Characterization of shielding materials used in neutron scattering instrumentation
Abstract
The nuclear cross-sections of certain isotopes make some materials excellent candidates for neutron shielding. We have performed a series of measurements examining the transmission, reflection, and nuclear Bragg scattering of a series of common materials used for neutron shielding. Here, we concentrate on characterizing the materials most likely to be used in neutron scattering instrumentation.
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1607064
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1561376
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 946; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0168-9002
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; neutron absorption; thermal neutron cross sections; neutron powder diffraction; inelastic neutron scattering
Citation Formats
Stone, Matthew B., Crow, Jr., Lowell, Fanelli, Victor R., and Niedziela, Jennifer L. Characterization of shielding materials used in neutron scattering instrumentation. United States: N. p., 2019.
Web. doi:10.1016/j.nima.2019.162708.
Stone, Matthew B., Crow, Jr., Lowell, Fanelli, Victor R., & Niedziela, Jennifer L. Characterization of shielding materials used in neutron scattering instrumentation. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2019.162708
Stone, Matthew B., Crow, Jr., Lowell, Fanelli, Victor R., and Niedziela, Jennifer L. Fri .
"Characterization of shielding materials used in neutron scattering instrumentation". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2019.162708. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1607064.
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title = {Characterization of shielding materials used in neutron scattering instrumentation},
author = {Stone, Matthew B. and Crow, Jr., Lowell and Fanelli, Victor R. and Niedziela, Jennifer L.},
abstractNote = {The nuclear cross-sections of certain isotopes make some materials excellent candidates for neutron shielding. We have performed a series of measurements examining the transmission, reflection, and nuclear Bragg scattering of a series of common materials used for neutron shielding. Here, we concentrate on characterizing the materials most likely to be used in neutron scattering instrumentation.},
doi = {10.1016/j.nima.2019.162708},
journal = {Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment},
number = C,
volume = 946,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Sep 06 00:00:00 EDT 2019},
month = {Fri Sep 06 00:00:00 EDT 2019}
}
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