A prototype compact accelerator-based neutron source (CANS) for Canada
Autor: | Robert Laxdal, Daniel Banks, Zahra Yamani, Helmut Fritzsche, D. D. Maharaj, M. Marchetto, Drew Marquardt, Zin Tun, Oliver Kester, A. Gottberg, Eduardo Rodriguez, Mina Abbaslou, Ronald B. Rogge, Ming Pan |
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Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Accelerator Physics (physics.acc-ph)
Nuclear and High Energy Physics Brightness Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena Nuclear engineering FOS: Physical sciences Instrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det) Neutron scattering Compact accelerator-based neutron source Linear particle accelerator accelerator driven neutron source Chemistry Neutron capture Nuclear Energy and Engineering materials research Environmental science Neutron source Capital cost Physics - Accelerator Physics Neutron Spallation Nuclear Experiment CANS Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology |
Zdroj: | Chemistry and Biochemistry Publications |
ISSN: | 1477-2655 1023-8166 |
Popis: | Canada’s access to neutron beams for neutron scattering was significantly curtailed in 2018 with the closure of the National Research Universal (NRU) reactor in Chalk River, Ontario, Canada. New sources are needed for the long-term; otherwise, access will only become harder as the global supply shrinks. Compact Accelerator-based Neutron Sources (CANS) offer the possibility of an intense source of neutrons with a capital cost significantly lower than spallation sources. In this paper, we propose a CANS for Canada. The proposal is staged with the first stage offering a medium neutron flux, linear accelerator-based approach for neutron scattering that is also coupled with a boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) station and a positron emission tomography (PET) isotope production station. The first stage will serve as a prototype for a second stage: a higher brightness, higher cost facility that could be viewed as a national centre for neutron applications. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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