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Normal conducting proton and ion linacs are vital components for applications in medical treatments, research, and industrial uses. As front-end of high-power proton linacs, they play a critical role in the initial acceleration and conditioning of the proton beam, setting the foundation for successful beam acceleration and high-power performance. INFN-LNL is engaged in different projects for development, construction and commissioning of Normal Conducting Linacs: the DTL of ESS Lund, the RFQ for the SPES facility at LNL, the CW RFQ for Lipac/IFMIF in Japan and the RFQ for IFMIF/DONES in Spain. More recently the group has been involved in the Next Generation EU project ANTHEM, for an accelerator based BNCT facility in Italy. The parallel development of these projects, although in various stages, has allowed a synergic application of common solutions between projects, the development of new tools for design and analysis, the optimization of experiences and lessons learned. Building on this experience, new ideas and applications have emerged, including the feasibility study of a compact accelerator-based neutron source and the "Alpha-DTL": a DTL-based linac for alpha particle acceleration at variable energy.
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