Characterization Study of Fast Neutron Sources Based on Proton Accelerators at KOMAC

摘要

We introduce two neutron sources based on proton accelerators; a quasi monoenergetic neutron source driven by a 1.7 MV tandem accelerator and a pulsed white neutron source based on a 100 MeV linear proton accelerator, which are installed at Korea Multi-purpose Accelerator Complex (KOMAC) of Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI). The neutron sources are characterized in terms of Monte Carlo simulations, and experiments based on various type of detectors and activation methods. In the manuscript, specifications of the neutron sources and the partial results of characterization study including energy and flux density measurements of the neutron sources are presented.