One of the important neutron sources for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT) is a nuclear reactor. It needs a high flux of epithermal neutrons. The optimum conditions of the neutron spectra for BNCT are provided by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). In this paper, Miniature Neutron Source Reactor (MNSR) as a neutron source for BNCT was investigated. For this purpose, we designed a ...

In this work, a neutron irradiating system containing six Am/Be neutron sources in a graphite moderator, which produces a relatively high and uniform thermal neutron flux in an irradiating cavity at the center of the system , has been  simulated .The thermal neutron flux in the center of the system has then been calculated and compared with experimental results  measured in a cavity a...

A new model is presented herein to calculate optimal value for ultra-cold neutron (UCN) production rate of a UCN source. The cold neutron (CN) converter is the main component of UCN source. In this paper, we study the UCN source which contains the D2O neutron moderator, the sD2 converter, 590 Mev proton beam, and the spallation target (a mixture of Pb, D2O and Zr). In order to determine the qua...

In this study, a mixture of waste lead mine Nakhlak and cement with different percentages of boric acid are used to construct a proper shield for gamma and neutron radiations emitted from the Am-Be source. Neutron dose rate reduction ​​by the prepared samples was investigated by thermal neutron irradiation system of Isfahan University, TLD 600 and TLD 700. Neutron dose rate changes, compressive...

The silver activation counters are commonly used for pulsed-neutron yield measurements especially in plasma focus devices. The counter normally consists of a Geiger-Muller tube along with silver foils and polyethylene (as a moderator), which is calibrated against an Am-Be radioisotope neutron source. The neutrons, after being slowed-down in the polyethylene, activate the silver foils. By measur...