First experimental results from 2 MeV proton tandem accelerator for neutron production

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作者
Kudryavtsev, A. [1 ]
Belchenko, Yu. [1 ]
Burdakov, A. [1 ]
Davydenko, V. [1 ]
Ivanov, A. [1 ]
Khilchenko, A. [1 ]
Konstantinov, S. [1 ]
Krivenko, A. [1 ]
Kuznetsov, A. [1 ]
Mekler, K. [1 ]
Sanin, A. [1 ]
Shirokov, V. [1 ]
Sorokin, I. [1 ]
Sulyaev, Yu. [1 ]
Tiunov, M. [1 ]
机构
[1] Budker Inst Nucl Phys, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
关键词
Boron - Brain - Explosives - Neutron sources - Nitrogen - Tumors;
D O I
10.1063/1.2802280
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
A 2 MeV proton tandem accelerator with vacuum insulation was developed and first experiments are carried out in the Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics (Novosibirsk). The accelerator is designed for neutron production via reaction (7)Li (p, n)(7) Be for the boron neutron-capture therapy of the brain tumors, and for explosive detection based on 9.1724 MeV resonance gamma, which are produced via reaction (13)C(p, gamma)(14)N, absorption in nitrogen. (C) 2008 American Institute Of Physics.
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