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1 WP4: Applications of Accelerators
Report from WP4: Applications of Accelerators AccApplic Accelerator Applications What we have done so far What we plan to do next First thoughts on EuCARD3 EuCARD-2 is co-funded by the partners and the European Commission under Capacities 7th Framework Programme, Grant Agreement

2 Accelerator Applications
>30000 accelerators already in use around the World Annual sales: >$3.5B Annual product, etc, sales: >$0.5T Fit into a few broad categories: Energy Environment Healthcare Industry Security and defence Research See:

3 Accelerator Applications
Energy: Fission: ADS, materials irradiation, etc Fusion: HIEF, muCF, plasma heating, materials irradiation, etc Environment: Water treatment Flue gas treatment Health: Radioisotope production: PET, 99mTc, therapeutic isotopes - Radiotherapy: protons, ions, neutrons, etc Imaging: pCT Industry: Ion implantation Ion Beam Analysis Food, medical instruments, etc treatment Materials processing: cross-linking polymers, etc Security and defence: Cargo screening: x-rays, protons, neutrons, muons - Hydrodynamic tests

4 Workshops so far Modern hadron therapy gantry developments - 16th-17th January 2014

5 Workshops so far Modern hadron therapy gantry developments - 16th-17th January 2014 Some outcomes: much interest in reducing gantry size main emphasis on superconducting magnets lots of progress in this area

6 NIRS Superconducting Gantry
Workshops so far NIRS Superconducting Gantry

7 Study implementation with permanent magnets
Workshops so far Study implementation with permanent magnets FFAG with SC magnets

8 Workshops so far Modern hadron therapy gantry developments - 16th-17th January 2014 Some outcomes: much interest in reducing gantry size main emphasis on superconducting magnets lots of progress in this area also study new developments follow up workshop: Superconductivity and other new developments in gantry design for particle therapy th-19th September PSI

9 Accelerator Applications
Energy: Fission: ADS, materials irradiation, etc Fusion: HIEF, muCF, plasma heating, materials irradiation, etc Environment: Water treatment Flue gas treatment Health: Radioisotope production: PET, 99mTc, therapeutic isotopes - Radiotherapy: protons, ions, neutrons, etc Imaging: pCT Industry: Ion implantation Ion Beam Analysis Food, medical instruments, etc treatment Materials processing: cross-linking polymers, etc Security and defence: Cargo screening: x-rays, protons, neutrons, muons - Hydrodynamic tests

10 Workshops so far Accelerators for Accelerator Driven Systems – 20th-21st March 2014 Jointly organised by WP4 (CERN) and MAX Some outcomes: much overlap with CERN work CERN joined MYRRHA H2020 proposal: successful follow-up workshop: Reliability of ADS accelerators nd-23rd June CERN

11 Accelerator Applications
Energy: Fission: ADS, materials irradiation, etc Fusion: HIEF, muCF, plasma heating, materials irradiation, etc Environment: Water treatment Flue gas treatment Health: Radioisotope production: PET, 99mTc, therapeutic isotopes - Radiotherapy: protons, ions, neutrons, etc Imaging: pCT Industry: Ion implantation Ion Beam Analysis Food, medical instruments, etc treatment Materials processing: cross-linking polymers, etc Security and defence: Cargo screening: x-rays, protons, neutrons, muons - Hydrodynamic tests

12 Workshops so far Accelerator Based Neutron Production – 14th-15th April 2014 Some outcomes: collaboration on a novel BNCT target cooling mechanism - H2020 proposal on BNCT: not successful Accelerator BNCT workshop

13 Workshops so far Marco Cavenago

14 Workshops so far Use GalInStaN Ga In Sn eutectic.
15 degrees melting point. Much higher thermal conductivity. Not yet tested with a beam. Tested using Dynamitron accelerator in Birmingham, UK.

15 Workshops so far Dynamitron: 1.5mA at 3 MeV: 4.5 kW
65 MW/m2 achieved – good for cooling tests Upgrade to 15 mA possible Liquid lithium target Best facility for neutron irradiation studies in the UK Possibility for TNA in “EuCARD3”?

16 Accelerator Applications
Energy: Fission: ADS, materials irradiation, etc Fusion: HIEF, muCF, plasma heating, materials irradiation, etc Environment: Water treatment Flue gas treatment Health: Radioisotope production: PET, 99mTc, therapeutic isotopes - Radiotherapy: protons, ions, neutrons, etc Imaging: pCT Industry: Ion implantation Ion Beam Analysis Food, medical instruments, etc treatment Materials processing: cross-linking polymers, etc Security and defence: Cargo screening: x-rays, protons, neutrons, muons - Hydrodynamic tests

17 Workshops so far Electron beams for industrial and environmental applications th-25th September 2014 Covered: Water treatment Flue gas treatment Food treatment Sterilisation of medical products Cross-linking of polymers Curing materials Some outcomes: Treatment of seeds talk! H2020 proposal on water treatment Book on e-beam applications

18 Accelerator Applications
Energy: Fission: ADS, materials irradiation, etc Fusion: HIEF, muCF, plasma heating, materials irradiation, etc Environment: Water treatment Flue gas treatment Health: Radioisotope production: PET, 99mTc, therapeutic isotopes - Radiotherapy: protons, ions, neutrons, etc Imaging: pCT Industry: Ion implantation Ion Beam Analysis Food, medical instruments, etc treatment Materials processing: cross-linking polymers, etc Security and defence: Cargo screening: x-rays, protons, neutrons, muons - Hydrodynamic tests

19 Workshops so far Compact Muon Sources – 12th-13th January 2015
Organised with NMI3 Covered: Muon sources for muSR muCF Muons for security screening Muon tomography Effect on cosmic rays on electronics

20 Facility is use in Bahamas
Workshops so far Decision Sciences Facility is use in Bahamas

21 Workshops so far Muon tomography: Lee Thompson (Sheffield) & Jon Gluyas (Durham)

22 + 11 passengers seriously injured
Workshops so far CHIPIR: Adrian Hillier (RAL) et al Studying of effects of cosmic muons on electronics Examples: votes added to electronic voting machine, Belgium, Believed to have caused Quantas flight to dive 650 and 400 ft + 11 passengers seriously injured

23 Accelerator Applications
Energy: Fission: ADS, materials irradiation, etc Fusion: HIEF, muCF, plasma heating, materials irradiation, etc Environment: Water treatment Flue gas treatment Health: Radioisotope production: PET, 99mTc, therapeutic isotopes - Radiotherapy: protons, ions, neutrons, etc Imaging: pCT Industry: Ion implantation Ion Beam Analysis Food, medical instruments, etc treatment Materials processing: cross-linking polymers, etc Security and defence: Cargo screening: x-rays, protons, neutrons, muons - Hydrodynamic tests

24 Workshops so far Compact Muon Accelerators for Radioisotope Production – 26th to 27th March 2015 Some outcomes: Need for both “big” central facilities… ….and small, hospital based (mainly for PET) Future supply of 99mTc either is or isn’t a problem or both - Supply of therapeutic isotopes needs improvement Various new technologies Possible topic for inclusion in “EuCARD3”

25 Accelerator Applications
Energy: Fission: ADS, materials irradiation, etc Fusion: HIEF, muCF, plasma heating, materials irradiation, etc Environment: Water treatment Flue gas treatment Health: Radioisotope production: PET, 99mTc, therapeutic isotopes - Radiotherapy: protons, ions, neutrons, etc Imaging: pCT Industry: Ion implantation Ion Beam Analysis Food, medical instruments, etc treatment Materials processing: cross-linking polymers, etc Security and defence: Cargo screening: x-rays, protons, neutrons, muons - Hydrodynamic tests

26 Future workshops Laser plasma targetry workshop th-22nd April Paris Applications of Particle Accelerators in Europe th-19th June Royal Academy of Engineering, London Reliability of ADS accelerators nd-23rd June CERN Young researchers BNCT meeting th-17th September University of Pavia Superconductivity and other new developments in gantry design for particle therapy th-19th September PSI High power accelerator applications for industry and energy th-16th October Legnaro

27 Conclusions Accelerator Applications Network: good progress has been made Many applications areas have been covered Main two areas left over: ion implantation ion beam analysis Will try and address Applications of Particle Accelerators in Europe: probably our most important event See Angeles talk Register if you are interested First thoughts on “EuCARD3”

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