A capture-gated fast neutron detection method

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Yi Liu, Yi-Gang Yang, Yang Tai and Zhi Zhang. A capture-gated fast neutron detection method[J]. Chinese Physics C, 2016, 40(7): 076201. doi: 10.1088/1674-1137/40/7/076201
Yi Liu, Yi-Gang Yang, Yang Tai and Zhi Zhang. A capture-gated fast neutron detection method[J]. Chinese Physics C, 2016, 40(7): 076201.  doi: 10.1088/1674-1137/40/7/076201 shu
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A capture-gated fast neutron detection method

    Corresponding author: Yi-Gang Yang,
Fund Project:  Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (11175098, 11375095)

Abstract: To address the problem of the shortage of neutron detectors used in radiation portal monitors (RPMs), caused by the 3He supply crisis, research on a cadmium-based capture-gated fast neutron detector is presented in this paper. The detector is composed of many 1 cm×1 cm×20 cm plastic scintillator cuboids covered by 0.1 mm thick film of cadmium. The detector uses cadmium to absorb thermal neutrons and produce capture γ-rays to indicate the detection of neutrons, and uses plastic scintillator to moderate neutrons and register γ-rays. This design removes the volume competing relationship in traditional 3He counter-based fast neutron detectors, which hinders enhancement of the neutron detection efficiency. Detection efficiency of 21.66% ± 1.22% has been achieved with a 40.4 cm×40.4 cm×20 cm overall detector volume. This detector can measure both neutrons and γ-rays simultaneously. A small detector (20.2 cm×20.2 cm×20 cm) demonstrated a 3.3 % false alarm rate for a 252Cf source with a neutron yield of 1841 n/s from 50 cm away within 15 s measurement time. It also demonstrated a very low (<0.06%) false alarm rate for a 3.21×105 Bq 137Cs source. This detector offers a potential single-detector replacement for both neutron and the γ-ray detectors in RPM systems.

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