High brightness 50 MeV Cyclotron for Accelerator-Driven Subcritical Fission

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Abstract

The Accelerator Research Lab at Texas A{\&}M University is developing new accelerator technology for a high-brightness, high-current cyclotron with capabilities that will be beneficial for applications to accelerator-driven subcritical fission, medical isotope production, and proton therapy. As a first embodiment of the technology, we are developing a detailed design for TAMU-50, a 50 MeV, 5 mA proton cyclotron with high beam brightness. In this presentation we present devices and beamline components for injection, extraction, controls and diagnostics. We emphasize the system integration and implementation of TAMU-50 for production of medical radioisotopes.

*This work is supported in part by grants from the Mitchell Family Foundation and from the Texas ASE Fund.

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Authors

  • Saeed Assadi

    • Texas A\&M University

  • Karie Badgley

    • Texas A\&M University

  • Thomas Mann

    • Texas A\&M University

  • Peter McIntyre

    • Texas A\&M University
    • Department of Physics and Astronomy, Texas A\&M University
    • Texas A\&M University, Dept. of Physics

  • Nathaniel Pogue

    • Texas A\&M University
    • Department of Physics and Astronomy, Texas A\&M University

  • Akhdiyor Sattarov

    • Texas A\&M University
    • Texas A\&M University, Dept. of Physics