Characterization of deuterium beam operation on RHEPP-1 for future neutron generation applications.

Schall, Michael (University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM) ; Cooper, Gary Wayne (University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM) ; Renk, Timothy Jerome

Sandia National Laboratories

关键词: Cargo;    Ion Beams;    Deuterium;    Neutrons;    74 Atomic And Molecular Physics;   

DOI  :  10.2172/993636
RP-ID  :  SAND2009-8165
RP-ID  :  AC04-94AL85000
RP-ID  :  993636

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

We investigate the potential for neutron generation using the 1 MeV RHEPP-1 intense pulsed ion beam facility at Sandia National Laboratories for a number of emerging applications. Among these are interrogation of cargo for detection of special nuclear materials (SNM). Ions from single-stage sources driven by pulsed power represent a potential source of significant neutron bursts. While a number of applications require higher ion energies (e.g. tens of MeV) than that provided by RHEPP-1, its ability to generate deuterium beams allow for neutron generation at and below 1 MeV. This report details the successful generation and characterization of deuterium ion beams, and their use in generating up to 3 x 10{sup 10} neutrons into 4{pi} per 5kA ion pulse.