Self-regulating neutron coincidence counter
Abstract
A device for accurately measuring the mass of /sup 240/Pu and /sup 239/Pu in a sample having arbitrary moderation and mixed with various contaminants. The device utilizes a thermal neutron well counter which has two concentric rings of neutron detectors separated by a moderating material surrounding the well. Neutron spectroscopic information derived by the two rings of detectors is used to measure the quantity of /sup 239/Pu and /sup 240/Pu in device which corrects for background radiation, deadtime losses of the detector and electronics and various other constants of the system.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 6867000
- Assignee:
- Dept. of Energy
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; NEUTRON DETECTION; RADIATION DETECTORS; SPECIFICATIONS; MASS; NEUTRON SPECTRA; PLUTONIUM 239; PLUTONIUM 240; ACTINIDE ISOTOPES; ACTINIDE NUCLEI; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; DETECTION; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; EVEN-ODD NUCLEI; HEAVY NUCLEI; ISOTOPES; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; NUCLEI; PLUTONIUM ISOTOPES; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIOISOTOPES; SPECTRA; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; 440103* - Radiation Instrumentation- Nuclear Spectroscopic Instrumentation
Citation Formats
Baron, N. Self-regulating neutron coincidence counter. United States: N. p., 1980.
Web.
Baron, N. Self-regulating neutron coincidence counter. United States.
Baron, N. Mon .
"Self-regulating neutron coincidence counter". United States.
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title = {Self-regulating neutron coincidence counter},
author = {Baron, N},
abstractNote = {A device for accurately measuring the mass of /sup 240/Pu and /sup 239/Pu in a sample having arbitrary moderation and mixed with various contaminants. The device utilizes a thermal neutron well counter which has two concentric rings of neutron detectors separated by a moderating material surrounding the well. Neutron spectroscopic information derived by the two rings of detectors is used to measure the quantity of /sup 239/Pu and /sup 240/Pu in device which corrects for background radiation, deadtime losses of the detector and electronics and various other constants of the system.},
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journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {1980},
month = {6}
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