Exploring the applications of low energy ion accelerators through exothermic nuclear reaction products

The production of light, energetic and low-flux ions as a secondary beam caused by nuclear reaction can be used in various branches of nuclear physics. Due to the limited availability of energy in small laboratories equipped with electrostatic accelerators, accessing energetic light particles is crucial. For this purpose, selected nuclear reactions were introduced. In this research, primary proton, deuterium and helium-۳ beams with energy less than ۲ MeV were used for samples with a thickness of ۱۰۱۹ atom.cm-۲ and the yield of reactions was obtained. The laboratory setup was designed in such a way that in addition to the access to the nuclear reaction products with a suitable yield, favorable conditions were provided for the extraction and transfer of the reaction products as well as their interaction with the sample. In these exothermic nuclear reactions, the yield is in the order of ۱۰۶ particles and secondary proton and alpha particles with energies of ۴ to۱۸.۵ MeV have been obtained. Also, the selected reactions are in accordance with the radiation protection protocols of similar laboratories.

Keywords:

Ion beam application , Nuclear Reaction , Reaction Yield , Secondary Ion Beam