Overview and current status of the IFMIF-DONES accelerator systems

Podadera, I.; Cara, P.; Bolzon, B.; Caballero, C.; Chauvin, N.; Comunian, M.; Cosic, Donny; Eshraqi, M.; Ferreira, M.J.; Hauer, V.; Jiménez-Rey, D.; Macià, L.; Madur, A.; Marroncle, J.; Méndez, P.; Montis, M.; de la Morena, C.; Oliver, C.; Palmieri, A.; Plouin, J.; Pisent, A.; Poljak, Dragan; Regidor, D.; Sabogal, A.; Seguí, L.; Šušnjara Nejašmić, Anna; Tadić, Tonči; Tomić Luketić, Kristina; Torregrosa, C.; Ibarra, A. (2025) Overview and current status of the IFMIF-DONES accelerator systems. Nuclear Fusion, 65 (12). p. 122011. ISSN 0029-5515

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Abstract

The IFMIF-DONES facility provides a very high intensity flux of neutrons for research on materials of future fusion reactors and other complementary applications. The generation of those neutrons is driven by stripping reactions between energetic deuteron particles and a liquid lithium jet. The requirements on the deuteron beam are to deliver a 40 MeV beam with a constant current of 125 mA. All the systems involved in the generation, acceleration, transport and shaping of the deuteron beam are grouped in the so-called accelerator systems (AS). The design of this high-power driver has been ongoing for a long time, and many prototypes of the critical technologies have been tested. During the last decade, the design has been consolidated and evolved into an engineering design ready for construction. The overview of the main features of the design and the current status is presented in this article.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	DONES; accelerator; fusion; diagnostics
Subjects:	NATURAL SCIENCES > Physics
Divisions:	Division of Experimental Physics
Projects:	Project title Project leader Project code Project type Implementation of activities described in the Roadmap to Fusion during Horizon Europe through a joint programme of the members of the EUROfusion consortium Tonči Tadić 101052200 EU
Depositing User:	Lorena Palameta
Date Deposited:	27 Nov 2025 09:47
URI:	http://fulir.irb.hr/id/eprint/10255
DOI:	10.1088/1741-4326/ade267

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