Accelerator facilities and research at Birmingham

Prof. Carl Wheldon
University of Birmingham, UK

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 2023, a new High Flux Accelerator-Driven Neutron Facility (HF-ADNeF) is being 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 will generate 1e12 neutrons/cm^2/s via the Li- 7(p,n)Be-7 reaction. These two accelerator facilities will be presented along with a selection of the research carried out at the Cyclotron and some of the future studies planned for the neutron source.

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