Compact Monoenergetic Proton Generator in MeV Region Using NANOGAN

Abstract For simple applications, such as the calibration of a charged particle detector, a multi-MeV proton generator may be preferable to cyclotrons or electrostatic accelerators such as Van de Graaff. Thus, a compact proton generating system, consisting of 10Ghz ECR ion source NANOGAN and a deute...

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Published inJournal of physics. Conference series Vol. 2743; no. 1; pp. 12097 - 12101
Main Authors Yorita, Tetsuhiko, Morita, Yasuyuki, Takahisa, Keiji, Shima, Tatsushi, Kanda, Hiroki, Fukuda, Mitsuhiro
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bristol IOP Publishing 01.05.2024
Subjects
Acceleration
Charged particles
Cyclotrons
Deuterons
Ion sources
Metal foils
Nuclear physics
Particle accelerators
Protons
Radiation counters
Research facilities
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Summary:Abstract For simple applications, such as the calibration of a charged particle detector, a multi-MeV proton generator may be preferable to cyclotrons or electrostatic accelerators such as Van de Graaff. Thus, a compact proton generating system, consisting of 10Ghz ECR ion source NANOGAN and a deuteron target, was developed at the Research Center for Nuclear Physics at Osaka University. A 3 He 2+ beam was generated by the NANOGAN with the acceleration voltage of 20∼45 kV in an experiment that utilized the fusion reaction 3 He + deuteron (d) → proton(p) + 4 He. The monochromatic protons with energies of 14.67 MeV were successfully obtained at the atmosphere side of the target in the experimental setup, when a novel target base with a thin metal foil and Polyimide film window are used.
ISSN:1742-6588
1742-6596
DOI:10.1088/1742-6596/2743/1/012097