A Fast Neutron Radiography System Using a High Yield Portable DT Neutron Source

Resolution measurements were made using 14.1 MeV neutrons from a high-yield, portable DT neutron generator and a neutron camera based on a scintillation screen viewed by a digital camera. Resolution measurements were made using a custom-built, plastic, USAF-1951 resolution chart, of dimensions 125 ×...

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Published in:Journal of Imaging
Main Authors: David L. Williams, Craig M. Brown, David Tong, Alexander Sulyman, Charles K. Gary
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-11-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2313-433X/6/12/128
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Summary:Resolution measurements were made using 14.1 MeV neutrons from a high-yield, portable DT neutron generator and a neutron camera based on a scintillation screen viewed by a digital camera. Resolution measurements were made using a custom-built, plastic, USAF-1951 resolution chart, of dimensions 125 × 98 × 25.4 mm<sup>3</sup>, and by calculating the modulation transfer function from the edge-spread function from edges of plastic and steel objects. A portable neutron generator with a yield of 3 × 10<sup>9</sup> n/s (DT) and a spot size of 1.5 mm was used to irradiate the object with neutrons for 10 min. The neutron camera, based on a <sup>6</sup>LiF/ZnS:Cu-doped polypropylene scintillation screen and digital camera was placed at a distance of 140 cm, and produced an image with a spatial resolution of 0.35 cycles per millimeter.
ISSN:2313-433X