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The Soreq Applied Research Accelerator Facility (SARAF) - Overview, Research Programs and Future Plans
The Soreq Applied Research Accelerator Facility (SARAF) is under construction
in the Soreq Nuclear Research Center at Yavne, Israel. When completed at the
beginning of the next decade, SARAF will be a user facility for basic and
applied nuclear physics, based on a 40 MeV, 5 mA CW proton/deuteron
superconducting linear accelerator. Phase I of SARAF (SARAF-I, 4 MeV, 2 mA CW
protons, 5 MeV 1 mA CW deuterons) is already in operation, generating
scientific results in several fields of interest. The main ongoing program at
SARAF-I is the production of 30 keV neutrons and measurement of Maxwellian
Averaged Cross Sections (MACS), important for the astrophysical s-process. The
world leading Maxwellian epithermal neutron yield at SARAF-I (
epithermal neutrons/sec), generated by a novel Liquid-Lithium Target (LiLiT),
enables improved precision of known MACSs, and new measurements of
low-abundance and radioactive isotopes. Research plans for SARAF-II span
several disciplines: Precision studies of beyond-Standard-Model effects by
trapping light exotic radioisotopes, such as He, Li and
Ne, in unprecedented amounts (including meaningful studies already
at SARAF-I); extended nuclear astrophysics research with higher energy
neutrons, including generation and studies of exotic neutron-rich isotopes
relevant to the rapid (r-) process; nuclear structure of exotic isotopes; high
energy neutron cross sections for basic nuclear physics and material science
research, including neutron induced radiation damage; neutron based imaging and
therapy; and novel radiopharmaceuticals development and production. In this
paper we present a technical overview of SARAF-I and II, including a
description of the accelerator and its irradiation targets; a survey of
existing research programs at SARAF-I; and the research potential at the
completed facility (SARAF-II).Comment: 32 pages, 31 figures, 10 tables, submitted as an invited review to
European Physics Journal
Commissioning of New SARAF RFQ and Design of New Linac
International audienceSoreq Nuclear Research Center (SNRC) and CEA collaborate for the upgrade of the existing Soreq Applied Research Accelerator Facility (SARAF) accelerator up to 5mA Continuous Wave (CW) 40 MeV deuteron and proton beams (Phase 2). SNRC is upgrading the injector: the ion source, the low energy beam transport line and the 4-rods Radio Frequency Quadrupole (RFQ). CEA is in charge of the development and commissioning of the medium energy beam transport line and the superconducting linac. This paper presents the status of the SARAF linac development by CEA and the installation and testing of a new set of rods electrodes in the SARAF RFQ
The SARAF-LINAC Project 2018 Status
International audienceSNRC and CEA collaborate to the upgrade of the SARAF accelerator to 5 mA CW 40 MeV deuteron and proton beams (Phase 2). CEA is in charge of the design, construction and commissioning of the MEBT line and the superconducting linac (SARAF-LINAC Project). The prototypes of the 176 MHz NC rebuncher, SC cavities, RF coupler and SC Solenoid-Package are under construction and their test stands construction or adaptation is in progress at Saclay. Meanwhile, the cryomodules and the global system just passed their Critical Design Reviews. This paper presents the status of the SARAF-LINAC Project at April 2018
The Soreq Applied Research Accelerator Facility (SARAF): Overview, research programs and future plans
The Soreq Applied Research Accelerator Facility (SARAF) is under construction
in the Soreq Nuclear Research Center at Yavne, Israel. When completed at the
beginning of the next decade, SARAF will be a user facility for basic and
applied nuclear physics, based on a 40 MeV, 5 mA CW proton/deuteron
superconducting linear accelerator. Phase I of SARAF (SARAF-I, 4 MeV, 2 mA CW
protons, 5 MeV 1 mA CW deuterons) is already in operation, generating
scientific results in several fields of interest. The main ongoing program at
SARAF-I is the production of 30 keV neutrons and measurement of Maxwellian
Averaged Cross Sections (MACS), important for the astrophysical s-process. The
world leading Maxwellian epithermal neutron yield at SARAF-I (
epithermal neutrons/sec), generated by a novel Liquid-Lithium Target (LiLiT),
enables improved precision of known MACSs, and new measurements of
low-abundance and radioactive isotopes. Research plans for SARAF-II span
several disciplines: Precision studies of beyond-Standard-Model effects by
trapping light exotic radioisotopes, such as He, Li and
Ne, in unprecedented amounts (including meaningful studies already
at SARAF-I); extended nuclear astrophysics research with higher energy
neutrons, including generation and studies of exotic neutron-rich isotopes
relevant to the rapid (r-) process; nuclear structure of exotic isotopes; high
energy neutron cross sections for basic nuclear physics and material science
research, including neutron induced radiation damage; neutron based imaging and
therapy; and novel radiopharmaceuticals development and production. In this
paper we present a technical overview of SARAF-I and II, including a
description of the accelerator and its irradiation targets; a survey of
existing research programs at SARAF-I; and the research potential at the
completed facility (SARAF-II).Comment: 32 pages, 31 figures, 10 tables, submitted as an invited review to
European Physics Journal