Scientists at JCNS working on the High Brilliance neutron Source (HBS) project have published an extensive review on neutron sources for large scale user facilities, aimed at users of neutron sources who need to understand the characteristics and peculiarities of the different types of neutron sources in order to select the most suitable source for their needs.
The detailed review published in the journal Progress in Particle and Nuclear Physics provides an basic overview of on the main nuclear processes used at user facilities to release neutrons from nuclei, namely fission, spallation, and low-energy nuclear reactions, how to tailor time structure and spectrum of free neutrons as well as to extract and transport neutron beams and outlines the many applications and experimental requirements in major scientific fields. A most detailed overview is given by the authors on the progress made in Compact Accelerator-driven Neutron Sources (CANS) and in particular in High Current Accelerator-driven Neutron Sources (HiCANS) like HBS as the future technology for powerful neutron sources.
P. Zakalek, T. Gutberlet, Th. Brückel, Neutron sources for large scale user facilities: The potential of high current accelerator-driven neutron sources, Progress in Particle and Nuclear Physics 142 (2025) 104163, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ppnp.2025.104163