PROJECT OF DEUTERON ACCELERATOR BASED CARBON TARGET FOR NEUTRON PRODUCTION

The project of high-intense neutron source for SPES project in LNL, Legnaro, Italy (1) is developed. The source is based on the rotating carbon target. The target is bombarded by the deuteron beam with energy 20 MeV, diameter 1 cm, average power 100 kW. The target is cooled by its thermal radiation, and its temperature may reach 18000C. It is shown, that high density graphite can be used as the material for neutron production. The source can produce up to 1014 neutrons per second with energy within few MeV - few dozens MeV range, its lifetime is around few thousand hours.