5–11 Jun 2022
McMaster University
America/Toronto timezone
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(G*) Design Considerations for a Proton Linac for a Compact Accelerator Based Neutron Source

6 Jun 2022, 16:30
15m
MDCL 1016 (McMaster University)

MDCL 1016

McMaster University

Oral Competition (Graduate Student) / Compétition orale (Étudiant(e) du 2e ou 3e cycle) Applied Physics and Instrumentation / Physique appliquée et de l'instrumentation (DAPI / DPAI) M3-6 Accelerator Applications (DAPI) | Applications des accélérateurs (DPAI)

Speaker

Mina Abbaslou

Description

Compact Accelerator-based Neutron Sources (CANS) offer the possibility of an intense source of pulsed neutrons with a capital cost significantly lower than spallation sources. A prototype, Canadian compact accelerator-based neutron source (PC-CANS) is proposed for installation at the University of Windsor. The PC-CANS is envisaged to serve two neutron science instruments, a boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) station and a beamline for fluorine-18 radioisotope production for positive emission tomography (PET). To serve these diverse applications, a linear accelerator solution is selected, that will provide 10 MeV protons with a peak current of 10 mA within a 5% duty cycle. The accelerator is based on an RFQ and DTL with a post-DTL pulsed kicker system to simultaneously deliver macro-pulses to each end-station. Several choices of Linac technology are being considered and a comparison of the choices will be presented.

Primary authors

Prof. Alexander Gottberg (TRIUMF, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Victoria) Dr Dalini D. Maharaj (TRIUMF, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Windsor) Prof. Drew Marquardt (Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Windsor) Dr Marco Marchetto (TRIUMF) Mina Abbaslou Prof. Oliver Kester (TRIUMF, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Victoria) Prof. Robert Laxdal (TRIUMF , Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Victoria) Dr Sana Tabbassum (School of Health Sciences, Purdue University)

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