Development of a neutron spectrometer using multi-wire spark chambers for the measurement of the spectra of stray neutrons in the vicinity of high energy accelerators

Thesis/Dissertation · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1973

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4484700· OSTI ID:4484700

Lim, Chun Bin ^[1]

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1. Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)

A method of neutron spectrometry which measures the energy spectra of the stray neutrons around the high energy accelerators, roughly between 50 MeV and 300 MeV has been developed using a series of multi-wire spark chambers and polyethylene n-p converters.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• NSA Number: NSA-28-005735
• OSTI ID: 4484700
• Report Number(s): LBL-1719
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Thesis. Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-73
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS
*ACCELERATORS- STRAY RADIATION
*NEUTRON SPECTROMETERS- RADIATOR COUNTERS
*RADIATOR COUNTERS- WIRE SPARK CHAMBERS
*WIRE SPARK CHAMBERS- PERFORMANCE
POLYETHYLENES
PROTON RECOIL DETECTORS
SPECTRA UNFOLDING SPECTRA UNFOLDING