Eur. Phys. J. Plus (2014) 129: 68
https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/i2014-14068-4

Regular Article

An intrinsically safe facility for forefront research and training on nuclear technologies —Neutron yield from Be

¹ INFN Genova, University of Genova, Via Dodecaneso 33, 16146, Genova, Italy
² INFN, Laboratori Nazionali del Sud (LNS), Via S. Sofia 62, 95125, Catania, Italy
³ INFN Bari, Via Amendola 173, 70126, Bari, Italy
⁴ INFN, Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro (LNL), Via Romea 4, 35020, Legnaro (PD), Italy
⁵ Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, 119992, Moscow, Russia

^* e-mail: ripani@ge.infn.it

Received: 2 August 2013
Revised: 21 January 2014
Accepted: 13 February 2014
Published online: 25 April 2014

Abstract

We describe a dedicated experiment to measure the neutron yield produced by a 62MeV proton beam impinging on a beryllium thick target. The energy was chosen as close as possible to the 70MeV considered for the ADS layout described in this Focus Point. The neutron yield and energy spectra were measured at several angles with respect to the beam direction. The experiment was performed at the INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Sud in Catania, Italy, using the proton beam delivered by the Superconducting Cyclotron (CS).