A new method of creating high intensity neutron source

TL;DR

This paper introduces a novel method for generating extremely high-intensity neutron beams using photon beams from circulating quantum ions directed at deuteron targets, potentially surpassing current facilities by orders of magnitude.

Contribution

It presents a new scheme for neutron production leveraging photon beams from circulating quantum ions, enabling higher yields and the possibility of directly using sub-eV neutrons without moderation.

Findings

Neutron yields exceed existing facilities by many orders of magnitude.

Neutron energy spectrum is nearly flat down to neV range.

Potential applications in particle physics are discussed.

Abstract

We propose a new scheme of producing intense neutron beam whose yields exceed those of existing facilities by many orders of magnitude. This scheme uses the recently proposed photon beam extracted from circulating quantum ions, which is directed to a deuteron target for photo-disintegration. The calculated neutron energy spectrum is nearly flat down to neV range, except a threshold rise and its adjacent wide structure. Hence, there exists a possibility of directly using sub-eV neutrons without a moderator. We shall have brief comments on promising particle physics applications using this large yield of neutron.