| 摘要 |
A neutron source (200), method of generating neutrons and target stage (206) are described. The neutron source includes a source of deuterons (218), an accelerator (230) and a target stage including an oxygen containing target (254) and a moderator (292). The accelerator is in communication with the source and is operable to accelerate deuterons from the source of deuterons and output a deuteron beam (282) of at least 2 MeV. The target stage is in communication with an output of the accelerator, and the oxygen containing target (286) is positioned to be impacted by the deuteron beam output by the accelerator and generate neutrons which are moderated to generate an output neutron beam (294). The target material can be solid carbon dioxide. This can provide a compact neutron source particularly suited to industrial and commercial applications such as isotope production.
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