Improving safety of neutron sources

Improving safety of neutron sources Washington DC (SPX) Jul 29, 2016 - There is a growing interest in the scientific community in a type of high-power neutron source that is created via a process referred to as spallation. This process involves accelerating high-energy protons towards a liquid metal target made of material with a heavy nucleus. The issue here is that scientists do not always understand the mechanism of residue nuclei production, which can onl ... more

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