The use of linear superconducting electron accelerator for subcritical reactor driving

I.S. Guk, A.N. Dovbnya, S.G. Kononenko, F.A. Peev, A.S. Tarasenko, M. van der Wiel, J.I.M. Botman

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Abstract

At the National Science Centre, Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology (NSC KIPT) the possibility of creating an installation with a subcritical reactor driven by an electron accelerator is examined. To obtain the maximal stream of neutrons from a neutron-producing target at a minimal density of energy emission, the electron energy should be in the range of 100-200 MeV and the size of the target should be as large as possible. Other important requirements are beam continuity with time and long-term stability of the accelerator parameters. The variants of using the superconducting linear accelerator on the basis of a TESLA accelerating structure as of subcritical reactor driver are considered. The basic design parameters and characteristics of this installation are presented.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)638-641
Number of pages4
JournalPhysics of Particles and Nuclei Letters
Volume5
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2008

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