Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1832748 Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment 2006 4 Pages PDF
Abstract
In this paper, we present the concept of hybrid soliton reactor. In this system, the constant displacement of the beam during the 30 years lifetime implies lower constraints on the window compared to other accelerator-driven systems. During its lifetime, the reactor can present constant profiles in chemical and isotopic composition and in power production if the beam of protons is maintained within certain limits. This is the soliton-like behavior. Using a mathematical analysis of the problem, we have shown that the solution of the equations presents a solitary wave behavior which is stable if the accelerator intensity is sufficiently low or if the velocity of the neutron source is sufficiently high. We have simulated these two behaviors with a GEANT III Monte Carlo program: a soliton behavior, and a one which may become unstable when the intensity is too large or the velocity too small. These preliminary considerations allow us to describe some specifications concerning an accelerator which can drive such a system.
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