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Technical Parameters

 

Parameters PDF

Spallation Neutron Source Primary Parameters

Proton beam power on target

1.4

MW

Proton beam kinetic energy on target

1.0

GeV

Average beam current on target

1.4

mA

Pulse repetition rate

60

Hz

Protons per pulse on target

1.5x1014

protons

Charge per pulse on target

24

˜C

Energy per pulse on target

24

kJ

Proton pulse length on target

695

ns

Ion type (Front end, Linac, HEBT)

H minus

 

Average linac macropulse H- current

26

mA

Linac beam macropulse duty factor

6

%

Front end length

7.5

m

Linac length

331

m

HEBT length

170

m

Ring circumference

248

m

RTBT length

150

m

Ion type (Ring, RTBT, Target)

proton

 

Ring filling time

1.0

ms

Ring revolution frequency

1.058

MHz

Number of injected turns

1060

 

Ring filling fraction

68

%

Ring extraction beam gap

250

ns

Maximum uncontrolled beam loss

1

W/m

Target material

Hg

 

Number of ambient / cold moderators

1/3

 

Number of neutron beam shutters

18

 

Initial number of instruments

5

 


 

 
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