International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Research Applications and Utilization of Accelerators

4-8 May 2009, Vienna

AP/AM-09

Electrostatic Accelerators of IPPE for Nuclear Science and Technology

A. Gulevich, G.A. Birzhevoy, A.I. Glotov, A.F. Gurbich, G.S. Zhdanov, Y.V. Konobeyev, V.N. Kononov, B.D. Kuzminov, V.A. Pechenkin, V.A. Romanov, V.A. Rykov, and B.I. Fursov

State Scientific Center of the Russian Federation Institute for Physics and Power Engineering named after A.I. Leypunsky, Obninsk, Russia

Corresponding Author: gulevich@ippe.ru

The base for experimental research has been created and developed at SSC RF-IPPE with its complex of high-voltage-accelerators for over half a century. Results obtained have become a major contribution to the solution of problems related to nuclear fission physics, solid state physics, and material irradiation studies; to the establishment of nuclear-physics data bases for the modernization of fast-neutron reactors, as well as other areas of fundamental and applied studies.

Nowadays the problem-oriented investigations and research on electrostatic accelerators at IPPE have been underway essentially as a support for creating a new technological platform for nuclear power of Russia, with closed nuclear fuel cycle based on fast-neutron reactors and innovation nuclear technologies. Principal trends of scientific research include the following:

  • Nuclear physics of low and intermediate energies. Nuclear data for nuclear power engineering. Closed nuclear fuel cycle. Safe management and disposition of radioactive wastes and spent nuclear fuel.
  • Solid-state physics. Physics of radiation damage and material irradiation studies.
  • Nuclear micro-analysis. Analysis of material structure and composition.
  • Physics of nuclear-excited dust plasma. Direct conversion of nuclear energy in nuclearpumped lasers.
  • Activation analysis. Wear and corrosion monitoring by surface activation method.
  • Beam technologies. Nanotechnologies and nanomaterials.
  • Nuclear medicine.
  • Technologies for manufacturing membranes and catalytic systems.
  • Technologies of hydrogen energy.

Results of a short review on state of the art in the area of electrostatic accelerators of multiply charged ions for diverse applications in nuclear science and technologies have been presented, with references to the most important and interesting materials obtained recently.

The discussion covers also the main areas for upgrading and perspectives of the development of analytical complex on the base of the IPPE electrostatic accelerators, including the establishment of a collective-use center on the base of tandem electrostatic accelerator of multiply charged ions with energy levels of 6 - 25 MeV and intensive beam density up to 50 nA/cm2 for investigations in the area of nuclear power and nanotechnologies.