The small deuteron accelerator as a source of slow neutrons

J. I.W. Watterson; R. C. Lanza; J. Guzek; U. A.S. Tapper; W. R. McMurray; E. Iverson

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The small deuteron accelerator as a source of slow neutrons

J. I.W. Watterson, R. C. Lanza, J. Guzek, U. A.S. Tapper, W. R. McMurray, E. Iverson

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Low energy neutrons are easily thermalised and are useful in a number of applications including radiography and neutron scattering. A consideration of the early literature and recent experimental results suggests that the reaction ⁹Be(d,n)¹ B can provide a useful source of neutrons in the region of zero to a few hundred keV that fulfill this requirement. The characteristics of the reaction are described in this context and some of the limitations on intensity are considered. The advantages of a low energy source in terms of thermalization have been investigated using a Monte Carlo simulation and it is proposed that a high current deuteron accelerator with an energy in the region of 1.1 to 1.5 MeV, used with a beryllium target provides a neutron source that merits serious consideration.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	533-536
Number of pages	4
Journal	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	2867
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.267847
State	Published - Feb 27 1996
Externally published	Yes
Event	International Conference Neutrons in Research and Industry 1996 - Crete, Greece Duration: Jun 9 1996 → Jun 15 1996

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6. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The authors acknowledge with gratitude the assistance of the De Beers Corporation, the South African Foundation for Research Development and the staffs of the Van de Graaff Group at the National Accelerator Centre and of the Schonland Centre.

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