PULSED NEUTRON GENERATORS AT D.V. EFREMOV RESEARCH INSTITUTE

D.A. Solnyshkovª, G.G. Voronin, A.P. Strokach, V.N. Grigoriev, V.L. Zakharenko, A.V. Morozov, A.I. Solnyshkov

Federal State Unitary Enterprise Efremov Scientific Research Institute of Electrophysical Apparatus, Saint-Petersburg, Russia

Abstract

In the last years the interest towards pulse neutron generators is growing due to continuing research in nuclear physics (using flight time methods) and due to the importance of possible applications. Such generators allow to develop highly effective detectors for radioactive materials, but as well for explosives, drugs, and poisons. The Efremov Institute has carried out a series of research and development projects in order to create generators capable of producing neutron fluxes of high intensity in continuous mode, but also capable of operating in pulse mode with a wide range of pulse frequency and repetition rate.

ª – corresponding author

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