The impact of cancer is becoming increasingly severe. Regarding cancer treatment methods, the concept of boron neutron capture therapy has been proposed based on nuclear reactions. Based on different neutron sources, a boron neutron capture therapy using accelerator neutron sources, namely the AB-BNCT theory, has been proposed. LEBT(Low Energy Beam Transport) is an important component of the accelerator neutron source device, located between the ion source and the accelerator. The main function of LEBT is to match and transmit the beam current from the ion source outlet to the accelerator.The beam also needs to achieve functions such as impurity ion separation,beam current diagnosis and correction. The performance of LEBT determines the purity of the target beam, the accelerator's transmission efficiency, the stability of the beam strength, and the beam's matching ability. Therefore, the research and design of LEBT are significant. In response to the requirements of the accelerator neutron source for boron neutron capture therapy, a low energy beam transport system was designed to match the ion source beam to a radio frequency quadrupole field accelerator. During the design process based on the parameters provided by the ion source and the beam parameters required by the RFQ inlet, this low energy beam transport line design scheme was completed through theoretical formula derivation and the utilization of simulation software such as Tracewin and CST. The design results of this scheme are consummate, with a mismatch of beam parameters reaching the order of 10-3. At the same time, the dual solenoid structure design enables the low-energy beam transmission line with a strong beam current adjustment ability.On the basis of beam dynamics design, the key components of LEBT, including solenoids and a chopper, have been designed. So the LEBT has functions such as beam focusing and deflection. By designing and simulating the relevant beam dynamics of low energy beam transportn systems, and conducting relevant research and simulation on the principle and design of their key components, a low energy beam transport system meeting the parameter standards was ultimately developed to verify the feasibility of this scheme. Additionally, a brief summary and discussion of the results were conducted. The topic of this paper lies in the forefront of the discipline and holds certain engineering application value for the miniaturization and performance improvement of accelerator systems. Simultaneously, it can also provide reference for related research design.
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