Abstract

A neutron generator is described which has been built for biological research. It embodies a Cockcroft and Walton circuit to generate 400 kV and an ion tube fitted with a low-voltage arc for the bombardment of deuterium by deuterons. A film of deuterium paraffin-wax on copper, cooled by running tap water, is used as the target. Materials and apparatus cost £600, the shed to house it £150, and subsequent maintenance £80 per annum. Two physicists and a mechanic spent two years in the building and improvement of the generator.

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