In this article we explore neutron producing schemes using a
compact accelerator for producing fast neutrons for nuclear data
measurements relevant to GEN-IV reactors and Accelerator Driven
Systems and also for other applications such as radioisotopes
production. The compact accelerator which consists of an Electron
Cyclotron Resonance ion source along with a Radio Frequency
Quadrupole and Drift Tube Linac is expected to provide p,d and
7Li beams of energies in the range of 0.5–3 MeV/u. Two
different neutron producing schemes are examined for their
suitability for the above mentioned applications. In the first
scheme, using the 7Li(d,n)2 4He reaction, a
variety of neutron energies ranging from 1 MeV to 16 MeV with
reasonable flux and energy-time characteristics can be generated
making it suitable for studies in (n,cp), (n,f) and (n,Xn)
reactions important for nuclear fusion technology, security
applications and radioisotope production. In the second scheme, the
p(7Li,n)7Be reaction can be used to produce quasi
mono-energetic neutrons in inverse kinematics mode with very little
background making it suitable for high precision nuclear data
measurements relevant to GEN-IV reactors and Accelerator Driven
Systems.