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The current status and prospects of work on the Moscow meson factory are described. The maximum energy obtained at the present time is limited by the existing powerful klystrons and is 247 MeV. The maximum beam intensity is 150 μA. The accelerator beam is used for fundamental research and for solving applied problems. The average duration of the sessions is 2000 h per year. Three of the five branches of the proton channel which are provided in the design are in operation in the experimental complex. This includes the branch on the multifunctional neutron complex, which is to be used for, among other things, research on nuclear transmutation of long-lived fission products, Np, Am, Cm, and the electronuclear method of generating electricity. The first phase of the proton therapy complex is under construction.
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Akulinichev, S.V., Vyalov, G.N., Grachev, M.I. et al. Present Status and Future Prospects of the Work on the Moscow Meson Factory. Atomic Energy 94, 45–49 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1023446720879
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