Design of a Pixelated Imaging System for Fast Neutron Sources
| Autor: | Iraklis Rigakis, Paul Lee, Michael Tatarakis, S. M. Hassan, Eugene Laurence Clark, J. Chatzakis |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Nuclear Theory fast neutron imaging Scintillator Radiation lcsh:Technology 01 natural sciences Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering X-rays imaging solid-state electronics Optics lcsh:TA174 0103 physical sciences Neutron detection Neutron Nuclear Experiment 010306 general physics Engineering (miscellaneous) Physics lcsh:T 010308 nuclear & particles physics business.industry Mechanical Engineering Detector lcsh:Engineering design Personal computer Neutron source business Neutron activation |
| Zdroj: | Designs, Vol 3, Iss 2, p 25 (2019) Designs; Volume 3; Issue 2; Pages: 25 |
| ISSN: | 2411-9660 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/designs3020025 |
| Popis: | Imaging detectors that use X-ray radiation and pulsed neutron sources have increased in sophistication in recent years due to the use of solid-state detectors. A key method for neutron detection is the nuclear activation of materials by neutrons. Neutron activation can generate radionuclides whose decay produces secondary particle emission that can be detected without interference from the X-rays and other prompt radiation sources and offers advantages over neutrons detection using scintillators. In this paper, we present the design of an imaging system for fast neutron sources. The imaging system utilizes a microcontroller network that communicates using a modified SPI protocol. This network communicates with an interface unit and passes an image to a personal computer. A computer program has been developed to reconstruct the image. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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