Neutron-antineutron oscillations: Theoretical status and experimental prospects

DG Phillips II, WM Snow, K Babu, S Banerjee… - Physics Reports, 2016 - Elsevier
The observation of neutrons turning into antineutrons would constitute a discovery of
fundamental importance for particle physics and cosmology. Observing the n–n ̄ transition …

Research opportunities with compact accelerator-driven neutron sources

IS Anderson, C Andreani, JM Carpenter, G Festa… - Physics Reports, 2016 - Elsevier
Since the discovery of the neutron in 1932 neutron beams have been used in a very broad
range of applications, As an aging fleet of nuclear reactor sources is retired the use of …

Development of a neutron generating target for compact neutron sources using low energy proton beams

Y Yamagata, K Hirota, J Ju, S Wang, S Morita… - … of Radioanalytical and …, 2015 - Springer
A neutron generating target using a Be (p, n) reaction was developed for a RIKEN compact
accelerator-driven neutron source (RANS). The major problem of targets using a low energy …

Porosity of silica Stöber particles determined by spin-echo small angle neutron scattering

SR Parnell, AL Washington, AJ Parnell, A Walsh… - Soft Matter, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Stöber silica particles are used in a diverse range of applications. Despite their widespread
industrial and scientific uses, information on the internal structure of the particles is non …

Compact Neutron Sources for Condensed-Matter Physics in Russia and Abroad: State of Affairs and Prospects

KA Pavlov, PI Konik, NA Kovalenko, TV Kulevoy… - Crystallography …, 2022 - Springer
A concept of a project of compact neutron source (CNS), dedicated for academical research
and industrial application (DARIA), is presented. Several versions of neutron source …

Verification for dose estimation performance of a Monte-Carlo based treatment planning system in University of Tsukuba

H Kumada, K Takada, T Aihara, A Matsumura… - Applied Radiation and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The University of Tsukuba is develo** not only a linac-based neutron source for
BNCT (iBNCT) but also a multi-modal treatment planning system (Tsukuba-Plan) for BNCT …

Superconducting magnetic Wollaston prism for neutron spin encoding

F Li, SR Parnell, WA Hamilton, BB Maranville… - Review of Scientific …, 2014 - pubs.aip.org
A magnetic Wollaston prism can spatially split a polarized neutron beam into two beams with
different neutron spin states, in a manner analogous to an optical Wollaston prism. Such a …

Energy and target material dependence of the neutron yield induced by proton and deuteron bombardment

P Zakalek, PE Doege, J Baggemann… - EPJ Web of …, 2020 - epj-conferences.org
The neutron yield for compact accelerator driven neutron sources depends on the target
material, the ion type and its energy. When such sources are operated with low energy …

Neutron generator based on intense lithium beam driver

S Ikeda, M Okamura, T Kanesue, D Raparia… - Review of Scientific …, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
We are proposing a compact neutron generator based on a Li beam driver. The proposed
neutron generator comprises a laser ion source, a radio-frequency quadrupole linear …

Evaluation of the characteristics of the neutron beam of a linac-based neutron source for boron neutron capture therapy

H Kumada, K Takada, S Tanaka, Y Matsumoto… - Applied Radiation and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The linac-base neutron source “iBNCT” developed by the Tsukuba team has begun to
generate a large intensity of neutrons. To confirm the applicability of the device to BNCT …