Boron-10 Lined Proportional Counter Wall Effects

Siciliano, Edward R. ; Kouzes, Richard T.

关键词: BORON 10;    CONFIGURATION;    DESIGN;    NEUTRON DETECTION;    NEUTRONS;    PLATES;    PROPORTIONAL COUNTERS;    SAFEGUARDS;    WALL EFFECTS boron-10;    neutron detection;    He-3 alternative;    safeguards;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1039851
RP-ID  :  PNNL-21368
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1039851
Others  :  Other: NN4009030
Others  :  TRN: US1202279

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来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

The Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Safeguards (NA-241) is supporting the project 'Coincidence Counting With Boron-Based Alternative Neutron Detection Technology' at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) for development of an alternative neutron coincidence counter. The goal of this project is to design, build and demonstrate a boron-lined proportional tube based system in the configuration of a coincidence counter. This report provides information about how variations in proportional counter radius and gas pressure in a typical coincident counter design might affect the observed signal from boron-lined tubes. A discussion comparing tubes to parallel plate counters is also included.