https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/s10050-023-01056-x
Regular Article - Experimental Physics
Neutron and isotope production yield from proton and deuteron beams in the 20–45 MeV range on thick liquid gallium-indium and lithium targets
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Soreq NRC, Yavne, Israel
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JCNS-HBS, Forschungszenrum, Jülich, Germany
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IKP-4, Forschungszenrum, Jülich, Germany
Received:
7
March
2023
Accepted:
12
June
2023
Published online:
9
August
2023
In the international atomic energy agency report on compact accelerator based neutron sources, IAEA-TECDOC-1981, Table 1 lists the typical source strength necessary for different techniques using neutrons. According to that table a neutron source of 
neutrons per second is strong enough for almost all neutron techniques. The Soreq Applied Research Accelerator Facility (SARAF) is being built as a high current (5 mA), low energy (40 MeV), proton/deuteron, compact accelerator based neutron source. SARAF has developed a liquid gallium-indium jet target for its neutron source. The measurements published here will show that a a liquid gallium-indium jet target could provide the neutrons per second source needed for SARAF and should be considered as a possible target and neutron source also for other facilities of its kind.
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