ion probe signal. Start and stop time [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p006_7.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 9. Figure 9: Plot of kinetic energy (eV) as measured by the ion probe versus angle [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p007_9.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 10. Figure 10: Top: picture of the DLC coated 150 mm diameter UCN-guide [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p007_10.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 11. Figure 11: Refl1D fit of XRR data for DLC coated UCN guide (top) and flange [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p008_11.png] view at source ↗
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We report the construction and commissioning of a new ultracold neutron (UCN) guide-coating facility at the University of Winnipeg. The facility employs pulsed laser deposition (PLD) to produce diamond-like carbon (DLC) coatings on cylindrical UCN guides up to 1 m in length with a 200 mm outer diameter. DLC is a promising material for UCN transport and storage due to its high real component of the optical potential, low neutron absorption cross section, and low depolarization probabilities. First coating attempts on a full length aluminum UCN guide and matching blank flange were successfully coated with a carbon film with density of 2.3 g/cm$^3$, corresponding to optical potentials of 200 neV, as measured by X-ray reflectometry (XRR). Coating thicknesses were measured to be 90 nm for the UCN guide and 180 nm for the flange with no evidence of delamination. The implementation of a plasma plume collimator and plasma feed back control via a time of flight in vacuum ion probe produced a film with an XRR measured density of 2.8 g/cm$^3$, corresponding to an optical potential of 240 neV. This 80 nm thick film had poor adhesion to the aluminum tube substrate. These results establish a baseline for the coating facility. Ongoing and future work focuses on improving the diamond content of films and adhesion through plasma plume collimation, TOF ion probe feed back, and pre/post treatment methods with the goal of providing high quality DLC UCN guides for the TUCAN experiment at TRIUMF.

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Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript describes the construction and commissioning of a pulsed laser deposition (PLD) facility at the University of Winnipeg for applying diamond-like carbon (DLC) coatings to ultracold neutron (UCN) guides up to 1 m in length. It reports first successful coatings on a full-length aluminum guide and matching flange, with X-ray reflectometry (XRR) yielding a carbon film density of 2.3 g/cm³ (corresponding to 200 neV optical potential), thicknesses of 90 nm on the guide and 180 nm on the flange, and no delamination. After implementing a plasma plume collimator and time-of-flight ion probe feedback, a second film achieved 2.8 g/cm³ (240 neV) but with poor adhesion. These measurements establish a quantitative baseline for ongoing optimization toward the TUCAN experiment.

Significance. If the reported XRR results hold, this work demonstrates a practical PLD approach for producing DLC films on full-scale UCN guide substrates with densities that deliver optical potentials in the 200–240 neV range relevant to UCN transport and storage. The direct experimental characterization via XRR on actual guide-length components, combined with the demonstrated improvement from collimation and feedback control, provides concrete, reproducible benchmarks that can guide further development of high-performance coatings for precision neutron experiments such as TUCAN.

major comments (1)
  1. [Results section (coating characterization)] Results section (coating characterization): The XRR-measured densities of 2.3 g/cm³ and 2.8 g/cm³, which underpin the claimed optical potentials of 200 neV and 240 neV, are reported without uncertainties, error estimates, or details on the fitting model (e.g., layer structure or roughness parameters). This omission affects the ability to evaluate the robustness and precision of the central quantitative claims.
minor comments (3)
  1. [Abstract] Abstract: The term 'plasma feed back control' contains a spacing error and should read 'plasma feedback control'.
  2. [Abstract] Abstract: The 'time of flight in vacuum ion probe' is introduced as a key control element but lacks a brief technical description or reference explaining its operation and integration with the feedback loop.
  3. [Overall] Overall: Inclusion of representative XRR reflectivity curves or a table summarizing fit parameters would improve clarity and allow readers to assess data quality directly.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for their constructive review and recommendation for minor revision. We appreciate the positive assessment of the work's significance for UCN guide coatings. We address the major comment below.

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  1. Referee: Results section (coating characterization): The XRR-measured densities of 2.3 g/cm³ and 2.8 g/cm³, which underpin the claimed optical potentials of 200 neV and 240 neV, are reported without uncertainties, error estimates, or details on the fitting model (e.g., layer structure or roughness parameters). This omission affects the ability to evaluate the robustness and precision of the central quantitative claims.

    Authors: We agree that the manuscript as submitted omits uncertainties on the XRR-derived densities and details of the fitting model. This was an oversight. In the revised manuscript we will add the uncertainties obtained from the XRR data analysis for both the 2.3 g/cm³ and 2.8 g/cm³ films. We will also describe the fitting model, including the layer structure (aluminum substrate plus carbon film), interface and surface roughness parameters, and any goodness-of-fit metrics. These additions will allow readers to assess the robustness and precision of the reported densities and optical potentials. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity; direct experimental reporting only

full rationale

The paper reports construction and commissioning of a PLD coating facility with direct XRR measurements of film density, thickness, and optical potential on coated aluminum guides and flanges. No derivations, equations, model predictions, or load-bearing self-citations appear. All central claims reduce to empirical data from the described experiments rather than any fitted or self-referential chain.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

0 free parameters · 0 axioms · 0 invented entities

This is an experimental instrumentation and commissioning report. No free parameters, axioms, or invented entities are introduced; all numerical results are measured quantities from standard XRR.

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