Long term operation of a 30 kW Beryllium target at IPHI

Issue title: UCANS IX Online Conference

Guest editors: David Baxter, Thomas Gutberlet, Koichi Kino, Yoshiaki Kiyanagi, Hiroaki Kumada, Yoshi Otake, Masato Takamura and Xuewu Wang

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Schwindling, Jérôme^{a; *} | Annighöfer, Burkhard^b | Chauvin, Nicolas^a | Meuriot, Jean-Louis^b | Mom, Borana^a | Ott, Frédéric^b | Sellami, Nadia^a | Thulliez, Loïc^a

Affiliations: [a] Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, Irfu, 91191, Gif-sur-Yvette, France | [b] Université Paris-Saclay, CEA-CNRS, IRAMIS / Laboratoire Léon Brillouin, 91191, Gif-sur-Yvette, France

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author. E-mail: jerome.schwindling@cea.fr.

Abstract: Following tests of low power bulk Beryllium targets in 2016–2020, a high power target was designed, built and tested at the High Intensity Proton Injector (IPHI) at CEA Paris–Saclay. The design of the target and the results of the tests will be described.

Keywords: Neutron, Beryllium, target, proton beam, high power, neutron source

DOI: 10.3233/JNR-220024

Journal: Journal of Neutron Research, vol. 24, no. 3-4, pp. 289-298, 2022