Title : ( A plastic scintillator-based 2D thermal neutron mapping system for use in BNCT studies )
Authors: Nima Ghal-Eh , S. Green ,
Full TextAbstract
In this study, a scintillator-based measurement instrument is proposed which is capable of measuring a two-dimensional map of thermal neutrons within a phantom based on the detection of 2.22MeV gamma rays generated via nth+H→D+γ reaction. The proposed instrument locates around a small rectangular water phantom (14cm×15cm×20cm) used in Birmingham BNCT facility. The whole system has been simulated using MCNPX 2.6. The results confirm that the thermal flux peaks somewhere between 2cm and 4cm distance from the system entrance which is in agreement with previous studies.
Keywords
, BNCT, MCNP, Scintillator, Thermal neutrons
@article{paperid:1062596,
author = {Ghal-Eh, Nima and S. Green},
title = {A plastic scintillator-based 2D thermal neutron mapping system for use in BNCT studies},
journal = {Applied Radiation and Isotopes},
year = {2016},
volume = {112},
number = {1},
month = {June},
issn = {0969-8043},
pages = {31--37},
numpages = {6},
keywords = {BNCT; MCNP; Scintillator; Thermal neutrons},
}
%0 Journal Article
%T A plastic scintillator-based 2D thermal neutron mapping system for use in BNCT studies
%A Ghal-Eh, Nima
%A S. Green
%J Applied Radiation and Isotopes
%@ 0969-8043
%D 2016
