An intrinsically safe facility for forefront research and training on nuclear technologies —Neutron yield from Be

We describe a dedicated experiment to measure the neutron yield produced by a 62MeV proton beam impinging on a beryllium thick target. The energy was chosen as close as possible to the 70MeV considered for the ADS layout described in this Focus Point. The neutron yield and energy spectra were measured at several angles with respect to the beam direction. The experiment was performed at the INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Sud in Catania, Italy, using the proton beam delivered by the Superconducting Cyclotron (CS).