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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