Speaker
Andrea Latina
(European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Description
Neutron scattering is an indispensable technique in material science research for providing solutions to important engineering challenges, including the ever-growing demand for more efficient batteries and fuel-cells. There are, however, limitations in the access and availability to the necessary neutron beams and this is worsening as nuclear research reactors continue to shut down. As a result, there appears to be market demand for an affordable, medium-flux, compact, accelerator-driven neutron source optimised for deployment in an industrial setting. In this paper, we present an overview of the beam specification and the high-level design choices for an electron linear accelerator that is optimised to drive such a facility.
Primary author
Laurence Wroe
(European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Co-authors
Andrea Latina
(European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Francois Plewinski
(European Spallation Source ERIC)
George Kharashvili
(Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility)
Javier Olivares Herrador
(European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Steinar Stapnes
(European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Walter Wuensch
(European Organization for Nuclear Research)
