BINP accelerator based epithermal neutron source

V Aleynik; A Burdakov; V Davydenko; A Ivanov; V Kanygin; A Kuznetsov; A Makarov; I Sorokin; S Taskaev

doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2011.03.010

BINP accelerator based epithermal neutron source

Appl Radiat Isot. 2011 Dec;69(12):1635-8. doi: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2011.03.010. Epub 2011 Mar 16.

Authors

V Aleynik¹, A Burdakov, V Davydenko, A Ivanov, V Kanygin, A Kuznetsov, A Makarov, I Sorokin, S Taskaev

Affiliation

¹ Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics, Novosibirsk, Russia.

PMID: 21439836
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2011.03.010

Abstract

Innovative facility for neutron capture therapy has been built at BINP. This facility is based on compact vacuum insulation tandem accelerator designed to produce proton current up to 10 mA. Epithermal neutrons are proposed to be generated by 1.915-2.5 MeV protons bombarding a lithium target using (7)Li(p,n)(7)Be threshold reaction. In the article, diagnostic techniques for proton beam and neutrons developed are described, results of experiments on proton beam transport and neutron generation are shown, discussed, and plans are presented.