Sealed operation of a rf driven ion source for a compact neutron generator to be used for associated particle imaging

Journal Article · Mon Feb 15 00:00:00 EST 2010 · Review of Scientific Instruments

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3266114· OSTI ID:22053918

Wu, Y; Leung, K N ^[1]; Hurley, J P ^[2]; Ji, Q; Kwan, J W ^[3]

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1. Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94709 (United States)
2. Special Technologies Laboratory, Santa Barbara, California 93111 (United States)
3. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720 (United States)

We present the recent development of a prototype compact neutron generator to be used in conjunction with the method of associated particle imaging for the purpose of active neutron interrogation. In this paper, the performance and device specifications of these compact generators that employ rf driven ion sources will be discussed. Initial measurements of the generator performance include a beam spot size of 1 mm in diameter and a neutron yield of 2x10{sup 5} n/s with air cooling.

• OSTI ID: 22053918
• Journal Information: Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 81, Issue 2; Conference: ICIS 2009: 13. international conference on ion sources, Gatlinburg, TN (United States), 20-25 Sep 2009; Other Information: (c) 2010 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0034-6748
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS
IMAGES
ION SOURCES
NEUTRON GENERATORS
PARTICLES
PERFORMANCE
RF SYSTEMS
SPECIFICATIONS