Accumulator ring commissioning latest step for spallation neutron source

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The Spallation Neutron Sources accumulator ring increases the intensity of protons from the linear accelerator 1000-fold before they are sent to the target.
The Spallation Neutron Source's accumulator ring increases the intensity of protons from the linear accelerator 1000-fold before they are sent to the target.

The Department of Energy's Spallation Neutron Source, located at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has passed another milestone on the way to completion this year--the commissioning of the proton accumulator ring. The accumulator ring is the final step in a proton's journey through the accelerator before it strikes the SNS's mercury target, "spalling" away neutrons to be used for research.


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