Ship Effect Measurements With Fiber Optic Neutron Detector

Technical Report · Tue Aug 10 00:00:00 EDT 2010

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1023130· OSTI ID:1023130

King, Kenneth L; Dean, Rashe A; Akbar, Shahzad; Kouzes, Richard T; Woodring, Mitchell L

The main objectives of this research project was to assemble, operate, test and characterize an innovatively designed scintillating fiber optic neutron radiation detector manufactured by Innovative American Technology with possible application to the Department of Homeland Security screening for potential radiological and nuclear threats at US borders (Kouzes 2004). One goal of this project was to make measurements of the neutron ship effect for several materials. The Virginia State University DOE FaST/NSF summer student-faculty team made measurements with the fiber optic radiation detector at PNNL above ground to characterize the ship effect from cosmic neutrons, and underground to characterize the muon contribution.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 1023130
• Report Number(s): PNNL-19616; 400904120; TRN: US1104498
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
COSMIC NEUTRONS
FIBER OPTICS
MUONS
NEUTRON DETECTORS
NEUTRONS
RADIATION DETECTORS
SECURITY
ship effect
neutron detection