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High-Yield D-T Neutron Generator

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Description

A high-yield D-T neutron generator has been developed for neutron interrogation in homeland security applications such as cargo screening. The generator has been designed as a sealed tube with a performance goal of producing 5 · 1011 n/s over a long lifetime. The key generator components developed are a radio-frequency (RF) driven ion source and a beam-loaded neutron production target that can handle a beam power of 10 kW. The ion source can provide a 100 mA D+/T+ beam current with a high fraction of atomic species and can be pulsed up to frequencies of several kHz for pulsed neutron generator operation. Testing in D-D operation has been started

Availability note (English)

Available from INIS in electronic form; Also available from OSTI as DE00937215; PURL: https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/937215-hBy9YE/

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URL
https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/937215-hBy9YE/;

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
9 p.
Report number
LBNL--61296

Conference

Title
19. International Conference on the Application of Accelerators in Research and Industry
Acronym
CAARI 2006
Dates
20-25 Aug 2006
Place
Fort Worth, TX (United States)

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
39112639
Subject category
S43: PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ACCELERATORS; BEAM CURRENTS; CARGO; ION SOURCES; LIFETIME; NEUTRON GENERATORS; NEUTRONS; PERFORMANCE; PRODUCTION; SECURITY; TARGETS; TESTING
Descriptors DEC
BARYONS; CURRENTS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; HADRONS; NEUTRON SOURCES; NUCLEONS; PARTICLE SOURCES; RADIATION SOURCES

Optional Information

Contract/Grant/Project number
AC02-05CH11231
Funding organization
Accelerator and Fusion Research Division (United States)