Garchinger Maier-Leibnitz-Kolloquium: Neutrons and light-ions: the accelerator facilities and research at Birmingham

by Prof. Carl Wheldon (University of Birmingham, UK)

Thursday 13 Jun 2024, 16:15 → 17:15 Europe/Berlin

Lecture Hall, ground floor (west) (LMU building (Am Coulombwall 1), campus Garching)

The University of Birmingham has operated several cyclotrons since the 1940s and the current machine, a Scanditronix MC40, is the workhorse of a vibrant and diverse research programme.
In December 2023, a new High Flux Accelerator-Driven Neutron Facility (HF-ADNeF) was commissioned. At the heart is a high-current 2.6 MeV proton accelerator, capable of producing 30-50 mA. A high power, rotating lithium target can generate 1e12 neutrons/cm^2/s via the Li-7(p,n)Be-7 reaction. These two facilities will be presented along with a selection of the research carried out and planned at the accelerators.
 
Hybrid access via ZOOM:
https://lmu-munich.zoom.us/j/98457332925?pwd=TWc3V1JkSHpyOTBPQVlMelhuNnZ1dz09
Meeting ID: 984 5733 2925
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kolloquium-13-06-24.pdf