The comparison of four neutron sources for Prompt Gamma Neutron Activation Analysis (PGNAA) in vivo detections of boron

被引：10
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作者：
Fantidis, J. G. [1 ]
Nicolaou, G. E. [2 ]
Potolias, C. [1 ]
Vordos, N. [1 ]
Bandekas, D. V. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Kavala Inst Technol, Dept Elect Engn, Kavala, Greece
[2] Democritus Univ Thrace, Sch Engn, Lab Nucl Technol, GR-67100 Xanthi, Greece
来源：
JOURNAL OF RADIOANALYTICAL AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY | 2011年 / 290卷 / 02期
关键词：
Monte Carlo simulations; Gamma radioactivity; PGNAA; BODY-COMPOSITION; AM-BE; DETECTORS; SAMPLES; WATER;
D O I：
10.1007/s10967-011-1315-4
中图分类号：
O65 [分析化学];
学科分类号：
070302 ; 081704 ;
摘要：
A Prompt Gamma Ray Neutron Activation Analysis (PGNAA) system, incorporating an isotopic neutron source has been simulated using the MCNPX Monte Carlo code. In order to improve the signal to noise ratio different collimators and a filter were placed between the neutron source and the object. The effect of the positioning of the neutron beam and the detector relative to the object has been studied. In this work the optimisation procedure is demonstrated for boron. Monte Carlo calculations were carried out to compare the performance of the proposed PGNAA system using four different neutron sources (Am-241/Be, Cf-252, Am-241/B, and DT neutron generator). Among the different systems the Cf-252 neutron based PGNAA system has the best performance.
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页码：289 / 295
页数：7
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