Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2021
Publication Title
Journal of Neutron Research
Volume
23
Issue
2-3
First Page
99
Keywords
accelerator driven neutron source, CANS, Compact accelerator-based neutron source, materials research
Last Page
117
Abstract
Canada's access to neutron beams for neutron scattering was significantly curtailed in 2018 with the closure of the National Research Universal (NRU) reactor in Chalk River, Ontario, Canada. New sources are needed for the long-term; otherwise, access will only become harder as the global supply shrinks. Compact Accelerator-based Neutron Sources (CANS) offer the possibility of an intense source of neutrons with a capital cost significantly lower than spallation sources. In this paper, we propose a CANS for Canada. The proposal is staged with the first stage offering a medium neutron flux, linear accelerator-based approach for neutron scattering that is also coupled with a boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) station and a positron emission tomography (PET) isotope production station. The first stage will serve as a prototype for a second stage: a higher brightness, higher cost facility that could be viewed as a national centre for neutron applications.
DOI
10.3233/JNR-210012
ISSN
10238166
E-ISSN
14772655
Recommended Citation
Laxdal, Robert; Maharaj, Dalini D.; Abbaslou, Mina; Tun, Zin; Banks, Daniel; Gottberg, Alexander; Marchetto, Marco; Rodriguez, Eduardo; Yamani, Zahra; Fritzsche, Helmut; Rogge, Ronald; Pan, Ming; Kester, Oliver; and Marquardt, Drew. (2021). A prototype compact accelerator-based neutron source (CANS) for Canada. Journal of Neutron Research, 23 (2-3), 99-117.
https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/chemistrybiochemistrypub/296