Measurement of Fast Neutron Spectrum with Helium-3 Proportional Counter

Boron-Lined Multichamber and Conventional Neutron Proportional Counter Tests

Measurement of the neutron fluence and dose spectra using an extended bonner sphere and a tissue-equivalent proportional counter.

A conventional Bonner Sphere (BS) set consisting of six polyethylene spheres was modified to enhance its response to a high-energy neutron by putting a lead shell inside a polyethylene moderator. The response matrix of an extended BS was calculated using the MCNPX code and calibrated using a 252Cf neutron source. In order to survey the unknown photon and neutron mixed field, a spherical tissue ...

Novel concept for neutron detection: proportional counter filled with 10B nanoparticle aerosol

The high neutron detection efficiency, good gamma-ray discrimination and non-toxicity of 3He made of proportional counters filled with this gas the obvious choice for neutron detection, particularly in radiation portal monitors (RPM), used to control the illicit transport of nuclear material, of which neutron detectors are key components. 3He is very rare and during the last decade this gas has...

Corrigendum: Novel concept for neutron detection: proportional counter filled with 10B nanoparticle aerosol

This corrects the article DOI: 10.1038/srep41699.

Broad Energy Range Neutron Spectroscopy using a Liquid Scintillator and a Proportional Counter: Application to a Neutron Spectrum Similar to that from an Improvised Nuclear Device.

A novel neutron irradiation facility at the Radiological Research Accelerator Facility (RARAF) has been developed to mimic the neutron radiation from an Improvised Nuclear Device (IND) at relevant distances (e.g. 1.5 km) from the epicenter. The neutron spectrum of this IND-like neutron irradiator was designed according to estimations of the Hiroshima neutron spectrum at 1.5 km. It is significan...