Unique capabilities and applications of Microchannel Plate (MCP) detectors with Medipix/Timepix readout

AS Tremsin, JV Vallerga - Radiation Measurements, 2020 - Elsevier
The development of highly pixelated fast Medipix/Timepix readout enabled a large number
of novel hybrid detectors, where incoming particles/photons are initially converted into a …

Non-Destructive post-irradiation examination results of the first modern fueled experiments in TREAT

J Schulthess, N Woolstenhulme, A Craft, J Kane… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2020 - Elsevier
A series of experiments were conducted in the Transient Reactor Test (TREAT) Facility as
part of commissioning for nuclear fuel safety research to be continued over the next several …

[HTML][HTML] Boron-based neutron scintillator screens for neutron imaging

W Chuirazzi, A Craft, B Schillinger, S Cool… - Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
In digital neutron imaging, the neutron scintillator screen is a limiting factor of spatial
resolution and neutron capture efficiency and must be improved to enhance the capabilities …

[HTML][HTML] NEURAP—a dedicated neutron-imaging facility for highly radioactive samples

E Lehmann, K Thomsen, M Strobl, P Trtik, J Bertsch… - Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
NEURAP is a dedicated set-up at the Swiss neutron spallation source (SINQ) at the Paul
Scherrer Institut (PSI), optionally implemented as a special configuration of the neutron …

[HTML][HTML] Measuring thickness-dependent relative light yield and detection efficiency of scintillator screens

WC Chuirazzi, AE Craft - Journal of Imaging, 2020 - mdpi.com
Digital camera-based neutron imaging systems consisting of a neutron scintillator screen
optically coupled to a digital camera are the most common digital neutron imaging system …

Advanced postirradiation characterization of nuclear fuels using pulsed neutrons

SC Vogel, MAM Bourke, AE Craft, JM Harp, CT Kelsey… - Jom, 2020 - Springer
Methods for postirradiation characterization of bulk (cm 3) irradiated materials or even spent
nuclear fuels are sparse due to their extremely radioactive nature. While several methods …

Study of the response of 10B-doped MCP to wide-energy range neutrons from eV to MeV

Q Li, LJ Wang, XB Qiu, JW Li, W Xu, T Li, ZB Lin… - Nuclear Science and …, 2024 - Springer
Neutron-sensitive microchannel plates (nMCPs) have applications in neutron detection,
including energy spectrum measurements, neutron-induced cross sections, and neutron …

B-doped MCP detector developed for neutron resonance imaging at Back-n white neutron source

Q Li, LJ Wang, JY Tang, XB Qiu, Z Chen… - Nuclear Science and …, 2024 - Springer
Neutron resonance imaging (NRI) has recently emerged as an appealing technique for
neutron radiography. Its complexity surpasses that of conventional transmission imaging, as …

[HTML][HTML] Neutron beam characterization at neutron radiography (NRAD) reactor east beam following reactor modifications

SH Giegel, AE Craft, GC Papaioannou… - Quantum Beam …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The Neutron Radiography Reactor at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) has two beamlines
extending radially outward from the east and north faces of the reactor core. The control rod …

Progress report on mockup irradiation capsule fuel measurements at LANSCE

SC Vogel, JR Angell, DT Carver, AE Craft… - 2022 - osti.gov
Irradiation tests are a key component of nuclear fuel development and identifying typical and
atypical regions in the irradiated fuel volume relies on very few characterization techniques …