Neutron-generating target and method for producing the same
AssigneeNGK Insulators, Ltd.
InventorsSatoshi OTA, Masato SAKAKIBARA
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Abstract
There is provided a neutron-generating target, including a beryllium layer composed of a plurality of beryllium crystal grains having a columnar structure that has grown in a thickness direction, wherein the beryllium layer has gaps between the plurality of beryllium crystal grains.
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A neutron-generating target, comprising a beryllium layer composed of a plurality of beryllium crystal grains having a columnar structure that has grown in a thickness direction, wherein the beryllium layer has gaps between the plurality of beryllium crystal grains.
A method for producing a neutron-generating target, the method comprising allowing a plurality of beryllium crystal grains to grow on one surface of a substrate in a thickness direction of the substrate by a physical vapor deposition, thereby obtaining a beryllium layer having gaps between the plurality of beryllium crystal grains.
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