[1D01-06] Accelerator based neutron source

[1D05] A function of neutron production in a compact neutron source using the ⁹Be + p reaction

*Yasuo Wakabayashi¹, Atsushi Taketani¹, Yoshimasa Ikeda¹, Takao Hashiguchi¹, Tomohiro Kobayashi¹, Sheng Wang², Mingfei Yan², Masahide Harada³, Yujiro Ikeda^1,3, Yoshie Otake¹ (1. RIKEN, 2. Xi'an Jiaotong University, 3. J-PARC Center)

Keywords:compact neutron source, proton accelerator, nuclear data

For the studies and developments for RIKEN Accelerator-driven compact Neutron Sources RANS using 7 MeV proton and a beryllium target, there are somewhat large uncertainties in the calculation of neutron production due to the lack of nuclear data. To resolve the uncertainties and increase the accuracies of calculation, an original function for neutron production was formed based on existing experimental data using the ⁹Be+p reaction. The adequacy of the function was evaluated by comparing with the existing nuclear data library and experimental data less than a dozen MeV proton.