کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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1878911 | 1532085 | 2016 | 7 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
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• A plastic scintillator-based instrument is proposed for thermal neutron mapping in water phantom.
• A two-dimensional map of thermal neutrons is presented based on 2.22 MeV gamma-ray detection.
• The whole system has been simulated using Monte Carlo code MCNPX 2.6.
• The results confirm that the thermal flux peaks between 2 cm and 4 cm distance from the system entrance.
In this study, a scintillator-based measurement instrument is proposed which is capable of measuring a two-dimensional map of thermal neutrons within a phantom based on the detection of 2.22 MeV gamma rays generated via nth+H→D+γ reaction. The proposed instrument locates around a small rectangular water phantom (14 cm×15 cm×20 cm) used in Birmingham BNCT facility. The whole system has been simulated using MCNPX 2.6. The results confirm that the thermal flux peaks somewhere between 2 cm and 4 cm distance from the system entrance which is in agreement with previous studies.
Journal: Applied Radiation and Isotopes - Volume 112, June 2016, Pages 31–37