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Neutron detection

Index Neutron detection

Neutron detection is the effective detection of neutrons entering a well-positioned detector. [1]

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  1. 86 relations: Alpha particle, Aluminium, Analog-to-digital converter, AND gate, Background noise, Beta decay, Beta particle, Boiling water reactor, Bonner sphere, Boron, Boron trifluoride, CERN, Coincidence circuit, Cosmic ray, Counts per minute, Criticality accident, Cross section (physics), Dead time, Elastic scattering, EMC effect, European Muon Collaboration, Exponential decay, Gamma camera, Gamma ray, Gaseous ionization detector, Gold, Helium-3, Indium, Inelastic scattering, Ionization, Iron, ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, Isotopes of lithium, Joint European Torus, Large-Area Neutron Detector, Lead, Microchannel plate detector, Micrometre, Nanosecond, Nested neutron spectrometer, Neutrino detector, Neutron, Neutron capture, Neutron cross section, Neutron electric dipole moment, Neutron flux, Neutron moderator, Neutron monitor, Neutron probe, Neutron source, ... Expand index (36 more) »

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Alpha particle

Alpha particles, also called alpha rays or alpha radiation, consist of two protons and two neutrons bound together into a particle identical to a helium-4 nucleus.

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Aluminium

Aluminium (Aluminum in North American English) is a chemical element; it has symbol Al and atomic number 13.

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Analog-to-digital converter

In electronics, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC, A/D, or A-to-D) is a system that converts an analog signal, such as a sound picked up by a microphone or light entering a digital camera, into a digital signal.

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AND gate

The AND gate is a basic digital logic gate that implements logical conjunction (∧) from mathematical logic AND gate behaves according to the truth table.

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Background noise

Background noise or ambient noise is any sound other than the sound being monitored (primary sound).

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Beta decay

In nuclear physics, beta decay (β-decay) is a type of radioactive decay in which an atomic nucleus emits a beta particle (fast energetic electron or positron), transforming into an isobar of that nuclide.

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Beta particle

A beta particle, also called beta ray or beta radiation (symbol β), is a high-energy, high-speed electron or positron emitted by the radioactive decay of an atomic nucleus during the process of beta decay.

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Boiling water reactor

A boiling water reactor (BWR) is a type of light water nuclear reactor used for the generation of electrical power.

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Bonner sphere

A Bonner sphere is a device used to determine the energy spectrum of a neutron beam. Neutron detection and Bonner sphere are particle detectors.

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Boron

Boron is a chemical element; it has symbol B and atomic number 5.

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Boron trifluoride

Boron trifluoride is the inorganic compound with the formula.

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CERN

The European Organization for Nuclear Research, known as CERN (Conseil européen pour la Recherche nucléaire), is an intergovernmental organization that operates the largest particle physics laboratory in the world.

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Coincidence circuit

In physics and electrical engineering, a coincidence circuit or coincidence gate is an electronic device with one output and two (or more) inputs.

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Cosmic ray

Cosmic rays or astroparticles are high-energy particles or clusters of particles (primarily represented by protons or atomic nuclei) that move through space at nearly the speed of light.

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Counts per minute

The measurement of ionizing radiation is sometimes expressed as being a rate of counts per unit time as registered by a radiation monitoring instrument, for which counts per minute (cpm) and counts per second (cps) are commonly used quantities.

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Criticality accident

A criticality accident is an accidental uncontrolled nuclear fission chain reaction.

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Cross section (physics)

In physics, the cross section is a measure of the probability that a specific process will take place in a collision of two particles.

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Dead time

For detection systems that record discrete events, such as particle and nuclear detectors, the dead time is the time after each event during which the system is not able to record another event.

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Elastic scattering

Elastic scattering is a form of particle scattering in scattering theory, nuclear physics and particle physics.

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EMC effect

The EMC effect is the surprising observation that the cross section for deep inelastic scattering from an atomic nucleus is different from that of the same number of free protons and neutrons (collectively referred to as nucleons).

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European Muon Collaboration

The European Muon Collaboration (EMC) was formed in 1973 to study the interactions of high energy muons at CERN.

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Exponential decay

A quantity is subject to exponential decay if it decreases at a rate proportional to its current value.

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Gamma camera

A gamma camera (γ-camera), also called a scintillation camera or Anger camera, is a device used to image gamma radiation emitting radioisotopes, a technique known as scintigraphy.

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Gamma ray

A gamma ray, also known as gamma radiation (symbol), is a penetrating form of electromagnetic radiation arising from the radioactive decay of atomic nuclei.

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Gaseous ionization detector

Gaseous ionization detectors are radiation detection instruments used in particle physics to detect the presence of ionizing particles, and in radiation protection applications to measure ionizing radiation. Neutron detection and Gaseous ionization detector are Ionising radiation detectors and particle detectors.

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Gold

Gold is a chemical element; it has symbol Au (from the Latin word aurum) and atomic number 79.

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Helium-3

Helium-3 (3He see also helion) is a light, stable isotope of helium with two protons and one neutron.

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Indium

Indium is a chemical element; it has symbol In and atomic number 49.

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Inelastic scattering

In chemistry, nuclear physics, and particle physics, inelastic scattering is a process in which the internal states of a particle or a system of particles changes after a collision.

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Ionization

Ionization (or ionisation specifically in Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand) is the process by which an atom or a molecule acquires a negative or positive charge by gaining or losing electrons, often in conjunction with other chemical changes.

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Iron

Iron is a chemical element.

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ISIS Neutron and Muon Source

The ISIS Neutron and Muon Source is a pulsed neutron and muon source, established 1984 at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory of the Science and Technology Facilities Council, on the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom.

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Isotopes of lithium

Naturally occurring lithium (3Li) is composed of two stable isotopes, lithium-6 (6Li) and lithium-7 (7Li), with the latter being far more abundant on Earth.

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Joint European Torus

The Joint European Torus (JET) was a magnetically confined plasma physics experiment, located at Culham Centre for Fusion Energy in Oxfordshire, UK.

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Large-Area Neutron Detector

The large-area neutron detector, also known as LAND, is the name of a detector of neutrons installed at GSI (Institute for Heavy Ion Research) in Arheilgen, close to the city of Darmstadt, Germany. Neutron detection and large-Area Neutron Detector are particle detectors.

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Lead

Lead is a chemical element; it has symbol Pb (from Latin plumbum) and atomic number 82.

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Microchannel plate detector

A microchannel plate (MCP) is used to detect single particles (electrons, ions and neutrons) and photons (ultraviolet radiation and X-rays).

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Micrometre

The micrometre (Commonwealth English) as used by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures; SI symbol: μm) or micrometer (American English), also commonly known by the non-SI term micron, is a unit of length in the International System of Units (SI) equalling (SI standard prefix "micro-".

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Nanosecond

A nanosecond (ns) is a unit of time in the International System of Units (SI) equal to one billionth of a second, that is, of a second, or 10 seconds.

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Nested neutron spectrometer

The nested neutron spectrometer (NNS) is a tool used for neutron spectroscopy. Neutron detection and nested neutron spectrometer are neutron.

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Neutrino detector

A neutrino detector is a physics apparatus which is designed to study neutrinos. Neutron detection and neutrino detector are particle detectors.

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Neutron

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Neutron capture

Neutron capture is a nuclear reaction in which an atomic nucleus and one or more neutrons collide and merge to form a heavier nucleus. Neutron detection and neutron capture are neutron.

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Neutron cross section

In nuclear physics, the concept of a neutron cross section is used to express the likelihood of interaction between an incident neutron and a target nucleus. Neutron detection and neutron cross section are neutron.

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Neutron electric dipole moment

The neutron electric dipole moment (nEDM), denoted dn, is a measure for the distribution of positive and negative charge inside the neutron.

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Neutron flux

The neutron flux is a scalar quantity used in nuclear physics and nuclear reactor physics. Neutron detection and neutron flux are neutron.

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Neutron moderator

In nuclear engineering, a neutron moderator is a medium that reduces the speed of fast neutrons, ideally without capturing any, leaving them as thermal neutrons with only minimal (thermal) kinetic energy.

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Neutron monitor

A neutron monitor is a ground-based detector designed to measure the number of high-energy charged particles striking the Earth's atmosphere from outer space.

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Neutron probe

A neutron probe is a device used to measure the quantity of water present in soil. Neutron detection and neutron probe are neutron.

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Neutron source

A neutron source is any device that emits neutrons, irrespective of the mechanism used to produce the neutrons. Neutron detection and neutron source are neutron.

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Neutron temperature

The neutron detection temperature, also called the neutron energy, indicates a free neutron's kinetic energy, usually given in electron volts. Neutron detection and neutron temperature are neutron.

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Newport News, Virginia

Newport News is an independent city in southeastern Virginia, United States.

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Niobium

Niobium is a chemical element; it has symbol Nb (formerly columbium, Cb) and atomic number 41.

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Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research (Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res.) is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Elsevier.

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Nuclear magneton

The nuclear magneton (symbol) is a physical constant of magnetic moment, defined in SI units by: \mu_\text.

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Nuclear reactor

A nuclear reactor is a device used to initiate and control a fission nuclear chain reaction or nuclear fusion reactions.

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Nucleon magnetic moment

The nucleon magnetic moments are the intrinsic magnetic dipole moments of the proton and neutron, symbols μp and μn. Neutron detection and nucleon magnetic moment are neutron.

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Nuclide

A nuclide (or nucleide, from nucleus, also known as nuclear species) is a class of atoms characterized by their number of protons, Z, their number of neutrons, N, and their nuclear energy state.

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Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is a federally funded research and development center in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States.

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Order of magnitude

An order of magnitude is an approximation of the logarithm of a value relative to some contextually understood reference value, usually 10, interpreted as the base of the logarithm and the representative of values of magnitude one.

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Oscilloscope

An oscilloscope (informally scope or O-scope) is a type of electronic test instrument that graphically displays varying voltages of one or more signals as a function of time.

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Particle accelerator

A particle accelerator is a machine that uses electromagnetic fields to propel charged particles to very high speeds and energies to contain them in well-defined beams.

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Particle physics

Particle physics or high-energy physics is the study of fundamental particles and forces that constitute matter and radiation.

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Particle shower

In particle physics, a shower is a cascade of secondary particles produced as the result of a high-energy particle interacting with dense matter.

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Paul Scherrer Institute

The Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) is a multi-disciplinary research institute for natural and engineering sciences in Switzerland.

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Photomultiplier

A photomultiplier is a device that converts incident photons into an electrical signal. Neutron detection and photomultiplier are particle detectors.

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Photon

A photon is an elementary particle that is a quantum of the electromagnetic field, including electromagnetic radiation such as light and radio waves, and the force carrier for the electromagnetic force.

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Physical Review Letters

Physical Review Letters (PRL), established in 1958, is a peer-reviewed, scientific journal that is published 52 times per year by the American Physical Society.

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Plutonium-239

Plutonium-239 (239Pu or Pu-239) is an isotope of plutonium.

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Proportional counter

The proportional counter is a type of gaseous ionization detector device used to measure particles of ionizing radiation. Neutron detection and proportional counter are Ionising radiation detectors and particle detectors.

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Relative biological effectiveness

In radiobiology, the relative biological effectiveness (often abbreviated as RBE) is the ratio of biological effectiveness of one type of ionizing radiation relative to another, given the same amount of absorbed energy.

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Rhodium

Rhodium is a chemical element; it has symbol Rh and atomic number 45.

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Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

The Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) is one of the national scientific research laboratories in the UK operated by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC).

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Scintillation counter

A scintillation counter is an instrument for detecting and measuring ionizing radiation by using the excitation effect of incident radiation on a scintillating material, and detecting the resultant light pulses. Neutron detection and scintillation counter are Ionising radiation detectors and particle detectors.

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Scintillator

A scintillator is a material that exhibits scintillation, the property of luminescence, when excited by ionizing radiation. Neutron detection and scintillator are Ionising radiation detectors and particle detectors.

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Sensor

A sensor is a device that produces an output signal for the purpose of detecting a physical phenomenon.

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Silicon

Silicon is a chemical element; it has symbol Si and atomic number 14.

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Solid angle

In geometry, a solid angle (symbol) is a measure of the amount of the field of view from some particular point that a given object covers.

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Spallation Neutron Source

The Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) is an accelerator-based neutron source facility in the U.S. that provides the most intense pulsed neutron beams in the world for scientific research and industrial development.

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Special nuclear material

Special nuclear material (SNM) is a term used by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission to classify fissile materials.

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Spontaneous fission

Spontaneous fission (SF) is a form of radioactive decay in which a heavy atomic nucleus splits into two or more lighter nuclei.

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Springer Science+Business Media

Springer Science+Business Media, commonly known as Springer, is a German multinational publishing company of books, e-books and peer-reviewed journals in science, humanities, technical and medical (STM) publishing.

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Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), commonly called Jefferson Lab or JLab, is a US Department of Energy National Laboratory located in Newport News, Virginia.

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Uranium-233

Uranium-233 (233U or U-233) is a fissile isotope of uranium that is bred from thorium-232 as part of the thorium fuel cycle.

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Uranium-235

Uranium-235 (235U or U-235) is an isotope of uranium making up about 0.72% of natural uranium.

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Waveguide

A waveguide is a structure that guides waves by restricting the transmission of energy to one direction.

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See also

Ionising radiation detectors

Neutron

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutron_detection

Also known as Neutron detector.

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