Miniature neutron sources: thermal neutron sources and their uses in the academic field

Peter A. Egelstaff; John M. Carpenter

doi:10.1117/12.138674

2 February 1993 Miniature neutron sources: thermal neutron sources and their uses in the academic field

Peter A. Egelstaff, John M. Carpenter

Proceedings Volume 1737, Neutrons, X Rays, and Gamma Rays: Imaging Detectors, Material Characterization Techniques, and Applications; (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.138674
Event: San Diego '92, 1992, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

The three levels of thermal neutron sources are introduced--University laboratory sources, infrastructure sources and world-class sources--and the needs for each kind and their inter- dependence will be emphasized. A description of the possibilities for University sources based on a (alpha) -Be reactions or spontaneous fission emission is given, and current experience with them is described. A new generation of infrastructure sources is needed to continue the regional programs based on small reactors. Some possibilities for accelerator sources that could not meet this need are considered.

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Peter A. Egelstaff and John M. Carpenter "Miniature neutron sources: thermal neutron sources and their uses in the academic field", Proc. SPIE 1737, Neutrons, X Rays, and Gamma Rays: Imaging Detectors, Material Characterization Techniques, and Applications, (2 February 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.138674

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