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Compact neutron sources are small scale neutron sources driven by accelerators. They are also called as CANS or compact accelerator-based neutron sources. Unlike large scale neutron sources such as spallation neutron sources and nuclear reactor neutron sources, CANS are low-cost, small-sized, and highly flexible. The drawback of CANS is the neutron flux, which can be several orders lower than those of the large neutron sources. However, it can be compensated, to some extent, by specially designing the neutron target structure and/or shortening the distance between the neutron source and the sample position. Although this disadvantage, CANS still have great possibilities. We will show such CANS in Japan that are routinely operated and actively used for various measurements.
