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The Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) project accelerator systems

Journal Article · · AIP Conference Proceedings
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.59281· OSTI ID:21208047
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  1. Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the SNS Project, SNS Building, 104 Union Valley Road, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-8218 (United States)
The SNS will be the world's leading accelerator-based neutron-scattering research facility when it begins operation in 2005. By delivering 1-MW of beam power to a heavy-metal target in short (<1 {mu}s) bursts of 1-GeV protons, the SNS will provide intense neutron beams with flux levels at least a factor of five over present spallation sources. A multi-laboratory (LBNL, LANL, BNL, ANL and ORNL) collaboration, led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has developed a reference design that addresses the challenging technology issues associated with this project. This paper discusses the requirements, issues, and constraints that led to the present design choices.
OSTI ID:
21208047
Journal Information:
AIP Conference Proceedings, Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 475; ISSN 0094-243X; ISSN APCPCS
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English