Element analysis by fast neutron scattering

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2867, Issue , 1996, Pages 192-197

  Buffler, A ^a   Bharuth Ram, K ^b   Brooks, F D ^a   Allie, M S ^a   Herbert, M ^a   Nchodu, M R ^a   Simpson, B R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c NATIONAL ACCELERATOR CENTRE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Element analysis; NE213; NE230; Neutron detector; Neutron scattering

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; NEUTRON DETECTORS; NEUTRONS;

ELEMENT ANALYSIS; ENERGY CHANGES; LIQUID SCINTILLATOR; MEASUREMENTS OF; NE213; NE230; RESPONSE FUNCTIONS; SCATTERING MEASUREMENTS;

NEUTRON SCATTERING;

EID: 85031629341     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.267897     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (10)

1. F. D. Brooks, C. G. L. Henderson, M. S. Allie, A. Buffler, M. J. Oliver, M. R. Nchodu, D. T. L. Jones, B. R. S. Simpson, F. D. Smit and J. E. Symons, "Elemental analysis by scattered neutron spectrometry", Proc. SPIE 2339 (1994) 431.
2. T. Tichy, "Bayesian approach to neutron spectrum adjustment", Nucl. Instr. & Meth. A267 (1988) 502.
3. K. Wiese and M. Matzke, "A priori distributions from the principle of maximum entropy for the Monte Carlo unfolding of particle energy spectra", Nucl. Instr. & Meth. A280 (1989) 103.
4. V. McLane, C. L. Dunford and P. F. Rose, Neutron Cross Sections. Vol. 2: Neutron Cross Section Curves, Academic Press, London, 1988.
5. G. Vourvopoulos, "Accelerator based techniques for contraband detection", Nucl Instr. & Meth. B89 (1994) 388.
6. M. Matzke, "Unfolding of pulse height spectra: the HEPRO program system", PTB Braunschweig Report PTB-N-19, 1994.
7. M. Matzke, "Unfolding of particle spectra", This volume.
8. T. Gozani, "Novel applications of fast neutron interrogation methods", Nucl. Instr. & Meth. A353 (1994) 635.
9. D. R. Brown, T. Gozani, R. Loveman, J. Bendahan, P. Ryge, J. Stevenson, F. Liu and M. Sivakumar "Application of pulsed fast neutrons analysis to cargo inspection", Nucl. Instr. & Meth. A353 (1994) 684.
10. R. L. Feinstein, D. A. Keeley and J. Bendahan, "Performance evaluation tools for nuclear based interrogation techniques - an application of the PFNA technology", Nucl. Instr. & Meth. A356 (1995) 579.