• DocumentCode
    779835
  • Title

    Neutron Measurement by Track Imaging in Insulating Materials

  • Author

    Schultz, Warner W.

  • Author_Institution
    Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory, Schenectady, N. Y.
  • Volume
    13
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1966
  • fDate
    6/1/1966 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    407
  • Lastpage
    423
  • Abstract
    The products of neutron reactions that give rise to heavy charged particles will form damage trails in insulating materials. These damage trails can be selectively etched so that the resulting tracks can be imaged with an optical microscope. Track counting is used as the basis for neutron measurement. Applications will be discussed, e.g., the measurement of homogeneity in nuclear fuel.
  • Keywords
    Alpha particles; Boron; Etching; Insulation life; Ionization; Neutrons; Optical imaging; Optical materials; Optical microscopy; Particle tracking;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9499
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TNS.1966.4324126
  • Filename
    4324126