A 30 MeV-cyclotron-based quasi-monoenergetic neutron source

Kuo Yuan Chu; Weng Sheng Kuo; How Ming Lee; Yiin Kuen Fuh

doi:10.1016/j.net.2023.01.020

A 30 MeV-cyclotron-based quasi-monoenergetic neutron source

Kuo Yuan Chu, Weng Sheng Kuo, How Ming Lee, Yiin Kuen Fuh

Department of Mechanical Engineering

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Abstract

This study developed a quasi-monoenergetic neutron source (QMN) for the semiconductor device's soft error rate test (SER). Quasi-monoenergetic neutrons are generated by Be(p,n)B99 nuclear reaction with a 1 mm beryllium target and 30 MeV protons from a cyclotron. An 8 mm water in the back of the beryllium target is used for avoiding proton penetration. The neutron spectra simulated by MCNP showed that the peak energy was around 26.5 MeV. The heat flow and mechanical properties are numerically analyzed, and the safe operating conditions are therefore determined.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1559-1566
Number of pages	8
Journal	Nuclear Engineering and Technology
Volume	55
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.net.2023.01.020
State	Published - May 2023

Keywords

Cyclotron
Neutron target station
Quasi-monoenergetic neutron (QMN)
Soft error rate (SER)

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A 30 MeV-cyclotron-based quasi-monoenergetic neutron source

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