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A new high-precision detector for studying neutrons from beta-delayed neutron emission and direct reaction studies is proposed. The Neutron dEtector with Xn Tracking (NEXT) array is designed to maintain high intrinsic neutron detection…

We show data from a new type of detector that can be used to determine neutron flux, energy distribution, and direction of neutron motion for both fast and thermal neutrons. Many neutron detectors are plagued by large backgrounds from…

We have realized a high-resolution time-of-flight mass spectrometer combined with a magneto-optical trap. The spectrometer enables excellent optical access to the trapped atomic cloud using specifically devised acceleration and deflection…

Coincidence and time-of-flight measurement techniques are employed to tag fission neutrons emitted from a 252Cf source sealed on one side with a very thin layer of Au. The source is positioned within a gaseous 4He scintillator detector.…

Neutron imaging is one of the most powerful tools for nondestructive inspection owing to the unique characteristics of neutron beams, such as high permeability for many heavy metals, high sensitivity for certain light elements, and isotope…

An efficient neutron detection system with good energy resolution is required to correctly characterize decays of neutron-rich nuclei where $\beta-$delayed neutron emission is a dominant decay mode. The Neutron dEtector with Xn Tracking…

This article describes the design features and the first test measurements obtained during the installation of a novel high resolution 2D neutron detection technique. The technique proposed in this work consists of a boron layer (enriched…

With the aim of measuring the $^{235}$U(n,f) cross section at the n\_TOF facility at CERN over a wide neutron energy range, a detection system consisting of two fission detectors and three detectors for neutron flux determination was…

In this paper we describe the development and first tests of a neutron spectrometer designed for high flux environments, such as the ones found in fast nuclear reactors. The spectrometer is based on the conversion of neutrons impinging on…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2015-12-09 M. Osipenko , M. Ripani , G. Ricco , B. Caiffi , F. Pompili , M. Pillon , M. Angelone , G. Verona-Rinati , R. Cardarelli , G. Mila , S. Argiro

A fast neutron spectrometer consisting of segmented plastic scintillator and He-3 proportional counters was constructed for the measurement of neutrons in the energy range 1 MeV to 200 MeV. We discuss its design, principles of operation,…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2014-11-24 T. J. Langford , C. D. Bass , E. J. Beise , H. Breuer , D. K. Erwin , C. R. Heimbach , J. S. Nico

Neutron Resonance Transmission Analysis (NRTA) is a spectroscopic technique which uses the resonant absorption of neutrons in the epithermal range to infer the isotopic composition of an object. This spectroscopic technique has relevance in…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2021-05-19 Ethan A. Klein , Farheen Naqvi , Jacob E. Bickus , Hin Y. Lee , Robert J. Goldston , Areg Danagoulian

Hyperspectral neutron computed tomography is a tomographic imaging technique in which thousands of wavelength-specific neutron radiographs are measured for each tomographic view. In conventional hyperspectral reconstruction, data from each…

A novel composite, scintillating material intended for neutron detection and composed of small (1.5 mm) cubes of KG2-type lithium glass embedded in a matrix of scintillating plastic has been developed in the form of a 2.2 in.-diameter, 3.1…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2015-05-27 G. C. Rich , K. Kazkaz , H. P. Martinez , T. Gushue

Ghost imaging is demonstrated using a poly-energetic reactor source of thermal neutrons. The method presented enables position resolution to be incorporated, into a variety of neutron instruments that are not position resolving. In an…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-05-27 Andrew M. Kingston , Glenn R. Myers , Daniele Pelliccia , Filomena Salvemini , Joseph J. Bevitt , Ulf Garbe , David M. Paganin

We have developed a prototype time-resolved neutron imaging detector employing a micro-pattern gaseous detector known as the micro-pixel chamber ({\mu}PIC) coupled with a field-programmable-gate-array-based data acquisition system. Our…

The time-of-flight Highly Granular Neutron Detector (HGND) with a multilayer longitudinal structure of interleaved absorber and scintillator plates, high transverse granularity and a time resolution of about 150 ps is currently under…

Recently we have proposed a new concept of a thermal neutron detector based on resistive plate chambers and 10B4C solid neutron converters, enabling to readout with high resolution in both the 3D position of neutron capture and the neutron…

GN-Vision is a novel dual $\gamma$-ray and neutron imaging system, which aims at simultaneously obtaining information about the spatial origin of $\gamma$-ray and neutron sources. The proposed device is based on two position sensitive…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2024-10-18 J. Lerendegui Marco , V. Babiano-Suárez , J. Balibrea-Correa , L. Caballero , D. Calvo , I. Ladarescu , C. Domingo-Pardo

We present an innovative charge detector with high resolution and wide dynamic range designed to fulfill the requirements of a monitoring system for a high energy ion beam. The detector prototype, constructed using Si photodiodes and a…

Proton therapy is nowadays becoming a wide spread clinical practice in cancer therapy and sophisticated treatment planning systems are routinely used to exploit at best the ballistic properties of charged particles. The information on the…

Medical Physics · Physics 2015-05-14 S. Braccini , A. Ereditato , I. Kreslo , U. Moser , C. Pistillo , P. Scampoli , S. Studer