McMillan, J.E., Cole, A., Kirby, A. et al. (1 more author) (2016) Scintillators and Cherenkov detectors for the registration of 10.8 MeV gamma rays. In: Journal of Physics: Conference Series. Applications of Novel Scintillators for Research and Industry 2016 (ANSRI 2016), 11-13 May 2016, Dublin, Ireland. IOP Publishing: Conference Series
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© Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd. The identification of nitrogen by neutron activation has been utilized in both explosive detection and in-vivo metabolic analysis. The 10.8 MeV gamma ray line emitted by thermal neutron capture provides a unique signature, however, due to its high energy its registration is non-trivial. Conventional approaches have used large dense inorganic scintillators which inevitably entail considerable expense. We examine the capabilities of arrays of smaller scintillation detectors and the use of glass Cherenkov detectors as an alternative.
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > Department of Neuroscience (Sheffield) The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > Department of Physics and Astronomy (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number ENGINEERING AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL (EPSRC) UNSPECIFIED |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 03 Nov 2017 12:19 |
Last Modified: | 19 Dec 2022 13:37 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/763/1/012011 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | IOP Publishing: Conference Series |
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Identification Number: | 10.1088/1742-6596/763/1/012011 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:123345 |
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