TITLE:
Neutron Imaging by Boric Acid
AUTHORS:
Fabio Cardone, Giovanni Cherubini, Walter Perconti, Andrea Petrucci, Alberto Rosada
KEYWORDS:
Neutrons; Neutron Passive Detectors; Boron; Photographic Film; PADC Nuclear Track Detectors (CR39); Neutron Spectrometer
JOURNAL NAME:
Detection,
Vol.1 No.2,
October
29,
2013
ABSTRACT: In this paper a new type of passive neutron detector based on the already existing one, CR39, is described. Its operation was verified by three different neutron sources: an Americium-Beryllium (Am241-Be) source; a TRIGA type nuclear reactor; and a fast neutron reactor called TAPIRO. The obtained results, reported here, positively confirm its operation and the accountability of the new developed detecting technique.