HBS Conceptual Design Report available

18 September 2020

The conceptual design report of the Jülich High Brilliance Neutron Source (HBS) for low energy accelerated-based neutron sources has been compiled and published by the HBS project.

The comprehensive report outlines the basic technical and conceptual aspects of a low energy accelerator-based full-fledged neutron user facility with a 100 kW target system for highest neutron flux. It describes in detail the necessary high current accelerator system, proton beam delivery, neutron production and target/moderator/reflector design, application of potential neutron instruments and overall performance of such a new facility.

The report has been compiled with the support of a large group of scientists and technicians from the Jülich Centre for Neutron Science and Institute of Nuclear Physics at Forschungszentrum Jülich, the INFN Laboratory Nazionali di Legnaro, Paul Scherrer Institut, Institute Laue-Langevin, Institute of Applied Physics of Frankfurt University, Helmholtz Zentrum Geesthacht and many more scientists across Europe. It will be the baseline for a series of technical design reports (TDR) to be compiled shortly, to describe the detailed technical outline of the main facility components, namely the accelerator system, target/moderator/reflector design and neutron instrumentation.