DocumentCode
773952
Title
The Lead Activation Technique for High Energy Neutron Measurement
Author
Spencer, C.E. ; Jacobs, E.L.
Author_Institution
Sandia Corporation, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Volume
12
Issue
1
fYear
1965
Firstpage
407
Lastpage
414
Abstract
The yield of 14-mev pulsed neutron sources may be measured by a detector which counts gamma decay from Pb208(n, 2n) Pb207m and Pb207 (n, n´) Pb2O7m reactions. Threshold for the device is 1.6 mev and the half-life of the Pb207m isomer is 0.8 second; the high sensitivity and the short half-life of a lead counter allow the dectector to be operated in place and at frequent intervals.
Keywords
Energy measurement; Gamma ray detection; Gamma ray detectors; Laboratories; Lead; Neutrons; Photomultipliers; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse measurements; Radiation detectors;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9499
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TNS.1965.4323543
Filename
4323543
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