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A Prototype Compact Accelerator-Based Neutron Source (Cans) For Canada, Robert Laxdal, Dalini D. Maharaj, Mina Abbaslou, Zin Tun, Daniel Banks, Alexander Gottberg, Marco Marchetto, Eduardo Rodriguez, Zahra Yamani, Helmut Fritzsche, Ronald Rogge, Ming Pan, Oliver Kester, Drew Marquardt

Chemistry and Biochemistry Publications

Canada's access to neutron beams for neutron scattering was significantly curtailed in 2018 with the closure of the National Research Universal (NRU) reactor in Chalk River, Ontario, Canada. New sources are needed for the long-term; otherwise, access will only become harder as the global supply shrinks. Compact Accelerator-based Neutron Sources (CANS) offer the possibility of an intense source of neutrons with a capital cost significantly lower than spallation sources. In this paper, we propose a CANS for Canada. The proposal is staged with the first stage offering a medium neutron flux, linear accelerator-based approach for neutron scattering that is also …