Ship Effect Measurements With Fiber Optic Neutron Detector

King, Kenneth L. ; Dean, Rashe A. ; Akbar, Shahzad ; Kouzes, Richard T. ; Woodring, Mitchell L.

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (U.S.)

关键词: Radiation Detectors;    46 Instrumentation Related To Nuclear Science And Technology;    Neutron Detection;    Security Ship Effect;    Ship Effect;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1023130
RP-ID  :  PNNL-19616
RP-ID  :  AC05-76RL01830
RP-ID  :  1023130

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

The main objectives of this research project was to assemble, operate, test and characterize an innovatively designed scintillating fiber optic neutron radiation detector manufactured by Innovative American Technology with possible application to the Department of Homeland Security screening for potential radiological and nuclear threats at US borders (Kouzes 2004). One goal of this project was to make measurements of the neutron ship effect for several materials. The Virginia State University DOE FaST/NSF summer student-faculty team made measurements with the fiber optic radiation detector at PNNL above ground to characterize the ship effect from cosmic neutrons, and underground to characterize the muon contribution.