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    Rights statement: This is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 847, 2017 DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2016.11.043

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Imaging of Fast Neutrons and Gamma Rays from 252Cf in a Heavily Shielded Environment

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<mark>Journal publication date</mark>1/03/2017
<mark>Journal</mark>Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume847
Number of pages9
Pages (from-to)77-85
Publication StatusPublished
Early online date28/11/16
<mark>Original language</mark>English

Abstract

A 75 MBq 252Cf neutron source stored inside a steel water tank was characterised using a compact fast-neutron and gamma-ray imaging system based on a passive slot modulation imaging technique. Radiation fields were imaged from a variety of positions with the source in the stored position (located in the center of the water tank: high shielding) and in the exposed position (located at the edge of the water tank: low shielding). It was possible to locate the 252Cf source in each image and gain additional information of the neutron and gamma-ray fields in the local environment including scatter contributions from the steel shield, floor and walls in proximity to the source. A long exposure image of the stored source, taken over thirty days, identified the location of the radiation source from the low dose ( < 1 μ Sv / h ) field penetrating through 46 cm of water in the storage tank.

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This is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 847, 2017 DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2016.11.043