Technical Design Reports of the HBS project published

The Jülich High Brilliance accelerator-based neutron Source (HBS) presents a novel concept for a compact accelerator driven neutron source closing the gap between laboratory oriented small-scale neutron sources as neutron generators or low power (<1 kW) accelerator-based sources and high flux reactor based or spallation neutron sources.

One of the main components is the target-moderator unit, consisting of the target stations and the moderators. The target will be surrounded by a compact moderator and shielding structure. It will allow the extraction and provision of produced neutrons by separate extraction channels placed around the target. A prototype of this structure is currently under construction by ZEA-1.

The technical details of each component of the HBS are now pblished in the Technical Design Reports, divided into five capters:

Vol I - Accelerator
Vol II - Target Stations and Moderators
Vol III - Instrumentation
Vol IV -  Infrastructure and Sustaianbility

Followed by an overview of the Reports in the summary report on "Opportunities for Research with Neutrons at the Next Generation Facility HBS".

The main ZEA-1 contribution can be found in Vol II - Target Stations and Moderator.