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Save the date of the next IMoH meeting
The 3rd International Meeting on Opportunities and Challenges of HiCANS (IMoH 2026) will be held on October 13-15, 2026 in Leioa, Spain.
January 2026 (ESS Bilbao)
The potential of high current accelerator-driven neutron sources
An extensive review on neutron sources for large scale user facilities scientists at JCNS working on the High Brilliance neutron Source (HBS) project have published. The review aims at users of neutron sources who need to understand the characteristics and peculiarities of the different types of neutron sources in order to select the most suitable one for their needs. Published in the journal Progress in Particle and Nuclear Physics a most detailed overview is given by the authors on the progress made in Compact Accelerator-driven Neutron Sources (CANS) and in particular in High Current Accelerator-driven Neutron Sources (HiCANS) as the future technology for powerful neutron sources.
P. Zakalek et al., Prog. Part. Nucl. Phys., 142, 104163, 2025 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ppnp.2025.104163
March 2025 (JCNS)
ESS Bilbao completes the assembly and vacuum tests of its RFQ
Following the successful assembly and vacuum testing of the ESS-Bilbao Radio Frequency Quadrupole (RFQ), the Advanced Manufacturing and Metrology team from our industrial partner EGILE visited our facilities in Zamudio. This linear accelerator (LINAC) will be a critical part of a HiCANS platform to be established at the ESS Bilbao site in Spain in collaboration with JCNS (Jülich, Germany) and LLB (CEA-CNRS France) partners. Read also the post on LinkedIn.
Jan. 2025 (ESS Bilbao)
Joined forces of ESS Bilbao, JCNS and LLB for the development of HiCANS
With recent developments in the field of HiCANS neutron sources the members of the ELENA association of ESS Bilbao (Spain), JCNS (Germany) and LLB (CEA-CNRS France) plan to join common forces for a dedicated HiCANS platform to be established in the next years. Combining the very recent achievements of ARGITU, ICONE and HBS projects, the aim is to use the high current proton accelerator system currently in construction at the ESS Bilbao together with the target-moderator-reflector unit build and successfully operated at JCNS, the target option tested by LLB at IPHY Saclay-accelerator in France and the time-of-flight reflectometer instrument of LLB, successfully operated at JULIC neutron platform, to demonstrate the feasibility and option of a full high current accelerator driven neutron source in Europe for the next generation of neutron sources. The partners plan to have the combined system ready for operation in 2026 at the ESS Bilbao site in Spain.
With recent developments in the field of HiCANS neutron sources the members of the ELENA association of ESS Bilbao (Spain), JCNS (Germany) and LLB (CEA-CNRS France) plan to join common forces for a dedicated HiCANS platform to be established in the next years. Combining the very recent achievements of ARGITU, ICONE and HBS projects, the aim is to use the high current proton accelerator system currently in construction at the ESS Bilbao together with the target-moderator-reflector unit build and successfully operated at JCNS, the target option tested by LLB at IPHY Saclay-accelerator in France and the time-of-flight reflectometer instrument of LLB, successfully operated at JULIC neutron platform, to demonstrate the feasibility and option of a full high current accelerator driven neutron source in Europe for the next generation of neutron sources. The partners plan to have the combined system ready for operation in 2026 at the ESS Bilbao site in Spain.
Picture left Thomas Gutberlet (JCNS), Mario Perez (ESS Bilbao) and Arnaud Desmedt (CEA LLB).
Oct. 2024 (ESS Bilbao)
The manufacturing of the fourth and final segment of the ESS Bilbao RFQ is successfully completed.
Great teamwork from physicists and engineers at both ESS Bilbao and EGILE. Excellent manufacturing and machining work to the maximum precision of the parts of this component. The RFQ, the initial element of any LINAc (Linear Accelerator), is located after the ion source and the LEBT, being the first cavity that accelerates the proton beam to 3MeV. This component constitutes one of the key elements of a future accelerator at ESS Bilbao and has been realized after years of hard work and dedication.
June 2024 (ESS Bilbao)
HBS@ECNS2023
At the European Conference on Neutron Scattering 2023, that took place at MLZ in Garching, the HBS project was presented not only on posters and talks during the CANS microsymposium, but also on its very own booth. Over 40 people visited the booth and signed up to receive further information about the project. The ECNS Proceedings with a whole section dedicated to the CANS microsymposium are online.
March 2023 (JCNS)
First neutrons from next generation neutron source in Jülich
Accelerator-driven, low-energy compact neutron sources are worldwide considered as the next generation of neutron source for a wide range of applications. On December 20th 2022 researchers from JCNS at Forschungszentrum Jülich have now achieved a breakthrough by delivering first neutrons with a new powerful target/moderator technology developed in Jülich. Click here for further information.
Dec. 2022 (JCNS)
First diffraction measurements with the high power Be target on Iphi
High power Beryllium (Be) target has been tested succesfully on the IPHI neutron sources at CEA and first neutron diffraction measurements have been performed. The operation of a beryllium target operating at a power of 30 kW was demonstrated.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.3233/JNR-220024
June 2022 (CEA LLB)