IPAC2012 - List of Authors (Bungau, A.)

Paper	Title	Page
THPPR073	Target Studies for the Production of Lithium 8 for Neutrino Physics Using a Low Energy Cyclotron	4145
	A. Bungau, R.J. Barlow University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, United Kingdom J.M. Conrad, J. Spitz MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA M. Shaevitz Columbia University, New York, USA
	Lithium 8 is a short lived beta emitter producing a high energy anti-neutrino, which is very suitable for making several measurements of fundamental quantities. It is proposed to produce Lithium 8 with a commercially available 60 MeV cyclotron using protons or alpha particles on a Beryllium 9 target. We have used the GEANT4 program to model these processes, and calculate the antineutrino fluxes that could be obtained in a practical system. We also calculate the production of undesirable contaminants such as Boron 8, and show that these can be reduced to a very low level.

THPPR074	Simulations of Pion Production in the DAEδALUS Target	4148
	A. Bungau, R.J. Barlow University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, United Kingdom J.M. Conrad, T. Smidt, J. Spitz MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA M. Shaevitz Columbia University, New York, USA
	DAEδALUS, the Decay At-rest Experiment for δCP At the Laboratory for Underground Science will look for evidence of CP-violation in the neutrino sector, which may explain the matter/antimatter asymmetry in our universe. It will make precision measurements of oscillations of anti-muon neutrinos to anti-electron neutrinos using multiple neutrino sources created by low-cost compact cyclotrons. DAEδALUS will utilize a decay-at-rest neutrino beam produced by 800 MeV protons impacting a graphite target. Two well established Monte Carlo codes, MARS and GEANT4, have been used to optimize the design and the performance of the target. A benchmarking of the results obtained with these codes is also presented in this paper.

THPPR076	Optimising Neutron Production From Compact Low Energy Accelerators	4154
	N. Ratcliffe, R.J. Barlow, A. Bungau, R. Cywinski University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, United Kingdom T.R. Edgecock STFC/RAL, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon, United Kingdom
	There is currently much development in accelerator based methods to provide flexible and reliable neutron generators, in response to a decline in the availability of nuclear reactors. In this paper the focus is on neutron production via a low energy DC proton accelerator (1-10 MeV) and light target system. GEANT4 simulations are being used to study various aspects of target design, beginning with studies into light targets, such as lithium and beryllium, which are already in use. Initially the aim is to replicate these designs and benchmark these simulations, with other models and experimental results, before investigating how modifications can improve neutron production and tailor experimental geometries to specific applications such as neutron capture therapy and medical isotope production.

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Target Studies for the Production of Lithium 8 for Neutrino Physics Using a Low Energy Cyclotron

4145

A. Bungau, R.J. Barlow
University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, United Kingdom
J.M. Conrad, J. Spitz
MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
M. Shaevitz
Columbia University, New York, USA

Lithium 8 is a short lived beta emitter producing a high energy anti-neutrino, which is very suitable for making several measurements of fundamental quantities. It is proposed to produce Lithium 8 with a commercially available 60 MeV cyclotron using protons or alpha particles on a Beryllium 9 target. We have used the GEANT4 program to model these processes, and calculate the antineutrino fluxes that could be obtained in a practical system. We also calculate the production of undesirable contaminants such as Boron 8, and show that these can be reduced to a very low level.

THPPR074

Simulations of Pion Production in the DAEδALUS Target

4148

A. Bungau, R.J. Barlow
University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, United Kingdom
J.M. Conrad, T. Smidt, J. Spitz
MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
M. Shaevitz
Columbia University, New York, USA

DAEδALUS, the Decay At-rest Experiment for δCP At the Laboratory for Underground Science will look for evidence of CP-violation in the neutrino sector, which may explain the matter/antimatter asymmetry in our universe. It will make precision measurements of oscillations of anti-muon neutrinos to anti-electron neutrinos using multiple neutrino sources created by low-cost compact cyclotrons. DAEδALUS will utilize a decay-at-rest neutrino beam produced by 800 MeV protons impacting a graphite target. Two well established Monte Carlo codes, MARS and GEANT4, have been used to optimize the design and the performance of the target. A benchmarking of the results obtained with these codes is also presented in this paper.

THPPR076

Optimising Neutron Production From Compact Low Energy Accelerators

4154

N. Ratcliffe, R.J. Barlow, A. Bungau, R. Cywinski
University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, United Kingdom
T.R. Edgecock
STFC/RAL, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon, United Kingdom

There is currently much development in accelerator based methods to provide flexible and reliable neutron generators, in response to a decline in the availability of nuclear reactors. In this paper the focus is on neutron production via a low energy DC proton accelerator (1-10 MeV) and light target system. GEANT4 simulations are being used to study various aspects of target design, beginning with studies into light targets, such as lithium and beryllium, which are already in use. Initially the aim is to replicate these designs and benchmark these simulations, with other models and experimental results, before investigating how modifications can improve neutron production and tailor experimental geometries to specific applications such as neutron capture therapy and medical isotope production.