Publication: Position-Sensitive Detector in Neutron Tomography and Material Characterization
Date
2020
Authors
Idris F.M.
Murshidi J.A.
Mohamed A.A.
Ashari N.
Yazid K.
Azman A.
Wan Abdullah W.A.T.
Norjoharuddeen N.
Baijan A.H.
Sabri R.
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Publisher
Bellwether Publishing, Ltd.
Abstract
Position-sensitive detectors (PSDs) have been used in neutron tomography and nanostructural characterization of material using neutrons that scattered from a monochromator of highly oriented pyrolytic graphite type, placed directly in the neutron beam in the Small Angle Neutron Scattering (SANS) facility at the Malaysian Nuclear Agency. PSD uses the 3He(n,p) reaction to detect neutrons. Because of the 3He high neutron cross section of 5333 b at 25.3�meV, a PSD is suitable for neutron detection across its axial direction at a low neutron flux of 103�cm?2?s?1. Because of its insensitivity toward gamma radiation, the signals from the PSD for real neutrons are relatively easy to analyze. This paper discusses the use of a PSD in neutron tomography and nanostructural characterization of material in the SANS facility at the Malaysian Nuclear Agency. � 2020 American Nuclear Society.
Description
Neutrons; Optical sensors; Tomography; Axial direction; Highly oriented pyrolytic graphite; Material characterizations; Nanostructural; Neutron cross sections; Neutron detection; Neutron tomography; Position-Sensitive Detectors; Neutron scattering