Title:
NEUTRON SOURCE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING A NEUTRON BEAM
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2019/171092
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The invention relates to a neutron source, containing a first proton accelerator for producing a first proton beam having a first energy and a first target for producing a first neutron beam, which first target is connected to the first proton accelerator by a first beam trajectory, and at least one first neutron beam channel serving for guiding the protons exiting the first target, characterised by a second proton accelerator for producing a higher, second energy proton beam from the first proton beam, which second proton accelerator is linked to the first proton accelerator by a second proton accelerator, furthermore the first beam trajectory and the second beam trajectory contain a proton beam deflector arranged on a common section, set up to convey the proton beam along the first beam trajectory to the first target in a first operation state, and along the second beam trajectory to the second proton accelerator in a second operation state, and contain a second target for producing a second neutron beam, which second target is linked to the second proton accelerator by a third beam trajectory. In a similar way the neutron source is also conceivable with a third or even more accelerators and targets.
Inventors:
MEZEI FERENC (HU)
Application Number:
PCT/HU2019/050006
Publication Date:
February 06, 2020
Filing Date:
March 05, 2019
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MIRROTRON KFT (HU)
International Classes:
G21G4/02; H05H3/06
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2016139008A1 | 2016-09-09 |
Foreign References:
| US20030015666A1 | 2003-01-23 |
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Attorney, Agent or Firm:
KACSUKPATENT KFT. (HU)
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