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Two-Step
Target for Fission Product Radioactive Beam Production--TechSource,
Inc., P.O. Box 31057, Santa Fe, NM 87594-1057;
505-988-1726
Dr.
Willard L. Talbert, Principal Investigator, willtalb@aol.com
Mr.
Pierre Grand, Business Official, pgrand@attglobal.net
DOE
Grant No. DE-FG03-01ER83314
Amount:
$99,715
The production of intense fission product radioactive
beams used for nuclear physics research requires special target approaches.
One such approach is that of a two-step target, in which an energetic,
intense light-ion beam strikes a cooled heavy metal target to create neutrons,
and the neutrons cause fissions in a surrounding blanket to make the fission
products. However, such a target
has not been demonstrated to work under intense irradiation conditions.
This project will develop a prototype two-step target design utilizing
numerical simulations of energy deposition, neutron transport, and thermal
behavior. A cooling technique will
also be included because of the intense incident beam.
Phase I project will determine target dimensions and components and
evaluate target cooling approaches.
Commercial Applications And Other Benefits as described by awardee: The results of this project should have direct benefit to the new nuclear physics initiative, the Rare Isotope Accelerator project.