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A Fast-Neutron Source Based on a Vacuum-Insulated Tandem Accelerator and a Lithium Target

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The production of a deuteron beam in a vacuum-insulated tandem accelerator and the generation of fast neutrons from a lithium target have been investigated. The possibility of using a source of fast neutrons for radiation testing of materials and for fast-neutron therapy is discussed.

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This study was supported by the Russian Science Foundation (project no. 19-72-30005) and the Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences.

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  1. Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090, Novosibirsk, Russia

    D. A. Kasatov, A. M. Koshkarev, A. N. Makarov, G. M. Ostreinov, S. Yu. Taskaev & I. M. Shchudlo

  2. Novosibirsk State University, 630090, Novosibirsk, Russia

    D. A. Kasatov, A. M. Koshkarev, A. N. Makarov, G. M. Ostreinov, S. Yu. Taskaev & I. M. Shchudlo

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Kasatov, D.A., Koshkarev, A.M., Makarov, A.N. et al. A Fast-Neutron Source Based on a Vacuum-Insulated Tandem Accelerator and a Lithium Target. Instrum Exp Tech 63, 611–615 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0020441220050152

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