background: several landmine detection methods, based on nuclear techniques, have been suggested during the recent years. neutron energy moderation, neutron-induced gamma emission, neutron and gamma attenuation, and fast neutron backscattering are nuclear-based methods used for landmine detection. the aim of this study is to use backscattered neutron for landmine detection. materials and method...

Background: Several landmine detection methods, based on nuclear techniques, have been suggested during the recent years. Neutron energy moderation, neutron-induced gamma emission, neutron and gamma attenuation, and fast neutron backscattering are nuclear-based methods used for landmine detection. The aim of this study is to use backscattered neutron for landmine detection. Materials ...

We have determined for the first time the velocity distribution of neutrons from a solid H2 ultracold neutron (UCN) source. The spectrum rises sharply above 4.5m/s and has a maximum around 7m/s after transport in an 8m long guide. The number of neutrons in the UCN velocity range (< 7m/s) may be increased by a factor of two by placing the experiment 1m above the UCN source level. PACS. 29.25.Dz ...

This paper is aimed to investigate the design of an optimized neutron radiography system that utilizes the flux of a reactor. Moderation, collimation aspects are studied. A Monte Carlo code, MCNP4C, was utilized to achieve a maximum and more homogenous neutron flux in the collimator outlet next to the image plane, taking into account geometric characteristics. It was possible to obtain a normal...

The Low Energy Neutron Source at Indiana University completed its construction phase roughly three years ago, and one of the more active research thrusts at the facility since that time has been our attempts to advance the state of the art in neutron moderation. This research program includes basic materials characterization, especially total neutron cross section measurements, as well as in-si...

0168-583X/$ see front matter 2010 Elsevier B.V. doi:10.1016/j.nimb.2010.12.035 ⇑ Corresponding author. E-mail address: [email protected] (H. Yan). We report measurements of the energy dependence of the total neutron scattering cross-section of CH4 both in bulk and confined in aerogel glass for neutron energies between 0:3 and 200 meV. Solid CH4 in phase II is an effective slow neutron moderat...

The most common explosives can be uniquely identified by measuring the elemental H/N ratio with a precision better than 10%. Monte Carlo simulations were used to design two variants of a new prompt gamma neutron activation instrument that can achieve this precision. The instrument features an intense pulsed neutron generator with precise timing. Measuring the hydrogen peak from the target explo...