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Summary of Monoenergetic Neutron Beam Sources for Energies >14 MeV

F. P. Brady, J. L. Romero

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 106 / Number 3 / November 1990 / Pages 318-331

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NSE90-A29060

The production of neutron beams for energies between ∼20 and 100 MeV is reviewed. Considerations for obtaining monoenergetic beams as well as some of the limiting factors, such as energy resolution, are examined. Production cross sections at 0 deg are reviewed for proton- and deuteron-induced reactions on light elements. Some current facilities in the context of neutron beams obtained by collimation, by the associate particle method, and by the use of a beam swinger are also discussed.