A plastic scintillator-based 2D thermal neutron mapping system for use in BNCT studies

N. Ghal-eh; S. Green

doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2016.03.002

A plastic scintillator-based 2D thermal neutron mapping system for use in BNCT studies

N. Ghal-eh
, S. Green

Physics and Astronomy

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Abstract

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 2.22 MeV gamma rays generated via nth+H→D+γ reaction. The proposed instrument locates around a small rectangular water phantom (14 cm×15 cm×20 cm) 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 2 cm and 4 cm distance from the system entrance which is in agreement with previous studies.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	31-37
Journal	Applied Radiation and Isotopes
Volume	112
Early online date	4 Mar 2016
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2016.03.002
Publication status	Published - Jun 2016

Keywords

BNCT
MCNP
Scintillator
Thermal neutrons

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