Broader Impact of Cyclotron-based Neutrino Sources
- arXiv
- 2203.08106
- Date
- 2022-03-15
- Frontier
- Neutrino Physics Frontier (NF)
- Topical groups
- Submitted by
- Jose Alonso
Abstract
The cyclotron designed for the IsoDAR neutrino source represents a paradigm shift in cyclotron performance -- a factor of 10 increase in beam current. This performance is required to develop a neutrino source of sufficient strength for meaningful "decay-at-rest" experiments, but it also can have important ramifications for the isotope-production sector for medical or other applications, by enabling efficient, high-yield production of long-lived isotopes, or isotopes where production cross sections are low.