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Hi, is there anyone that can tell how neutrons are accelerated for experimental use.
Neutron beams may be generated 1) from nuclear reactors, but there is a broad spectrum of energies, 2) from fusion reactions, e.g. d+t -> alpha (3.5 MeV) + n (14.1 MeV), or 3) from spallation (p,n) reactions, in which accelerated protons are used to knock neutrons out of nuclei.Hi, is there anyone that can tell how neutrons are accelerated for experimental use.
Do you know what kind of targets one can use for this purpose?You can accelerate deuterons into a thin target that strips the proton, leaving a high energy neutron beam.