Title :
Thermal neutron imaging with a Rotationally Modulated Collimator (RMC)
Author :
Boyce, Nathan O. ; Kowash, Benjamin R. ; Wehe, David K.
Author_Institution :
Air Force Inst. of Technol., Dayton, OH, USA
fDate :
Oct. 24 2009-Nov. 1 2009
Abstract :
The Rotating Modulation Collimator has been modified to image thermal neutron sources. The components of the RMC imaging system were modified to suit thermal neutrons. The experiment compared two detectors (He3 and BF3) and two mask materials (cadmium and borated epoxy) for a 77mCi PuBe source. Preliminary results indicate that both He3 and BF3 detectors may be used with the RMC. Further efforts will be made to reduce the uncertainty in the system.
Keywords :
cadmium; collimators; helium-3 counters; masks; neutron detection; neutron sources; neutron spectrometers; resins; 77mCi PuBe source; BF-3 detector; Cd; He-3 detector; RMC imaging system; borated epoxy mask material; cadmium mask material; rotationally modulated collimator; thermal neutron imaging; thermal neutron source imaging; Collimators; Neutrons;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record (NSS/MIC), 2009 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3961-4
Electronic_ISBN :
1095-7863
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.2009.5402407
