Development of FOND: A scintillating fiber-optic neutron detector
- Science Applications International Corporation, 16701 West Bernardo Drive, San Diego, California 92127 (United States)
Science Applications International Corporation in San Diego has been developing and testing a plastic scintillating fiber-optic neutron detector (FOND) for various applications where detection of fast neutrons is required. The detector-converter component of the device is a fiber bundle constructed of plastic scintillating fibers each measuring 5 to 10 cm long and 100-500 {mu}m in diameter. Bundles ranged in size from 2.5 cm by 2.5 cm in cross section up to 10 cm by 10 cm. The bundle is coupled to a set of electro-optic intensifiers whose output is recorded by a CCD camera (standard and high speed) directly coupled to the intensifiers. The FOND has been advanced for several applications, including the identification and location of sources emitting fast neutrons (such as special nuclear material) and for measuring the solar neutron energy spectrum (in collaboration with the University of New Hampshire)
- OSTI ID:
- 21199330
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 450, Issue 1; Conference: SCIFI97: 3. conference on scintillating and fiber detectors, Notre Dame, IN (United States), 2-6 Nov 1997; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.56960; (c) 1998 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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