A neutron flux monitor for a reactor neutron beam facility

Praneeth Kandlakunta; Padhraic Mulligan; Danyal Turkoglu; Lei Cao

doi:10.1109/NSSMIC.2012.6551460

A neutron flux monitor for a reactor neutron beam facility

Praneeth Kandlakunta, Padhraic Mulligan, Danyal Turkoglu, Lei Cao

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Abstract

A neutron beam monitor with ⁶Li scintillator glass has been developed for the neutron beam facility at the Ohio State University Research Reactor. The beam monitor is primarily intended to monitor neutron flux and provide safety indications to researchers entering or working in the experimental area. A large LED display of the beam monitor offers an independent safety feature at the facility and enables a standalone operation. Preliminary measurements revealed nonlinearity in the response of the beam monitor to neutron flux, which is attributed to the saturation of current in the photomultiplier tube (PMT), the inherent gamma sensitivity of the ⁶Li glass, and the non-linearity of the scintillator. A silicon (Si) PIN photodiode is also being studied as an alternative to the PMT.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2012 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference Record, NSS/MIC 2012
Pages	1991-1995
Number of pages	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/NSSMIC.2012.6551460
State	Published - 2012
Event	2012 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference Record, NSS/MIC 2012 - Anaheim, CA, United States Duration: Oct 29 2012 → Nov 3 2012

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Name	IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record
ISSN (Print)	1095-7863

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Conference	2012 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference Record, NSS/MIC 2012
Country/Territory	United States
City	Anaheim, CA
Period	10/29/12 → 11/3/12

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Kandlakunta, P, Mulligan, P, Turkoglu, D & Cao, L 2012, A neutron flux monitor for a reactor neutron beam facility. in 2012 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference Record, NSS/MIC 2012., 6551460, IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, pp. 1991-1995, 2012 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference Record, NSS/MIC 2012, Anaheim, CA, United States, 10/29/12. https://doi.org/10.1109/NSSMIC.2012.6551460

A neutron flux monitor for a reactor neutron beam facility. / Kandlakunta, Praneeth; Mulligan, Padhraic; Turkoglu, Danyal et al.
2012 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference Record, NSS/MIC 2012. 2012. p. 1991-1995 6551460 (IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record).

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