The renewal of HUNS facility building was completed in July 2025. We are currently preparing to resume the accelerator operations.
About HUNS
At the electron LINAC facility at Hokkaido University, neutron and X-ray beam experiments are performed by using an electron beam of Max. 3.2 kW, as follows.
● SANS (small-angle neutron scattering) and its applications for nanostructure science
● Neutron imaging
● Neutron-induced soft-error test
● Development of accelerator-driven neutron sources
● Test of neutron optical devices and neutron detectors
● Instrumentation
● Neutron, high-energy X-ray and electron beam experiments
We have three types of pulsed neutron source.
● Pulsed cold neutron source
● Pulsed thermal neutron source
● Pulsed fast neutron source
Facility Article (UCANS-10 Proceeding) 27th June 2024
50th anniversary and recent decade achievements of HUNS with cold-fast neutrons and high-energy electrons/X-rays
Current operation status of Hokkaido Univ. electron LINAC
● Standard: 2.3 kW (32.8 MeV x 70 μA (70 pps), Electron pulse width: 4 μs)
● Maximum: 3.2 kW (32.8 MeV x 98 μA (100 pps), Electron pulse width: 4 μs)
January 2024