Abstract
We propose a new scheme of producing an intense neutron beam whose yields may exceed those of the existing facilities by a few to several orders of magnitude in the sub-eV region. This scheme employs a MeV gamma beam extracted from circulating quantum ions, which has been recently proposed. The gamma beam is directed to a deuteron target and the photo-disintegration process generates a neutron beam. The calculated neutron energy spectrum is nearly flat down to the neV range, and thus there exists a possibility to utilize a good quality of neutrons especially in sub-eV energy region without using a moderator.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 1750076 |
Journal | International Journal of Modern Physics E |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Nov 1 2017 |
Keywords
- MeV gamma ray beam
- Neutron source
- heavy ion synchrotron
- photo-disintegration of deuteron
- quantum coherence
- time-reversal invariance
- ultracold neutrons
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics
- Physics and Astronomy(all)