Accelerator Physics, Engineering and Applications
Associate Professors
- TAKAHASHI Toshiharu, e-mail: takahasi<atmark>
- ISHI Yoshihiro, e-mail: ishi<atmark>
Assistant Professors
- UESUGI Tomonori, e-mail: touesugi<atmark>
- KURIYAMA Yasutoshi, e-mail: kuriyama<atmark>
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In this research division, we are conducting research using an FFAG proton accelerator and an electron linear accelerator. The FFAG proton accelerator is used for a fundamental research of ADS (stands for accelerator driven system). ADS is a system in which an accelerator and a nuclear reactor are coupled to drive a subcritical fuel system with a beam from an accelerator. It is a device capable of shortening the lifetime of long-lived radioactive substances generated after reactor operation by transmutation. KURNS is the only research institute in the world capable of ADS experiments using spallation neutrons. These experiments have been continuously implemented since 2009, and it collects basic data necessary for practical use of ADS. The FFAG proton accelerator is used not only for ADS experiment but also for irradiation experiments of materials.
The accelerator-based intense light source in the terahertz region has been developed and its application to the spectroscopic research has been progressed with the electron linear accelerator in KURNS.
A full view of FFAG proton accelerator
