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Characterization of thermal neutron distribution of an Am-Be neutron source setup by CdZnTe detector
Xuwen Liang1, Dong Zhao1, Wenbao Jia2
1Department of Nuclear Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 211106, China.
Abstract:
Owing to the developments in prompt gamma neutron activation analysis (PGNAA) and prompt gamma ray activation imaging (PGAI), it is necessary to develop an online thermal neutron distribution measurement method. The CdZnTe detector is considered as an alternative thermal neutron detector because of its high thermal neutron capture cross section. In this study, the thermal neutron field of an 241Am-Be neutron source was determined by CdZnTe detector. The intrinsic neutron detection efficiency of CdZnTe detector was calculated by using indium foil activation, and the value was 3.65%. Then the characteristics of neutron source were conducted with the calibrated CdZnTe detector. The thermal neutron fluxes in front of beam port were measured at several distances ranging from 0 cm up to 28 cm. Thermal neutron field at distances of 1 cm and 5 cm were also measured. The experimental data were then compared with Monte Carlo simulation. The results demonstrated that the simulated data agree well with experimental measurements.
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