Title :
7.2: High-field deuterium ion sources for neutron generators
Author :
Solano, Isidro ; Johnson, Bargsten B. ; Holland, Chris E. ; Schwoebel, Paul R. ; Hertz, Kristen L. ; Resnick, Paul ; Chichester, David L.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
It is generally accepted that active neutron interrogation is a reliable means of detecting the presence of shielded special nuclear material, in particular highly enriched uranium. We are facilitating the deployment of portable active neutron interrogation systems for field detection applications by developing a new atomic deuterium ion source for compact, accelerator-driven neutron generators. This ion source uses high electric fields at the surfaces of microfabricated tip arrays to produce atomic deuterium ions.
Keywords :
deuterium; ion sources; accelerator-driven neutron generator; atomic deuterium ion source; field detection application; high field deuterium ion source; microfabricated tip array; portable active neutron interrogation system; shielded special nuclear material; Deuterium; Energy measurement; Ion sources; Ionization; Laboratories; Neutrons; Titanium;
Conference_Titel :
Vacuum Nanoelectronics Conference (IVNC), 2010 23rd International
Conference_Location :
Palo Alto, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7889-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7888-0
DOI :
10.1109/IVNC.2010.5563202
