Target optimization for a 10-MeV E-beam neutron converter

LOW ENERGY ACCELERATORS AND RADIATION APPLICATIONS

Target optimization for a 10-MeV E-beam neutron converter

TABBAKH Farshid，

KHALAFI Hossein

Nuclear Science and Techniques

Vol.21, No.2

pp.69-71

Published in print 20 Apr 2010

DOI：10.13538/j.1001-8042/nst.21.69-71

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Accelerator-based target design and optimization is an approach for neutron generation. The target plays an important role for a neutron source on an electron accelerator. For optimizing a neutron source using 10 MeV electron beams of Rhodotron-TT200, Pb, Ta, or W alloys with Be were calculated as photo-neutron converter. The neutron yield, flux and energy were simulated using the MCNPX code. The results indicate that a 10 MeV electron beam is capable of producing high-intensity neutron flux of 10¹³n·cm^–2·s^–1 with average energy of 0.8 MeV.

Rhodotron-TT200Photonuclear interactionElectron BeamPhoto-neutron

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