The Spallation Neutron Source (SNS): Radiation Protection Aspects from Design to Commissioning F. X. Gallmeier
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P. D. Ferguson, I. I. Popova, E. B. Iverson, W. Lu SNS Experimental Facilities Division Oak Ridge National Laboratory managed by UT-Battelle EURISOL and SAFERIB Radiation Protection Meeting Saclay, October 27-28, 2005 October 27 , 2005
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Layout of the SNS Linac The SNS Linac is constructed of 5 different types of linear accelerator “building blocks”, each of which is optimized to a certain range of Hbeam velocities 402.5 MHz RFQ
DTL
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Super Conduct 1
186 MeV 86.8 MeV Ion 2.5 MeV Source (7% speed (40% speed (55% speed of light) of light) of light)
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Los Alamos National Lab.
Super Conduct 2
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To Ring
1000 MeV (88% speed of light)
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Linac Components
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The Accumulator Ring (designed and being built at Brookhaven National Lab.)
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The Target Monolith (designed and being built at Oak Ridge National Lab.)
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Target and Cart Assembly Slide 8
Target Region within Target Monolith Target Module with jumpers
Target Inflatable seal Core Vessel water cooled shielding
Core Vessel Multi-channel flange October 27 , 2005
Outer Reflector Plug
Moderators
Protons
Target Slide 9
Neutron Instrumentation
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